BenQ EW2780U 27 inch 4K Monitor | IPS Multimedia with HDMI connectivity | HDR | Eye-Care Sensor | Integrated Speakers and Custom Audio Modes | USB C Connectivity and Charging

I am very pleased with this monitor so far. I purchased this for my 15" Macbook Pro USB-C. I get perfect charging capabilities from the single USB-C/Thunderbolt cable. Even though the power is only 60w, it charges the macbook perfectly. I now have a single cord set up on my desk and it looks very clean!Image quality is very good and I am pleased with the out of the box color rendition. I do not want to calibrate my monitor even though I do heavy graphics. I find the Macbook Pro monitor handles colors perfectly and this BENQ monitor works similarly.The matte finish is ok. Some other reviews said they had fading in the image, I find that I can see edge to edge well enough.Overall I think this is a great monitor for the price providing 4K and USB-C connectivity.PROS:Charges 15" Macbook ProSingle USB-C cable set up! Organized desk.Fast connectivity with USB-C.CONS:Not very bright compared to MBP screen, but bright enoughSpeakers are not great, could have left them out and made the screen slimerStand is not impressive, but works

After reading the reviews I was kinda skeptical but this monitor is truly awesome! Great picture quality decent speakers and a good selection of ports. the 27 inch is rather large but the base is centered so it doesn't take up too much space on the desk

After, return a well known brand screen and searching for a good screen that would make a friendly match with my macbook pro M1, I found this fantastic monitor. Beautiful clear picture, the value for money is excellent!

A good monitor overall. Nice colors and crisp display (personally I prefer the colors and features on the EX2780q which I also own). However, even though it has 4k and USB-C display, this monitor (depending on when it was made) may need a firmware update in order to work at 60 frames on M1 Macs. Unfortunately in order to update the firmware you need to send it back to the manufacturer taking 1 to 2 weeks. There is no way to do the update yourself (believe me, I tried). In Windows, through Display Port and without the firmware update, it works flawlessly. So, if you are going to use it for windows then go for it. The stand can be a little disappointing, but I have an external VESA stand so I don't have to worry about it. Besides that it is a good monitor if it can be found for $400 or less.

Every time a $500 monitor/gadget stops working after a short few months, it deserves one star.It had some annoying features before the total break down. Power on button is in the back and the LED is under the monitor, it's dim an impossible to see from a normal seating position. This has integrated speakers, but the volume control is only accessible through the menu system, it's difficult to use. It provides usb-c power when it's on, but not when it goes to sleep, after a few days away the mac connected to it is occasionally completely discharged.Now after 6 months of use, the LED blinks slowly, no amount of button pushing turns this thing on, no OCD, no image, nothing detected on USB-C or HDMI with 2 different computers, it's a $500 brick.

I needed a replacement for my old 27-inch Thunderbolt Display because I really wanted to get a higher DPI to use for mobile development. I find that having a large display helps with having Xcode and Safari open side-by-side when getting stuff done, and when I read that this display offered USB-C compatibility for my 16-inch MacBook Pro, I jumped at the chance to score one before I the sold out. Dunno, I guess it's because of the times we're in that people are buying up high end monitors like crazy to work from home. I love to work from home on large displays and have most of the features of a more expensive LG Ultrafine display without paying for the premium. I was not phased by the lack of a webcam, because most third-party monitors do not include them anyway, so I will not factor that into my review.The good:- One-cable, USB-C support; this is probably the best feature since I can use this with my Mac easily and charge at (albeit) 60W- Two HDMI inputs; I use my Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 Pro with this monitor at my desk and everything works fantastically...no complaints there- DisplayPort (duh) input; I use an eGPU for PC gaming through Windows Bootcamp and this monitor works incredibly for that purpose- Built-in speakers; I found many people here complain that the speakers weren't the best, but maybe because I'm coming from the Mac world where monitor speakers are sorta only decent I found them to be more than adequate. The bass and treble is fine. The highs, lows, and mids are fine. I'm just happy I don't have to spend more on an extra set of speakers. This is a nicely appreciated feature.- HDRi; I found this feature to be super neat. Yes, it's not "real" HDR, but it gets the job done when I watch HDR content or play supported HDR games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)/Warzone- Blue Light filtering; I was able to get this to work with Windows Bootcamp just fine, but was unable to get it work while the monitor was hooked up to macOS. Maybe it has something to do with DisplayPort or HDMI. No idea. It's not a huge dealbreaker for me, as I use flux.app on my Mac anyway.The not so good:- Light bleed; This was by far the most puzzling and disappointing aspect of this display. I really really REALLY want to absolutely love this display. I will contend, however, that the fact that there exists so much light bleed on my monitor to be very disappointing. I was not able to snag this under any sale or special promotion, so the fact that I spent upwards of nearly $600 on a monitor with this much light bleed is frankly irritating, to say the least.Overall:The features this monitor provides makes it a decent companion for those that wish to productively get work done or game with either Windows PC or macOS systems. It has a fairly good color accuracy, with support for DCI-P3 and sRGB specs well within the norm for most semi-professional or amateur photographers and videographers. I am absolutely stunned by the sharpness and clarity of the 4K@60Hz display and love the fact that I can switch between devices at the drop of a hat. If it weren't for the fact that there is admittedly intense corner light bleeding, I would give this unit 5/5 stars. It just falls short of what I would call "BenQ" quality, and for nearly $600, it should be perfect. I intended to use this with apps in full screen mode, but the bleeding is honestly very distracting, so I'm debating on looking at other options in the search for something that may better align to my personal needs.

I'm sure that there are many features that I don't even know about yet.What I like: Mac friendly, size and performance after 1 week. The online user manual (see below).What I don't like: The only instructions enclosed are sketchy schematics about how to assemble the stand for the monitor or how to mount it to a wall. There was no mention of a user manual or where to locate it. Yes, I'm a neophyte, but tell me where to find the user manual.