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BenQ SW271 (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 27")

BenQ SW271

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 27"

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jan.mezger

2 years ago

Hey Community I am having resource problems with this display, attached to my MacBook Pro 13" 2019 via USB-C. When playing a video or even video calls, my MacBook becomes slow and the fans run at full speed. In the activity meter, I can see that the "WindowServer" process is consuming extremely high resources. As soon as I drag the video window or the video call to the second connected Philips monitor, my MacBook also calms down. Also, basically the reaction of the monitor is very slow. I notice this in the movement of the mouse and delay in graphic work. I calibrated the monitor with the i1 Display. What could be the reason for this?

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vollrath

2 years ago

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Hi Jan
I run the BenQ with the Mac Book Pro 13'' directly via USB C and have no problems, it's not slow either. However, the ports on the BenQ are not usable except for receiving the image database. A PC was also via HDMI without any problems.

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GOTONIGHT

5 years ago

Calibration with a MacBook Pro latest version (01.2019)... Does this really work with the BenQ software calibration or do I have to buy a Spyder 4/5 as well - or which one would you recommend for an ambitious photographer?

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richard-liu

5 years ago

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Hello,

Unfortunately, I'm not where the monitor is. The BenQ software alone is not enough. I think the supported meters are documented somewhere on the internet. I used the one from X-Rite as I already had it before I bought the monitor. There is also one from Spyder in the list, I think.

You have to turn off the options in the Mac that "automagically" adjusts the monitor. Adjustment to