BenQ XL2586X+ Real User Verdict: Worth It or Overpriced?

I still think the 540hz TNs have two advantages over the OLEDs, which is burn-in and strobing. Persistence blur will be worse on the OLEDs because the TNs have strobing.

DyAC on TN can give slightly better motion clarity than OLED at the same refresh rate. OLED is technically better in most ways, but our eyes tend to see motion more clearly on displays with light flicker, like those that use backlight strobing.

This monitor has 60hz higher refresh than xl2586x. There is absolutely no reason to buy it, just wait for OLED 1440p 500hz monitors with CRT simulation — it'll be the best motion clarity monitor on the planet.

that's cool and all but i'm still taking the xl2586x over any other monitor

Totally mean this in the most disrespectful way possible, I hope the product fails on every margin imaginable.

It depends on your use case. If you care about OLED more than clear motion in CounterStrike or esports — which is what the Zowie is made for — that's a you problem. Buy something else.

Black equalizer and dyac are dealbreaking for me. The zowie implementation is insane plus all the color adjustments. 120hz dyac2 is already better than 360hz OLED clarity wise.

No [you can't feel the 60hz difference]

I thought it would be around $850 and I wanted to buy it, but naaah it's way too much for a 1080p TN panel paying this much. I would rather keep my money instead of paying this much for a TN panel 1080p.

Do yourself a favor and be happy and proud of your monitor. Do not try an OLED. It will ruin your experience with the Zowie TN and eventually your finances as you replace every screen in your home.

2566X+ is the sweet spot for competitive gaming

Just moved from a 240hz 24.5 IPS to the 400hz and it's amazing. Get just the right amount of smoothness/responsiveness. I thought the colors were going to be absolute shit but they're honestly really good. I would say the jump between 400-600 won't be nearly as worth it especially with price to perf.

Dyac makes a huge difference in CS. It's definitely noticeable. For competitive FPS nothing comes even close to Zowie. There is absolutely a reason why no other monitors are used in high tier play. I would even take an xl2546k over an OLED for FPS.

It feels like such a niche product at this price point. Especially if you consider that the QD-OLEDs (1440p 360Hz) go for 900-1000.

I just returned the Zowie I bought as an upgrade from my 27" 165hz OLED because, while DyAc and 500hz did in fact make everything butter smooth, I just could not get used to the lower pixel count/density.

After reading comments and doing more research I see that the Asus PG27AQDP is the only OLED monitor that can compete against the XL2586X+ on motion clarity. The Zowie beats the OLED on that point specifically, but the OLED beats the Zowie on every other point.

Currently I use the Zowie 280hz over my OLED 360hz for gaming.

The motion clarity is truly breathtaking. The smoothfrog test at 4000 pixel/second, the image is still totally clear. It's simply CRT level, nothing I can nitpick and no compromises.

The latency was a big surprise — I was getting 160ms avg reaction time with lows into 140ms. On my previous 1440p IPS 240Hz monitor this was 175ms avg. Monitors make a much bigger difference than I had thought.

OLED fanboys are the vegans of the tech community. They just can't shut up about their irrelevant preferences. I've tried plenty of OLED, Zowie is just built different and it's amazing at what it does.

2566X+ is more than enough for nearly half of the price

Went through the same thing and ended up getting the 2566x+ for a more 'flexible' gaming experience, can't see myself getting +400fps in 99% of the game even tho I mainly play CS. I love it.

Been using Zowie monitors, mouse pad, mouse bungee and mice for a decade. At that time Zowie was priced fairly. It's a shame that they are trying to live on their old name/brand and overprice all their new products.

I bought the AW 540hz and sold it 2 days after because I couldn't get the same colors in CS2 as in the BenQ monitor. So everything is personal preference but I would go for OLED only for some other single player games.

If 360hz OLED motion clarity isn't sufficient for you I'd recommend Zowie and not consider OLED, as the OLED motion clarity isn't even close to DyAc.

I have the 540hz Zowie monitor with DyAc 2 for Counter-Strike. Motion clarity is basically perfect under normal playing conditions. I have the PG32UCDM for everything else.

I used the 66x+ and I still liked my 360hz OLED better. The 400hz and DyAc was nice but the OLED felt smoother still and I felt more locked in the game with it. The Zowie sometimes felt laggy while the OLED felt so crisp and smooth. I'm 28k premier and level 10 FACEIT in CS2.

With DyAc2, you can achieve 500Hz-class clarity at 120Hz and 1000Hz-class clarity at 240Hz, so even though OLED is 1.5 times clearer than LCD, it cannot be compared.

No, it really feels like the same monitor with 60 extra hz. Which is exactly what they said it was to be fair

I love my xl2546k and the xl2566k was pretty good and reasonably priced but the xl2586x is just terrible for the price. Hope nobody actually supports Zowie for this because they'll just keep releasing monitors at scuffed prices.

Motion clarity is unique and not beaten by OLED no matter what Hz vs DyAc2 and ULMB2. Even OLED with BFI is by far not as clear as TN with DyAc2 or ULMB2. 240Hz TN with DyAc2 will always be superior in motion clarity compared to 480Hz OLED.

I had both 480hz OLED 27" and the Zowie 600hz TN side by side. From a competitive perspective, the Zowie wins hands down. It just feels faster, smoother and snappier. Obviously image quality, the OLED trumps it by miles, but I chose the Zowie for the competitive edge.

For gaming FPS: xl2586x. For anything else: OLED.

If CS2 is the only game you play, I'd get the Zowie. I recently sold my 1440p OLED and went back to my 1080p IPS. I just couldn't get used to the larger screen and it made me play worse.

I have a 480hz OLED and the XL2586X+ and I only play R6S, CS, and some battlefield games and I prefer the Zowie.

I don't like OLED. I like ugly and outdated TN panels, because they're still the best for esports. If you play at a competitive level, don't go for OLED. OLED is for casual gamers who love beautiful visuals over motion clarity.

Had 2 different QD-OLED screens and played significantly worse than on the 2486X. I had terrible eye strain and headaches because of PWM flickering.

Zowie and ASUS high end TN esports monitors with backlight strobing have superior motion clarity to any OLED on the market. Unless you're literally a tier 1 pro player, a 360 or even 240hz OLED probably won't hold back your potential as a player.

I have been using PG248QP (540Hz TN ULMB2) for a year now. I've also tried PG27AQDP (480Hz 1440p OLED) but my in-game performance decreased in comp due to loss of motion clarity. I went back to the 540Hz TN. I wish they made 600Hz+ TN with 1440p.

1199€ for 1080p TN 540hz DyAc 2 vs 799$ 1440p OLED 360hz?! Makes no sense. Absolute pass even as a CS player.

I had the LG OLED and hated it. OLEDs suck at the moment in my opinion, I'll stick to my 540hz TN until OLED is actually good.

The problem I have with my OLED and CounterStrike is it pixel shifts to protect the screen. This sometimes throws off my aim during pixel perfect split second gun fights.