When comparing Dell P2415Q vs BenQ ZOWIE XL2546, the Slant community recommends Dell P2415Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” Dell P2415Q is ranked 1st while BenQ ZOWIE XL2546 is ranked 55th. The most important reason people chose Dell P2415Q is:
Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 11.85ms or ¾ of a frame.
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Pros
Pro Reasonably small input lag
Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 11.85ms or ¾ of a frame.
Pro Comes excellently calibrated
Pro Good color temperature uniformity
According to Spyder4Elite tests performed by PC Monitor, P2415Q has good color temperature uniformity. A DeltaE deviation of over 3 can be easily noticed by most people and the highest deviation recorded is 2.5. It's worth noting that the monitor has an uniformity compensation setting that in the same test proved to make things worse with a maximum deviation of 2.9.
Pro Impressive contrast
According to tests performed by PC Monitors, P2415Q set to factory defaults (75% brightness, Standard preset) produces luminance in the range of 0.21 - 237 cd/m² with a contrast ratio of 1129. It provides good brightness and dark blacks. It is also capable of going up to 0.30 - 331 cd/m² with a contrast ratio of 1182 at 100% brightness.
Pro Adjustable
It will not be a problem for you to get the best possible viewing angles on the XL2546 because the monitor supports all the critical ergonomic adjustments - silt and swivel angle adjustments and height adjustment.
Pro Ideal for competitive gaming
The BenQ XL2546 is an excellent pick for competitive gamers thanks to its exceptional responsiveness and superb motion handling. In fact, this is one of the fastest gaming monitors available on the market. Gaming feels lag-free thanks to the monitor's high native refresh rate and tiny input lag. Motion looks smooth and is free of the motion blur artifacts.
Cons
Con A maximum refresh rate of 60Hz can be a concern for some
A 60Hz monitor, while sufficient for most people in most cases, can still cause issues with fast-moving objects on screen. It's especially important with things like gaming where the ability to react to events happening on the screen quickly is important.
Con IPS glow
IPS glow is the light on the sides or corners of the screen that can reduce some of the peripheral detail.
Con Somewhat too grainy texture surface
Con Sub-par picture quality
A lot of equally-priced competitors do offer significantly better picture quality than the BenQ XL2546 since, on this monitor, the images appear somewhat flat because of it's TN panel that can't recreate lifelike colors.