Sydney, Australia – July 2012: BenQ, a brand renowned the world over for high-quality visual representation across a range of digital technology products, will this month launch their latest series of computer monitors – the
GW Series – in 22, 24 and 27” offering VA (Vertical Alignment) for first-class visual enjoyment.
Designed to meet everyone’s budget, the GW series is aimed squarely at the home and office environment, but while affordably priced, the VA panel fitted into BenQ GW Series monitors is of superior quality offering colour reproduction second to none.
Explains Chee F. Chung, general manager for BenQ Australia, “VA panel technology offers outstanding visual performance with the sharpest details, the richest colours and the deepest blacks. Together these core elements contribute to the monitor’s visual clarity and comfort, even in the most complex of scenes. In everyday use, VA monitors are also very energy-efficient and eco-friendly, greatly reducing power consumption.”
Today, computer monitors are being used for more than word processing and email. The GW series will display photos and general IT sites with amazing colour clarity and detail; are ideal for personal entertainment pursuits like watching movies and video streaming and are highly valuable in the corporate sector for presenting business plans and graphical information.
“The consumer is becoming far more discerning when considering upgrading their monitor,” said Chung, “with comfort and quality reproduction key factors in the purchasing decision. Not all screens are the same. Terminology like ‘contrast ratio’ is generally understood by consumers looking for a computer monitor with greater colour depth and definition,” she continued.
Key features of the new GW Series include:
- 5000:1 Ultra High Native Contrast – a contrast ratio which is five times that of general panels, the VA panel incorporated into GW provides astonishing visual performance, bringing every detail to life.
- True 8-bit Colour Performance – rendering a total of 16.7 million colour shades for smoother and more stable colour transition.
- True Blacks and Minimized Light Leakage – with naturally deeper blacks and minimized light leakage, VA panels display flawlessly layered and precisely contrasted details in even the darkest scenes.
- Wide Angle Viewing – VA panels come with an ultra-wide viewing angle of 178˚/178˚ for greater viewing from right, left, above and below the screen.
- LED Backlight – allows lower power consumption than conventional CCFL monitors. The GW Series are even more economical when used in Eco Mode.
“VA panels are predicted to have a 42% share in 2012, surpassing traditional TN, TN Wide-View and IPS/FFS panels, and future predictions show a further 42% growth by 2015,” said Chung. “This tells us there is an increasing demand for VA display around the world, and BenQ intends to fulfill it. Expanding our VA selection with the launch of the 2012 GW Series, we’re offering our valued customers a wide array of choices for business and personal entertainment use with display sizes ranging from 21.5- 27”.
Availability and RRP:
GW2250 21.5” available now $179.00
GW2450HM 24” available now $249.00
GW2750HM 27” available now $349.00
GW2250M 21.5” available now $189.00
Connectivity: all models come with D-Sub, DVI-D, line-in and headphone jack, and are equipped with built-in speakers. All models are Microsoft Windows 7 certified for full compatibility with Windows 7 colour systems. HM models also offer HDMI port.
For more information go to
www.BenQ.com.au or call (02) 8988 6500.
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About BenQ Corporation BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life,” including digital projector, LCD monitors, laptop PCs, Netbooks, All-in-One PCs, LCD displays, digital cameras, storage devices, mobile phones, storage media and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards. 2008 revenues of BenQ Corporation exceeded US$1.54 billion.
About BenQ Group The BenQ Group is currently comprised of 12 companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturers of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., Daxin Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd. 2008 revenues of BenQ Group exceeded US$19 billion dollars.
