BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor Reviews

Review score: 9.8 / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £449

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Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating

9.8

9.8 average based on 4 reviews.

How customers rate BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor

How easy to set-up

Image quality

9.8

Build quality

9.3

Value for money

9.5

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Features
Quality
Price
Reviews
Brand – Benq
Videos
Summary
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BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor features

	BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor
Screen technology	IPS LED
Screen size	27″
Resolution	Quad HD 2560 x 1440p
Display technology	FreeSync
Refresh rate	144 Hz
Viewing angle	178° / 178°
Brightness	350 cd/m²
Response time	5 ms
Native contrast ratio	1000:01:00
Dynamic contrast ratio	20,000,000:1
Connections	– HDMI 2.0 x 2
Audio output	3.5 mm jack x 1
Speakers	2
Audio power	2 x 2W + 5W
Colour	Black
Wall mountable	Yes
VESA wall mount dimensions	100 x 100
Box contents	– BenQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ IPS LED Gaming Monitor
Dimensions	459.69 x 614 x 196 mm (H x W x D)
Weight	5.93 kg
Manufacturer’s guarantee	1 year
Price	£449
Number of Reviews	4
Review Score	9.8 / 10 Average score in category: 9.0 / 10
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Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for PC monitors. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the PC monitors are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the PC monitors. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Benq are really well respected for making great PC monitors.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap PC monitors. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor and seeing how that compares to other PC monitors and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Benq.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your PC monitors. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £449.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 9.5 out of 10.

How much do PC monitors cost on average?

We searched for all of the PC monitors that we could find at Currys. In total we found 140 different products available.

The average price of PC monitors was £377.49, which makes BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor above average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of PC monitors can vary. Of the 140 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £79.99 and the highest price we saw was £2599.00.

In the PC monitors category, 32 products cost more than BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor and 103 cost less.

How much are Benq PC monitors?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at PC monitors made by Benq. We managed to find 8 options at Currys.

The average price of these 8 products was £393.63. With the cheapest coming in at £149.00 and most expensive currently showing as £649.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor is above average against other Benq PC monitors.

BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 4 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor is just what you’re after.

BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor has a customer review score of 10 and our review score is 8.9 out of 10. The average review score in the PC monitors category is 9.0 with an average of 49 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Benq is 9.3 based on an average of 17 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the PC monitors. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are BENQ EX3203R Quad HD 32″ Curved LED Monitor reviews, BENQ EW3270U 4K Ultra HD 32″ LED Monitor reviews or BENQ Zowie XL2430 Full HD 24″ LED Gaming Monitor reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like BENQ PD2500Q Quad HD 25″ LED Monitor reviews or even BENQ GW2780 Full HD 27‚Äù IPS Monitor reviews.

Buying Benq branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying PC monitors.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Benq then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with BENQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ Curved IPS LED Gaming Monitor and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy PC monitors. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.9/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 4 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 26483033903

- Product ID 2: 10204717

- Brand: Benq

- Model number: EX2780Q

- EAN: 4718755079559

- Description: Quad HD resolution Enjoy great picture quality of the BenQ EX2780Q Quad HD 27″ IPS LED Gaming Monitor. It features a Quad HD resolution, which has up to twice the detail of Full HD. The result is a picture that looks sharper, with lifelike detail no matter what you’re watching or working on.Smooth visualsGet smooth visuals with built-in FreeSync. Your monitor will automatically sync with your graphics card so your game looks great, with no lag, screen tearing or stuttering.144 Hz refresh rateThe EX2780Q has a 144 Hz refresh rate – perfect for racing, sports games and first-person shooters. So if the enemy is moving quickly, you’ll still be able to pinpoint them without motion blur throwing off your aim.Superb soundNo need to purchase an additional pair of speakers – the EX2780Q has them in-built. Also, it’s possible to remotely control the monitor from anywhere in your room – perfect for watching movies.