When comparing ASUS PB278Q vs BenQ ZOWIE XL2735, 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 XL2735 is ranked 183rd. 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 Good for action gamers
The BenQ XL2735 offers highly responsive gaming experience which makes it an ideal option for competitive action gamers. Thanks to the monitor's low input lag and high native refresh rate you'll not feel any lag between the press of a button and the actual things appearing on the screen. Additionally, the monitor does an excellent job of keeping the motion free of blur.
Cons
Con No USB ports
There are no USB ports.
Con Poor stand
Although the footstand is wide it's rather flimsy.
Con Poor picture quality
This monitor fails to reproduce vibrant colors and inky blacks because of the sub-par TN panel it uses. Instead, the blacks look cloudy, and colors appear washed-out.
Con Lacks adaptive sync
Unlike many other monitors in this price range, the BenQ XL2735 struggles from screen tearing since it lacks adaptive synchronization capabilities.
Con Expensive
Many cheaper monitors offer significantly better feature set than the XL2735.
