As some of you will certainly remember, back in early January 2010 (around CES time, to be precise), Taiwanese company BenQ announced the release of a couple of brand-new LED monitors in its V series, which were touted, at the time, as being the world's slimmest. And now, a couple of months later, as these things are starting to become available on the market, we've also had the chance to take a quick look at these latest-generation displays, pending a more detailed review at a later date, when the first samples become available.

First and foremost, we'll have to admit the fact that we really loved the overall design of the new V series monitors, which are, indeed, extremely thin, even if they tend to get a bit bulkier right on the central area, where the connectors and mounting support adapter are found. And since we're on this issue, we'll also have to point out that we've sort of discovered one of the reasons that made possible this uber-slim form factor, namely the fact that the power adapter was removed from inside the display itself and turned into an external accessory (as you can see from the photo, the power connector is of the same type as those used for notebooks).

Besides the cool-looking design, the devices from BenQ's V series deliver advanced technical features, including here an impressive 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, Full HD resolutions, very good response times and viewing angles, and much more.

The V Series is further set apart by proprietary Senseye Human Vision Technology, which amplifies image richness, clarity, and depth, even for the darkest scenes. Senseye 3 six preset modes give users the luxury of one-touch optimization for the most popular applications: Game, Movie, sRGB, Standard, Photo, and Eco (ideal in darker settings, saving up to 65.6%^ energy consumption without compromising visuals).

Additionally, Senseye improves the display by dynamically adjusting contrast, brightness, and backlighting to fit the viewing environment. Independent color management adds dimension and realism to images by purifying and enhancing each hue without compromise to others. DVI and D-Sub equip all models, while HDMI 1.3 and headphone jack are available on models designated with an “H.” Displays having a “P” in the model name are glare panel.

That's it for the time being, but as mentioned right from the start, we promise to come back with a detailed review of the new BenQ V series monitors as soon as we manage to get our hands on some test samples.


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