BenQ SW271 4K UHD HDR Wide Gamut Monitor Review

In January of 2017, I reviewed BenQ’s outstanding SW320 31.5” 4K Wide Gamut Adobe RGB monitor for photographers. It offered groundbreaking performance at its price point (Read the Full Review). The SW320 review followed on the heels of my earlier review of the BenQ SW2700 PT 27” Adobe RGB Monitor (Read the Full Review). Since my review of the SW321 BenQ has subsequently released the newer and slightly smaller SW271. The SW271 is a 27” 4K UHD monitor that utilizes a 10-bit panel with 99% Adobe RGB, 100% sRGB colour space coverage as well as support for HDR content.
SW271
The SW271 was designed to build upon the success of its SW2700PT predecessor and thus it takes image quality to the next level with the addition of 4K UHD resolution and HDR capabilities.
Back when I reviewed the SW2700PT 4K monitors were not yet widely available and those that were on the market were exceedingly expensive. Much has changed in the last eighteen months or so and there are now a wide array of 4K monitors o...