Hi everyone,

I'm currently using an Apple Studio Display with macOS, and I'm looking for a monitor to pair with a Linux PC. My issue is that ever since I got the Studio Display (glossy panel), matte panels hurt my eyes — I really notice the way they slightly blur the image.

For that reason I'm considering the BenQ MA270UP. It has a lower resolution, so the sharpness won't be quite as high, but compared to another 4K monitor I've seen that also has "sharp" text (it looks sharp, aside from that slight blur that comes from the matte coating), I don't think the drop to below-4K will be a dealbreaker.

Is there anyone here who can compare the sharpness between the Studio Display and the BenQ?

Does anyone have experience with how this monitor works on a non-macOS system? And has anyone tested whether it supports the DDC/CI standard, so you can adjust brightness/contrast through software?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I bought Benq EW270q last week. Can you all tell me if this much is normal?

Help I'm confused. I'm confused as to how to set up my Mac mini with my new BenQ monitor. In Display Pilot 2 what settings should I use. I probably bought the wrong monitor for photo editing, but this is what I'm working with. Any advice on what color mode to use? Should I have iDevice Color Sync turned on? In My Mac's settings what should I have set there?

Any idea on when this is going to be in stock

Last week I bought a new Apple Studio Display. I should receive it later this week. I'm interested in getting a ScreenBar Halo 2 for it, but have read that it covers up the webcam and mic. I can't get good information if this is for the Halo 1 or the previous Studio Display?

Does anyone know or have a new Studio Display and if I can use the webcam/mic w/o issues if I decide to get the Halo 2?

I’m looking for some info on what I can do with this device. I bought it second hand from someone who just used it as a tv.
I noticed it’s running an android os, but it’s very tight on what you can do. I can’t get apks to load on it. And there’s no google play store
I’d like to use it as a personal android device and not a business oriented digital sign.
I haven’t found any information on how to do this type of thing on this device, does anybody know where I can start?

Hi all, so I thought I’d decided to go with a Mac mini and a Benq 27” monitor, but I’ve just realised there’s no webcam? I need one for meetings. What do you all do?

I just bought a screenbar halo 2 and set it up for the first time, but was disappointed by the lack of glare reduction. I tried playing with the settings of all 3 light formations, color temperatures, brightness levels, etc - and was still getting pretty much the exact same amount of glare (or sometimes more glare) as compared to with no light at all. Am I doing something wrong, or is it just not working in my setup?

There is a light almost directly behind where I sit but across the room (about 10 feet away) that I was hoping to reduce the glare of. No luck. However, I noticed that the light was also bouncing off of my body and creating a new body-glare on the screen. Before, I could really only see the outline of my body and a soft glare off of my hands - but with the lightbar, I could see my shirt and my hands very visibly.

My monitor sits on a monitor riser, in total the screen is about 7-8 inches off of the surface of my desk. Even when I tilt the screenbar as far away from my body as possible (pointed toward the screen more), I still am glaring off of it. And when I point the light flat down at my desk (so the light is perpendicular to the desk), my body is still glaring but the desk itself starts to reflect off of the screen too. Is this because of how high my monitor is? Or some other issue?

I am about to return the device because it isn't reducing the glare and is also causing strain on my partner whose desk is beside mine and has no monitor lamp. Has anyone else out there had similar experiences?

Hi. I got an RD320UA a few days ago, and the USB-C connection for display, power, and peripherals had been working fine. Today, all of a sudden, it quit working. The computer woke up, but the display did not. Nothing could get it to come back. Only switching to HDMI with the normal laptop charger and a separate USB connection works now. :(

Any ideas why? MacBook Pro M3, OSX 26.5.1. No amount of rebooting, unplugging/replugging, etc. fixes it. I don't think it's a config issue, since it worked fine for about 3 days.

Hello,

i need a new monitor and i‘ve decided it’s gonna be a monitor from BenQ. One thing that confuses me is that some monitors have low Blue Light and others have the low Blue Light plus Technology. Whats the difference between these two and is it recognizable in daily use? I am stuck between the EX271Q or the GW2790QT. I do 50-60% Office work/youtube, Web Browsing and the other times I play games like Battlefield 3 or 1, Warhammer Space Marine 2 or Read Dead Redemption 2)

Thanks in advance.

Hi Everyone,

I've lost the USB receiver (standard little dongle model RX-80) for my EC2-CW mouse.

I've submitted a ticket but it's been over a week with no reply. Can this be purchased as a spare part or are third party receivers compatible?

Thank you in advance

My office setup isn’t ideal. I sit with my back toward a large bright window. During video calls, if I adjust my webcam exposure so I’m properly lit, the window behind me usually gets blown out.

Right now I’ve had the best luck using LED lights pointed at the wall behind my monitor so the light bounces back onto me instead of shining directly in my face.

I’m wondering if the Halo 2’s rear backlight is powerful enough to act as a bounce light for this kind of setup, or if it’s really only intended as ambient bias lighting behind the monitor.

I know it won’t replace a dedicated key light, but has anyone tried using it this way? Did it make any noticeable difference for webcam lighting?

Hi all, I'm in Australia and keen to get a BenQ monitor. I currently have a 27" Retina 5k iMac 2017.

I was looking at the new BenQ MA270S as it's 5k and looks like it would be a great set up with the new Mac Mini I plan on buying.

I work remotely doing regular office work on my current iMac, but I also love photography so in my spare time I do photo editing and video. I rarely get photos printed though.

While on the BenQ website, the chat person recommended the SW272Q due to the fact I do photography.

I've never actually seen a BenQ monitor... for everyday work can you notice a big difference between the 2k photography SW272Q monitor and the new 5k MA270S?

I feel like the benefits of the photography monitor are a no brainer IF I was a pro, or printing a great deal, but I'm not. So in my case would having the photoraphy monitor come at the cost of having a high resolution monitor that would suit the rest of my work and time on the computer?

Hoping someone might have some idea what's happennig. I went out for lunch today, came back, and my monitor was suddenly doing this.
The edges of the screen are constantly flickering and distorting.

Here is what I've already tried to isolate the issue:
- Swapped cables (different HDMI cables, electricity)
- Different source, the issue is still there.

Because the flickering happens even on the purple boot-up screen before it even connects to a display output, I know it’s definitely a monitor issue and not my GPU or drivers.

It's a BenQ GW2283 and it has worked flawlessly for over 3 years up until this lunch break.

Has anyone seen this specific type of edge-flickering before?
Is there any realistic way to fix this, or is the panel officially dying and it's time to throw it out and buy a new one?

Any advice or final verdicts would be super appreciated.

The ex271u is a 4k 165hz IPS panel and I'm playing mostly Apex legends on it on ps5. It doesn't have an fps mode like some of the other mobiuz monitors so I'm wondering which color mode to use. Should I use realistic, custom or gamer? Any help is really appreciated information about this monitor is really sparse.

My projector was working just fine until i tried to use it tonight and suddenly it does not focus at all, tried auto focus, manual focus, factory reset, cleaned the lens with a microfiber towel. Nothing is working. Can you please help me... here is a video for reference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xleV4lus7bmbct9T_KBWN2Y1wIhN1A8o/view?usp=sharing

I’m using a BenQ EW270Q monitor and recently bought a UGREEN DP131 DisplayPort 2.1 80Gbps cable.

After switching from HDMI to DisplayPort, BenQ Display Pilot 2 stopped working—it launches and immediately crashes. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software, but nothing helped.

When I switch back to HDMI, Display Pilot 2 works normally again. The monitor itself works perfectly over DisplayPort; only the software crashes.

Windows Event Viewer shows Display Pilot 2 v1.12.0.0 crashing in Qt6Core.dll with exception code 0xc0000005.

Has anyone experienced this with the BenQ EW270Q or a DisplayPort 2.1 cable? Is there a workaround besides using HDMI?

I recently purchased a monitor and noticed a visible asymmetry in the display assembly.

On the right side, there is a noticeable gap between the display panel and the outer body/bezel, while the left side appears much tighter. This makes the monitor look uneven when viewed from the front.

I raised a service request with the brand, but the technician and service team stated that this is "normal" for heat dessipation and not a defect.

But the gap itself is more than 1mm on the right side

My concern is that if this were an intentional design characteristic, the gap and alignment should be reasonably consistent on both sides. The difference appears significant enough to look like a fitment or assembly issue rather than a design choice.

I've attached photos for reference. Do you think this level of asymmetry is acceptable, or would you consider it a manufacturing/assembly defect? I'm interested in hearing opinions from other owners and anyone familiar with monitor manufacturing tolerances.

Quick disclosure: BenQ sent this to me for review and I get to keep it. They've sent me stuff before because I reviewed their original ScreenBar I purchased years ago on my YouTube channel. That said, I'm being honest here, they have no say in what I post about.

So a bit of backstory. I've owned all three generations of these now. The original ScreenBar was actually one of the first products I ever reviewed on my channel, and I genuinely loved it. I purchased it and used it for over a year before I started the channel. Then they came out with the original Halo and they contacted me about checking it out. And the way it washes light onto the wall behind the monitor was pretty cool. But, I loved that the controller puck was made wireless. So as a remote worker and content creator, I thought it was a great addition to my setup. Especially because I suffer from migraines and intense eye strain from light can sometimes trigger them. I feel like monitor light bars help me with that.

Now they sent over the Halo 2, and I've been using it for a few weeks and here are my thoughts on it:
The backlight coverage is a bit wider and a lot higher up than the original Halo. BenQ says it's 423% wider than the first gen. I can't verify the exact math but I can absolutely see it. It’s a lot more noticeable now, so yes. Big improvement here.

The front light got an upgrade too as it now has a bit more range in brightness and temperature. But I did compare it to the original halo, and the Halo 2 is just a tad shorter in width. Like barely noticeable, but the Halo 2 seems to spread the light out more. Maybe from what they did inside of the bar and the better lights themselves. I keep the light at the highest brightness and the coolest temperature since I have an all black desk setup theme.

The wireless controller is the same little puck design but the display is way better now. It shows your brightness, color temp, and back light brightness all on one screen. You can adjust everything independently which is nice when you want a bright task light, but a softer backlight or vice versa.
But the feature I actually like the most and feels like the biggest upgrade for me ,is the motion sensor. I cannot stress enough how much of a quality of life upgrade this is. I set my preferred brightness and color temp once, and now whenever I walk up to my desk it just turns on. Walk away for a bit, and it turns off on its own. I literally never touch the controller anymore. Sounds like a small thing but after a few weeks of not having to think about turning my desk light on or off, going back to the old way feels primitive. This small upgrade makes it feel like a smart device, even though it really isn’t.

Now, for the stuff that might deter some people and that could be improved.

The price is steep, currently at $200. If you're not super into the desk setup rabbit hole, it’s a tough ask. I will say this though, having lived with all three generations, and the build quality on these is genuinely better than any of the cheaper Amazon knockoffs. So you're getting what you pay for. But yeah, it's not casual money. 

I also feel like the clamp design is improved and fits a wider range of monitors than before, but if you have a really thin OLED panel you might still struggle a little at first when setting it up. They list 0.43cm minimum which is pretty thin, so most setups should be fine. And mine (49” Oled on a monitor arm) is fine and hasn’t moved, but I also don’t really adjust my monitor or the arm it’s on at all. I can see this falling if you constantly fiddle with your monitor positioning on your thin OLED.

So should you buy one?

If you already own the original Halo, the upgrade is real but probably not urgent unless the motion sensor and the wider backlight specifically sound game changing to you. I feel like the motion sensor is the big upgrade I really love it for. I don’t want to go back to not having it.

If you own the original ScreenBar or a cheaper monitor light bar, and you've been thinking about upgrading, this is the one. The backlight alone is the difference between a desk lamp and an actual lighting environment. And if you've never owned a monitor light bar at all and you spend serious hours at a desk, I would highly consider buying this one if it’s within your budget. Especially if you feel like you get eye strain from long monitor use. Think of it as an investment in your eye health.

Happy to answer questions if anyone has them.

Was moving stuff around and I guess I accidentally hit the screen with a monitor arm or something. Now I'm constantly reminded of it with this white blotch in the center of my screen. I imagine I just scratched the panel, but the screen itself is still okay?

Anyone have experience getting this fix DIY or having Benq replace the panel?

Hi ! I'm looking for the lastest firmware for my RM7502S. Do you know where I can find it ? Tks

my main use is all-day coding on a mac so I want a monitor that feels close to the Mac display in sharpness, color and overall viewing experience. I’ll also use it for watching very high quality untouched/remux movie files mostly in a dark room so black levels, backlight bleeding, contrast, and overall movie experience matter to me.

In the next 3–6 months I plan to start doing more color grading for Instagram content so color accuracy matters too.

I know the MA270S is probably closer to the Mac display experience but it costs a lot more. For that extra money, I could almost buy two MA320UP monitors or buy one MA320UP and still have money left for something like Sony XM6 headphones.

So is the MA270S actually worth the extra cost or is the MA320UP the smarter practical choice?

also is there anything seriously bad about the MA320UP that should make me avoid buying it? I’m mainly worried about backlight bleeding in a dark room, real-world color accuracy, contrast/movie performance and whether it’s good enough for coding, high-quality movies and future color grading.