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|April 2025
The BenQ ProVue Photographer Monitor SW242Q is a good choice for creative professionals, photographers and videographers.
BenQ SW242Q ₹40,998/- (https://www.benq.com/en-in/monitor.html
Inside the Box
✓ 1.8m Power Cable
✓ HDMI Cable
✓ Hotkey Puck G2
✓ Calibration Report Warranty Card
✓ Quick start guide
In terms of display quality and color accuracy, it sets a benchmark. This 24-inch 2K QHD (2560x1600) IPS monitor delivers sharp details and remarkable color accuracy, making it an excellent tool for creative work.
To begin with, the unboxing experience: this has a lot of scope for improvement. For premium products such as this one, the packaging and unboxing matters. We wish BenQ puts some effort into making the unboxing and setting up experience a fun one. BenQ also provides a Factory Color Calibration Report with the monitor.

This story is from the April 2025 edition of Smart Photography.
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