SW270C Q&A

What is AQCOLOR?

AQCOLOR is BenQ's unique color technology to deliver accurate colors from its professional monitors to its respective users. "Colors You Can Trust" is the goal that BenQ would like its users to experience from color-critical monitors to the services it provides.

Please find out here: BenQ AQCOLOR

What is uniformity technology?

The BenQ color specialist fine-tunes the color and the brightness for the screen to provide sceen-wide precise colors.

How often do I need to calibrate my monitor?

We suggest calibrating your monitor every two weeks but no later than 1 month to maintain color accuracy.

What is hardware calibration and how it can help me?

Hardware calibration is to adjust colors by adjusting color IC settings of the monitor to achieve accurate colors. You can thus get a color-accurate monitor.

To know more about hardware calibration, please refer to this article

What do I need to do hardware calibration my monitor?

Please download BenQ Palette Mater Element (at BenQ.com support page) first to support hardware calibration. Then use a calibrator to do hardware calibration. BenQ SW270C and SW321C now supports X-Rite i1 Display Pro / i1 Pro / i1 Pro 2 /i1 Studio & Datacolor Spyder 4 / Spyder 5 / Spyder X.

Do I need to calibrate my monitor every time before I use it?

With factory-cablibrated results, you can enjoy your color critical work just out of the box with numerous preset color modes. Still we highly recommed cablibrating your monitor after use for a while.

Can I install and use other third party calibration software?

Yes. If you would like to do hardware calibration, besides BenQ Palette Master Element software, it is suggested to apply CalMAN and LightSpace which can fully access to adjust the color setting on the monitor. You can also do software calibration with 3rd party software like i1 profiler.

Where can I download Palette Master Element software?

Please go to BenQ support site to download the software. https://www.benq.com -> PhotoVue Photographer Monitor -> SW270C -> support (or download)

What is the specification of the USB-C port?

The USB-C port supports Video/Audio/Data/Power delivery.

Can I use USB-C to charge my Macbook pro?

Yes. The monitor's USB-C port delivers 60W which is sufficient to Windows laptop/Macbook/Macbook pro.

Please check with your laptop manufacturer to see if the USB-C port on your laptop supports DP alt mode, power and data trnasmission.

27 inch Photo Editing Monitor, 2K Adobe RGB | SW270C