BenQ PD2705U 27″ 4K UHD Monitor

First, this product arrived on time in its original sealed box and with minor blemishes to the box (meaning it arrived safe and didn’t seem to be mishandled).

BenQ has been making various monitors to meet all sorts of needs. In my case, I had the choice of 2 27″ monitors or one 32″ monitor. Due to space constraints and such, the 32″ was a better for me. I will say I am extremely happy with this 32″ monitor choice.

There are various Youtube videos about this monitor that can go into depth about its features so I’ll skip some of the tech facets other than to say at this price they are top notch.

The image comes pre calibrated from the factory and that is a plus as it was ready for the type of art work I do and had settings for other types of use such as movies, graphics, cadd etc. I only use two and both are spot on for my needs.

This monitor comes with an “arm mount” rather than the traditional stand. For my purposes, either would have done but the arm mount was an elegant solution for moving the monitor far more than a typical stand. Caveat when mounting the arm – make sure you have a surface that the “clamp” mount of the arm can fully attach to and then there is placement. The two most often used positions is to mount the arm where a stand might go (say middle between left and right side of the desk) and then the arm off to one side where it is nearly fully extended to have the monitor sit in the ideal location. Take your time to get the arm where you want and realize that if placed where a stand might go, the monitor will be a bit more forward based on the arm design. I admit it took me two tries to get the arm where I wanted it but once there, the arm worked like a charm.

BenQ not only delivered a great monitor with a solid well designed arm, but also came with an attached button/dial puck that attached to the monitor and can take on various tasks such as switching between video ports (if you have more than one device/computer attached) as well monitor speaker volume and which colour profile you prefer and so on. – Extremely handy. To add to this, various well made cables come with the monitor and a snap on cover for the cable input ports.

This monitor serves to systems – a computer and a streaming box. The computer gets USB C and the streaming box (NVidea Shield Pro) gets HDMI. So far, no issues and streamed video/movies etc. look good and serve as a nice break from computer work. 32″ is great for movie watching.

Mac users – many months ago the M chip series Macs had issues with various monitors. This for the most part has been a problem resolved. This monitor works very well with Macs (as it does with PCs and some media streamers).

There are plenty of 32 inch monitors out there and if you are a gamer, this is *not* for you. Chances are you will know this as you will know the spec you need for fast game play. If you want a monitor for general use, some media playback (movies etc.) and graphic/photo work then this is a very very good option.

I would both buy this again and recommend it for most non-gamer users.

I’m not a designer just a regular user for office work + media/sports and a bit of light gaming. This monitor works great for that because the colours are fantastic even at the defaults (been using for an year). I do prefer VA instead of IPS panels for movies due to higher contrast but it’s passable enough here and there are no 1440p VA panels in this size. The 1440p instead of 1080p resolution at this smaller size helps give a sharp picture with clear text.

The stand has good adjustability and while the monitor is a bit bulky due to being an older model, it’s really well-built. I wish companies like BenQ were still making 21.5 – 24″ monitors with these specs nowadays.

Price good. Same good quality as the other Benq monitors. This is my second PD Benq series monitor. Colour is very good. No calibration needed

I watched sooooooooo many videos on monitors before I decided to go with this one. It really came down to the LG 32″ 4k Ergo or This model. I will definitely say that having a 32 inch screen is kind of insanely huge and probably would have been ok with a 27″ but I digress this purchase was definitely worth it for the size and available screen real estate.

I ended going with BenQ because the warranty was a bit better and the customer service is much better than LG… if any of you have had to deal with LG customer service then I’m totally sorry. The ergo arm on this monitor was easy to put together and easy to get the monitor working. Absolutely nowhere positively mentions what size cables you’ll need for your setup so I will safely say that after putting this thing together that 2M length cables are a minimum requirement. The 1M length ones it came with are not sufficient for length and I have my Mac Studio right under it on my desk. After purchasing a 2M length cable there was just a lot more freedom so I definitely say don’t waste your time with 1 or 1.5M length and just start with 2M length cables.

As far as color calibration goes, the Mbook mode stock was pretty close to my new MBP Pro (Newest M3 Pro version) There is a very slight color difference but it really is not something that was too insane. The colors were depicting very close to each other on both the screen and my MBP. I design packaging and the colors that printed were very close to the screen so I’m pretty happy. I am sure that at some point I will have to get a color calibration tool but hopefully that is further down the line than anytime soon.

The LG 32″ 4K Ergo, does have a very similar arm on it, though I think that the Ben Q version feels less cheap and more solid. The screen profile on the Ben Q is much larger than the LG counterpart BUT the BenQ has the power supply built in so you don’t have the giant power brick that the LG comes with… yes it’s gigantic. Having the power supply built in really really works with cable management under desk on a tray because you don’t have to worry about a giant power brick.

I have this paired with a Screenbar Halo Plus and it fits very well. I highly suggest a desk lamp if you don’t have one. I didn’t think that it was going to come in handy but in the end it’s very very very handy and has the two color temps to work with which is nice for day to night use.

The Hotkey Puck comes in clutch… no need to worry about pressing any buttons except for the power button which is easily accessible on the bottom right corner on the back.

Using this on my Mac it does go to sleep and will wake as soon as I hit the mouse or trackpad. So there’s really no need to actually shut the monitor off.

All in all I’m very happy with the purchase I just hope that it doesn’t take a crap in less than a couple of years because it is quite pricey to replace.