BenQ 27" 1080p LED-backlit Monitor w/HDMI

Update: After using this monitor for about 2 weeks I could not longer stand the washed out image, blurry text, poor color, extremely slow and jumpy frames, etc. and ultimately ended up paying to return this monitor. I fail to see how so many people rate this monitor so highly, sure it works and has the features you'd expect, but the primary factor should be the image quality and this one is just not up to par in my opinion. Following the Lagom monitor quality test (look it up): Contrast: 5/10 - reds were blended in a lot at the higher end. Not a solid smooth transition on other colors either. Sharpness: 4/10 - not a clear definition of sharpness and no good grey blending as the test suggests (and how it looks on my other monitors) Gamma: 6/10 - no clear definition of where the colors blend, all together looks washed out Black level: 7/10 - Darker colors all look black White Saturation: 8/10 - Not too bad on this one Gradient: 6/10 - Just looks like mush, not a smooth transition from whites to black Response Time: 1/10 - Absolutely horrible, fails on all tests. You can clearly see this when watching a movie and the monitor struggles to keep up and jumps a lot. Viewing angle: 6/10 - The text looks bad enough looking head on, but maybe 30 degrees to the side it's very blurry. Ultimately I got this Viewsonic monitor and absolutely love it! They truly are towards the top of the monitor quality charts and definitely still a great value. The screen and image quality are absolutely superior and it only costs a couple dollars more than this one. ViewSonic VX2703MH-LED 27-Inch LED-Lit LCD Monitor, Full HD 1080p, 3ms, HDMI/DVI/VGA, Speakers, VESA --------- Edited after a few days of use. I plan on returning this monitor and buying a higher end monitor for gaming and overall better picture quality. I had never heard of this brand but the reviews seemed mostly good so I went for it, they have higher end models that have good reviews and performance but this is on their low end. The monitor build quality is good, but the picture quality is not what you'd expect. The picture is very bright, but the colors are washed out and not very vivid. The darks are not rich enough. The text is blurry and not crisp. There is noticeable blur and jumping on any video or game. I used different inputs, different computers, different cables seeing if there was some other factor but all results were similar. I compared identical videos with identical settings on my laptop and the results on this monitor were noticeably worse, though my laptop has a smaller screen and higher resolution anyways, so that isn't a fair comparison, but still I would think that a good 27" monitor wouldn't have chunks of pixels and blur as you watch high quality videos. The monitor simply is a budget monitor and not ideal for gaming, reading, or videos. I suppose if you don't care about these factors and are an average consumer then this monitor will work out fine for you and I would recommend this to you in that case. Pros: -Bright large screen -Matte finish on the screen, gives a much better picture without as much glare -3 inputs (VGA, DVI, and HDMI), this is a great feature and some monitors don't have HDMI input -Headphone jack (This only works with HDMI input, and with the right PC settings) Cons: -Text is not crisp and lines are blurry -Pixilated image -Colors not vibrant -Blurry image on movement, even a bit jumpy -The button and setting navigation took a little bit to get used to since the buttons are on back, but it works fine. For the serious gamer, or photo editor, or people who prefer nice quality images you definitely want to consider another monitor, but be prepared to pay at least $60 more. I'm considering a better monitor as an investment since they to tend to last a long time.