Review on Experience Seamless Clarity with BenQ Borderless Brightness GW2480 Monitor - 23.8", 1920X1080P, Blue Light Filter, Built-In Speakers, Flicker-Free, IPS, and More! by Doll Nagabothu

This monitor is very good. But I wouldn't pay more than the $90 I gave on Black Friday. There are now several monitors with blue light control and without flickering, as well as a brightness sensor. This monitor has at least all 3 elements, although I've seen a slightly more expensive Phillips monitor with these features that has a 108% NTSC color gamut and a 75Hz refresh rate. I'd probably buy the Phillips now as it's $106 right now - same screen size and display. But overall this is an amazing monitor. It is rated for an LED backlight life of 30,000 hours and MTBF of 60,000 hours. My SSD is now over 10,000 hours old and several years old (91% wear rate). So expect the monitor to last about as long as an SSD in normal use. The color gamut is 72% NTSC and is sufficient for all tasks. The package includes an HDMI cable. The stand is solid as there is metal underneath the plastic. I have a blue light filter at 50% (they call it web browsing) which significantly reduces the brightness (which I think is a bit delicate). The built-in auto-brightness sensor works (a flashlight on the sensor increases the screen glow, then dims it when the light is off). Features DP and HDMI ports. The speakers are so-so, but they work. Loudspeakers are actually not required for such a monitor, since I have a 2.1 T&V loudspeaker system. Built-in speakers only really matter in tablets where they need to be great and loud enough because no one is going to waste the space of connected speakers. In desktop setups, built-in speakers aren't important. The brightness of 250 cd/m² is sufficient for decent movies, surfing and gaming. The 23.8 inch size is perfect for desktop use (I have a 17.3 inch laptop screen) and the IPS panel makes a huge difference for eye care too. The IPS panel is the greatest eye-friendly technology in years, allowing the eyes to always find a happy medium on a traditional non-IPS display like my laptop screen was. I hooked this monitor up to my old laptop which is a great setup - why throw away an 8 year old laptop (Intel Quad Core, 8GB RAM, SSD) when it still works great and the hardware is reasonably up to date? For YouTube, movies, etc., upgrade your old machines with an SSD and they'll last another ten years or so (avoid e-waste. No need for the latest and greatest). I stand in front of this monitor more without glasses, which has never happened with a conventional 17.3 inch laptop screen without IPS. Great monitor but watch out for the tier above when the price floor is higher. At 23.8 inches it is the maximum to choose FHD (1920 x 1200) because on 24 inch screens you are already looking for a 4K monitor as the pixels of this monitor are only 93 PPI while my Revain Fire Tablet has a PPI of 182 IPS display. So a 27-inch monitor should have a 4K screen, while you still get a 1080p resolution with this monitor. Up close, I can see individual pixels with the naked eye (without glasses). But yes, for the price you can just buy a new one if it fails after 60,000 hours (MTBF according to the specs. An SSD should have a primary time to failure of around 2 million hours for comparison). Setup was easy, mostly PnP (plug and play). The adjustment buttons on the screen are fine. I like the light because it has a whitish glow. I hope this monitor will last a long time as we will see the durability. The plastic parts of the monitor are of good quality and don't feel cheap, the fit and finish is excellent. Surprisingly thin bezel. Darker shades could be darker, but that's an inherent feature of IPS technology. No highlights or backlighting on the edges or anything like that, but the black could have been a bit darker. Otherwise it's a huge improvement over the laptop screen I'm coming from. Big screen and you probably won't see the edges as I sit about 30cm from the monitor. When watching movies, I get a distance between 40 cm and 100 cm. If the durability is right, I recommend this monitor. I bought it because it is to be TÜV Rheinland approved and tested for no flicker and low blue light. What you need for newer models, better features, and other brands in a similar price range. But even for light gaming you will be satisfied with this monitor. Buy a cheap laptop if you can't afford anything else (or upgrade an existing one) like a cheap Dell Inspiron 11 (use the laptop as a PC), hook it up to that big monitor. with a mouse and keyboard, add a decent sound system, and you have a full desktop replacement that doubles as a complete home theater and entertainment system, and a gaming rig (depending on laptop hardware). If a part fails, swap it out for another part and you don't have to throw everything away. I recommend this monitor. But for a retail price of $149 you're looking for better deals and more bang for your buck. UPDATE 1/21/2020: In the lower right corner the light seems to be a bit dimmer than the rest of the screen. There are no bright highlights, but this corner darkens slightly towards the corner (the meeting point of the horizontal and vertical edges). No noticeable burnt pixels on any color. So here's what I've observed so far. Otherwise great monitor. I recommend for less than $100, although there are already several alternatives with a wider color gamut, slightly more expensive and flicker-free and blue light-reduced eye protection certifications, and a built-in brightness sensor. 24 inches is the optimal monitor size.