BenQ's 1080p gaming panel gives you IPS 240Hz thrills for just $160
BenQ Mobiuz EX240 | 25-inch | 240Hz | 1080p | IPS | $199.99$159.99 at Amazom (save $40)(opens in new tab) Not to be confused with the far inferior BenQ Mobiuz EX240N, the BenQ Mobiuz EX240 without the 'N' is proof that decent gaming hardware can still be had for sensible money. As we found in our Mobiuz EX240 review, It's quick, has decent image quality, a reasonable feature set, good build quality and looks great. And all for $160. Remarkable.
Our faith in decent value gaming hardware has been knocked of late, what with all those silly money graphics cards. But here comes BenQ to prove that you can get a great gaming experience without totally wiping out your wallet.
Enter the BenQ Mobiuz EX240. At 24 inches and sporting 1,920 by 1,080 pixels, it's not going to blow you away with sheer scale or super sharpness. But for just $160, it ticks a lot of boxes for entry-level esports and then also does a decent job for all-round gaming.
The headline specs are 1080p and 165Hz from an IPS panel and in our hands-on with the monitor(opens in new tab) we reckoned it was slickly styled and well built. As for brightness, you're looking at 350 nits which will be enough for most needs, plus basic HDR10 support. Note, there's no VESA certification or local dimming so this isn't a proper HDR panel.
As for actual image quality, this is a pretty vibrant and punchy panel with good viewing angles. BenQ claims 1ms response by the less demanding MPRT metric, but this is a snappy little panel that's not far at all off the best 1ms IPS monitors measured in grey-to-grey terms.
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