BenQ 4K professional monitor evaluation: Apple and friends who work professionally

Speaking of digital devices, an unavoidable brand is Apple. Whether it's a mobile phone, laptop, mainframe or all-in-one, Apple products have always been known for their simple and elegant design and powerful and safe system.

However, Apple products are not without shortcomings, and weak scalability is one of the widely criticized problems. Even on the MAC Pro with the most extended interface, video signals can only be transmitted through USB-C interface. However, the video transmission interfaces of most monitors in the market are HDMI or DP style, which brings great inconvenience to users.

BenQ PD2720U is a new display product for Apple users. It is not only equipped with Thunderbolt 3 interface, but also enables Mac devices to be directly connected to the display. There is also M-book mode, which provides users with color performance closer to the display effect of Apple devices. I also got this new monitor, and then I will talk to you about the performance of this monitor.

On June 18, BenQ PD2720U sold for 8999 yuan. Users who need color must not miss this opportunity!

The front of BenQ PD2720U is designed with a narrow frame with equal width on four sides, which is more fashionable in appearance and more immersive in viewing. The base below adopts a wide square design, which reduces the overall thickness in a three-dimensional way and adds a silver-gray color scheme, giving people a simple impression.

The back of BENQ PD2720U adopts black color scheme, which is simple and generous except for the brand logo of BenQ Benq. The thick cylindrical bracket firmly supports the high standard screen above. The monitor is thick as a whole, which is slightly bulky when viewed from the side. However, considering that this is a professional monitor, in order to avoid the influence of high temperature on the color display effect, such a heat dissipation design is understandable, and the steady workmanship gives people a solid and durable feeling.

BenQ PD2720U's narrow four-sided frame, ultra-thin design base, cylindrical bracket and other designs give people a sense of simplicity and fashion, which has a strong integration, and it can be called a desktop beauty after being bought and put on the desktop. Therefore, the final evaluation of the overall appearance is excellent.

In detail, the workmanship of BenQ PD2720U is good, and the gap control at the joints of all parts of the whole machine is ideal, which is basically in a perfect fit state. At the same time, for the integrity of the display appearance, a baffle is designed at the interface to shield the messy wires. However, the base of the monitor is not designed with a fixed placement position for the external OSD controller, which is slightly insufficient. Generally speaking, the detail design of this monitor is remarkable, so it was finally rated as good.

After the appearance, let's take a look at the function and experience of BenQ PD2720U. In terms of interface, this monitor provides two HDMI interfaces and a DP interface to meet the video expansion requirements of various devices. At the same time, it also provides two Thunderbolt 3 interfaces (65W, 15W power supply), which can be directly connected to Apple devices such as iMac, MacBook and ipad. In addition, there are two USB-A interfaces and a USB uplink interface, which can connect keyboard, mouse, USB flash drive and other devices to the display, thus solving the problem of few host device interfaces.

In the aspect of display adjustment, BenQ PD2720U provides a multifunctional bracket with 90 rotation of horizontal and vertical screens, 20 tilt angle of front and back, up and down 150mm, and 45 rotation of left and right. VESA bracket interface is also reserved at the interface. Users can choose to use the original bracket or buy a more flexible monitor arm bracket according to their actual needs.

In the aspect of OSD menu adjustment, BenQ PD2720U display adopts the adjustment mode of rear five-dimensional rocker and two physical shortcut keys. Thanks to the operation logic of the five-dimensional rocker, you can get started faster when adjusting. The two shortcut keys can also call up the commonly used OSD functions more quickly, and the work efficiency has been improved.

BenQ PD2720U also provides an external controller. Users can adjust the brightness, volume, contrast and other parameters of the display by rotating the cylindrical knob, or use the buttons below 1, 2 and 3 to quickly switch the display mode.

The adjustment of interface and OSD menu of BenQ PD2720U is very helpful to improve the use efficiency, especially the addition of Thunderbolt 3 interface, which is a great boon for Mac users. However, it is a pity that the display is not equipped with a hood at random, and the experience will be somewhat discounted in some special occasions. Fortunately, the monitor uses a frosted screen design, so in most usage scenarios, there will be no screen reflection. Therefore, the user experience of this monitor was finally evaluated as good.

Next, let's take a look at its additional functions. First, open the OSD menu.

In the main menu, in addition to the adjustment of conventional picture parameters such as brightness, contrast and sharpness, there are various color mode presets including DCI-P3, sRGB and REC.709, as well as special scenes such as CAD/CAM, animation design and darkroom for different majors. There is also M -Book mode, which makes the display effect of the monitor closer to Apple.

BenQ PD2720U will be closer to the display effect of Apple products such as MacBook, iPhone and iPad in M-Book mode. This is a very useful function for people engaged in Apple development, which can effectively avoid the problem of color deviation in design and save a lot of troubles in adaptation.

At the same time, this monitor also provides a two-color mode, allowing the monitor to display color images simultaneously in two different color gamut modes. In this mode, BenQ PD2720U can let users see the colors of different color gamut more intuitively, and compare the effects more intuitively, thus improving the quality of content output. For example, when rendering with CAD, you can choose to turn on the CAD/CAM mode on one side to get a clearer display of the product skeleton.

BenQ PD2720U is a professional design monitor, starting from the actual use scene. In terms of color display, a variety of preset modes are provided to help users complete their work more efficiently. Therefore, the performance in terms of additional functions is still good, and the final evaluation is excellent.

Let's talk about the display performance of BenQ PD2720U. This monitor uses a 27-inch IPS panel with 4K resolution. For Mac users who are used to the retina screen, the appearance and feeling of the screen should be very familiar when using this monitor with delicate visual effects.

BenQ PD2720U not only has a delicate picture display effect, but also has a peak brightness of 400nits, and supports HDR400 picture enhancement technology to achieve more colorful visual effects. Therefore, the overall visual effect of this monitor is still worthy of recognition, and the final evaluation is excellent.

Next, with the help of professional instruments, the color performance test of BenQ PD2720U was completed. The instrument of this test is SpyderXElite color calibrator, and the test items include color gamut, tone response, gray scale, color temperature consistency, color uniformity and color accuracy. Before the test, the monitor has been restored to the factory settings and warmed up for one hour.

On the color gamut coverage test, the coverage of BenQ PD2720U to sRGB color gamut is 100%, AdobeRGB color gamut is 86%, and P3 color gamut is 95%. This kind of performance can be well qualified for professional work with high color requirements.

In terms of hue response, the measured black curve should be as consistent as possible with the light blue "luminosity 2.2" curve. It can be seen that the measured black curve and "luminosity 2.2" curve almost completely overlap, and the tone response is excellent.

In terms of gray scale, the display is stable under the brightness of 35%- 100%, and the overall color temperature is maintained at about 6800K, which is slightly colder than the standard color temperature.

In terms of color temperature consistency, the white point color temperature of this display is stable at around 6800K K.

In the test of color uniformity, we can see that the 8th quadrant in the center of the bottom of the display is closest to the standard of D65, and the 1 quadrant in the upper right corner of the display has a certain gap with the standard color temperature value of 4.8, so the overall color uniformity of the display is not bad.

In the brightness uniformity test, the brightest part of this monitor is in the 1 quadrant in the lower left corner, and the highest brightness difference is 177.6cd/, and the biggest brightness difference is in the fifth quadrant in the middle, with a difference of 4%. The excellent uniformity performance is closely related to the brightness and color temperature uniformity technology adopted by BenQ PD2720U.

In terms of color accuracy, the average E value of 48 colors tested by the monitor is 1. 12. When the e value is 1 E value is 2, the human eye can hardly distinguish it, and the color reproduction ability of BenQ PD2720U is very good.

BenQ PD2720U has achieved excellent results in color gamut coverage, brightness uniformity and color accuracy in the above color test. Whether it is used for video editing, graphic design or 3D modeling, it can well meet the needs of these jobs for accurate color display. Therefore, the color performance of BenQ PD2720U is finally evaluated as excellent.

Evaluation summary:

BenQ PD2720U made some compromises in appearance and details to ensure the performance of the panel, but the overall shape is still simple and fashionable. In terms of experience, the function of this monitor is meticulous and comprehensive, and the efficiency and comfort are greatly improved. In particular, the dual lightning and three interfaces have a very high degree of adaptability to Mac. One wire can transmit audio, video and electric energy, which greatly facilitates the connection of Apple users such as MacBook and Mac.

In terms of picture performance, thanks to the 4K resolution IPS panel and BenQ's excellent color adjustment, this monitor provides users with extremely delicate, true and accurate color pictures. Therefore, if you are a professional with high requirements for color display, it is recommended to use BenQ PD2720U for work.

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