WEBVTT 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:09.400 welcome to my unboxing and first look at the BenQ RL 2455 hm this is a bit of an 00:00:07.439 --> 00:00:15.839 evolutionary step forward in their gaming monitor line that takes what was 00:00:12.040 --> 00:00:18.160 already good about the HT model and sort 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:21.880 of kicks it up a notch so for one thing they've added stereo speakers meaning 00:00:19.880 --> 00:00:26.160 you can plug them into plug this monitor into a console and you'll have I mean it 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:30.000 won't be the best audio experience in the world but you'll have some sound 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:34.920 from your game and they've added dual HDMI input so now you can have it hooked 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:38.200 up to your PC and something like a gaming console at the same time 00:00:36.879 --> 00:00:44.120 alternately you can have it hooked up to a couple different gaming consoles and easily switch between them without using 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:49.879 a receiver and last but not least and this is the big selling point is the 00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:54.280 fact that it Now features look at that they don't even put it on the front of 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:59.160 the Box this is like the big deal a one millisecond response time so the rest of 00:00:57.559 --> 00:01:03.840 the specs of this monitor are pretty much what you've come to expect so 00:01:00.760 --> 00:01:06.720 there's a th to1 static contrast ratio 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:10.880 or 12 million to1 Dynamic contrast ratio remember Dynamic contrast ratio is 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:15.799 achieved using things like backlight dimming in order to make blacks blacker 00:01:14.119 --> 00:01:19.680 because the way that LCDs work is there's a backlight shining through an 00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:27.880 LCD panel so there's only so much you can do to completely block out the light 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:30.000 it also has um a 60 HZ refresh rate so 00:01:27.880 --> 00:01:37.759 this is not a 3D ready model it doesn't have 120 HZ refresh rate but the big 00:01:33.320 --> 00:01:40.280 deal with the whole response time thing 00:01:37.759 --> 00:01:44.840 so okay that seemed like a good thing to happen so any gaming monitor should have 00:01:42.759 --> 00:01:49.320 low input leg which is not the same as response time and is not the same as 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:54.240 refresh rate so the refresh rate is how often the monitor draws a new image on 00:01:51.759 --> 00:02:01.079 the screen every second so 60 HZ means it's drawing 60 images every second the 00:01:57.159 --> 00:02:03.640 input leg refers to how long it takes 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:08.520 the screen itself to actually receive a signal from the computer or from the 00:02:05.880 --> 00:02:12.239 console device and most gaming monitors these days should have quite low input 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:18.120 legs and last but not least the response time refers to how much motion blur or 00:02:16.040 --> 00:02:21.519 um many people refer to it as ghosting but it's not the same thing but how much 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:26.440 motion blur there is on the screen during fast-pace action and that's where 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:30.560 this monitor is going to excel so yes it's a TN panel that is to say the 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:35.599 colors are not going to be as vibrant or as rich as something like an IPS or a VA 00:02:33.040 --> 00:02:38.959 panel but if you're looking for a crisp image during High motion this is 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:43.560 probably going to be pretty much the way to go we're going to put it together here in just a moment we'll be right 00:02:41.519 --> 00:02:47.519 back so we actually didn't have to do much in terms of disassembly because or 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:51.560 in terms of assembly because the only things that really go together are the 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:58.400 base here which just uses plastic Clips to go into place so assembly is just a 00:02:54.920 --> 00:02:59.879 snap get it ha it's a snap yeah uh and 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:03.159 then there's no screws involved in putting the screen itself onto the base 00:03:01.599 --> 00:03:07.040 either you just snap that into place as well but before we do that I just wanted 00:03:05.040 --> 00:03:10.319 to show you guys the wide variety of different input options you have with 00:03:08.360 --> 00:03:13.280 this monitor so there's your power in there's your audio line in your 00:03:11.640 --> 00:03:20.159 headphones out so this means you can use your monitor as a pass through there's 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:21.879 also your two HDMI inputs DVI and VGA 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:25.720 which has an included cable but don't worry this isn't like that one Ben Q 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:31.159 monitor I unboxed where it only came with a VGA cable BenQ is including a DVI 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:34.480 cable C the only thing I would have liked to see a little bit different on a 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:39.920 gaming class monitor is maybe the inclusion of a DVI and an HDMI cable 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:44.120 rather than a DVI and a VGA cable just because it's targeted at console Gamers 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:48.439 as well as PC Gamers who probably aren't using VGA at this point in time the 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:51.280 overall monitor is pretty slim I mean it's not the thinnest monitor in the 00:03:49.720 --> 00:03:55.400 world by any stretch of the imagination but they got to get some Electronics in 00:03:53.400 --> 00:04:00.040 there and some cooling going on so you can see there's cooling vents all along 00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:01.920 the top of the monitor it is a 1920x 108 00:04:00.040 --> 00:04:05.519 HD monitor which makes sense given that it again is expected to be used with 00:04:03.760 --> 00:04:08.920 consoles and the way it clips into the base is pretty straightforward here now 00:04:07.159 --> 00:04:13.439 you don't have to use the included base which is a fairly basic one and doesn't 00:04:10.640 --> 00:04:17.600 include anything other than uh tilt so that just slides right in there but it 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:23.199 also has Vasa mounts so you could put it on there we go an LCD ARM should you so 00:04:21.519 --> 00:04:28.280 desire so there you go that's what the monitor looks like it's got kind of like 00:04:24.880 --> 00:04:30.919 a you know gaming oriented Red Racing 00:04:28.280 --> 00:04:34.560 Stripe thing going on on over here now one of the things that BenQ is really 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:39.560 proud of with this particular monitor is the fact that it's the official tournament monitor of the Intel extreme 00:04:37.080 --> 00:04:43.039 Masters now with that said not everyone plays and only the Intel extreme Masters 00:04:41.520 --> 00:04:46.400 so they do still have their smart scaling as well as display mode features 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:51.759 which allow you with the push of a button on the side here to change the 00:04:49.320 --> 00:04:58.440 way that this monitor Works to emulate a 19in 19 wide 22 in 22 wide and then I 00:04:56.120 --> 00:05:04.080 think 23 wide I can't remember all the different display modes but the point is 00:05:00.280 --> 00:05:06.759 that uh yeah so 22 wide 23 wide 21.5 00:05:04.080 --> 00:05:09.880 wide 19 wide 19 in and 17 in because at many tournaments they're going to have 00:05:08.080 --> 00:05:13.280 standardized monitors that you're using and they're not always going to be 1080p 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:17.960 monitors although they're more common these days so that way you can sit and 00:05:15.440 --> 00:05:21.520 practice on your monitor at home and be ready for whatever size you're going to 00:05:19.280 --> 00:05:25.800 play at at a particular tournament other than that I think that's pretty much it