BenQ SW271 4K Photo Editing Monitor Review | Dustin

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Hi everyone. I've recently moved to the BenQ SW271 photo editing monitor after reviewing it and finding it pretty much fantastic for my work. Check out the video review here: http://bit.ly/benqsw271

It's not cheap, but it packs a lot of punch and has beautiful accuracy. It's made a lot of my photos really come alive.

 

[Mikehit]

Great review, Dustin. I have the Dell 2412 and it is a great screen but have thought about gong 4k.

 

[JPAZ]

Forgive my question.........I am running a Dell but have been looking at the BENQ. Don't I also need to consider the graphics card I am using to take full advantage of this monitor?

 

[Jack Douglas]

Hi everyone. I've recently moved to the BenQ SW271 photo editing monitor after reviewing it and finding it pretty much fantastic for my work. Check out the video review here: http://bit.ly/benqsw271

It's not cheap, but it packs a lot of punch and has beautiful accuracy. It's made a lot of my photos really come alive.

Dustin, do you have any thoughts on other BenQ models that might be a reasonable compromise for those of us fighting expensive GAS.

Jack

 

[scottkinfw]

Hi everyone. I've recently moved to the BenQ SW271 photo editing monitor after reviewing it and finding it pretty much fantastic for my work. Check out the video review here: http://bit.ly/benqsw271

It's not cheap, but it packs a lot of punch and has beautiful accuracy. It's made a lot of my photos really come alive.

Dustin, do you have any thoughts on other BenQ models that might be a reasonable compromise for those of us fighting expensive GAS.

Jack

I use the Photographer Monitor with 27 inch, Adobe RGB |SW2700PT which sells for %$599 at BenQ- and I love it.

Scott

 

[Jack Douglas]

scottkinfw, I've been tempted for some time on that one but now I got this crazy 32" 4K irrational thought. Would my budding desire to do more serious 4K video make any difference at this point. I'm getting by with an old 24" Samsung and it's less sharp than my older 20" BenQ that sit's beside it. The Colormunkey at least gave me pretty accurate matching color profiles so I manage.

Jack

 

[bhf3737]

Dustin, do you have any thoughts on other BenQ models that might be a reasonable compromise for those of us fighting expensive GAS.

Jack

Hi Jack
I use BenQ BL2711U
(27in 4K UHD w/ HAS, Tilt, Swivel, USB 3.0 Hub, Dual HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort)
On which I get enough good looking results for both photo and video.
Price is around 600CDN and I have got 3 of them connected to a PC via a GTX1080 video card.

 

[YuengLinger]

32'' suits 4k much better, even with recent scaling improvements in Windows and Adobe products.

I tried a Benq with great expectations, but had quality control problems.

Very happy now with Viewsonic's 32" 4k. Sharp, accurate, reliable, reasonably priced.

 

[Jack Douglas]

And I'm very happy with ... the comments and advice I'm hearing in this thread since there will be a new monitor one of these days and it will have to do maybe indefinitely.

As far as BenQ and QC I haven't heard too many negatives. Maybe they are slipping??

Here is roughly the Viewsonic price I'd be looking at in CAD - just over $1000. That seems pretty impressive.

https://www.amazon.ca/ViewSonic-VP3268-4K-Frameless-Monitor-DisplayPort/dp/B0731LYY9P/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524153906&sr=8-1&keywords=Viewsonic%27s+32%22+4k

Jack

 

[YuengLinger]

And I'm very happy with ... the comments and advice I'm hearing in this thread since there will be a new monitor one of these days and it will have to do maybe indefinitely.

As far as BenQ and QC I haven't heard too many negatives. Maybe they are slipping??

Here is roughly the Viewsonic price I'd be looking at in CAD - just over $1000. That seems pretty impressive.

https://www.amazon.ca/ViewSonic-VP3268-4K-Frameless-Monitor-DisplayPort/dp/B0731LYY9P/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524153906&sr=8-1&keywords=Viewsonic%27s+32%22+4k

Jack

This is the one I have. Super accurate for prints. Makes photo-editing pleasurable. Bought from B&H.

 

[keithcooper]

Another BenQ SW271 4K Photo Editing Monitor Review - by Keith

I've been using this monitor for a while now and wrote this up last October

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/benq-sw271-monitor-review/

My only slight quibble is the dot pitch is a bit fine on any of my Macs, so I definitely prefer the SW320

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/benq-sw320-32inch-4k-monitor-review/

 

[Jack Douglas]

Other than qualifying as a fairly particular person, I'm afraid I can't really justify this level of monitor ... but it doesn't mean I may not end up with one. However, I need another computer too and ...

Amazing reviews!

Jack

 

[Pure Photo N.I]

I have this monitor too but only for a short time a huge upgrade on the Dell Ultrasharps I have used up until now.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Interesting to read everyone's feedback here. I've used a number of Dell's Ultrasharps in the past, but the SW271 has been a serious upgrade for me. Price is obviously a pretty serious factor (unless you are a Mac user, where it might seem cheap ;D ).

So far I've got little to complain about.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Re: Another BenQ SW271 4K Photo Editing Monitor Review - by Keith

I've been using this monitor for a while now and wrote this up last October

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/benq-sw271-monitor-review/

My only slight quibble is the dot pitch is a bit fine on any of my Macs, so I definitely prefer the SW320

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/benq-sw320-32inch-4k-monitor-review/

I read and enjoyed your review, Keith. It seems like you and I were pretty much on the same page. Making the requisite adjustments to getting text to a size without eyestrain is the biggest initial challenge, though I've gotten everything setup the way I want now.

I found that creating the LUT during calibration (at the early stage) very much made it seem like nothing was happening. I actually aborted the first calibration because I thought I had something setup wrong!

 

[kaihp]

Great review, Dustin. I have the Dell 2412 and it is a great screen but have thought about gong 4k.

I moved from a pair of 2412M's to a SW320. I'm enjoying every moment of it (except for the sting of the credit card bill).

 

[JPAZ]

Great review.

So now that I've been home for a while, I got a chance to look at my present setup vs the BenQ........

My Dell U2711 is not 4K but my graphics card can support 4K. A friend has a BenQ SW2700 (also not 4K). I'd have to say his color accuracy is a bit nicer than mine and I'll bet the SW271 is spectacular. Need to wait until some other stuff is paid for first

Really trying to control GAS these days.

 

[scottkinfw]

Great review, Dustin. I have the Dell 2412 and it is a great screen but have thought about gong 4k.

I moved from a pair of 2412M's to a SW320. I'm enjoying every moment of it (except for the sting of the credit card bill).

Hi Kaihp

Why were you working with two monitors? What benefit did it afford you?

Thanks.

Scott

 

[fullstop]

prefer single monitor setup. got a 32" Dell UP3216Q for about 2 years now. lots of screen real estate and excellent image quality at a reasonable price. also looked at Eizo and NEC monitors, but did not see the huge price difference reflected in visibly better IQ. very happy with the dell - for my non-pro/amateur stills only PP workflow as well as general use, especially large spreadsheets. cannot imagine downgrading to any 27" monitor.

will upgrade monitor in a few years, maybe to 34" and when i get 10k colour in practice, not only on paper. monitor, graphics card, OS and image processing software - all elements need to be capable and perfectly lined up. Very iffy. Cannot get it done in current setup.

 

[kaihp]

Great review, Dustin. I have the Dell 2412 and it is a great screen but have thought about gong 4k.

I moved from a pair of 2412M's to a SW320. I'm enjoying every moment of it (except for the sting of the credit card bill).

Why were you working with two monitors? What benefit did it afford you?

Two words: screen real-estate. Having two monitors allows you to put, say, the tools menus on one screen and the image on the other screen.

I designed a hardware board for a Raspberry Pi last fall, and there is is quite useful to have the schematics on one screen and the PCB layout on the other screen.

The drawback with a dual- (or even multi-) screen setup is the bezel is in the way when you'd like to put a window across two screens.