The V2400 Eco Series is a new LED-backlit display from BenQ and features a white finish that would be an excellent match for a Mac mini if it were a little more shiny.
With its off-centre stand and built-in stationery holder, it's great to see a monitor designed with a little individualism.
The V2400 Eco can be wall-mounted using VESA standard brackets and tilted back 5º and forward up to 20º, but not vertically adjusted.
Connectivity options are limited to VGA or HDMI, so if you want to use it with a modern Mac, you'll need an adaptor or a HDMI-to-DVI cable.
In operation it performs well, placing it among (but not atop) the better displays in its price bracket. It displays smooth, clear colour ramps, and is quite capable of distinguishing between 95% and 100% black; and at the other end of the scale, 5% and 0% black.
But its pure whites betray a bluish tinge, especially in the energy saving Eco Mode, which we found almost unusable. Our dark-screen test showed very little bleedthrough from the LED backlight, but perfect consistency eluded it in our single-colour tests.
The centre of the viewing area is noticeably brighter than the edges. Its viewing angles aren't great either, with the colours losing definition soon after you leave the head-on position.
The BenQ V2400 Eco Series wouldn't suit a professional designer or animator, but at this price, you wouldn't expect it to. Rather, it's a competent budget display for a home user, especially one who's tired of black monitors.
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hapkidd
May 26th 2010
1. I purchased the V2400 Eco online after a friend recommended this Eco product to me. My first open box reactions to the monitor were absolutely amazed. Like my friend, I was amazed at how much effort BenQ made to make this monitor eco-friendly. My friend had told me that there was a reason why this monitor was a bit pricier than its own rivals or even monitors BenQ offered that were relatively of the same equivalent performance and it really is because of the extent that BenQ took to make this product as environmentally friendly as possible. Not only was the plastic of the packaging limited to as minimal as possible, but most of the packaging was substituted with cardboard. Instead of Styrofoam, BenQ replaced the entire layered cushion for the monitor panel with cardboard fillings.
The performance of the monitor itself is on par with other standard 16:9 Full HD monitors. The V2400 Eco is a bit brighter than most standard fluorescent lit panels as this monitor (to emphasize on the green-ness) uses LED backlit which consumes less energy and lasts much longer. I did not notice any backlight bleeding on my monitor, but then again each person has a different opinion of what is considered any backlight bleeding, little, or a lot bleeding. The V2400 Eco is a great monitor and emphasizes on what most manufactures should pursue when it comes to adapting to green production.
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