BenQ GW2780T not what I hoped

Clokwork

I bought into the BenQ monitors as they state they are flicker free. It's been sitting on my desk for over a year, but I hardly used it. I finally sat down with it to update my PC and just surf the web. I noticed over time I got tired looking at the screen.

I was playing Overwatch on my 2016 LG LCD TV with no issues all night long. I'd stare back the BenQ and I'd notice the difference.

I don't know if this makes sense to anyone, but have you ever gotten the feeling/sensation when staring at a troublesome screen that you're seeing "moving fuzz" even on still images?

daniel_mate

Clokwork
I get that feeling on the white background with high brightness, aka "shimmering whites",
once I lower brightness and change to dark mode, I do not feel the moving anymore, but still it's not easy to focus as it used to be.
Monitor refresh rate does not make difference in this case, i've tried 75, 144, 240Hz on a gaming TN monitor.

Clokwork

daniel_mate i've tried 75, 144, 240Hz on a gaming TN monitor.

That’s good to know and disappointing. You saved me from ordering one to find out. I think I’m going to save for a true 10 bit monitor. I can’t get my monitor to look as crisp or as colorful as my TV. I don’t know that calibration would help a $200 usd monitor.

seeker_of_no_light

The refresh rate that is listed by a company among the specifications of a monitor usually/always refers to the refresh rate of the LCD matrix itself and not the LED strip installed behind it, which runs at 50/60 Hz.

JTL

Don't recall where I saw this, but I think I read somewhere that the vast majority of 1080p IPS panels are 6+2 bit (i.e use FRC/dithering)

You may be wondering? "Weren't there good professional monitors in the past?" Well "professional" 1920x1200 panels did exist at one point.

Clokwork

JTL the vast majority of 1080p IPS panels are 6+2 bit (i.e use FRC/dithering)

I was wondering about that, but everywhere I look it shows my panel as being an 8-bit panel. The other thing is I can’t find the information directly from the manufacturer though. Rather than buy a true 10 but panel like I thought, I’m looking into Eizo. They are super expensive, but I read really good things about them and they seem to be upfront about all of their specifications.