BenQ G2400W Review
Propane - July 15, 2008» Discuss this article (0)
Testing:
To test the BenQ G2400W, I will use the DisplayMate Multimedia Edition program. The DisplayMate Company has a short quote that sums up what it is all about:
"DisplayMate Technologies is widely recognized throughout the computer and video industries as the worldwide leader in video diagnostics, which are used in the calibration, testing, evaluation and optimization of image and picture quality for all types of displays, such as CRTs, analog and digital LCDs and plasma displays, video projectors, microdisplays, HDTVs and more."
This program should give me some indication of just how well this monitor stacks up to other monitors. I will be using the the Acer P243W and the BenQ FP241VW monitors as comparison.
Testing Setup:
- Processor: Intel Core2Duo E6600 Processor
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA EX38-DQ6 Motherboard
- Ram: 2048MB G.Skill HZ RAM
- Video Card: Gigabyte 8800GT Video Card
- Power Supply: GameXtreme 700w Power Supply
- Hard Drive: Western Digital 74GB Raptor
- Hard Drive: Western Digital 500GB Caviar
- Optical Drive: Sony Optical Drive
- Case: Antec Sonata II Mid-tower Case
- Primary Testing OS: Windows Vista Ultimate
- Mouse: Saitek GM3200 Laser Mouse
Benchmarks:
- Video System Info
- Set Up Display
- Tune Up Program
- Script LCD Test
Comparison Monitors:
Set Up Display:
"This selection will show you how to properly and precisely set all of the controls on your display and video board to produce Optimum Geometry, Grayscale and Contrast. All of the other picture quality enhancements in DisplayMate assume that this procedure has been followed carefully."
Tune Up Program:
"The Tune-Up Program further improves and enhances display picture quality by searching for every possible potential weakness of a computer display at high sensitivity, and then showing how to improve the image at every step. The program selections include the following:
- Geometry and Distortion
- Sharpness and Resolution
- Screen Pixel Resolution
- Color and Grayscale
Script LCD Test:
"A set of test patterns to setup and check LCDs."
Video System Info:
Upon boot up no changes.
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Screen Pixels
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1920H x 1200V
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Screen Colors
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16,777,216
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System Colors
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16,777,216
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Intensity Levels
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256
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Screen Orientation
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Landscape 8:5
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Reported Screen Size
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677 x 423 millimeters
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Screen Aspect Ratio
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1.60 H/V
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Square Pixels
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1.00 H/V
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Color Capability
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True Color
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Color Depth
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24 Bits per Pixel
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Color Palette
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Not Available
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Color Planes
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1
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Pixel Pitch
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0.35 x 0.35
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Dots per cm
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28 x 28 dpcm
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Dots per in
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72 x 72 dpi
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Total Pixels
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2,304,000
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Screen Memory
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9000 Kbytes
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Pixel Memory
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32 Bits per Pixel
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System Font Pixels
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7H x 16V
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System Font Format
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274 Columns x 75 Rows
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System Font File
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Vgasys.fon
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Display Driver
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VGA
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Driver File
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vga.dvr
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Driver Version
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64.0
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Enhanced Lines
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Yes
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Wide Lines
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Yes
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Styles Lines
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Yes
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Filled Lines
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Yes
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Block Lines
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Yes
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Polygon Lines
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Yes
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Curved Lines
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Yes
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Flood Fills
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Yes
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Clipping
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Yes
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Curves
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Yes
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Polygons
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Yes
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Device Fonts
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Yes
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