BenQ FP222Wa 22" Widescreen TFT monitor

Advantages: Good brightness, solid stand, no speakers
Disadvantages: The buttons are hidden along one of the sides

...It used to be that whenever you bought a monitor you always had to think carefully about what your needs were, did you need space or speed, were you after longevity or good colour reproduction? Now we don't care half so much about any of these features simply because ever monitor available does good colours, is reliable and doesn't have problems with shadowing. (Shadowing used to be a problem with TFT's in that because of a slower refresh rate due to the changes in current in each cell your old images could be seen as a shadow in newer ones) At the moment what people are looking for in the TFT market are some simple numbers which compare each screen to ever other screen many of them don't matter but the ones that do are shown below: Contrast ratio, simply put the widest contrast variance between two cells. For this monitor...

Jon_Farrimond 09.01.2007 · Read review
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Benq Joybook Review

Advantages: Battery Life, Portability, Performance
Disadvantages: Could be zippier

...This laptop is a great compromise of performance, battery life, features and size. Firstly, being a 14.1" Model, it is noticeably more compact than comparable 15" and 15.4" widescreen models. The TFT Screen is clear and sharp, and perfectly suitable for all windows applications. The standard out-of-the box specs of this machine are quite reasonable, with 256Mb DDR Ram, 30GB Hard Disk Drive, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive and wireless connectivity as well as traditional networking features. The Processor is a Centrino class Pentium M (Mobile) 1.4Ghz. The real benefit of such a chip is the power saving features. Most wireless notebooks utilising other processors will chew through the batteries in a matter of a couple of hours, but this little beauty will hold charge even with wireless switched on for up to 6, yes that's right six hours! this...

chappy81 21.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of BenQ Joybook 5000U

Benq

Advantages: Comes with a lot of useful software
Disadvantages: none

...The Benq Dwq1600 ia a robust DVD rewriter, which comes complete with software and plenty of built in technology disigned to ensure correct playing of unlevel DVDS and CDS. The software you get free is WinDVD Creator 2.8B, Win DVD4.0B, Record now! 7.1, Sonic DLA 4.9. I did find there to be a few problems with this drive, For a start it is only compatible with DVD+RW and DVD+R standards, there is no headphone outlet or volume control. ** The Overall Design ** The DW1600 has a standard specification, with a fairly fast speed on both single layer and dual-layer discs. Shiws good rewriteable media and is pipped to the post by the feature-filled LiteOn an fast MSI ** Speed ** +16X4X16 -N/A 9=(RXRWXread ** Access Time** 120ms ** Dual Layer ** Yes 2.4X The controls and indicators are very simple this is due to not...

mik_danielle 27.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of BenQ DW1610

Awesome BenQ 1920x1080 Full HD Monitor!

Advantages: 2ms, HDMI, Full HD 1080p
Disadvantages: The exterior of the monitor is a bit glossy.

...I bought the E2400HD 8 months ago and have loved it since the day I received it. I ordered it online and it came in three days later. It came in a standard brown BenQ box with the monitor, the stand, D-Sub, power cable, and an installation CD/manual. I bought it through a friend?s advice as he had bought the E2400HD when it first hit the shelves, and he has been telling me about how awesome it is ever since! It is hard not to agree with him, because the monitor just performs at a superb level and quality for the price range that it is competing in! The E2400HD would be what I?d like to call a multi-media/functional desktop/laptop peripheral display. It comes with HDMI and DVI support, and is loaded with 1080p (16:9 display or also known as 1920x1080), which gives the monitor a very beautiful bright and crisp display. Blu ray works...

cookiedough21 28.09.2009 · Read review
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ThankQ BenQ!

Advantages: Very cheap, very reliable, you probably wont run out for a long time!
Disadvantages: Can get damaged quite easily, no CD-cases to protect them

...Intro Recordable and re-writable CD's are one of the most popular forms of storage nowadays for computers, and this is no doubt down to the inevitable gradual-distinction of floppy disks, and the slump in prices for CDs. Nobody seems to use floppy disks anymore, they are too unreliable and can hardly fit any data too (1.44 MB usually) and when you compare this to the 700MB or so that CD's can hold, you can see why these are more popular. CD's can last over a hundred years too (according to the BenQ website) - if they are kept in the perfect conditions. Where I got them & price I decided to purchase these BenQ CD-R's as I felt that 100disks which hold 700MB, for only £10, is a really good price. This works out at about 10p per CD, which isn't bad at all! It sounds ridiculous that you can pay a couple of quid for a few floppy...

bad_bob00 30.05.2005 (14.06.2005) · Read review
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Review of BenQ CD-R 700 MB 52x

BenQ - The new Sony

Advantages: Looks good, Fast, Cheap, Great graphics
Disadvantages: Flimsy feel, not enough RAM

...BenQ? Had you heard of them a few months ago? Well I hadn’t. BenQ are new to Europe although they are well established in the Middle East. If you hadn’t heard of them before Euro 2004 you must do now! When I saw this laptop for an insanely low price a few months ago I was a little skeptical, but after days of research I couldn’t find anything to compete with it, and became more confident about BenQs reputation. So I went ahead and bought it, and I can honestly say this was the best thing I have ever spent £850 on! The laptop comes with the Centrino 1.4Ghz which is approximately equivalent to the P4 2.2Ghz, with the benefits of greatly increased battery life. BenQs quoted life of 6h is not far off from the actual 5 hours that you get from the battery. It also comes with all the standard bits: DVD/CD-RW drive, 256Mb...

nanoblade 06.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of BenQ Joybook 5000U

BenQ M800, a Valuable Standard.

Advantages: Long Lifespan, LED Notifications, Quality Laser, Silent Clicks, Comfortable to Hold
Disadvantages: Wired, Complex LED Email

...The BenQ M800 Mouse is an outstanding combination of style and quality marketed at a reasonable price. This review covers the major aspects of the mouse including extra functions, laser quality, mobility and clicks, design and service length. The mouse came in a pretty box with an USB cable, a PS/2 adapter, installation CD and manual. I'm a very picky person and checked out mice in four different IT chains before buying this one. Because I'm a desktop PC owner, the fact that it is wired was a plus (it meant no recharging). Laptop owners might find this a restraint. LED Its major advantage is the LED light that can be selected out of three colours: red, green and blue. The colours are functionable, for the mouse can be programmed to flash a different light at a specified rate when you get a new...

Lord_Kelvin 14.01.2009 (15.01.2009) · Read review
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Benq D60 - high-quality compact

Advantages: Small, versatile, 6mp; allows manual over-rides, good quality lens and images
Disadvantages: complex menu system. Non-standard batteries - short life; watch the price

...I have had this camera for over 3 years now - I am a semi-pro film photogrpher and want to take a step into the digital world. This camera is an ideal replacement for a compact camera, PROVIDED the user is happy to fiddle with the buttons! Compared to most compact cameras, these are of reasonable size and are intuitive to use as the options menu is not too full. The lens and, subsequently, the images are VERY good, and the zoom is smooth; the digital zoom is hard to use smoothly though - far better to use this in the software on your PC. Really, you would NOT want to use this feature - fortunately, it can be turned off in the menu system. The battery lasts for only about 60 shots -so it is always better to carry a spare and they are not easy to obtain - the Benq site failed to reply to my questions in any meaningful way - I...

happydadtoo 18.02.2005 (10.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of BenQ DC C60

BENQ DC1300: FLASHY LITTLE NUMBER!

Advantages: Small, light, attractive, inexpensive
Disadvantages: Camera shake, hard to use at first

...needs must then benQ provides! Good for 'extreme close-ups!' though. These are accessed via a selecter on the side which can be a bit fiddly when out on the town! The flash can be always on, always off or auto (it decides). I've found it better to make that call yourself and then it performs fairly well. There are 5 exposure settings: auto and then 4 others for specific lighting situations, fluorescent light, overcast, sunny and tungten light. These are a nice touch and do seem to work if the lighting is certain (i.e. not if some sunlight in a fluorescent lit room). As well as picture it also includes digital sound recorder, video camera/webcam and burst fire (three shots in succession) which all work well (though the sound mic is fairly poor at any range). PICTURE QUALITY/CAPACITY Not bad is how i'd sum it up. The settings...

tallpaul1983 09.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of BenQ DC 1300

TFT's. The way to go.

Advantages: Thin and good picture quality
Disadvantages: May be a bit pricey

...I recently purchased a BenQ FP731 17inch TFT Monitor as my old CRT (The ones that look like TV's.) was getting long in the tooth. TFT as you may know it are the new type of monitors on the market (You may know them as LCD's). Thinner and with a better picture than your bulky old CRT's these seemed to be the way to go. TFT monitors if you didn't know are actually bigger than CRT's in terms of screen size (not by much though.) After looking at this I opted to buy it, With a response time of 25ms (The time it takes the monitor to refresh an image on the screen) it's about average for a TFT screen. You can get quicker TFT's but if you're like me and hardly play fast games you won't notice the difference if any at all. The screen itself has a maximum resolution of 1280*1024 (and not many people use any above this so it should be fine) I...

Gaspanic 04.10.2004 · Read review
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