Has Anyone Tried This Monitor? BenQ RD280UA Coding Monitor

ocean10

Has anyone tried this monitor? It seems to have a lot of the keywords we tend to look for (but that don't always work/matter). What stood out to me though was that in some of the reviews people mention "the color gamut of this monitor seems quite lacking". They mention this as a negative but wondering if for people like us it's a positive as potentially this monitor has limited "tricks" to render more colors. A few other reviews mention it solving their eye strain issues (not sure if it's the same eye/neurological issues many of us have but at least it's mentioned)

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K-Moss

ocean10 For that price can get 4 Dell S242HS monitors or almost 8 VA27HE monitors.

Is it clearly superior for eye and brain comfort, or largely a money grab?

Most of the times those on these communities seem to want high end products and then complain of strain.

Can get 4 of these for the same price: MSI PRO MP273QW E2 AMZ 27-inch IPS 2560 x 1440 (QHD) Computer Monitor, 100Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDMI, VESA Mountable, Tilt, Speaker, 1ms, White

The reviews are good and it says:

"Perfect 27" screen size with WQHD(1440p) resolution for the programming, coding & website design workspace
TÜV certified display ensures the protection and health of eyesight
100 Hz refresh rate provides a better viewing experience with flicker-free image
Less blue light PRO filter out the harmful blue light while retaining the original color of the screen
MSI EyesErgo technology with Anti-Flicker technology helps prevent eye strain and fatigue"

I see people complaining of eye strain on flagship phones while refusing to use a generally safe and low cost option like the Moto G. Keep in mind budget phones now are plenty fast for normal productivity. Not for gaming or wasting time, but for getting things done as an adjunct to a powerful desktop workstation, a Moto G is perfectly sufficient.

ocean10

K-Moss

I haven’t found any monitor I can use Windows 11 on without getting sick so I’d pay pretty much any amount of money for a useable monitor.

All the Moto LCD’s make me immediately sick unfortunately as well. I’m stuck on an iPhone SE3 on iOS 16.1.1. I haven’t been able to use any Apple product beyond that iOS version. None of the OLED Apple devices have ever worked for me either. (I discovered this issue for the first time when I bought the iPhone X the day it came out)

Aquila

K-Moss Can get 4 of these for the same price: MSI PRO MP273QW E2 AMZ 27-inch IPS 2560 x 1440 (QHD) Computer Monitor, 100Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDMI, VESA Mountable, Tilt, Speaker, 1ms, White

MAGE QUALITY - The PRO MP275QW E2 supports 118% sRGB color gamut (8-bit + FRC, 1.07 billion colors), 400 nits brightness, a superior contrast ratio of 1300:1 and DisplayHDR 400

Frc is the main trigger because it causes dithering.
Otherwise , Win 10 1809 is better than any other Win 11 or other versions.

K-Moss

ocean10 Which Moto G did you try? The 2024 model I have is very benign and comfortable when used at a brightness appropriate for the ambient lighting. Supposedly some are bothered by the IR light going off and on Moto phones. Did you try disabling sensors to disable that?

ocean10

K-Moss

I tried the following last year (spring of 2024):

Moto G Stylus 5G 2023

Moto G POWER 5G

Moto G 5G

Moto G PLAY

Some definitely weren’t as bad as many OLED devices but none of them I was able to get comfortable on without having symptoms.

JimK

ocean10 Try E-Ink Smartphones like Hisense or Bigme. They have saved me…and i cannot handle any other smartphone…