BenQ GW2490 Reddit Verdict: Eye Care Wins, Stand Loses

Probably a sensor for the auto-brightness detection?

In monitors you can find a light sensor (to auto adjust brightness depending on your room light) and an infrared to detect if someone is in front of the monitor (auto turn off and save power while you are not there). For your model look up in your manual, cant be that hard.

My Benq PD3200U monitors have a sensor on the front for a basic presence detection. Settings are in the menu under ECO > ECO SENSOR. When it's switched on you can see a faint red glow in the panel (same as in your picture) from the two LEDs it's using for detection. It's a bit hit and miss but I leave it on because it mostly works.

Brightness sensor or IR receiver some monitors have remotes for some reason.

I'm also confused between these two as they're having almost similar specs & price. LG has freesync, and the benq doesn't have that feature.

It's been quite good so far. I like eye care protection and different modes that they have - like Coding, Reading a newspaper, movie etc. The speakers though are not too good and not loud either - my laptop speakers are better. But worth it for the price I think

I think Benq is better. Also remember, glossy screens is very bad if you use in the room that gets lots of light. Matte screens is good in both conditions.

We have the same monitor, one's for light detection for the automatic brightness and the other is an infrared proximity sensor for detecting your distance from the monitor. In their software you have an option to notify you when you are sitting too close to the monitor to help with eye strain. I know it's infrared because if you put a camera on it while the monitor is turned on, you'll see it glow red.

It's obviously not a camera...a monitor with a built in web cam would be a selling point and listed directly on the specs page.

According to panelook.com and displayspecifications.com it is 6bit + FRC, which isn't good.

6 bit + FRC, confirmed by the BenQ support.

The main difference is that the GW2490T has an ergonomic stand with Tilt (down/up), Swivel (left/right), Pivot and Height Adjustment. GW2490 stand is fixed, just tilt.

I bought the GW2490 and it doesn't fit with my dual arm desk stand. The VESA mounting area is like 5mm recessed so I can't put it on the stand without mounting it directly to the stand.

From what I can tell, the BL has an adjustable height base, speakers and additional HDMI port. The GW does not have these features.

If I understood correctly, there is no automatic brightness adjustment in GW

Same issue I am having with my new BNQ2490 connecting with macbook pro, I am able to connect with 75hz but when switch to 100hz it is showing 'out of range!'

After search I found that my laptop monitor has 141 ppi, and the new monitor has around 93 ppi, that's what makes the difference.

Is a good monitor

Same here, I cannot see any difference in the specs that would seem significant, though there is a price difference, the GW2490 is about 15% more expensive here, not sure why.

Same doubt, as I can see with same price 180hz better other alternative also but not sure some saying benq have good if the budget is high otherwise all are same also, but still thinking to buy benq due to its heavy marketing