I feel like Gamers either get treated like the most Discerning customers a
perfect example being the way that the vast majority of mechanical keyboards a
product category that is just better all around not just for gamers are targeted
at Gamers and then other times they get treated like Chumps who will buy
anything with LEDs on it and words like
optimized for gaming on the box and I could point at any number of horrible
Cheapo gaming peripherals to make that point so what is the BenQ RL 2460 HT
gaming monitor is it optimized for gaming in some meaningful way or are you
expected to drop your hard-earned money on a product that's made for gaming in
the same way that a particular energy drink might claim to be made for gaming
because in my experience unless that energy drink doesn't make you have to
pee in the middle of a match it ain't any better for gaming than anything
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click now to learn more all right so let's start with the
specs for this followup to Ben Q's highly successful
rl2455 hm it boasts a 24in 1920 x 1080
60 HZ TN panel with a flicker-free so that is to say DC controlled LED
backlight and 1 millisecond gr gr pixel response times that seems pretty
believable given how little smearing I noticed both in and out of games during
my time with the monitor first up is ergonomic adjustments to the completely
inadequate just tilt on the 2455 the
2460 adds swivel height adjust and even
pivot all that stuff helps make the relatively narrow viewing angles
inherent to TN monitors more tolerable
since you can adjust it easily to look at the monitor as straight on as as
possible and for someone who might be carrying the monitor with a PC or a
console to game in different locations it's a big bonus from both an ergonomic
and a convenience standpoint because I don't know about you but when I need to
plug in something to the bottom of a monitor I'm always thankful if it's got
pivot so I can much more easily reach everything and I guess since we're down
here um optimization number two is the inputs there's power in and an analog
audio pass through for you know the unsp special but convenient integrated stereo
speakers then moving over to display inputs things get more interesting
however you might feel about PC Gamers or console Gamers the reality is that
lots of people use both so benq's inclusion of a couple of Auto selecting
HDMI inputs to go along with DVI and VGA
is a nice touch I would have liked to see DisplayPort since that's the
direction the industry is headed but this third HDMI plug here is actually
more interesting in some ways it's a straight pass through connector that can
be used in a few ways if you're a game streamer and you want to capture footage
it allows you to go directly from the source to the monitor to eliminate any
potential latency from a capture device without creating cable clutter with an
HDMI splitter if you're say for example a competitive fighting game player and
or you hate screen sharing then you can have whoever you're playing with plug in
a separate monitor this one's just running straight through this one to the
HDMI out and sit across from you or next to you looking at their own screen
whatever works for you and finally if you just want to broadcast what you're
doing to a nearby TV or projector let's
say you're organizing a small tournament at a land with some Spectators well this
is a super easy way to handle that as well all of this would just be for show
though if the pass through added any leg or was a bear to configure but it's cool
it just automatically clones which ever of the two HTMI inputs is active and
adds no latency that we were able to measure with our Leo Bodner input leg
tester pretty cool not everything about the monitor is perfect though the
on-screen display has a ton of useful options including the usual you know
brightness contrast Etc full RGB for PCs
or limited RGB for consoles and media devices instant mode which reduces input
leg and automatic switch option for HDMI inputs motion blur compensation
adjustment that I'd recommend leaving at default settings a variety of scaling
modes for old school Gamers and a wide variety of preset image profiles that
you can check out if you're into making the image look generally like ass to get
a Competitive Edge something some people are into but in spite of all of those
options being really good I just found it kind of cumbersome and slow to
navigate this is aided by the ability to assign custom functions to three of the
buttons for things that you use often but I just wish navigation was snappier
overall especially coming from the Rog Swift's Lightning Fast onscreen menus of
course comparing it to a monitor that costs several times more isn't exactly
fair so let's evaluate the rl2460ht for
what it is a TN monitor targeted at Gamers who are willing to trade higher
refresh rates something that will definitely give you a competitive
Advantage for Creature Comforts like better ergonomics and IO but who aren't
interested in the color and viewing angle advantages that an IPS or a VA
display will give them so not my personal Top Choice but I definitely see
the value of it particularly for console Gamers who won't benefit from higher
refresh rates anyway guys thanks for
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