BenQ ZOWIE XL2411 24 Inch 144 Hz e-Sports Gaming Monitor with 1 ms, Black eQualizer, Dark Grey

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Using the intermediate setting (‘High’) the overdrive trailing was not too obtrusive really and certainly improved upon previous ‘XL’ series monitors.

There was a slight degree of flicker evident in some cases at the far left of the screen when running 144Hz but it isn’t something to worry about unless you are particularly sensitive to flickering. Black eQualizer to increase visibility in dark scenes without overexposing the bright areas, Color Vibrance to adjust color setting and tone to differentiate enemy targets in-game, and Game modes to switch between presets for different game titles– these are all adjustments that allow players to play with their preferred visual settings. The effect can be recorded on a sensitive camera which shows how decreasing brightness produces an apparent ‘strobing’ effect on the screen. This was the case for both the AMD Radeon 7950 used for the review and the Nvidia 670 used to assess possible vendor-specific differences, both GPUs connected using the DVI cable supplied.

The BenQ XL2411T displayed a pretty good range of deep and full colours as well as flashy neon ones. The overall image did look much as intended with good earthy browns, neutral greys and appropriately saturated greens. Pressing any button once brings up a ‘quick menu’ consisting of 5 sections with one section assigned to each button. We would not advise using any TN panel for any serious colour-critical work (this monitor included) but if that isn’t a priority for you then this should be one to consider.

The following images were captured on the XL2411T at 60Hz with AMA (Advanced Motion Acceleration) set to ‘Off’, ‘High’ and ‘Premium’, respectively. The new ‘Premium’ setting seems to reflect the old ‘AMA on’ setting whereas ‘High’ is a bit better balanced.

The BenQ XL2411T’s colour gamut (red triangle) was compared to the sRGB reference (green triangle) under our testing settings using the Spyder4Elite. The colour gamut corresponds approximately to sRGB, fitting particularly tightly for red and blue shades with just a small extension beyond. The first image shows a ‘speckled’ spatial dithering pattern that can be observed on the Lagom black levels test. On the other hand it created an artificial look in places and changed the atmosphere, lightening some darker shades beyond their intended values. The third section (Picture Advanced) allows you to select a ‘Picture Mode’ preset and change some settings associated with it.