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BenQ Showcases New Flagship Gaming Monitor XL2420T/XL2420TX

BenQ launched the 120-hertz XL2420T and XL2420TX, its flagship gaming monitors for professional and competitive FPS gaming. The creation of the new models involved world-renowned pro gamers and legendary players from ZOWIE GEAR from the early stages of product development to the final stage of product testing.



Brief specifications:

  • Screen Size: 24"W
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Resolution (max.): 1920x1080
  • Pixel Pitch (mm): 0.276
  • Brightness ( typ.): 350 cd/m2
  • Contrast ( typ. ): 1000:1
  • DCR (Dynamic Contrast Ratio) (typ.): 12M:1
  • Panel Type: TN
  • Viewing Angle (L/R;U/D) (CR>=10): 170/160
  • Response Time(Tr+Tf) typ.: 5ms, 2ms GTG
  • Display Colors: 16.7million
  • Color Gamut: 72%
  • Audio/Video Inputs/Outputs
  • Input Connector: D-sub / DVI-DL(Dual Link) / HDMI x 2 / DP 1.2 / Headphone Jack
  • USB Hub: Donwstreamx3; Upstreamx1
  • Power Consumption (On mode): 24 W (Based on Energy Star 5.1 test criteria), (Power saving mode): <0.5 W
  • CTN Dimensions (HxWxD mm): 456.0x 652.0 x 233.0
  • Dimensions(HxWxD mm): 652.0 x 456.0 x 233.0
  • Net Weight (kg): 6.1
  • Gross Weight (kg): 7.3


Features:

  • The S Switch is a remote controller that enables you to swiftly switch between customized display settings. The scroll button also allows users to quickly navigate and change the OSD setting.
  • The Display Mode allows gamers to change monitor screen sizes from 17" (4:3), 19" (4:3), 19"W (16:10), 21.5"W (16:9), 22"W (16:10), 23W"(16:9) to 24W" (16:9), as the Smart Scaling feature gives them the freedom to manually scale the screen to any custom size.
  • There are two variations to the preset FPS Mode this year. The FPS1 mode is designed to configure and optimize the display for Counter-Strike 1.6 and the FPS2 mode is for Counter-Strike Source.
  • Game Mode Loader is an online platform that stores gaming presets used not only by pro gamers but also gaming legends such as HeatoN and SpawN. Users can install these presets and leverage them to their advantage. They can also save them onto the S Switch for quick access. More presets, fine-tuned by Potti, fisker, ahl, and well-known StarCraft II pro team, StarTale, will be released on Gaming.BenQ.com in the future.

XL2420T is also certified as NVIDIA 3D Vision 2-ready and comes with the NVIDIA 3D LightBoost technology to brighten the screen to up to twice the original brightness. The XL2420TX variant is embedded with an 3D IR emitter and comes with NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 Glasses Kit.

The new XL Series will be heading to Europe in early November, worldwide thereafter.

Source: BenQ


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