Benq mobiuz 3210U haa got all the things you are asking sir. true 10 bit panel as sw320.. little bit dim but manageable. hv great 2.1 speakers, hdmi 2.1
Great review Hugo! You always nail it! I just purchased the PD3220U and love it. Question: Does it have a built in KVM switch? If so, how do I connect two PCs? Thanks man!
Just orderered one, it started great but after one day it started to flicker like crazy, and I did not find a way yet to stop doing it. There are a few online threads discussing it with various suggestions for fixing - neither worked for me so it is going back.
Oh man, I want software color control. Great review. The BenQ PD3220u can daisy chain but you need to use a USBc to HDMI adapter. For laptops, i use that as it plugs into my displays + receiver + charges my laptop. Also in typical Amazon BS has the PD3220 listed as the 31.5in option for the PD2725U. I wonder if there's a 31.5 inch planned?
Hi Hugo, thank you for the indepth review of the BenQ PD2725U monitor. Requesting a favor, would you be able to provide a review for the BenQ PD2705U monitor as well?
Hugo, great video as always. I was curious what you thought of the "Editors Keys" keyboard on your desk. Do you recommend it? How is the build quality? Ever use any logic keyboards? If so, how does it compare?
I like them a lot but they are a bit soft. They don’t have very deep keys. I still prefer them because of the backlight. It’s great for grading sessions with a dark room
Still torn between this or the much more expensive Apple studio display to pair with my 2022 Macbook pro. I do mainly graphic and screendesign. As someone who's been working behind 27" 5k Imacs for the past 5 years, I find it hard to imagine dealing with 4k on a 27" display
Hey - thanks for the great review! I've got one question that I'd love to see if you could get an answer to - does the TB hub work as a true TB hub, or only for TB daisy chaining to another screen? I'd like to plug other TB peripherals into the monitor, i.e. Laptop -> PD2725U -> TB-SSD / TB Dock / TB audio capture device etc. If I can do this then I could have a desk in the middle of the room and hide all my electronics boxes in a cupboard out of sight. Hoping you're able to test! Cheers :)
So ... What's the DCI-P3 coverage ? What's the AdobeRGB coverage ? What's the EXACT contrast ratio (and does it change per brightness) ? What's the brightness of the monitor in nits (20% 40% 60% 80% 100%) ? Sadly , this is the only professional monitor review that actually covers most aspects of the professional monitor .
This monitor does not have an AdobeRGB profile so I did not cover it. Regarding DCI-P3 according to BenQ it only says: 100% Rec.709 ,100% sRGB ,95% P3. Not sure if they mean Display P3 or DCI-P3. Regardless I would get hardware calibrated monitor if you need DCI-P3 so you can control the profiles in a better way. Regarding your other questions, I did not cover that. I will do that in my next videos. Thanks for watching
@@HugosDesk Oh , when I meant AdobeRGB coverage , I mean percentage in standard mode . Although I would also love to see the exact coverage of other gamuts , not just taken straight from the product spec sheet . Hoping to see more from you soon .
@@HugosDesk I'm also not sure , but so far , whenever a monitor states P3 , they always meant DCI-P3 . And wait , since this is not a hardware calibrated monitor , this means cannot measure exact coverage ?
@@chedinbuildsstudio5144 Well it's possible with Calman but I did not do that on this review because I had limited time to make the review. But yes this is not hardware calibrated. Fo that I would recommend the SW321c.
Thanks for a great and informative video Hugo. I'm a starting colorist with couple of decent jobs behind me and looking for an upgrade on my main monitor, I've found your channel. I'd like your input on couple of screens since I have a hard time picking the right one for my use case. Mainly I'm looking at BenQ SW271 and PD2725U you review here. Do you think there's a big difference between these screens for colorists? Or is the main difference the HW calibration? I'm also looking at EIZO CS2740, as a "true" 10bit panel, but my wallet would be happier without spending that much. Or do you think it might be worth it as a long term investment? Any input would be much appreciated.
What have you decided to gofor? I'm having the same dilemma SW271 or PD2725U. I'm leaning towards PD2725U, but I'm a bit conserned that the Display Pilot is not working on M1 Macs...
@@Trylobit I've actually went for HP Z27k G3 4K. It has the same backlight uniformity but slightly worse color uniformity as the SW271. I wanted the Z27xs G3 4K, but here it's out of stock everywhere. I'm really happy with my choice, the screen is actually really good after slight calibration. I decided not to go the middle road for the BenQ's and save up to later get the EIZO CS2740. It's a totally different league.
@@HugosDesk for digital sculpting and painting texture....High quality Render from maya. Realtime scene setup in unreal engine 5...etc.. I hope you got the idea.....
Just purchased the 2725u watching this review and it convinced me to go for it, but currently stuck in a situation My gamma,color gamut, hue, saturation is greyed out in factory stock settings so is there a way to use those options pr am I missing something. I have checked in all color mode but still the option stays greyed out for my gamma and gamut
The only way to manually adjust those is to use user mode. The preset settings from factory are not possible to change. They are locked so they stay factory settings
@@HugosDesk yeah i found that out so now i got a calbrite plus so if i wish to create a profile for rec709 under gamma 2.4 so how we do that and will it show under that menu or we need to create an icc profile and load it under mac and keep the setting under user mode to use that profile
Hi, could someone explain about the mac compatibility ? I seem to understand that if you are using an HDMI connection out of a (recent) mac (through a usbc to hdmi adapter cable), you will be stuck at 30Hz 4K on the PD2700U, but will get the 60Hz 4K if using the thunderbolt usbc connection directly on the PD2725U. Did I understand this correctly ? Is it hdmi version mismatch between what comes out of the mac ? I'm trying to reach some rational understanding here... as the PD2725U is twice the price of the PD2700U.
HDMI 2.0 only supports 4K up to 30Hz so it’s a HDMI limit from the Mac and the display. Using Thunderbolt will solve this issue since Thunderbolt and Display Port has more bandwidth than HDMI 2.0
@@HugosDesk Gee thanks heaps! So by using a thunderbolt to displayport cable (instead of hdmi), I should be able to get 4K@60Hz from a mac to a PD2700U...
All you guys who get free stuff from BenQ (never would have happened when I was a review editor at a magazine) go pretty easyon them. Softballs for the most part. And most people agree that 2k is better on a 27" - 4k best starting at 32"...
Okay. This is not a trolling comment: But you genuinely need you need a LOT more experience before making UA-cam videos reviewing. So many examples here. 1. You talk about bit depth as if it were vastly important: People can never SEE these differences between 8 and 10 or 16. But they are completely invisible to the eye. This has been tested many times over. Higher bit depths (like higher resolutions) are merely a way to ensure no quality is lost, even after being post-processed by inexperienced people after you’ve given the work over. I’ll give you a massive example. Since the dawn of print media people have worked to 300 ppl resolution. But no print can ever represent that. (The Maximum res any print can use is 130 to 150. ). I’m using this example because it illustrates the concept is “overdoing quantity of data far beyond a human beings capacity to see it) Sorry but you need to know this.
I really don’t need to know this at all! Feel free to unsubscribe if you don’t like my videos and looking forward to watching your review. Have a great day.
What an amazing transparent monitor review. Thank you so much, Hugo.
Thanks so much for watching. Working on a new review, dropping very soon.
Thank you for the excellent review. Very thorough and detailed. Much appreciated.
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words
wow! this review! next level! thank youuuu
Thanks so much for watching
Thanks Hugo, very helpful review as always. So pleased you evaluate with pro use cases.
You are very welcome
super indepth...thank your for the review :) I will consider this mondtor for work
Benq mobiuz 3210U haa got all the things you are asking sir. true 10 bit panel as sw320.. little bit dim but manageable. hv great 2.1 speakers, hdmi 2.1
Great review Hugo! You always nail it! I just purchased the PD3220U and love it. Question: Does it have a built in KVM switch? If so, how do I connect two PCs? Thanks man!
Just orderered one, it started great but after one day it started to flicker like crazy, and I did not find a way yet to stop doing it. There are a few online threads discussing it with various suggestions for fixing - neither worked for me so it is going back.
Oh man, I want software color control. Great review. The BenQ PD3220u can daisy chain but you need to use a USBc to HDMI adapter. For laptops, i use that as it plugs into my displays + receiver + charges my laptop. Also in typical Amazon BS has the PD3220 listed as the 31.5in option for the PD2725U. I wonder if there's a 31.5 inch planned?
Thanks for watching. Yes Amazon is terrible for some items.
Hi Hugo, thank you for the indepth review of the BenQ PD2725U monitor. Requesting a favor, would you be able to provide a review for the BenQ PD2705U monitor as well?
subscribed. super knowledgeable, thank you
so bassicilz in commercial era 10 bit is a misused therm? its/ rather 8+frc
Yes, I hope manufacturers start being more transparent about this. Having said that! 8bit+FRC is still much better than 8bit or 6bit+FRC
Hugo, great video as always. I was curious what you thought of the "Editors Keys" keyboard on your desk. Do you recommend it? How is the build quality? Ever use any logic keyboards? If so, how does it compare?
I like them a lot but they are a bit soft. They don’t have very deep keys. I still prefer them because of the backlight. It’s great for grading sessions with a dark room
What are the alternatives, Apple studio display?
Haven’t checked the specs on that one but it does not seem to have hardware calibration or manual controls without MacOS
Which is better between pd2725u and pd2706u
Please suggest
Still torn between this or the much more expensive Apple studio display to pair with my 2022 Macbook pro. I do mainly graphic and screendesign. As someone who's been working behind 27" 5k Imacs for the past 5 years, I find it hard to imagine dealing with 4k on a 27" display
Hey - thanks for the great review!
I've got one question that I'd love to see if you could get an answer to - does the TB hub work as a true TB hub, or only for TB daisy chaining to another screen?
I'd like to plug other TB peripherals into the monitor, i.e. Laptop -> PD2725U -> TB-SSD / TB Dock / TB audio capture device etc.
If I can do this then I could have a desk in the middle of the room and hide all my electronics boxes in a cupboard out of sight.
Hoping you're able to test! Cheers :)
With all field check..for better gaming, better color grading, best for 3d application…budget no issue…
Does this work with Windows as well as Mac?
What screen do you have on the right?
whats dci p3 or display p3
So ...
What's the DCI-P3 coverage ?
What's the AdobeRGB coverage ?
What's the EXACT contrast ratio (and does it change per brightness) ?
What's the brightness of the monitor in nits (20% 40% 60% 80% 100%) ?
Sadly , this is the only professional monitor review that actually covers most aspects of the professional monitor .
This monitor does not have an AdobeRGB profile so I did not cover it. Regarding DCI-P3 according to BenQ it only says: 100% Rec.709 ,100% sRGB ,95% P3. Not sure if they mean Display P3 or DCI-P3. Regardless I would get hardware calibrated monitor if you need DCI-P3 so you can control the profiles in a better way. Regarding your other questions, I did not cover that. I will do that in my next videos. Thanks for watching
@@HugosDesk Oh , when I meant AdobeRGB coverage , I mean percentage in standard mode .
Although I would also love to see the exact coverage of other gamuts , not just taken straight from the product spec sheet .
Hoping to see more from you soon .
@@HugosDesk I'm also not sure , but so far , whenever a monitor states P3 , they always meant DCI-P3 .
And wait , since this is not a hardware calibrated monitor , this means cannot measure exact coverage ?
@@chedinbuildsstudio5144 Well it's possible with Calman but I did not do that on this review because I had limited time to make the review. But yes this is not hardware calibrated. Fo that I would recommend the SW321c.
@@HugosDesk Oh , so it means you reviewed the monitor with "out of the box" experience ? I can respect that .
Thanks for letting me know .
Thanks for a great and informative video Hugo. I'm a starting colorist with couple of decent jobs behind me and looking for an upgrade on my main monitor, I've found your channel.
I'd like your input on couple of screens since I have a hard time picking the right one for my use case. Mainly I'm looking at BenQ SW271 and PD2725U you review here. Do you think there's a big difference between these screens for colorists? Or is the main difference the HW calibration? I'm also looking at EIZO CS2740, as a "true" 10bit panel, but my wallet would be happier without spending that much. Or do you think it might be worth it as a long term investment? Any input would be much appreciated.
What have you decided to gofor? I'm having the same dilemma SW271 or PD2725U. I'm leaning towards PD2725U, but I'm a bit conserned that the Display Pilot is not working on M1 Macs...
@@Trylobit I've actually went for HP Z27k G3 4K. It has the same backlight uniformity but slightly worse color uniformity as the SW271. I wanted the Z27xs G3 4K, but here it's out of stock everywhere. I'm really happy with my choice, the screen is actually really good after slight calibration.
I decided not to go the middle road for the BenQ's and save up to later get the EIZO CS2740. It's a totally different league.
According to you which monitor we should buy….
That is a very complicated question. Depends on your needs! What do you do? What type of projects?
@@HugosDesk for digital sculpting and painting texture....High quality Render from maya. Realtime scene setup in unreal engine 5...etc.. I hope you got the idea.....
Just purchased the 2725u watching this review and it convinced me to go for it, but currently stuck in a situation
My gamma,color gamut, hue, saturation is greyed out in factory stock settings so is there a way to use those options pr am I missing something.
I have checked in all color mode but still the option stays greyed out for my gamma and gamut
The only way to manually adjust those is to use user mode. The preset settings from factory are not possible to change. They are locked so they stay factory settings
@@HugosDesk yeah i found that out so now i got a calbrite plus so if i wish to create a profile for rec709 under gamma 2.4 so how we do that and will it show under that menu or we need to create an icc profile and load it under mac and keep the setting under user mode to use that profile
Hi, could someone explain about the mac compatibility ?
I seem to understand that if you are using an HDMI connection out of a (recent) mac (through a usbc to hdmi adapter cable), you will be stuck at 30Hz 4K on the PD2700U, but will get the 60Hz 4K if using the thunderbolt usbc connection directly on the PD2725U. Did I understand this correctly ? Is it hdmi version mismatch between what comes out of the mac ? I'm trying to reach some rational understanding here... as the PD2725U is twice the price of the PD2700U.
HDMI 2.0 only supports 4K up to 30Hz so it’s a HDMI limit from the Mac and the display. Using Thunderbolt will solve this issue since Thunderbolt and Display Port has more bandwidth than HDMI 2.0
@@HugosDesk Gee thanks heaps! So by using a thunderbolt to displayport cable (instead of hdmi), I should be able to get 4K@60Hz from a mac to a PD2700U...
Yes absolutely
@@flukux You should. I have 3x 4K BenQ monitors attached to my Mac Pro 2019 with 3x Thunderbolt cables and all 3 monitors work in 4K at 60Hz in 10bit
4k in 27inch and 1080p at 13.3inch =163 ppi 🙂
if you have dell 2 in 1 yuh knw it
is it good to go than Asus ProArt displays?
Well not really the same price range. For the price BenQ has very good monitors.
what's your age .. you don't look old sir... watching you after 2020 lockdown 😲🙂🙂 2yrs
I am 44 my friend. Born in 1978
@@HugosDesk you don't look like 40+😲😀
dying light 2 cinematic haha
I wish!
8:07 lol her teeth
Haha, if you want to check the full short film here it is: hugo-guerra.com/work/?portfolio=baby-teeth
All you guys who get free stuff from BenQ (never would have happened when I was a review editor at a magazine) go pretty easyon them. Softballs for the most part. And most people agree that 2k is better on a 27" - 4k best starting at 32"...
Okay. This is not a trolling comment: But you genuinely need you need a LOT more experience before making UA-cam videos reviewing. So many examples here. 1. You talk about bit depth as if it were vastly important: People can never SEE these differences between 8 and 10 or 16. But they are completely invisible to the eye. This has been tested many times over. Higher bit depths (like higher resolutions) are merely a way to ensure no quality is lost, even after being post-processed by inexperienced people after you’ve given the work over. I’ll give you a massive example. Since the dawn of print media people have worked to 300 ppl resolution. But no print can ever represent that. (The Maximum res any print can use is 130 to 150. ). I’m using this example because it illustrates the concept is “overdoing quantity of data far beyond a human beings capacity to see it) Sorry but you need to know this.
I really don’t need to know this at all! Feel free to unsubscribe if you don’t like my videos and looking forward to watching your review. Have a great day.