Benq GW2790TC 27 Eye-Care Home Office Monitor
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Our take on the Benq GW2790TC 27 Eye-Care Home Office Monitor
The BenQ GW2790TC is a 27-inch Full HD IPS monitor built around eye comfort. It adds a 144 Hz refresh rate with FreeSync, a height/swivel/pivot/tilt stand and USB-C connectivity to BenQ's usual eye-care package: flicker-free backlight, low blue light, Brightness Intelligence Gen2 auto-dimming, ePaper and color-weakness modes, and Eyesafe 2.0 certification. Its 1,500:1 contrast and 99% sRGB coverage are solid for an office panel, though 1080p at 27 inches works out to about 82 PPI, so text is less sharp than on a 1440p screen of the same size. It suits desk workers who want an adjustable, easy-on-the-eyes screen with a bit of gaming headroom rather than pixel density or wide-gamut color work.
- 144 Hz refresh rate with FreeSync
- Full height, swivel, pivot and tilt stand
- USB-C plus HDMI and DisplayPort
- Strong eye-care suite with auto brightness
- 1,500:1 contrast and 99% sRGB
About the Benq GW2790TC 27 Eye-Care Home Office Monitor
The BenQ GW2790TC is a 27-inch Full HD IPS monitor made for home office use. It has a 16:9 screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 144 Hz refresh rate and a 5 ms GTG response time. Viewing angles are 178° horizontal and 178° vertical.
It includes eye-care features: flicker-free backlighting, Low Blue Light Plus, Brightness Intelligence Gen2, Color Weakness Mode, ePaper Mode and Eye-CareU. It also has Game Mode, Cinema Mode and FreeSync tearing prevention.
The stand adjusts for height, swivel, pivot and tilt. The monitor can also be wall mounted with a 100 x 100 VESA pattern. It has two built-in speakers.
- Screen size
- 27 inches
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
- Panel
- IPS, LED backlight
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Response time
- 5 ms GTG
- Viewing angles
- 178° horizontal, 178° vertical
- Brightness
- 300 nits
- Contrast ratio
- 1,500:1 native
- Color
- 16.7 million colors, 99% sRGB
- Pixel density
- 82 PPI
- Adaptive sync
- FreeSync
- Ports
- 1 x HDMI 1.4, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x USB-C, 1 x USB
- HDCP
- Supported
Questions and answers
- Is 1080p sharp enough on a 27-inch screen?
- It works for casual use, but at about 82 PPI text and fine detail look softer than on a 24-inch 1080p or a 27-inch 1440p panel. If you read small text all day, a higher resolution is the better pick.
- Does the USB-C port charge a laptop?
- The spec lists USB-C as a data connection with one port. It is not described as a power-delivery charging port, so plan to charge your laptop separately.
- Can I mount it on an arm?
- Yes. It has a 100 x 100 mm VESA mount, and the included stand already offers height, swivel, pivot and tilt adjustment.
- Is it good for gaming?
- It handles casual gaming well thanks to 144 Hz and FreeSync, but the 5 ms response time and 60-class color tuning put it behind dedicated gaming monitors.
- What eye-care features does it have?
- Flicker-free backlight, low blue light plus, Brightness Intelligence Gen2 auto-dimming, ePaper mode, color weakness mode and Eyesafe 2.0 certification.
- Does it have built-in speakers?
- Yes, it has two built-in speakers, so you get basic audio without separate speakers.
