BenQ XL2420TX 3D Vision Ready 120Hz LCD Monitor Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2012-05-07
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welcome to my unboxing of what looks like the same product that I unboxed
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before the XL
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2420t from Ben Q with Heaton and spawn
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featured on the cover but this one is slightly more different in a way that is
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actually kind of cool so so this guy is
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the 2420 TX which is basically very
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similar to the 2420t it's the same basic monitor except for a couple things one
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is it includes NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses
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version two we got all our included cables power DVI VGA we've got our quick
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start guide okay so this is all pretty much part for the course at this point
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we have our base station so this is a 120 HZ LCD not only is it 120 HZ but it
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also has the firmware that supports NVIDIA light boost here's a little
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sleeve for your glasses to keep them in as well as a 3D Vision Kickstart guide
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don't forget guys for 3D Vision you will need an a supported NVIDIA graphics card
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although this kit means that you'll have the correct monitor as well as the
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correct glasses at the very least next we've got this is for navigating your
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monitors uh on screen menu as well as for changing
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between different profiles that you might prefer for different games or
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different genres of games this is a dust cover which is the most like strange
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thing because this one and the regular 2420t are like the only monitors
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produced in the last 10 years probably that come with a dust
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cover you'll figure right and then next
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we have the stand so this has its red accents it clips into here just like
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this oh no not like
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that flips in somewhere like something that's for
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sure that must be it yep you can you can
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actually tell from the arrows that are lined up on the bottom here a little
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arrow there and that is how we know that it is in the right place so next we take
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out the packing foam and extract the monitor itself
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where which is where we're going to find the next cool thing about this
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particular screen if you guys remember from my unboxing of a SS's 3D Vision 2
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monitor the uh yeah where is it there we go
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theirs has a built-in transmitter that allows you to run 3D
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Vision Without that little uh sorry guys
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it's hard to like construct things and talk at the same time actually um so I'm
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just going to finish building the moner and then I'll talk there we go so the
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ASUS model has a built-in transmitter so you don't have to use that little
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pyramid thing in order to use 3D Vision
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this guy has it as well although I'd say it's actually even more elegantly
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implemented so let's go around to the front of the monor um okay fine we'll
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start here so cameraman wants to see all the adjustments we can make so we've got
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our pivot so I'll try not to sort of cream him with the monitor here okay
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we've got our height adjustable we've got our pivot
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only goes one way and uh oh yeah this
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guy tilt there you go so you got pretty much everything which is good because
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it's a fairly expensive monitor All Things Considered let's go here aha
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there we are here we find uh USB hub we
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find USB in we find two HDMI inputs DVI
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in that's uh dual link DVI because 120 HZ monitors do require uh greater data
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flow than not 12 HZ monitors at 1080p
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VGA as well as DisplayPort so it should
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be noted also about this monitor that it supports 3D over HDMI so if you have a
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Playstation 3 or a 3D ready Blu-ray player oh yeah that's one of the other
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features this one has that the 2420 does not this guy supports 3D over HDMI so
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whatever kind of 3D output device you output it to this display and you are
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ready to rock so there there is our transmitter so very very elegantly
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saluted uh elegantly implemented little
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tiny uh infrared transmitter right on the front of the monitor there very
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innocuous uh next uh and it's beside the touch
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sensitive buttons although honestly on this monitor I wouldn't really use that
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because you just plug this guy into the little USB port on this side over here
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which you guys saw at the bottom and that is what you can use to control your
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onscreen display you scroll through things like that you press the buttons
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and in order to navigate so that's kind of cool as
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well I think that covers it except for
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on this side here we go two more USB ports as
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well as a headphone jack so that's only useful if you're transmitting audio via
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HDMI so there you go you can pass that through to your
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headphones uh right which sit on the stand at the back here in fact we have
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some steel series headphones right here so we can show you how that works looks just like that pretty cool right I think
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that pretty pretty much covers it so it's a 1080p 3D Vision 2 ready monitor
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that is also compatible with other 3D devices like your Blu-ray player or
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whatever else and it is light boost
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ready did I already say light boost said it a couple times whatever it's light
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boost ready comes with the 3D Vision 2 glasses comes with the integrated
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transmitter and is otherwise pretty much the same as the 2420t so thank you for
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checking out this unboxing of the 2420 TX for you RC Geeks out there you might
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know that TX is also short for transmitter and don't forget to
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subscribe to lus Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer
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videos cameraman who's uh filling in for slick today insisted that I demo the
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monitor with the dust cover and there's
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also something I missed it took cameraman to notice this you see these
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grooves on the outside of the little control module check this out it is
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magnetic and it sticks right there and you can actually put
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it on either side of the monitor so it's a lot more aesthetically pleasing when
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do it that way than when you just have it kind of laying there on the desk so
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now I think we're done