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BenQ has
been surprising me with some of their monitors lately. You'd be expecting names
like Dell, Samsung and Phillips to be making waves when it comes to PC monitors
but well after going through the BenQ FP241WZ 24", I think BenQ has a pretty
good chance of making it big in this segment of the computer peripherals
market. 24" for a monitor can be considered huge, which was the first thing
that sprung to my mind when I first received the BenQ FP241WZ. That wasn't the
only thing that caught my attention though. When I read through its
specifications another feature did, HDTV support with its HDTV port. It seems
BenQ isn't skimping when it comes to offerings on its monitors. And at around
RM2700+, I was thinking that the BenQ FP241WZ was really offering good value.
Read on for more of this review
Of
course, when most of us think of HDTV we're usually thinking of something
bigger than 24". Then again, HDTVs come in all sizes. At 24" the BenQ is
suitable for office and home use though if you're willing it could also work in
a living room, though 24" might just be a little to small for a living room.
What you get when you open the box is the
monitor, cables (digital and analog), AC adapter, desk mount, manual disc and
quick guide.
The FP241WZ comes
with a variety of inputs most notable of all is the HDMI input and the USB ports.
  
We commend BenQ
for going all out on implementing HD into their line of monitors and like the
FP94W we really love it.
As for the USB ports, the monitor can act as a USB HUB once you connect the USB cable to the PC.
Looks wise, the BenQ FP241WZ seems rather plain when compared to FP94W we reviewed
earlier on. Basically its plain, black and big. But seriously, what it lacks in
terms of the looks department, it does pretty well in the functionality
department.
The
FP241WZ native resolution is 1920 x 1200 which made this monitor perfect
for design jobs like photo editing and such. It's wide area allowed me to open
and arrange multiple windows without having to constantly switch from one
window to another. One thing you ought to note is that the FP241WZ is actually similar to BenQ's FP241W,
the difference in the Z is that the Z denotes the new technologies that have
been implemented into the monitor. One of the new technologies that have been
implemented in is BFI which stands for Black Frame Inserting technology. This
technology works by interleaving completely black frames with the image.
This allows your visual system to ‘forget' the previous video frame without it
blurring into the next one. One effect this has though is that it introduces
some flicker into the image, it goes mostly unnoticeable. The monitor has three
levels of BFI and you can also turn it off as occasionally you will notice the
flicker and it can be quite irritating.
As its response time is 6ms, most gamers
will enjoy the use of the FP241WZ. It
also has a brilliant depth of shade and the PerfectMotion technology built in
actually helped to remove whatever blurs or ghosting that usually happen during
fast moving games.
Gaming is not the only strong point that the monitor has as
those of you who love movies will enjoy watching them on the FP241WZ. The
colour palette of the monitor is nothing short of great and also has a vibrancy
and brightness that I would usually associate with Samsung monitors. Should the
default settings not suit you still, the host of fine tuning options that the
monitor comes with ought to suit you as well. You can even alter the aspect
ration of the monitor which would cut out unnecessary stretching when viewing
HD content. Also as the monitor has a host of input, there is a PIP (Picture in
picture) option should you want see more than one screen. Be mindful thought
that column two has only Composite and S-Video and column 1 holds the
majority of the best Inputs like HDMI. So if you want to PIP DVI-D with HDMI,
that would be impossible.
One final feature I'd like to mention is that the FP241WZ can be
turned 90 degrees to a vertical standing angle. By adjusting the height
of the monitor stand and pulling it up. The monitor can be then turned
to an upright position so you can view vertical pictures in their full
glory.
The BenQ FP241WZ
is a great 24" monitor. With its variety of inputs and its overall quality of
images displayed, there is nothing that I can really find any complaint about. As
for the price, at RM2,700+ I feel, that it's still worth the money considering
you're also getting a monitor that has HD support.
Specifications
| Screen Size |
24" |
| Color |
Black |
| Resolution |
1920x1200(WUXGA) |
| Pixel Pitch |
0.270 mm |
| Brightness |
500cd/㎡ |
| Contrast Ratio |
1000:1 |
| Response Time |
16ms( 6ms GTG)/ 12ms MPRT |
| Display Area |
518.4 x 324.0 (mm) |
| Display Colors |
16.7 million |
| Viewing Angle |
178/178(CR>=10) |
| Input Signals |
D-Sub/DVI-D/S-Video/Composite/ component /HDMI |
| Horizontal Frequency |
30-81 |
| Vertical Frequency |
50-76 |
| Video Bandwidth |
25-165 |
| Color Temperature |
Reddish/Normal/Bluish + user mode |
| Power Consumption |
<95W(w/o USB) |
| Power Supply |
Built-in |
| Speakers |
Silver-Black/ Silver |
| Features |
Exclusive PerfectMotion Technology
Full HD Format Support: HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) resolution
Full display of two A4-size windows
PIP (Picture in Picture) function
USB ports*3 |
| Adjustments |
Tilt (down/ up)-5/20
Pivot adjustment
Height adjustment
Swivel (left/right)-45/45 |
| Dimensions |
567x248x474.2mm |
| Weight |
10.6kg |
| Accessories (Standard) |
CD-ROM manual
Quick start guide
Power cable
D-Sub, DVI-D cable (it will depned on region)
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| Accessories (optional) |
none |
| Regulation Compliance |
TCO03/ TCO06 |
| Remarks |
none |
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