BenQ PhotoVue SW271C review

BenQ's latest premium monitor is a 27-inch, 4K beauty with stunning color accuracy and exceptional build quality

BenQ SW271C
(Image: © BenQ)

Digital Camera World Verdict

The BenQ PhotoVue SW271C is an outstanding monitor which performs almost flawlessly - it's very hard to fault. If you're after an exacting and reliable screen for precise image or video editing, this is a superb choice. However, the price you pay for this level of imaging fidelity is high, and for the average user - or even many enthusiast - there are rival monitors which offer similar specs to the SW271C and almost as much image quality, but for a lot less cash.

Pros

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    Superb color accuracy

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    Excellent build quality

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    Useful included extras

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    Lots of connectivity options

Cons

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    Predictably high cost

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    Arguable value against some rivals

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BenQ's new PhotoVue SW271C is the company's latest entry in its already extensive range of high quality monitors for photo editing and video editing . It joins two existing 27-inch screens in the PhotoVue range: the BenQ SW271 and SW270C. The latter is a 2560 x 1440 panel, but the differences between the new SW271C the older SW271 are more subtle, as both are very similar 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS (in-plane switching) LCD screens.

(Image credit: BenQ)

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Ben Andrews

Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys.