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For the past several quarters, we have seen numerous launches of 4K UHD monitors supporting the DCI-P3 color space as well as the HDR10 standard. To that end, BenQ has introduced its new 27” display that features an FHD resolution, a wide color gamut, and HDR10 support. While the display is more expensive than mainstream 27” monitors, it is going to be among the more affordable LCDs with DCI-P3 and HDR10. The BenQ EW277HDR is based on a 27” VA panel and its general characteristics are modest at best — 1920×1080 resolution, 300 nits typical brightness (400 nits peak brightness in HDR mode), 3000:1 static contrast ratio, 4 ms GtG response time, and 178° viewing angles. Meanwhile the key selling points of the new display...
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