Introduction

The gaming community has largely driven recent advances in personal computing and most of the high-end consumer components today are targeted at gamers. LCD monitors became a hot commodity due to the slim profile and light weight, making them ideal for carrying and transport. However, one of the longest issues dodging LCD monitors is their inability for a low latency, fast pixel response time, which is responsible for the infamous ghosting effect. With a sub-1ms response time for an average CRT monitor, you can see why there has been a slower adoption of LCDs for entertainment purposes, especially for gaming. As 12ms LCD panels have just begun to take over as the performance models, manufacturers have already announced their 8ms lineup. BenQ seems to have beaten the competition to the punch as they debut the world's first 8ms LCD monitor, the BenQ FP71E+ 17-inch TFT LCD.

BenQ is one of the younger brands in the market, but has been making a name for itself through the rapid insertion of their products in the market. They have managed to stay abreast and gain recognition by pushing out new products and technologies at a higher rate than most. However, they do not seem to be an OEM manufacturer valuing quantity more than quality. Our recent reviews of their products actually show rather high standards and performance levels. Read on as we now take a look at their latest and greatest, the FP71E+.

The BenQ FP71E+ 17-inch TFT LCD monitor.

Rear view of the BenQ FP71E+.

The following are the package contents:

BenQ FP71E+ 17-inch TFT LCD

Analog D-SUB display cable

Digital DVI display cable

Audio cable

Power cord

Quick Start Guide

Driver CD

BenQ FP71E+ Technical Specifications

LCD	Type : 17-inch active panel TFT display Native Resolution : 1280x1024 Active Display Area : 337 x 270.4mm Brightness : 300cd/m² Contrast Ratio : 500:1 Response Time : 8ms Dot Pitch : 0.264mm Bandwidth : 25-135MHz Color Resolution : 16.2 million colors Viewing Angle : 140° (V) x 130° (H)
Preset Timing Modes	640 x 480 @ 60, 72, 75Hz 720 x 400 @ 70Hz 800 x 600 @ 56, 60, 72, 75Hz 1024 x 768 @ 60, 70, 75Hz 1152 x 864 @ 75Hz 1280 x 1024 @ 60, 75Hz
Input	Analog : RGB Analog Digital : DVI-D Horizontal Frequency : 31~81kHz Vertical Frequency : 56~76Hz
Controls	Basic : iKey, Mode, Menu Select, Menu Back, Up, Down, Power OSD : Contrast, Brightness, V-Position, H-Position, Phase, Pixel Clock, Color Balance, Color Palette, Language, OSD Position, Status Indicator, Display-Mode
Multimedia	1W stereo speakers
Operating Conditions	Power Consumption : 50W (max) Power Saving Mode : 1W/115V, 2W/230V Operating Temperature : 0° - 40° Humidity : 10% - 90%
Physical	Dimentions : 484(W) x 500(H) x 150(D) mm Net Weight : 4.7kg Gross Weight : 6.2kg
Safety & EMI	TCO 03, TUV/Ergoomics, TUV/GS, FCC Class B, ISO 13406-2, VCCI,CSA, CB Report, CE, C-Tick, BSMI, Fimko, GOST