What is the best 27" 3D monitor?
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Thanks for answers, I'm surprised to see that this monitor doesn't support 3D Vision officially. In Amazon's and some other company's web pages show 3D Vision 2 compatibility, false information I guess or Nividia restricted official 3D support for freesync monitors intentionally.
Thanks for answers, I'm surprised to see that this monitor doesn't support 3D Vision officially. In Amazon's and some other company's web pages show 3D Vision 2 compatibility, false information I guess or Nividia restricted official 3D support for freesync monitors intentionally.

Asus Deluxe Gen3, Core i7 2700k@4.5Ghz, GTX 1080Ti, 16 GB RAM, Win 7 64bit
Samsung Pro 250 GB SSD, 4 TB WD Black (games)
Benq XL2720Z

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Posted 07/15/2015 12:24 PM   
I am also thinking on moving to one of those two monitors, but in my case I prefer (not sure) Benq XL2720Z. It would be nice to have impresions of somebody using that monitor. In particular I prefer Benq XL2720Z rather than Asus VG278H because: - It is newer - Built-in blue light filter (not sure about how imporant it can be) - Flicker free tech. - No glossy box (I hate glossy things). No idea about inversion problems with this monitor. Can anybody confirm? Anyway I have now an old Samsung 2233RZ monitor, and I have no idea about the impact when moving to Benq XL2720Z. Price here is about 450€, and version is +v2.0. A shame it does not have speakers.
I am also thinking on moving to one of those two monitors, but in my case I prefer (not sure) Benq XL2720Z. It would be nice to have impresions of somebody using that monitor. In particular I prefer Benq XL2720Z rather than Asus VG278H because:

- It is newer
- Built-in blue light filter (not sure about how imporant it can be)
- Flicker free tech.
- No glossy box (I hate glossy things).

No idea about inversion problems with this monitor. Can anybody confirm?

Anyway I have now an old Samsung 2233RZ monitor, and I have no idea about the impact when moving to Benq XL2720Z. Price here is about 450€, and version is +v2.0. A shame it does not have speakers.

- Windows 7 64bits (SSD OCZ-Vertez2 128Gb)
- "ASUS P6X58D-E" motherboard
- "MSI GTX 660 TI"
- "Intel Xeon X5670" @4000MHz CPU (20.0[12-25]x200MHz)
- RAM 16 Gb DDR3 1600
- "Dell S2716DG" monitor (2560x1440 @144Hz)
- "Corsair Carbide 600C" case
- Labrador dog (cinnamon edition)

#17
Posted 07/17/2015 12:56 PM   
I am using Benq XL2720Z since few months and I am quite happy with it. Brightness in 3D is much better then on my old LG. Holder mechanics are very good, you can turn, rise and down monitor with one finger. Wired controller is also handy, you can remember few setups and switch between them quickly, f.e. for reading and watching movies (3d mode usually sets most of the settings automatically). [quote="b4thman"]- Built-in blue light filter (not sure about how imporant it can be)[/quote] It's usefull for working in 2D, especially for reading, eyes do not get tired so fast. [quote="b4thman"]No idea about inversion problems with this monitor. Can anybody confirm?[/quote] Not sure how it should looks like, but I didn't noticed anything strange.
I am using Benq XL2720Z since few months and I am quite happy with it. Brightness in 3D is much better then on my old LG. Holder mechanics are very good, you can turn, rise and down monitor with one finger. Wired controller is also handy, you can remember few setups and switch between them quickly, f.e. for reading and watching movies (3d mode usually sets most of the settings automatically).

b4thman said:- Built-in blue light filter (not sure about how imporant it can be)

It's usefull for working in 2D, especially for reading, eyes do not get tired so fast.

b4thman said:No idea about inversion problems with this monitor. Can anybody confirm?

Not sure how it should looks like, but I didn't noticed anything strange.

MSI Z97 GAMING 5
Intel Core i7 4790K
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133MHz CL9 16GB
MSI GTX980 GAMING 4G
Windows 7

#18
Posted 07/17/2015 02:59 PM   
Interesting that you had 3 Rog Swifts that were unusable due to severe ghosting. Mine has occasional mild ghosting but only in high contrast areas of the screen like dark objects against a bright sky. I can turn contrast down somewhat and it looks fine. Maybe other 3D monitors have zero ghosting (haven't tried many, admittedly, but that's what I expected from a 1 ms monitor). Either way I wouldn't trade in my Rog Swift for a 1080p monitor, not a chance. If anything, I'd trade it in for a 21:9 1440p or 4K G-sync monitor and then just run 3D on a VR headset like when Vive comes out late this year. 1080p 3D gaming should be able to get you by til then. Sorry I don't know about the different monitors.
Interesting that you had 3 Rog Swifts that were unusable due to severe ghosting. Mine has occasional mild ghosting but only in high contrast areas of the screen like dark objects against a bright sky. I can turn contrast down somewhat and it looks fine. Maybe other 3D monitors have zero ghosting (haven't tried many, admittedly, but that's what I expected from a 1 ms monitor). Either way I wouldn't trade in my Rog Swift for a 1080p monitor, not a chance. If anything, I'd trade it in for a 21:9 1440p or 4K G-sync monitor and then just run 3D on a VR headset like when Vive comes out late this year. 1080p 3D gaming should be able to get you by til then. Sorry I don't know about the different monitors.

Asus PG278Q ROG Swift (1440p) - Win 7 SP1 - 3D Vision 2 - Driver 355.98
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Cougar MX500 - MSI Z97 G45 - 16GB RAM - Win7x64 - 512GB SSD - 3TB HD

#19
Posted 07/17/2015 09:05 PM   
Thanks Gadrael, I am a bit more confident with Benq. Now, after reading more this morning, I think I have cleared my mind and the monitor I want is "Benq XL2420G" (I know G-sync is not compatible with 3D Vision, but can be used to play 2D games instead). The only problem I find is the price (585€ is more expensive than I thought, but... maybe it is a good investment in terms of quality and health). I think 24" may be enough size for me (now I have 22"), and the 1080p resolution is also good to balance quality (in this 24" screen) and performance (specially playing 3D games), so I do not need more resolution (also more expensive). This Benq monitor has also the flicker free feature plus the low blue light configuration (like others Benq monitors), and apparently are a good choice to minimize eyestrain (a big problem for me). It is also Nvidia 3d vision compatible (even though I have not read comments about it), 144hz (only 120hz when playing 3D I guess). It is a TN panel, but apparently good quality, the callibration is good and color accuracy also good.
Thanks Gadrael, I am a bit more confident with Benq. Now, after reading more this morning, I think I have cleared my mind and the monitor I want is "Benq XL2420G" (I know G-sync is not compatible with 3D Vision, but can be used to play 2D games instead). The only problem I find is the price (585€ is more expensive than I thought, but... maybe it is a good investment in terms of quality and health).

I think 24" may be enough size for me (now I have 22"), and the 1080p resolution is also good to balance quality (in this 24" screen) and performance (specially playing 3D games), so I do not need more resolution (also more expensive). This Benq monitor has also the flicker free feature plus the low blue light configuration (like others Benq monitors), and apparently are a good choice to minimize eyestrain (a big problem for me). It is also Nvidia 3d vision compatible (even though I have not read comments about it), 144hz (only 120hz when playing 3D I guess). It is a TN panel, but apparently good quality, the callibration is good and color accuracy also good.

- Windows 7 64bits (SSD OCZ-Vertez2 128Gb)
- "ASUS P6X58D-E" motherboard
- "MSI GTX 660 TI"
- "Intel Xeon X5670" @4000MHz CPU (20.0[12-25]x200MHz)
- RAM 16 Gb DDR3 1600
- "Dell S2716DG" monitor (2560x1440 @144Hz)
- "Corsair Carbide 600C" case
- Labrador dog (cinnamon edition)

#20
Posted 07/18/2015 10:21 AM   
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