BenQ SW321C Photographer Monitor (AQcolor Technology, 32 inch, 4K UHD, AdobeRGB/P3 Wide Color, USB-C 60W, HDR, Hardware Calibration, Compatible for MacBook Pro M1/M2)

If you’re a photographer, videographer, graphic designer, or creative professional, this monitor is one of the most impressive displays you can choose for colour-critical work. Designed from the ground up for accurate colour reproduction, detailed editing, and professional workflows, it’s packed with features that justify its premium price tag.

This review is for the BenQ SW272U 4K Photographer Monitor -- I tell you this because, all too often we see reviews on Amazon products, only to find the review section covers more than one item, and as far as I know, there are no other reviews for this model. In summary, this is a superb monitor that does everything I want it to do -- and the wireless control puck is an added bonus for flicking through the important colour profiles. Primarily I have it set up to work my Windows machine, but it also operates as a secondary monitor for my Silicone iMac via USB-C. I think a few people expressed dissatisfaction with some of the connections, but personally I don't bother with the auxiliary USB sockets, so I really cannot comment. If you haven't had one before, the included monitor hood is a welcome addition to block out excess light, but it may take a while to get used to adjusting it to suit your own field of vision - and it does make it harder to stick a webcam on the top. The packaging is crazy though -- polystyrene free, the compartmentalised box is a feat of engineering in itself, so be careful you don't discard any important parts once you're done unpacking. You pay good money for this, and you do get what you pay for.

Probably the best quality colour accurate monitor money can buy at this price point. Half the price of an Eizo but only very slightly inferior.

This is my first professional photography monitor. Since photography is my hobby, not my job, I am really very happy with it. I can't say anything more, because I myself have been learning to use its full potential.

This is a review of the BenQ SW321C 32 inch 4K photographer monitor - BenQ's top of the range monitor. There is no doubt that this is a fantastic monitor but... The only negative is the backlight bleed in 2 or three corners. I returned the first three monitors for this reason and decided to keep the fourth. All four had virtually the same issue with backlight bleed. In the end I decided I could live with it as it is only visible on a completely black screen, or black in those corners, which is extremely rare. From reading reviews, it seems that this anomaly is present on virtually all 32 inch IPS monitors currently. In all other respects the monitor is 5-star. Great and accurate colours out of the box, great uniformity, great anti-reflective screen, great ergonomics and menu system, great Hot-key Puck for quick switching between colour spaces and brightness and a superb shading hood. The monitor is very sturdy with a good swivel base and the bezels are a little thicker than many monitors but I quite like that as it helps define the screen and avoids distractions. The connections are easy to access if you slightly swivel the monitor by 45-90 degrees. I like the easy to access buttons on the bottom right bezel but due to the Hot-key Puck, I rarely need to use them. I am a professional photographer so the price, although expensive, I felt I could justify. Professionally, I am mostly using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop software, both of which scale fine on a monitor of this size and resolution. I do also use the monitor for a little gaming, mainly Microsoft Flight Simulator and Perfect Golf, both of which do not require high refresh rates, and the monitor really brings these games, or simulations, to life with the 32 inch size, 4k resolution and sublime colours. One other thing, I found that running my desktop at native 100% 4k resolution, the text was just a bit too small for me. I found the "recommended" or default scaling of 150% meant I didn't see as much on screen as I would like and seemed to waste the purpose of a 32 inch screen. However, I found 125% scaling suited me best and is a good compromise. If price is not a major issue or if you earn your living doing colour critical work on a monitor, then I would highly recommend this. So far, very happy with it... despite the slight annoyance of backlight bleed.

I was a bit nervous ordering an item like a monitor from Amazon as Ive seen how these delivery 'guys' sometimes handle the boxes they deliver. This one however was shipped straight from BenQ. The packaging the monitor came in must have been designed by a former tank or bomb shelter designer! What they did with the cardboard was something else. While the construction was mostly from cardboard the protection it provide for the monitor was spot on. In other words don't have any fear about ordering direct from BenQ through Amazon. The display SW321C itself is a real step up from their cheaper version or should I say less expensive, the BenQ PD3220U that I was not particularly happy with. So far the display which Im currently running off my 2020 iMac looks pretty awesome. Just waiting for my Mac Studio to arrive. Images in Lightroom and Photoshop look great and the ability to switch from Adobe RGB to B@W is a great feature as are all the other colour spaces that are available. Using it for video editing and colour correcting in FCP looks to be a real step up from the 5K iMac display colour wise. Ive never used a monitor with a hood and have to say what a difference. the hood makes as there is zero glare on the monitor. I think that partly due to its very matt finish. All in all it's a great looking display and cant wait to use its Paper Colour Sync feature for printing. Being able to do proper accurate WYSIWYG on screen soft proofing is going to be a printing game changer. Like all feature rich tech its going to take time to fully test and try and become comfortable with all the features.

The BENQ 242Q monitor is excellent, does everything I need. Supplied with all relevant cables for connection to PC. Supplier was excellent too, ordered Thursday arrived Friday. Thank you.

This is a superb monitor that does everything I want it to do -- and the wireless control puck is an added bonus for flicking through the important colour profiles. You pay good money for this, and you do get what you pay for.Excellent, professional-grade tool. Perfect color and light rendering.

Ottimo monitor fotografico, se passate da un monitor generico a questo, (come ho fatto io) non è un salto quantico, ma la differenza è davvero notevole, definizione immagine e colori sopra un altro livello...per chi fa fotografia e post produzione, lavorare con il profilo Adobe RGB è una manna dal cielo!

Bester Monitor für meinen neuen Apple Mac Mini, man kann sich getrost das Studio Display sparen, der Bilschrim ist so was von matt und damit angenehm für die Augen, super-akkurate Farb-Wiederhabe, da ich relativ nah am Monitor sitze habe ich die Auflösung mit der Better Display App auf 1920 eingestellt, ein Traum für Foto- und Video-Editing (Davinci Resolve) und natürlich alle anderen Aufgaben, klare Kaufempfehlung.

Tiene una calidad de imagen impresionante, muy buena calidad de materiales con los que está construido, en general muy buenas prestaciones, vale mucho la pena esta inversión, para mí no vale la pena el 4K, porque todo mi contenido lo subo a redes, así que 2K es más que suficiente, generalmente tiene descuentos, entonces vale la pena a que esperes algún descuento, yo por no esperarme unos días, me salió un poquito más caro pero estoy muy contento con este monitor.

Used for photo editing