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With that being said: as far as TN panels go, the XL2566K offers a very nice image. It required some tinkering for me to get to my preferred color settings, but once I arrived there I found it to be very passable, and it’s worth noting that the default picture setting is a lot better than what I found on the XL2546K, meaning that you can basically use this monitor straight out of the box. That’s not the case with the XL2566K. The base measures a mere 18×25 centimeters, and while the stand itself expands outwards a tiny bit it’s not much more than a centimeter or two, making this a very compact monitor indeed. The stand also has a bunch of markings applied to it in all the relevant positions so that you can mark down your ultimate panel position in case you’re sharing the monitor with other people. This also comes in handy if you want to curve the monitor a bit for those lounge sessions where you’re slouched down in your chair when watching some Netflix, for example. You might not make use of those markings at all, but it’s cool to see that they’re there, as it shows how ZOWIE is really thinking about all the little things with this product. TN Film panel technology used to be everywhere in the monitor market. It was used in all the main gaming displays, and in most of the general and office displays too. At one point it was the most affordable technology for display manufacturers to use, but it fell out of favour when IPS and VA panels became more widely known and appreciated in the market, when they were improved significantly in performance, and of course when they became more cost effective to adopt. The other driver for the change was the shift to larger screen sizes, with 27″ being about the limit where panel manufacturers felt TN Film was appropriate and viable for a display. For serious, hardcore competitive gamers, it's challenging to find a better product than this. Pro gamers don't need the best colors or viewing angles; they require something fast that enables easy enemy detection, which is precisely what the XL2566K offers, better than any other tested monitor. However, it is heavily geared towards delivering the features an esports gamer would need, and while OLEDs and even the PG27AQN might be more versatile gaming monitors, unless you fit into the niche where this display makes sense, it's hard to recommend.
The foot of the stand is also nice and small, giving you flexibly in positioning of your screen and peripherals for gaming.However, none are purported to be as swift as this class-leading esports monitor from BenQ, making it intriguing to compare the top-tier OLEDs and LCDs we've tested previously with the XL2566K. We have also provided some comparisons of the motion clarity in the DyAc+ mode compared with other gaming screens and their respective motion blur reduction modes. With the high 360Hz refresh rate, super-fast TN Film panel, and well implemented strobing mode, the BenQ delivered the clearest and sharpest images in these tests. Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM April 13, 2023 The new 27″ 1440p OLED monitor from Asus with 240Hz refresh rate, a custom heatsink and 1000 nits HDR brightness
A TN panel, no matter how good it is, is never going to live up to a good IPS panel when it comes to the overall image quality, and that’s something that you should take into account when considering this monitor. This is a monitor that’s geared towards esports, and nothing else. If you’re someone who plays a game or two of VALORANT every week and uses their monitor for content consumption or single player games, this is notthe monitor for you. Everything about this product is geared towards tryhard (I use that affectionately) competitive gamers, and those people don’t really care for visuals all that much. ZOWIE is releasing the new XL2566K esports monitor today with native 360Hz refresh rate, fast TN panel technology and DyAc+. We hope to create products that deliver an overall better competitive experience in-game; and through our services, players can find their most suitable products. The stand offers a full range of ergonomic adjustments with tilt, height, swivel and rotate available. All are pretty smooth and easy to use and offer a good range of adjustments.The interesting (and good) thing about this blur reduction mode on the XL2566K is that it has barely any impact to the screens brightness! We had measured 338 nits in normal mode (DyAc off) earlier, and with DyAc enabled we could still reach up to 323 nits. The screen actually defaults to 100% brightness when you turn DyAc+ on, so you will probably want to turn this down to something more comfortable, but it does give you a nice bright image and a wide adjustment range to play with, unlike many blur reduction modes on other screens which are often very dark. Pursuit camera photos in DyAc+ mode (Premium) On the face of it when comparing the BenQ and Asus 360HZ LCD displays the raw response time measurement numbers look quite similar overall, but we need to dissect them a bit more as well as consider the perceived motion clarity behaviour that we will capture in a moment. While the average G2G figure is very similar between the two screens (2.5ms on the BenQ vs 2.6ms on the Asus), there are a few differences across the data set which translate to differences in motion clarity in practice.
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