Question 1

Is this 1080p quality??

Accepted Answer

1920X1080 Native Resolution, it's sitting right next to my samsung that's also 1080 and simply blows it away though. My wife and I have been playing a bit of DOTA 2 and while most of it isn't intensive once the big team fights start it's refresh and quality truly shine.

Question 2

Would this be a good monitor for an xbox one mostly for fps games?

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This monitor has a 144hz refresh rate which is the number of times the image will be refreshed in a second. However the only time this will be a benefit over a slower refresh rate monitor would be if the source like a computer or in this case a game system can provide a new image fast enough to keep up with the monitor. If your system is only putting out 60 frames per second, then the only difference between a 60hz and a 144hz monitor would be that the 144hz will repeat the image multiple times when it is refreshing but the system has not computed a new image to place on the screen.

Also to get the high refresh rate the panel they use is a TN panel which is notorious for having worse color reproduction and viewing angles than an IPS display.

I would look for good IPS display rather than this one for console gaming. I bought this because I have a computer that can put out more fps than a 60hz monitor can display.

TL;DR
The extra refresh only helps if your system can keep up. The Xbox one is not getting over 60fps so you would have no benefit with the extra refresh rate. Also this is TN panel which means colors are not very accurate vs IPS display.

Question 3

Is this monitor Freesync?

Accepted Answer

No, this monitor came out before freesync or gsync were a thing. But it's only 1080p so honestly you shouldn't need a freesync at that low of a resolution. Freesync and Gsync are mostly just used for 4k and anything above 1080p

Question 4

If the monitor has no displayport how does it support 144hz?

Accepted Answer

It uses Dual Link DVI.

From Wiki:
"Dual link maximum data rate is twice that of single link. Including 8b/10b overhead, the maximum data rate is 9.90 Gbit/s @ 165 MHz. With the 8b/10b overhead subtracted, the maximum data rate is 7.92 Gbit/s."

I have the monitor...I use 1920 x 1080 at 144hz without problems. I'm thinking of getting a better card...I have a GTX 760...most games I can run above 100fps it shows. I use the cable that came with the monitor.

Hope this helps.

Question 5

Is the firmware on this monitor the Version 2 release?  Or version 1?

Accepted Answer

I bought mine in June 11 2014. Came with firmware Version 2. It's a great monitor.

Question 6

is this monitor hdmi 1.4b spec, and will it support 144hz over that connection at 1280 x 720 res? i know the resolution sounds weird but its what ive been using for first person shooters since i first got into them, just trying to get away from the 60z choppiness

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I could only get 120hz out of the hdmi connection at 1280x720 and 1440x900. The screen does need scaling as there are black bars around the display. Couldn't figure out how to resize the image. Not sure of the spec. Guess it depends on the video card.

Question 7

What is shortest height possible of the monitor with the stand attached? I have a 15.8  inch space it needs to fit in.

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It could squeeze into a 16 7/8 inch high slot. Nothing less. I just measured mine at the lowest height and that's tilted down. Facing straight forward it's about 17 inches high

Question 8

my understanding looking at the specs is that this monitor will go all the way down to a 24Hz Vertical refresh rate which should make it compatible to the output of my ATOMOS NINJA (or SHOWGUN) which has a 30P (29.97). This kind of spec is rather unique, most monitors that get to 144Hz, will have a fixed refresh frequency and that's it and most cheaper monitors will have a refresh frequency fixed at 60Hz which is very commune. Does anyone care to comment or make me aware of something I may be missing..?

Accepted Answer

I don't have an ATMOS NINJA to test but the BenQ XL2411Z screen does have a lot of refresh speeds.  To get lower than 29 Hz  you need an HDMI cable and to get above 120 Hz you need the DVI cable.

That said, most modern screens will play a 30p signal at 60Hz by showing the same image on two refreshes.

Color on this screen is good enough for gaming and office but if you need color control then this is not for you.  Would suggest a Dell Ultrasharp and calibration tools.

Question 9

Is this monitor compatible with a Playstation 4, and are you able to watch TV on it. ? Would appreciated if you could let me know

Accepted Answer

This monitor would be absolutely useless to buy for a PS4 or TV. PS4 cannot produce more than a max 60fps/hz on some games. This monitor is for PC. If you want to enjoy 144hz/fps gaming, PC is the only way. If you plan on doing this and hooking a console up with it also, technically you could. But it would be complete waste if you didn't use it with a PC.

Question 10

What do I need to do if I just want to hook this up to 1 PC? I don't know how to set it up and it's all complex

Accepted Answer

How do you want to connect it? You can use one of the following 3 cables depending on what you have available on your motherboard/video card; DVI (white), VGA (blue), or HDMI (typically black but not always). If you are using an HDMI there is a chance that you are plugging it into your motherboard (some motherboards have on board graphics) when your PC may be configured to use the video card for graphics. Check that. Otherwise there should be no setup. It is a plug-and-play device.

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