I don’t play very many FPS games, so I decided to get some expert help from a couple of guys who do. My son, Jacen, is the President of Liberty University’s Gaming Club and Director of Liberty Esports. Jacen and his business partner, Jaden, started the College Call of Duty League (CCL) where universities compete against each other regionally and nationally each year. Jacen (pictured left) plays on Liberty’s Overwatch and Dota teams. His friend, Trevor Ray (pictured right), is the manager of Liberty’s Dota team, and he plays on Liberty’s Dota and Rainbow Six Siege teams. TN-based panels are never ideal for video or photo work, but the XL2411 wasn’t too bad either. Once calibrated, it boasted relatively high colour accuracy and little colour shift was evident when viewing the monitor from the sides, above or below (although brightness was certainly affected). Jacen preferred the sturdier base of the XL2411P over the base of his monitor, an MSI Optic G24C. Trevor liked the UI of the XL2411P as well as its rich set of features and options; he found changing the settings with the control keys to be easier on the BenQ than with his monitor, an AOC G2460P. Both of these guys, however, echoed my observations that the color on the XL2411P was worse; they spent more time on the BenQ adjusting the settings than they did on their own monitors, though in the end they were happy with their settings. Here are the settings that Trevor uses, if you need something to get you started: Our overall gaming experience with the XL2411P was a positive one, but we’d rather see FreeSync support than be forced to resort to a blur reduction feature for smooth motion. The reduction in brightness may be an issue for some users, as it's limited to 180 nits peak. But turning it on created a tad more color saturation, making the monitor look a little better. BenQ has never been one for look-at-me styling, and the XL2411P follows that theme. It could easily be mistaken for an enterprise monitor and is certainly qualified for that purpose. One unique element is the small tab on the bottom right that leads the user to the control buttons underneath. A small LED shines orange in standby mode and green when the power’s on.

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We’ll be upgrading to an X-Rite i1Display Pro when our budget allows; this is all we have at the moment so please be understanding.The XL2411P has a refresh rate of 144 Hz. The higher the refresh rate, the more images per second, the smoother the game appears to be. 60 Hz is fine for ordinary activities; 144 Hz is great for gaming, especially for FPSs; and 240 Hz is for those at highest levels of competitive gaming. The most difficult task for the BenQ XL2411K is competing with fast-IPS monitors with equally effective motion handling. Most other monitors have excellent color performance and cost nearly as much as this. This issue makes the XL2411K a difficult sell in the market, but it is still an excellent alternative for individuals who must avoid blurring and ghosting at all costs. Factual Analysis of Features Build-Quality Another significant improvement on the BenQ XL2411K is its connectivity configuration, which now includes more video inputs. On the panel, there are DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 2.0 slots, as well as two HDMI 1.4 slots. In comparison, the original XL2411 only offered HDMI 1.4 and DVI-DL, with only the latter supporting 144Hz operation. First up are colour gamuts; the monitor hits 98% of sRGB, 72% of NTSC and 76% of AdobeRGB. This is great but not outstanding for a TN-panel monitor, and combined with good colour accuracy means that the monitor can be used for non-critical photography and video work.

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We used the gamma-3 setting, which on this occasion corresponded to a display gamma of 1.9. The gray ramp is relatively even, too.Let’s take a look at our benchmarks now, to get a more quantifiable idea of the monitor’s quality. Benchmarks So apart from the weird gamma results, it’s a pretty decent selection across the board with no major flaws. This wouldn’t be a great result for an IPS display aimed at photographers, but for a TN panel aimed at gamers it’s pretty good! Wrapping up How does BenQ’s entry-level 24-inch 144Hz monitor stand up against the competition? Let’s take a look. Design