When comparing ASUS PB278Q vs BenQ ZOWIE XL2540, the Slant community recommends ASUS PB278Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” ASUS PB278Q is ranked 58th while BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 is ranked 68th. The most important reason people chose ASUS PB278Q is:
Headphone jack and microphone port available.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Supports FreeSync
When hooked up with an AMD's graphics card, this monitor doesn't experience problems with screen tearing thanks to its FreeSync support. FreeSync allows the monitor to synchronize its refresh rate with the framerate of your AMD's GPU.
Pro Fast
The BenQ XL2540 is one of the fastest gaming monitors available on the market which makes it an ideal solution for the competitive action gamers out there. The monitor offers the combination of insanely high native refresh rate and low input lag. Additionally, motion doesn't look washed out thanks to the monitor's high pixel response time.
Cons
Con No USB ports
There are no USB ports.
Con Poor stand
Although the footstand is wide it's rather flimsy.
Con Needs to be calibrated
You'd need to spend some time calibrating this monitor because its default color accuracy is abysmal. The monitor's default color inaccuracy measures at around 4.0 dE - high enough to be seen by a human eye.
Con Needs to be calibrated
You'd need to spend some time calibrating this monitor because its default color accuracy is abysmal. The monitor's default color inaccuracy measures at around 4.0 dE - high enough to be seen by a human eye.
Con Needs to be calibrated
You'd need to spend some time calibrating this monitor because its default color accuracy is abysmal. The monitor's default color inaccuracy measures at around 4.0 dE - high enough to be seen by a human eye.
