Edit: merry christmas!

any idea which is better? This or the ASUS VG248QE? I got the asus for $216 from bestbuy a while ago.

no idea - it'll be my first 120hz monitor so i'm just excited to have one!

asus

you have one?

missreplied, see http://www.esreality.com/post/2522075/n-a/#pid2522054

I don't know ASUS VG248QE but I own one of these Benqs and it's amaaaaaziiiiiiing! :) :D

This shit is so tempting.. terrible

for reallllzzz - early christmas for yourself :P

XL2420T has slower and older panel, only supports 120hz(asus does 144hz) and doesnt have adjustable overdrive, it's AMA ON is really agressive and brings a lot of trailing/ghosting after moving objects

i'm gathering that you'd like to make me feel bad about my purchase, although i haven't yet figured out why. go troll somewhere else, please.

edit: i'm a dick

ah this was a response to #7 ;o
nah, the monitor is good for it's money, all better options cost more

:PPP my bad

The vg248qe is around the same price and flatout better by a noticeable amount. My friend went from a that monitor to a vg278he.

Interesting to hear, although I'm not sure i agree with your comment about pricing: the vg248qe is around $270+tax+shipping, while the XL2420T is about $230 total, so around 15% cheaper. Granted, you did say around the same price :)

In any case, I'll post some details about how I like it when the Benq shows up on Monday.

got mine for less than 200$ but that was on a deal at amazon.
strangely the price went up since 6 months ago

Do you understand that this is refurbished version?

what's wrong with that? i've never had any experience or heard of anyone with experience that would deter me from buying refurbished electronics.

edit: and yes, i understand this is refurbished.

i've had dead pixels on refurb'd displays before

double check when you get it

Gotcha, thanks!

After reading the Benq listing more closely, I'm actually hesitant to think that this is a refurbished unit - when you look at the Benq Outlet store, there's a separate and distinct link to a "true" refurbished XL2420T unit, which is priced much cheaper (approx. $100 less). That makes me think the one I linked in this original post is a lightly-used tournament monitor, while the "true" refurbished unit has been refurbished in the traditional sense. I've emailed Benq to confirm.

Confirmed - the one i link in this post is NOT refurbished, and has simply been used as a demo unit at an MLG tournament. It comes with a 90 day warranty in case there are any defects/issues.

just buy a fatass crt and call it a day, shits like $50 and > these 120hz lcd shitters

What the brother said.

agreed.

would love to, but where the hell are you finding them that cheap? only ones i find on ebay/amazon/etc. are like 300 bucks!

craigslist. people give them away for free all the time in my area because they just want to get rid of them quick. you probably going to have to pick it up though.