just don't forget about it's height and on/off switch location which are the reason for the missing star

And if it came with no dead pixels it would be an easy 4 stars

So I have bumped this up to 3 stars.

Unit loses a star due to lackluster text display, and color display

This is a solid 4 star

However, what really knocked the star off is it's lack of displayport

That is the only reason why it lost a star, if you only have one screen you would probably never know, but I watch youtube while I play and sometimes I have to make sure I'm at a loading screen between maps to change something on my other monitor.

Lost a star because it can't auto-detect the connected HDMI cable.

God this stupid sh!t

Picture isn't quite as sharp as I would like, and I had some trouble getting it working with my laptop via HDMI and VGA

Unlike my viewsonic which has its controls under the monitor and on the stand, something I truly hate as it is difficult to just turn the monitor off and on as you cannot see the controls, the BenQ has it's controls down the right hand bezel of the monitor making them easy to use

It also shows vibrant colors that amaze and mystify me in games such as the Witcher 3

It does have 3.5mm AUX input to plug in your own speakers as well as on-board volume/

The B.I. sucks as it darkens The picture to The point u can't see nothing

I wouldn't however recommend it as an external if the laptop's resolution is higher than 1080p as it may make the eyes feel weird moving from monitor to monitor

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

Good price but not as sharp as the Samsung and color not as good