When comparing BenQ EX3501R vs ASUS PB278Q, the Slant community recommends ASUS PB278Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” ASUS PB278Q is ranked 58th while BenQ EX3501R is ranked 104th. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB278Q is:
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Excellent picture quality
The overall picture quality of the BenQ EX3501R is excellent. No matter if the monitor is placed in a dark or bright room, it delivers crisp and lifelike colors as well as some deep and inky shadows. Only a handful of competitors in its price range can match the performance of the EX3501R.
Pro Audio I/O
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Pro QuickFit Virtual Scale
PB278Q has the ASUS exclusive QuickFit Virtual Scale that allows for previewing documents as they would appear when printed.
Pro Sharp, color rich screen
ASUS PB278Q is among the first non-Samsung monitors to use PLS. PLS (plane-to-line) is a Samsung-developed update on IPS. It has a 5ms (grey-to-grey) response time, 16.7 million colors, 1000:1 contrast ratio and is LED-backlit.
Pro DVI, DisplayPort, VGA, HDMI connections
DVI is dual-link with HDCP.
Pro Lightweight
ASUS PB278Q weighs about 8kg. Because of this it is easier to find VESA mounts.
Cons
Con Lacks tilt adjustability
You can't adjust the monitor's tilt angle.
Con No USB ports
There are no USB ports.
Con Poor stand
Although the footstand is wide it's rather flimsy.