Standing screen display size | 24 Inches |
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Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1200 |
BenQ SH240 Monitor Shading Hood | Fits BenQ SW240 | Anti-Glare | Great for Photography and Video Editing Black
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Screen Size | 24 Inches |
Display Resolution Maximum | 1920x1200 |
Brand | BenQ |
Special Feature | Fits Vertically (portait) or Horizontally (landscape) |
Refresh Rate | 75 Hz |
About this item
- Customized Shading Hood made for BenQ's SW240 monitor features a user-friendly that allows photographers to easily mount and remove a calibration sensor when running a calibration.
- Made with Anti-Glare Materials: Our shading hood was designed with carefully selected materials to help absorb light so you can focus on the important stuff.
- Landscape or Portrait Orientation: Our shading hood can be used in both portrait and landscape orientation
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Screen quality | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Picture quality | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Brightness | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
Value for money | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
For gaming | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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display size | 24 inches | 31.5 inches | 27 inches | 27 inches | 27 inches | 27 inches |
resolution | UXGA Wide | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p |
display technology | LCD | — | LCD | — | LCD | LCD |
hardware interface | — | hdmi, displayport, usb3.2 gen 1 | usb, hdmi, usb c | hdmi, 3 5 mm audio, usb c, usb3.2 gen 1 | usb, displayport | usb, hdmi, ethernet, usb c, displayport |
viewing angle | 160 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees |
mounting type | VESA Wall Mounting 100 x 100mm | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | 100 x 100 mm |
From the manufacturer
Dedicated Protection for Color Accuracy
Designed to effectively reduce the unwanted glare resulting from ambient lighting, the SH240 shading hood is perfect for the SW240 PhotoVue photographer monitor. By using the SH240 shading hood, the color accuracy of photographers’ photos can be assured. The SH240 shading hood can be used in both portrait and landscape orientations.
Anti-glare Material
To reduce reflected light, BenQ team had carefully selected the material for the SH240 shading hood. We’ve found the special kind of fluff that can absorb the most light to avoid disturbance from reflected light to the photographers so that they can focus on the displayed colors.
User-friendly Design
SH240’s user-oriented design allows photographers to easily mount and remove a calibration sensor when running a calibration. Each component of the shading hood has its own markings to help users assemble with ease.
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Brand | BenQ |
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Series | SH240 Shading Hood for SW240 Monitor |
Item model number | SH240 |
Item Weight | 3 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 8.46 x 21.46 x 14.47 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 8.46 x 21.46 x 14.47 inches |
Color | SH240 Shading Hood |
Manufacturer | BenQ |
ASIN | B07CVZCGDB |
Country of Origin | China |
Date First Available | May 5, 2018 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #2,405 in Computer Monitors #2,469 in Computer Monitor Accessories |
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Designed to effectively reduce the unwanted glare caused by ambient lighting, the SH240 shading hood is perfect for the SW240 PhotoVue photographer monitor. The SH240 shading hood can be used in both portrait and landscape orientations. By using the SH240 shading hood, the color accuracy of photographers’ photos can be assured. Anti-glare material and user-friendly design help users working with ease.
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Customers are happy with the color and construction of the monitor. They say the colors are bright and accurate, and the display is amazing. They are also happy with quality. However, some customers differ on brightness, ease of setup, performance, value, and hardware calibration.
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Customers like the color of the monitor. They say that the colors are bright and accurate, the stand is very heavy duty, and the display is amazing. They also appreciate the design point and the fact that it has Adobe RGB for printing.
"...Great stand, great user interface (I love the puck), outstanding image quality, even backlight, no backlight bleed. It's superb for work and leisure...." Read more
"...The stand is very heavy duty. Color etc. is excellent" Read more
"Perfect screen and great uniformity when tested with stand alone software. A perfect monitor for photography...." Read more
"...Its bright, the color is accurate, and I love the hood that comes with the monitor to block out additional light around the screen...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the monitor. They say it's a great screen for photo editing, perfect for photography and color grading videography projects, and is nearly flawless. Some say it has been an amazing addition to their work station and is superb for work and leisure.
"...A perfect monitor for photography. All the advertised features check out so I won't go into those details...." Read more
"...It has been an amazing additional to my work station. I'm able to connect my 16" Macbook Pro via USB-C cable and work on all my projects...." Read more
"...Once there, it's a great monitor without a ton of variation and a relatively quick speed to warm up to be color correct...." Read more
"Great monitor" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the construction of the monitor. They mention that the quality build is good, and it is a well-made, very solid monitor. Customers also appreciate the details, saying that the display is absolutely top-notch.
"...It is a little bit heavier than other monitors, but is built very durable." Read more
"...The stand is very heavy duty. Color etc. is excellent" Read more
"...The build of the monitor is excellent. The monitor is heavy but there is a handle at the top of the stand which is a nice feature...." Read more
"Pros: absolutely superb image, beautiful colors, good construction, really well packaged...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the monitor. Some mention that it's a very good product for the money, while others say that it was a complete waste of money. Some say that the quality control is awful and the tool they insist on using is awful.
"...It's huge but well worth keeping, as it protects the monitor perfectly and stores and organizes everything incredibly cleanly and effectively...." Read more
"...That said, this thing is annoyingly expensive. But BenQ is a good company, I like this monitor, and I don't regret purchasing it...." Read more
"...but outside of that, for the price and quality, this monitor is worth the purchase." Read more
"...Just get this. Didn't have to recalibrate a lot since I got it. Good buy." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the hardware calibration of the monitor. Some mention it's a good and long one, while others say that it fails and the software stopped recognizing the monitor after a couple of weeks.
"...I can say the BenQ hardware calibration is a good and long one. Unfortunately it doesn't offer uniformity test though...." Read more
"...of bugs/problems when using the Palette Master software: it didn't detect my calibrator until I set colors to 10 bit, full output, and I had to plug..." Read more
"...this 2k BenQ monitor is because of its (claimed) capability for hardware calibration so that you don't have to tie your display to any one..." Read more
"...The product is factory calibrated, however, if there are doubts regarding colors, then purchase a color correcting device such as the SpyderX pro...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the monitor. Some mention that it worked fine for the first 2 weeks, does a nice job, and the HDMI port works OK, while others say that it does not work at all or randomly works on random systems, and that the audio did not work.
"...alas, BenQ's proprietary software for such calibration either does not work at all or just randomly works on random systems, you are at the complete..." Read more
"...and stores and organizes everything incredibly cleanly and effectively. No loose cables. No textured carton compartments...." Read more
"...I had to update the OS and boom, the monitor stopped working with the usbc all of the sudden...." Read more
"...Master Element software is pretty darn buggy on Windows but works well on Mac...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the ease of setup of the monitor. Some mention that it's easy to setup and easy SW/HW calibration using Xrite, while others say that it takes some learning to understand the setup of controls, it'd be a bit annoying to put together and take apart again. The product instructions and manuals are overly geared towards windows users, and the cable connection documentation was difficult to decipher.
"...ConsThe PriceEasy to set up but difficult to accurately calibrate - You must watch many YouTube videos or read reviews for accurate..." Read more
"...The hood comes in about 9 pieces and is a bit annoying to put together and take apart again for storage. Everything needs to slide and snap together...." Read more
"I really wanted to like this monitor. It set up quickly. The picture was all that I could hope for...." Read more
"Incredible picture quality. Takes some learning to understand the setup of the controls...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the brightness of the monitor. Some mention that the backlight is the evenest they've ever seen, and the screen is non-glare. Others say that the monitor other than the amount of backlight bleed, this screen light modifier only shads out room light, and has poor contrast and uneven colors. The display is darker at the edges and can't hold deep shadows and highlights. The panel suffers from light leak and disturbs color accuracy.
"...Display is darker at the edges which I do not like but apparently is typical for this type of display...." Read more
"...great user interface (I love the puck), outstanding image quality, even backlight, no backlight bleed. It's superb for work and leisure...." Read more
"I liked the monitor other than the amount of backlight bleed...." Read more
"...The matte finish of the screen cuts down on glare, the height adjustability is great...." Read more
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I'm a programmer who spends most of his time on his computer -- reading/writing text, watching video, and playing games. Previously I was using 2 Dell U2518D monitors, which, even after calibration with an iDisplay Pro Plus, had the following issues:
* Crushed blacks
* Poor contrast
* Uneven colors
* Uneven backlight
* Backlight bleed
* Glare, despite the matte surface
After deciding I didn't want to put up with those issues any longer, I did a week or two of research on what the best no-compromises monitors were in late 2020. That led me to the SW321C, a professional monitor rather than a gaming/consumer monitor, because consumer models -- no matter how fancy they claimed to be or how slick the marketing -- all seemed to fall short and require me to resign myself to compromises in at least one area (and I didn't want FALD).
The BenQ SW321C is expensive (though not as expensive as the EIZO and Dell screens that it's often compared to), but I consider the money well spent. The image quality is outstanding. Colors are stunning. Images and text are markedly sharper and crisper than they were on my 25" 1440p monitors (though this would be true of any 4k 32" screen). The backlight is the evenest I've ever seen. There's no backlight bleed that I can detect. I love the shade hood and never take it off. The matte coating is far and away the best I've seen/used.
For the movies and tv shows I've watched on it (Blade Runner, Ex Machina, The Witch, The Expanse, The Man in the High Castle, The Midnight Gospel), I couldn't be happier with the quality of the picture. The HDR may be "fake," but it still massively improves the viewing experience, especially in regard to handling of darkness/shadows.
Last year I bought and returned the BenQ SW271. I loved it, but the backlight was uneven, there was backlight bleed, and 27" was too small for 4K". (32" is, for my eyes (late 30s), the perfect size for a 4k screen.) If I was going to spend $1,500, I wasn't willing to put up with those issues.
The SW321 isn't as bright as the SW271, which is a shame, but it also fixes every issue I had with the SW271.
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Update: the blacks aren't as dark as I'd like them to be. (EDIT: correction, for $2k you can NOT get a very decent oled tv with perfect blacks. You will experience burn in.) The monitor also seems to produce a lot of heat. I'm not sure I regret the purchase. It still ticks all the boxes for me, and I consider the money well spent, but if I could do it again, and my living quarters allowed it, (EDIT and recantation: I would not opt for an OLED)
Update #2: Scratch that. I still wish the blacks were darker, but this is as good as it gets on an IPS panel. OLED TVs aren't meant to be used as PC monitors, and if you use one that way, there will inevitably be burn in. I'm still quite happy with the purchase, despite the one, single, occasional stuck sub-pixel.
I've seen a few reviews here that fault the hardware calibration, but for me it has been superb -- certainly better, to my untrained eye, than the i1 Display Pro Plus's software calibration. That being said, I encountered a couple of bugs/problems when using the Palette Master software: it didn't detect my calibrator until I set colors to 10 bit, full output, and I had to plug it into a USB port on my desktop, not one of the SW321C's USB ports.
Update #3: The stuck pixel started to occur more frequently, so I contacted BenQ customer service and asked them to service the screen. The customer-support staff, who were phenomenal -- prompt, professional, understanding, knowledgeable, and incredibly to work with -- helped me, despite a couple of mix ups (which weren't their fault), resolve the matter to my satisfaction.
Update #4: The top review is... awful. What on earth sort of person brags(?) about bossing around delivery people? The top item in this person's list of pros is "high Quality Display Monitor," but the review also states that the screen was defective, that s/he has seen better image quality on $200 monitors, and that the colors look "horrible." Garbage. Neither of us is an expert. Ignore amazon reviews. Read reviews written by professional photographers, for whom this monitor is intended.
Dec 2022 update: my sw321c is one of my favorite possessions. Even my partner who isn't finicky about screen quality loves it. Watching movies or shows on it is always a treat. I can't praise it highly enough. And I can't believe I omitted from my review that its cardboard box is the nicest, most thoughtful I've encountered for anything I've purchased. It's huge but well worth keeping, as it protects the monitor perfectly and stores and organizes everything incredibly cleanly and effectively. No loose cables. No textured carton compartments. Everything has its isolated section, or its own box (which perfectly fits into only one place). My only complaint with the monitor concerns the shade ood, which has started to fall apart easily. I doubt it's meant to be handled, put on, or taken off as much as I have though. I cover the screen with several layers of cloth when I'm not using it, e.g. at night, because I want to keep it pristine, and they don't fit over the hood.
One thing, the hardware calibration with BenQ's Palette Master Element software is pretty darn buggy on Windows but works well on Mac. I've been working around color calibration software buggyness on Windows for almost 20 years... It's a common problem, so I'm not sure this all BenQ's fault. All calibrators seem to have quirks on Windows. I can say the BenQ hardware calibration is a good and long one. Unfortunately it doesn't offer uniformity test though. I ran that first with X-Rite software before I dove into the full setup.
Part of my problem was Windows installed a 2017 BenQ monitor driver first even though I had installed the download driver for this monitor before plugging it in. It fixed after some reboots while I was mucking with settings. Come to think of it, I think it fixed itself when I changed to the BenQ USB 3.0 A/B cable.
Oddly if I set "Output dynamic range" to "Full" in Nvidia control panel, the hardware calibration fails. If I set it to "Limited" the calibration looks fantastic and at least reports crazy low deltas (0.3 avg, 0.67 max). I'm not sure why I can't use "Full" range nVidia settings with this monitor. My other monitor connected to the same Windows machine (ViewSonic VP3881 sRGB+) does its hardware calibration just fine at 10-bit with output range set to "Full". This impacts the darkest/lowest range, allows more near-black detail when set to full theoretically. I believe I can see more gradation steps at the low end on the cheaper ViewSonic monitor but I'm not certain of this. It's not a big deal, but the OCD in me will try again some day. It's possible this doesn't matter depending on how the BenQ is doing things with hardware and software I suppose. The Calibration could be failing because some conflict happening. There is definitely a wider color gamut on the BenQ than the sRGB+ Viewsonic, not yet sure about bid depth though. Pretty happy though.
I've been doing a lot of printing with this monitor so far. I would say while a large gamut monitor isn't required for printing anymore since some of the sRGB+ monitors are so good, it does still help. And it is amazing to look at images from a quality modern camera in the gamut that this BenQ covers. Photo editing in wide gamut is more enjoyable than it ever has been thanks to improved monitors, 4K workspace, and the improved depth and quality of RAW images. Big step up from 10 years ago.
I did some Photoshop black to white gradation tests and confirmed we are in 10-bit/30-bit (3 channels). It doesn't have the banding on either monitor that you see in 8-bit mode. I'm just not sure I have the full bit range yet at the low end on the BenQ. I suppose I can test this by skipping hardware calibration next time and see what runing a software calibration using X-Rite's software that came with my i1Display Pro Plus produces. (Please add a comment if you know what's going on here with "Full" range causing hw calibration fails.)
The hood comes in about 9 pieces and is a bit annoying to put together and take apart again for storage. Everything needs to slide and snap together. A bit cumbersome. It does the job but a hinge based solution would be better IMO. I'm not one who uses a hood all the time since my room lighting doesn't force me to, but I like hoods during calibration.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021
One thing, the hardware calibration with BenQ's Palette Master Element software is pretty darn buggy on Windows but works well on Mac. I've been working around color calibration software buggyness on Windows for almost 20 years... It's a common problem, so I'm not sure this all BenQ's fault. All calibrators seem to have quirks on Windows. I can say the BenQ hardware calibration is a good and long one. Unfortunately it doesn't offer uniformity test though. I ran that first with X-Rite software before I dove into the full setup.
Part of my problem was Windows installed a 2017 BenQ monitor driver first even though I had installed the download driver for this monitor before plugging it in. It fixed after some reboots while I was mucking with settings. Come to think of it, I think it fixed itself when I changed to the BenQ USB 3.0 A/B cable.
Oddly if I set "Output dynamic range" to "Full" in Nvidia control panel, the hardware calibration fails. If I set it to "Limited" the calibration looks fantastic and at least reports crazy low deltas (0.3 avg, 0.67 max). I'm not sure why I can't use "Full" range nVidia settings with this monitor. My other monitor connected to the same Windows machine (ViewSonic VP3881 sRGB+) does its hardware calibration just fine at 10-bit with output range set to "Full". This impacts the darkest/lowest range, allows more near-black detail when set to full theoretically. I believe I can see more gradation steps at the low end on the cheaper ViewSonic monitor but I'm not certain of this. It's not a big deal, but the OCD in me will try again some day. It's possible this doesn't matter depending on how the BenQ is doing things with hardware and software I suppose. The Calibration could be failing because some conflict happening. There is definitely a wider color gamut on the BenQ than the sRGB+ Viewsonic, not yet sure about bid depth though. Pretty happy though.
I've been doing a lot of printing with this monitor so far. I would say while a large gamut monitor isn't required for printing anymore since some of the sRGB+ monitors are so good, it does still help. And it is amazing to look at images from a quality modern camera in the gamut that this BenQ covers. Photo editing in wide gamut is more enjoyable than it ever has been thanks to improved monitors, 4K workspace, and the improved depth and quality of RAW images. Big step up from 10 years ago.
I did some Photoshop black to white gradation tests and confirmed we are in 10-bit/30-bit (3 channels). It doesn't have the banding on either monitor that you see in 8-bit mode. I'm just not sure I have the full bit range yet at the low end on the BenQ. I suppose I can test this by skipping hardware calibration next time and see what runing a software calibration using X-Rite's software that came with my i1Display Pro Plus produces. (Please add a comment if you know what's going on here with "Full" range causing hw calibration fails.)
The hood comes in about 9 pieces and is a bit annoying to put together and take apart again for storage. Everything needs to slide and snap together. A bit cumbersome. It does the job but a hinge based solution would be better IMO. I'm not one who uses a hood all the time since my room lighting doesn't force me to, but I like hoods during calibration.
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The monitor came exceptionally well packaged and supplied with every cable one would need. The technology of this monitor was well thought out and ahead of its time. While it came with HDMI and DP interfaces, it also came with option for connection via USB-C to USB-C. A recent upgrade of my Mac allowed me to plug this monitor directly into the USB-C port and it was up and running without the need for video cables.
Benq has excellent support for this display with all the documentation you would like and software along with software updates. I have used this display on both a high end Windows PC and a MacBook Pro M1 Max and it gets 5 stars across the board.
The shading Hood mounts very solidly even though at first blush it seems like it may be rickety.
You do have to disassemble and put it together differently if you wish your monitor to be in portrait mode instead of landscape, but in the end this leads to it being more secure.
The inside is lined with a black felt to keep the displays light from bouncing back, and there's a trapdoor at the top for your calibrator.
I'm inclined to call it overpriced the fact is that in today's economy it's likely priced significantly less than any other brands would be.
All in all I'm very happy with the purchase, I find it very well built and secure and works very well for my needs.
You’d be hard pressed to find a better monitor for the price. At just a touch over $2K this is an excellent addition for those extremely budget conscious shoppers like me who only have a little bit of extra cash to spend and need a good value for money purchase.
This monitor has really helped me to take photography and design to the next level, and opened up doors for me that might not have opened otherwise if I didn’t have the type of setup this monitor was able to provide me with.
10/10 would recommend.