Standing screen display size | 37.5 Inches |
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Max screen resolution | 3840 x 1600 |
Brand | BenQ |
Series | BenQ EW3880R |
Item model number | EW3880R |
Product Dimensions | 29.44 x 89.64 x 58.01 cm; 13 kg |
Item dimensions L x W x H | 29.4 x 89.6 x 58 Centimetres |
Colour | Metallic Grey |
BenQ EW3880R 37.5 inch WQHD Curved Ultrawide Monitor Metallic Grey
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Brand | BenQ |
Screen size | 37.5 Inches |
Resolution | 4K UHD Ultra Wide 1600p |
Aspect ratio | 21:9 |
Screen surface description | Anti-glare |
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- · 38 INCH WQHD+ CURVED HDR ULTRAWIDE MONITOR: 33% more screen space, 2300R immersive curvature, IPS panel for 1.07 billion colors, Multimedia modes for optimal viewing and audio
- · INCREDIBLE IMAGE PERFORMANCE: 95% DCI-P3 cinematic color space with selectable HDRi optimization modes to match your content, along with 24P framerate, means vivid color and theater-like display; Picture-in-picture/Picture-by-picture PIP/PBP
- · 2.1 CHANNEL AUDIO EXCELLENCE: 2 x 3W speakers & 1 x 8W subwoofer, Digital Signal Processor (DSP) powers selectable sound modes that enhance your content
- · ERGONOMICS AND EYE-CARE: height/tilt/swivel adjustability, integrated eye-care, and an included remote control let you view in comfort for hours
- · COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIVITY: USB-C with 60W power delivery, HDMI 2.0 x 2, DP 1.4 x 1, USB 3.0 x 2 to connect your favorite peripherals
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ASIN | B09C2SY8B4 |
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4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #59,665 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #1,103 in Computer Monitors |
Date First Available | Nov. 15 2021 |
Manufacturer | BenQ |
Place of Business | COSTA MESA, CA, 92626 US |
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Picture quality | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
For gaming | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Brightness | 4.1 | — | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | — |
Value for money | 4.0 | — | 4.4 | 3.4 | — | 4.4 |
Screen quality | — | 4.2 | 4.0 | — | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Sold by | Amazon.ca | Amazon.ca | Eltin | Amazon.ca | Amazon.ca | Amazon.ca |
display size | 37.5 inches | 40 inches | 34 inches | 34 inches | 38 inches | 34 inches |
resolution | 4K UHD Ultra Wide 1600p | 4K UHD 2160p | QHD Ultra Wide 1440p | QHD Ultra Wide 1440p | QWXGA+ | QHD Ultra Wide 1440p |
display technology | LCD | — | LCD | — | LED | LCD |
hardware interface | hdmi, displayport, usb c | displayport, hdmi, headphone, usb c, thunderbolt | hdmi, displayport, headphone | usb3.0 | usb | bluetooth, ethernet, usb, hdmi, solid state drive, displayport, thunderbolt 4 |
viewing angle | — | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees |
mounting type | Wall Mount | Desk Mount | Desk Mount | Desk Mount | Desk Mount | Desk Mount |
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Throw a One-Person Party
BenQ EW3880R Entertainment Monitor
Set the scene, choose your entertainment, and get ready to the party your way. EW3880R leverages IPS panel with HDRi, 95% DCI-P3 wide color gamut and superior audiovisual features to rock your world.
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Go to the Movies
Enjoy your movie night cinema sound and vision with the added joy of your home comforts.
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Boost Your Binge-Watching
Laugh, cry and binge-watch to your heart’s content without overtiring your eyes. One more episode…
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Get Ahead of the Game
With pin-sharp detail and immersive sound, you’re equipped to see what’s coming in every adventure.
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True Sound. Zero Clutter.
Integrated speakers bring truly expansive sound to you for a next-level audiovisual enjoyment.
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Sonic Performance
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Fits Every Audiovisual Entertainment
Let HDRienhances the HDR content with vivid colors. Built-in 2.1 speakers and 8W subwoofer offer true tone sounds. And USB-C allows you to enjoy various media sources and 60W power delivery powers up your non-stop visual entertainment.
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Plug in and Start My Day
Let’s party on with one-cable connectivity to various entertainment and 60W USB-C power delivery.
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Get Comfortable Position
Set ergonomic height and tilt settings to your ideal levels.
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Keep Your Eyes Happy
Built-in eye care helps keep your eyes comfortable and fresh.
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Brightness Intelligence Plus
Brightness Intelligence Plus adjusts display brightness and color temperature for an ideal viewing experience. The B.I.+ sensor detects screen content and ambient lighting, then adjusts the image accordingly. Headaches, eye strain, and fatigue become a thing of the past. Your dream of a monitor that adapts to its surroundings just came true.
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The 32-inch 4k monitor does outperform the 27" 1080P model, particularly in photo editing, bringing out more details and making some mediocre photos look much more appealing. To ensure accurate color representation, I downloaded color profiles for the monitor from both BENQ and Itings websites and conducted a comparison. While the 32-inch VA 4K monitor meets the needs of most users, those with a more flexible budget might consider an IPS panel for its superior color uniformity and wider viewing angle.
In conclusion, I feel 4k resolution is perfect for 32" monitor. I trust the quality of BENQ monitors, and anticipate that this new monitor will continue to serve me well for another 8+ years.
The only thing that it doesn't do that I wish it did was charge my macbook using the USB-C connection, and have a built in USB hub since macbook don't come with "normal" usb anymore. So, i have to plug in three usb-c cables, one for power, one for the monitor and one for the hub. Not ideal but obviously not benq's issue.
If you want a good 4K monitor for Xbox One X or PS4 Pro, buy this one !!
I've had this monitor for a around 6 weeks now. Honestly, it's a pretty damn good budget monitor. It gets bright, colours look vibrant, text on screen is crisp and easy to read, has built in speakers with a headphone jack, buttons on the bottom and not the back, lightweight, adjustable Gamma and color saturation, mounted to my desk mount with zero issues, turns on quick from power save setting, supports AMD FreeSync (Does not support Nvidia Gsync, there's no Display Port)- Overall a solid monitor that has the entry level essentials you need.
My peeves with the monitor is that some IPS glow can be rather noticeable on dark backgrounds, although far from the worst I've seen. Multiple buttons at the bottom can be clunky to use and would prefer a joystick with a couple customizable hotkeys. It could benefit from a couple fully custom picture modes. The included stand is limited to tilt. Also, when selecting 75hz it creates faint vertical lines on blue and yellow colours. It's strange, I'v seen people mention this flaw on other budget monitors. It's one of those flaws that you don't immediately notice. I was on Best Buy's website and I noticed that the Best Buy yellow tag logo and the blue header looked more pixelated than normal. So I leaned towards the screen and saw faint vertical lines. When I switched the refresh rate back to 60hz, those lines disappeared. It's not noticeable on everything, just some things. I'm not sure what causes this, but I'm leaving it at 60hz going forward.
Other thoughts is that I wished it had a black equalizer setting for FPS games as I like making shadows non existent to gain an advantage, oh well. Although, changing Gamma to 1.8 does a good job at making dark areas easier to navigate. It's very close to my Asus TN panel when set to Gamma 1.8 surprisingly. Except with the extra benefit of having better colours. The monitor can be rather bright at times for my sensitive eyes when I'm in a dim room, even with brightness and contrast almost at 0. I've remedied this by reducing the RGB color values. This didn't ruin the colors, just allowed the screen to dim beyond what the Brightness/Contrast setting allowed. Also the "HDRi" is a gimmick, don't buy this monitor if you think the HDR is going to be good. It just oversaturates the colors, I leave this setting off permanently. They're just marketing this to lure unaware buyers into thinking they're getting a useful feature.
So overall, pros and cons here..just like every monitor. However, I think this is one of the better budget monitors on the market currently. I've pretty well scanned through every major retailers offerings, and this monitor at the $180-220 price range is one of the best. If it ever goes lower than that it's a steal. I even went to some retail stores and messed around with their monitor settings and analyzed their picture quality. Again, this BenQ came out on top at its price range, and even looked better than some monitors costing much more. As long as you keep your expectations in check and you're somebody that is looking for a solid side monitor, perhaps work from home and read a lot of text, using it for console/casual PC gaming, buying it for a kid, this is a solid monitor choice. If you're somebody that wants the lowest input lag, lowest motion blur, high refresh rates, several custom picture profiles, don't want to invest into an adjustable monitor stand, then consider a different monitor. Otherwise, I think the average consumer will really enjoy what this monitor has to offer.
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Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2020
I've had this monitor for a around 6 weeks now. Honestly, it's a pretty damn good budget monitor. It gets bright, colours look vibrant, text on screen is crisp and easy to read, has built in speakers with a headphone jack, buttons on the bottom and not the back, lightweight, adjustable Gamma and color saturation, mounted to my desk mount with zero issues, turns on quick from power save setting, supports AMD FreeSync (Does not support Nvidia Gsync, there's no Display Port)- Overall a solid monitor that has the entry level essentials you need.
My peeves with the monitor is that some IPS glow can be rather noticeable on dark backgrounds, although far from the worst I've seen. Multiple buttons at the bottom can be clunky to use and would prefer a joystick with a couple customizable hotkeys. It could benefit from a couple fully custom picture modes. The included stand is limited to tilt. Also, when selecting 75hz it creates faint vertical lines on blue and yellow colours. It's strange, I'v seen people mention this flaw on other budget monitors. It's one of those flaws that you don't immediately notice. I was on Best Buy's website and I noticed that the Best Buy yellow tag logo and the blue header looked more pixelated than normal. So I leaned towards the screen and saw faint vertical lines. When I switched the refresh rate back to 60hz, those lines disappeared. It's not noticeable on everything, just some things. I'm not sure what causes this, but I'm leaving it at 60hz going forward.
Other thoughts is that I wished it had a black equalizer setting for FPS games as I like making shadows non existent to gain an advantage, oh well. Although, changing Gamma to 1.8 does a good job at making dark areas easier to navigate. It's very close to my Asus TN panel when set to Gamma 1.8 surprisingly. Except with the extra benefit of having better colours. The monitor can be rather bright at times for my sensitive eyes when I'm in a dim room, even with brightness and contrast almost at 0. I've remedied this by reducing the RGB color values. This didn't ruin the colors, just allowed the screen to dim beyond what the Brightness/Contrast setting allowed. Also the "HDRi" is a gimmick, don't buy this monitor if you think the HDR is going to be good. It just oversaturates the colors, I leave this setting off permanently. They're just marketing this to lure unaware buyers into thinking they're getting a useful feature.
So overall, pros and cons here..just like every monitor. However, I think this is one of the better budget monitors on the market currently. I've pretty well scanned through every major retailers offerings, and this monitor at the $180-220 price range is one of the best. If it ever goes lower than that it's a steal. I even went to some retail stores and messed around with their monitor settings and analyzed their picture quality. Again, this BenQ came out on top at its price range, and even looked better than some monitors costing much more. As long as you keep your expectations in check and you're somebody that is looking for a solid side monitor, perhaps work from home and read a lot of text, using it for console/casual PC gaming, buying it for a kid, this is a solid monitor choice. If you're somebody that wants the lowest input lag, lowest motion blur, high refresh rates, several custom picture profiles, don't want to invest into an adjustable monitor stand, then consider a different monitor. Otherwise, I think the average consumer will really enjoy what this monitor has to offer.
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Nice colors, the hdr and blue eye stuff is handy, just a basic wireless camera system too, tonton, so it's still 1080p format 60hz
I only gave 3 stars for the gaming part, 4k monitors push way over 60hz these days, but this is still a great budget screen
I have a very nice 3440x1440p gaming monitor, so can't say how this works on video games
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Nice colors, the hdr and blue eye stuff is handy, just a basic wireless camera system too, tonton, so it's still 1080p format 60hz
I only gave 3 stars for the gaming part, 4k monitors push way over 60hz these days, but this is still a great budget screen
I have a very nice 3440x1440p gaming monitor, so can't say how this works on video games
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Llevo un par de semanas jugando en el, específicamente en una SERIES X
Y francamente lo único que puedo decir es WOW, lo digo ya que di el salto de una TV55" FULL HD a un monitor 4K con HDR, y estoy fascinado.
Empecemos por los colores de monitor, pese a no ser un monitor IPS la representación de colores es exquisita, los juegos con colores vividos y saturados lucen preciosos, toda una delicia al jugar, no te faltara realismo en los colores.
El tamaño: Como lo comentaba, de estar jugando en una TV55" el cambio a uno de 32" Fue notable pero para bien, al ser un monitor y trabajar cerca de el no pierdes detalles, no he notado pixeles y aunque lo recomendable en monitores así de grandes es que sean curvos, créanme, no lo necesitaran, las equinas se ven perfectas como el resto del monitor, y no es necesario girar la cabeza para apreciar los detalles presentes en las esquinas del monitor, también por el tamaño lo utilizo como TV ya que esta en mi habitación, y no falla, cumple la función pese a que no sea lo más recomendable.
Funciones del monitor:
El monitor cuenta con un buen menú para calibrar colores, escoger modos de imagen, en ese aspecto estoy satisfecho
Tiene bocinas incluidas las cuales sinceramente no he probado, pase de largo de ellas ya que tengo unas bocinas que decidí conectar directamente a la entrada de audífonos 3.5 que incluye el monitor
La función de Eyecare es buenísima, cumple y no te cansa la vista, aunque soy un poco exigente con los colores por lo que de vez en cuando cuando quiero disfrutar de una toma en algún juego, lo desactivo para tener los colores FULL
HDR: El monitor viene con una función HDR que emula si es que tu dispositivo no permite HDR, es una función muy buena, el nivel de saturación y contraste son de 10 por lo que recomiendo el monitor pese a no tener un dispositivo que reproduzca contenido HDR
Ahora bien, donde creo queda mal es con el SERIES X, al activar la opción de HDR 10 en el XBOX hay algunos juegos como RDR2 el HDR nativo de XBX hace más opaca la imagen, mas grisácea, y podrían decir que es mi error de calibración dentro del juego pero no es así , y hay que sumarle que cuando un dispositivo reproduce HDR nativo, el monitor bloquea las configuraciones y solo puedes mover parámetros como HDR o HDR Cinematográfico, y ya, eso me disgusto un poco
Como conclusión:
He dejado unas imágenes adjuntas para que vean la diferencia entre usar HDR Nativo o Emulado en el monitor vs estas opciones desactivadas, y la diferencia es abismal, en serio es la noche y el día, no se como pude estar jugando sin HDR, tan solo un juego muy común GTAV se ve asombroso en HDR Emulado pese a no tener ningún tipo de optimización.
El monitor Incluye un cable:
USB C A USB C un poco porto en mi opinión
Alimentación
Displayport a DPMini con un tamaño moderado
No incluye HDMI
Estoy encantado con el, definitivamente la mejor compra 10/10
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Reviewed in Mexico on April 7, 2021
Llevo un par de semanas jugando en el, específicamente en una SERIES X
Y francamente lo único que puedo decir es WOW, lo digo ya que di el salto de una TV55" FULL HD a un monitor 4K con HDR, y estoy fascinado.
Empecemos por los colores de monitor, pese a no ser un monitor IPS la representación de colores es exquisita, los juegos con colores vividos y saturados lucen preciosos, toda una delicia al jugar, no te faltara realismo en los colores.
El tamaño: Como lo comentaba, de estar jugando en una TV55" el cambio a uno de 32" Fue notable pero para bien, al ser un monitor y trabajar cerca de el no pierdes detalles, no he notado pixeles y aunque lo recomendable en monitores así de grandes es que sean curvos, créanme, no lo necesitaran, las equinas se ven perfectas como el resto del monitor, y no es necesario girar la cabeza para apreciar los detalles presentes en las esquinas del monitor, también por el tamaño lo utilizo como TV ya que esta en mi habitación, y no falla, cumple la función pese a que no sea lo más recomendable.
Funciones del monitor:
El monitor cuenta con un buen menú para calibrar colores, escoger modos de imagen, en ese aspecto estoy satisfecho
Tiene bocinas incluidas las cuales sinceramente no he probado, pase de largo de ellas ya que tengo unas bocinas que decidí conectar directamente a la entrada de audífonos 3.5 que incluye el monitor
La función de Eyecare es buenísima, cumple y no te cansa la vista, aunque soy un poco exigente con los colores por lo que de vez en cuando cuando quiero disfrutar de una toma en algún juego, lo desactivo para tener los colores FULL
HDR: El monitor viene con una función HDR que emula si es que tu dispositivo no permite HDR, es una función muy buena, el nivel de saturación y contraste son de 10 por lo que recomiendo el monitor pese a no tener un dispositivo que reproduzca contenido HDR
Ahora bien, donde creo queda mal es con el SERIES X, al activar la opción de HDR 10 en el XBOX hay algunos juegos como RDR2 el HDR nativo de XBX hace más opaca la imagen, mas grisácea, y podrían decir que es mi error de calibración dentro del juego pero no es así , y hay que sumarle que cuando un dispositivo reproduce HDR nativo, el monitor bloquea las configuraciones y solo puedes mover parámetros como HDR o HDR Cinematográfico, y ya, eso me disgusto un poco
Como conclusión:
He dejado unas imágenes adjuntas para que vean la diferencia entre usar HDR Nativo o Emulado en el monitor vs estas opciones desactivadas, y la diferencia es abismal, en serio es la noche y el día, no se como pude estar jugando sin HDR, tan solo un juego muy común GTAV se ve asombroso en HDR Emulado pese a no tener ningún tipo de optimización.
El monitor Incluye un cable:
USB C A USB C un poco porto en mi opinión
Alimentación
Displayport a DPMini con un tamaño moderado
No incluye HDMI
Estoy encantado con el, definitivamente la mejor compra 10/10
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2021
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As mentioned below I had my monitor replaced by BenQ due to an HDR defect. They have some of the best customer service I have experienced in a long time. They helped me out very quickly and with no hassle at all. I've been using their new replacement monitor since my original review date and haven't had any issues. I cant confirm that the firmware was indeed updated and that this was the issue as the monitor does not list the firmware version anywhere for me to compare. The monitor does however work as desired and their 3 year warranty and amazing customer service has warranted me to change my review from 3 to 5 stars.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Read the reviews for this specific monitor, A significant number of people are having repetitive HDR issues.
I ordered the product because it had a great review rating, I didn’t even bother to look into them much but wish I would have now. overall my final view of this product is going to based on how BenQ deals with the situation and if the monitor i receive fixes my issues.
Had this monitor for 3 months before the issues started. During this time the monitor was pretty great, rich colors and great for gaming, very responsive. The colors were a little off especially with blacks which aren’t very deep. Other than that, the HDR and 4k were very nice, it was nothing much more or less than you’d expect for a $400 gaming monitor until I ran into this issue.
The issue came when I turned my monitor on one day and all of a sudden, all the colors that were in HDR mode were washed out and flat. After reading carefully on Amazon and in forums I noticed that a lot of people have this issue with this specific monitor. You don’t see it reflected as much in the reviews because all the BenQ product reviews are twitstered together. This means that the star rating and reviews you see for this product are not all actually for this product, its for all the twistered products together. I contacted Amazon about it and unfortunately as of late at least, their chat customer service is getting increasingly more difficult to deal with and far less helpful than they used to be, every person you talk to gives you different answers and reasons as to why they decided they cant help you. So I contacted BenQ instead and their customer service was pretty Amazing. They had a new monitor being shipped to me within minutes of me contacting them and the monitor has a 3 year warranty. Their service is very good, I was very surprised at how fast they were and how easy they were to work with. Andy L. in their service department was really great and his service changed my mind completely about wanting to keep this product or buy future BenQ products.
Ill update this post with any new information after I receive my monitor. BenQ told me that the HDR issue is most often caused by firmware which makes me feel a little better.
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But but but .. Benq has a Ace in their sleeves here which no other monitor has. its Brightness Intelligence.. Its nothing but auto brightness. Initially i ignored this as usually I tune the monitor as per my needs. But the BI feature along with HDR works perfectly here. The issue I had with high brightness earlier in dark room while gaming is no longer their when BI is on. It auto adjusts screen brightness based on lighting in the room. You can also see a BI meter on the bottom right whenever it adjusts the brightness.
This is how you should use this monitor, with HDR+BI ON. Colors are accurate with HDR ON, blacks are black. Forza motorsport 7 felt like a new game to me, though i played it earlier on a LG 24 inch 4K monitor (non HDR).
HDR emulation is also perfect for non HDR games, in fact Red dead redemption 2 looks super realistic and amazing with HDR emulation than in game HDR feature. :P
32 inch is perfect for 4K monitor to play in a living room. You can sit comfortably in the couch and game. Earlier i used a 24 inch 4K monitor which required that i need to sit close- upfront with monitor. I also had a 43 inch 4K HDR samsung TV but did not liked it because - more the screen size lesser the ppi. 32 inch has perfect ppi density for 4K gaming.
Other than monitor had great build quality, a great stand. Bit of bezel but it does not matter. VA panel is superb with perfect black levels and hardly i see any back light bleed. Though its not as great OLED screens , you are paying much less. For 35k you will not find anywhere else with such a awesome HDR enabled panel in a combination of 4ms response time.
Go for it if you are in for a great monitor for you xbox one x and ps4 pro.