BenQ Showcases New Flagship Gaming Monitor XL2420T After XL2410T for Professional and Competitive FPS Gaming

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BenQ Showcases New Flagship Gaming Monitor XL2420T After XL2410T for Professional and Competitive FPS Gaming

JOGJAKARTA, INDONESIA, March 21, 2012 – An internationally renowned provider of digital lifestyle innovations and LED monitor expert, BenQ announced the launch of the XL2420T after XL2410T, its flagship gaming monitors for professional and competitive FPS (First-Person Shooting) game today. These XL Series models are co-developed by core product developers and masterminds of gaming gears from ZOWIE GEAR, an innovative manufacturer of high-end professional gaming gears and R&D partner to BenQ, including prominent Counter-Strike legends, Emil "HeatoN" Christensen, Abdisamad "SpawN" Mohamed (both for XL2410T and XL2420T), Tommy "Potti" Ingemarsson, Christer "fisker" Eriksson and Michael "ahl" Korduner, as well as Xanver from UMX-Gaming (for XL2420T). The launch certainly signifies BenQ's commitment to developing cutting-edge pro gaming monitors with exquisite features that help pro gamers take their gaming performance to the next level – as BenQ well puts it: Gaming is in the details.

"We, in BenQ, believe strongly that to win any games, the design and specifications of monitors play an extremely important role. It was encouraging to learn from the pro gamers that the XL2410T was one of the most preferred monitors in DreamHack Summer 2011, Global Starcraft II League, GamesCon 2011, ESEA which took place in the U.S. and IEM tournaments," said Lee Kim Huat, Managing Director of BenQ Singapore Pte Ltd "With the new XL-2420T, we’re excited to hear what the gamers in Indonesia will say about the enhancements we’ve added this time."

Gaming Is in the Details with the All New XL Series
A good design idea should always be tested down to every detail by real users. The creation of the new FPS flagship models involved, world-renowned pro gamers and legendary players from ZOWIE GEAR from the early stages of product development to the final stage of product testing. This collaboration has brought together fundamental gaming insights to master first-person shooting games with super fast response rate, razor-sharp clarity and tailored control. Built with 120Hz, 2ms GTG response time and 12M:1 dynamic contrast ratio, the XL Series models not only hold the fundamental key to FPS gaming success but also possess exclusive features meticulously thought out to provide FPS gamers with the ultimate sense of ease and control:

• A unique color engine technology that allows gamers to brighten the image display without over-exposing white levels, the Black eQualizer reveals critical combat details with improved visibility in darkened areas to enable gamers to screen critical combat details speedily with added gameplay comfort.

• The S Switch is a stylish remote controller that enables you to swiftly switch between customized display settings for gaming as well as entertainment. The scroll button even allows users to quickly navigate and change the OSD setting.

• To accommodate individual viewing preferences and requirements, the Display Mode allows gamers to interchange between monitor screen sizes from 17" (4:3), 19" (4:3), 19"W (16:10), 21.5"W (16:9), 22"W (16:10), 23W"(16:9) to 24W" (16:9), as the Smart Scaling feature gives them the freedom to manually scale the screen to any custom size.

• There are two variations to the preset FPS Mode this year. Both tailored by HeatoN and SpawN, the FPS1 mode is designed to configure and optimize the display for Counter-Strike 1.6 and the FPS2 mode for Counter-Strike Source as recommended by BenQ. With these specialized preset modes offering optimal brightness, contrast, sharpness and color tint, gamers are provided with the vantage point to spot and track their opponents' every move, even in indistinct situations.

• See what the pros see. Game Mode Loader is an online platform that stores gaming presets used by not only pro gamers but also gaming legends such as HeatoN and SpawN. Users can install these exclusive presets and leverage them to their advantage. They can also take the extra step to save them onto the S Switch for quick access. More presets, fine-tuned by Potti, fisker, ahl, and well-known StarCraft II pro team, StarTale, will be released on Gaming.BenQ.com in the future to keep users on top of their games.

A true testament to the belief of "Gaming Is in the Details", the XL2420T is also a great choice for extreme entertainment. It is certified as NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ 2-ready to provide gamers Full-HD 3D gaming and entertainment experiences like never before. It also comes with the NVIDIA 3D LightBoost™ technology to brighten the screen to up to twice the original brightness for more vivid viewing. The XL2420TX is even embedded with 3D IR emitter and come with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ 2 Glasses Kit to bring you total realism and intensive 3D graphic display with no hassles.

Dressed in premium black housing and intricate red detailing, the recipients of Good Design Award 2011, red dot product design award 2011 and many design awards to come certainly also reflect a user's taste in the finer things in life.

The new XL Series will arrive in Indonesia in February 2012. For more information, please visit www.BenQ.co.id.

n   About BenQ Business in Indonesia

BenQ has made its entry into Indonesia in 2004 through its partner, PT Galva Technologies.  The partnership has brought in vast of quality products including digital projectors, LCD monitors, nScreen, notebooks, netbooks, digital cameras and camcorders.  To further strengthened its presence and commitment in Indonesia, BenQ set up close to 20 BenQ Zones in various regions such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Yogyakarta, Pontianak, Semarang, Malang etc.  BenQ has successfully retained as the Number 1 position^*  for Projector category in Indonesia for eighteen quarters.  BenQ is also the top three leading LCD monitor brands in Indonesia.

^*  source obtained from DTC Q1 2007-Q2 2011

n  About BenQ Corporation

BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life,” including digital projectors, LCD monitors, LCD TVs, digital cameras, eBook readers, mobile computing devices, storage devices, and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards.      

n  About BenQ Group

The BenQ Group is currently comprised of companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, BenQ Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Corp., BenQ Hospital, BenQ Medical Technology, BriView Corp., Daxin Materials Corp., Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Dazzo Technology Corp., Forhouse Corp., SiPix Imaging, Lextar Electronics Corp., Raydium Semiconductor Corp. and Wellypower Corp.

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