BenQ Displays

BenQ Display Buying Guide 2026

Retail and shopping centres

Recent studies show that almost 50% of customers leave a shop again very quickly if they can't find the product they want straight away. That's why BenQ offers complete solutions that will build long-term loyalty among your customers.

Digital signage is becoming increasingly important in retail and in large shopping centres. To provide these solutions, BenQ offers not only displays but also interactive displays and simple signage displays. Innovative technologies enhance the look of your shop and give you individual design options. Let your customers know at any time which products you offer and keep everyone up to date to the minute.

Interactive digital signage in retail

By adding an interactive dimension to the shopping experience, you create a special shopping world that will captivate your customers. To create a rich experience, you need to offer a high-quality display surface and user interface. BenQ attaches great importance to a long display life: the manufacturer offers a service life of up to 50,000 hours and virtually eliminates burn-in.
This is made possible by an innovative panel design, so the displays can be used for years without problems.

High resolution and smooth touch interactivity

With a minimum resolution of Full HD, i.e. 1080p, vivid, high-contrast reproduction is possible, so you always have your customers' attention – whether for promotions, information or advertising! BenQ also offers responsive, reliable infrared touch technology that allows your customers to interact intuitively with the display. Without glitches or interruptions.

Extensive display options

A BenQ display lets you use two different picture modes, so you can set up the monitor exactly as you need it, whether in portrait or landscape format. This allows you to create stunning installations without image distortion or wide borders.
Many displays also offer an extremely narrow bezel, so you can install several displays side by side. This creates an immersive experience for you and your customers.

Daisy chain installation

With BenQ's industry-leading daisy chain technology, which can be connected via DisplayPort 1.1a, you can create spectacular, large installations. Simply connect your displays in series and control them together. Create video wall installations up to 15x15. Gigantic installations, e.g. for walls or entrance halls, are no problem. You don't need any additional distributors/splitters for this. Make sure the display you want has this function – you'll find this information in the respective product description.

OPS slot for video wall applications

Some of the digital signage displays BenQ offers for retail have an Open Pluggable Specification (OPS) slot. This allows you to connect an OPS module for control and management, expanding your connectivity and functionality without the need for an extra media player.

USB plug and play

Equipped with a plug-and-play port for USB sticks, these displays let you play multimedia content flexibly and immediately. Simply insert the USB stick and start playback. Put together playlists in advance and have them played at the right time, without any extensive installation beforehand. Save yourself a lot of time and effort in preparation.

Multiple Display Administrator

BenQ's exclusive MDA effectively lowers the display's total cost of ownership and reduces power consumption. With this software, you can also control your content via a local network and manage several displays at the same time. It offers an excellent way to monitor centrally and control easily.

Restaurants, hotels and hospitality

The restaurant and hospitality sector also benefits from the increasing use of digital signage displays, as digital information displays and menus have been proven to boost sales. For this, BenQ offers ready-made solutions with pre-installed functions that make it very easy to whet your customers' appetite.

Benefit from the advantages of X-Sign content technology, particularly high resolution and a wide range of connection options.

X-Sign content management software

This software enables perfectly coordinated information management and offers up to 140 integrated templates, ideal for your application. It allows extensive content planning and design and offers options for setting playback times remotely. Present your customers with attractive menus, sports events, offers, games or simply news – all without additional effort or complex server settings.

Ultra-high 4K2K resolution

BenQ offers smart signage displays with an extremely high resolution of up to 3840 x 2160 px, delivering incredibly clear and brilliant pictures. With four times the pixel density of Full HD, they create unrivalled visual impressions. All this comes in a housing with a particularly narrow bezel, guaranteeing a stylish look that can be integrated into any store environment.

Top performance

Depending on the configuration, these displays offer a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and 2 GB RAM, ensuring smooth, seamless playback at all times. The exclusive Multiple Display Administrator software also reduces the total cost of ownership and electricity costs.
In addition, this software provides all the functions needed for easy remote management, including local and central status monitoring and remotely manageable consumption scheduling. Save yourself a lot of work and effort during installation and use.

Multimedia applications

So that you can show all the content you want, BenQ digital signage displays offer a wide range of functions that make it easier to play back your content.

• Custom Android OS – provides a wide range of apps for business presentations
• WPS Office app – open documents with office suites (PDF, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
• Multimedia player – Android operating system for versatile media playback

Extensive connection options

To connect any device, your signage display needs to have the right ports. Among other things, these displays offer USB plug and play and MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), which lets you connect mobile devices without connecting a PC. In addition, some of the displays have an HDMI port, so you can easily connect a PC or laptop and use it as a source.

Transport, airports and infrastructure

In public buildings, digital wayfinding systems and information boards are becoming increasingly popular, offering a way to keep your customers informed as well as possible or to entertain them, for example with advertisements. Create an unforgettable and, above all, pleasant experience with BenQ system solutions. Equipped with a wide range of features, these displays offer extensive options for designing content to create a visual experience.

Smart signage thanks to X-Sign

Depending on the version, this software offers up to 100 or 140 ready-made templates that let you provide visually appealing content for your customers – whether for check-in areas, information terminals, entrance halls or platforms. Keep your visitors up to date at all times with X-Sign. The integrated software gives you every option for designing content without having to connect an extra PC or similar.

Real-time data transmission

With X-Sign, you can transmit information in real time – whether news, advertisements or promotions, every request is transmitted at the right time. As soon as you give the command or a pre-programmed signal arrives, transmission starts!
You can also involve your customers interactively, for example by integrating QR codes that customers can scan to get the next train information on their smartphone.
You can then also use this data for yourself, as the integrated software can analyse whether and how customers use the data. This lets you always tailor your offering perfectly to your customers.

Live streaming

Easily stream YouTube videos, for example, via your display to convey up-to-date information. This way, the latest advertising is always delivered appropriately and reaches exactly the customer group you want to reach. BenQ's X-Sign also lets you display digital content from many other sources anywhere, whether in a large or a small environment. Distribute your planned content quickly and easily. Our specialist advisers can also give you more information on this.

High resolution

In large environments such as airports, railway stations or other public facilities, it is essential that every detail of the picture is clearly visible. To make this possible, BenQ displays offer a resolution of up to 3840x2160 px – four times the resolution of comparable Full HD displays. This means all content is shown brilliantly, with high contrast and perfect legibility.
This high resolution also allows flexible installation, as you can mount your display anywhere in the room without having to worry about the distance to the customer.

Central management via a network

With central network control, BenQ lets you organise the desired content from one place. This is also possible via a cloud-based solution. This allows you to display content at a specific time for a specific purpose.
However, LAN infrastructure is usually the most popular solution, as it ensures secure and reliable data transmission. It lets you integrate your display into an existing network and connect it to your tills, phones and PCs, for example.

Business, meetings and conferences

Interactive displays support an efficient working environment. BenQ offers them to give you the added value you want for your meetings. Connect your employees, whether on site or worldwide. Complemented by other technologies and products, BenQ offers a comprehensive range to make your meeting a success.

For example with InstaShow or a connected visualiser to share your information.

InstaShow

Wireless presentation solutions with InstaShow. Combined with a BenQ interactive flat panel, the manufacturer gives you the ability to capture, record and share all information in real time.
The all-in-one plug-and-play solution needs no unnecessary cables – simply plug it in and off you go!

You'll find more information on InstaShow here.

Encrypted transmission

In the digital world, data security is always a big and extremely important topic – with optimised WPA2-authenticated protection, your data is always secure. Look out for this feature for even more data security in your network. If you have integrated InstaShow, it also offers HDCP support, which means all content with digital rights management can be played smoothly without delays or error messages.

Connection options

BenQ displays come with extensive connectivity as standard, with various HDMI connection options and plug-and-play support, e.g. for USB sticks. Depending on the configuration, you can also connect a wide range of computers running common operating systems.
Depending on the display you choose, you get integrated OTA update options. This lets you carry out updates wirelessly, so you don't need a permanent PC connection to stay up to date.

EZWrite

With this software, BenQ offers a powerful cloud function that enables annotation and collaboration from anywhere.

• Optimise your meetings
• Share notes and ideas
• Exclusive AMS service
• Save and access information in the cloud
• Edit documents
• And much more

Sticky notes and much more!

BenQ's user-friendly annotation solution EZWrite offers you lots of options. Among other things, you can easily leave sticky notes or exchange, collect, categorise or edit information between the display and mobile devices and laptops. It's very easy to use: save the data, select the storage location, load the data and open it with EZWrite.

Barrier-free cloud access

Connect your system to a common cloud storage service such as Google Drive or Dropbox to share EZWrite information with others. Simply share the data via the cloud and all participants have access – whether during, before or after the meeting, everyone is always up to date. Please note that the cloud storage must be connected to BenQ's Account Management System (AMS) to use the full range of functions.

Interactive pens

Collaborative meetings call for flexible annotation. For this, BenQ offers various applications, such as interactive pens for taking notes in different colours, or a paintbrush mode that is particularly popular in classrooms.

You can find out more about BenQ's school and education solutions here.

Floating tool

BenQ's integrated floating tool lets anyone capture information on virtually any surface, whether on videos, images, documents or presentations. Simply open the document and annotate the content.

The tool supports both macOS and Android, making it highly versatile. The floating tool also provides a natural writing feel and ensures secure data transmission via HDMI, VGA or DP.

Intelligent handwriting recognition

EZWrite offers even more, with smart recognition of your handwriting. This lets you have written text, shapes and numbers recognised. The system automatically converts the content into freely usable digital content – without switching modes.

Air quality sensor

Some displays for business use are equipped with an integrated air quality sensor. In rooms used by many people, air quality can quickly deteriorate, causing concentration to drop and, unfortunately, even health problems. That's why BenQ offers this function, which continuously measures the CO₂ level in the room and automatically alerts you when the values rise into the critical range. You can then take action, e.g. airing the room early or taking breaks.

Eye-care technology

Equipped with further smart technologies, BenQ offers even more protection in your meetings to ensure good, lasting readability.

• Flicker-free technology reduces screen flicker
• Low blue light technology minimises blue light waves
• Anti-glare technology minimises reflections on the display surface

Antibacterial display surface

Business displays are usually used by many different people. That's why BenQ equips many of its models with a germ-resistant surface, ensured by a non-toxic coating of ionised silver. Germs that land on the surface are killed immediately, actively helping to prevent infections and the spread of illness.
Please note that this is merely a protective measure and does not replace other personal safety measures.

InstaShow - intuitive wireless presentation solution

Wireless presentation solutions are becoming increasingly popular, and BenQ also offers solutions for wireless presentation. Find out more here about the general advantages of this type of presentation.

BenQ's InstaShow presentation solution offers the following advantages, among others:

• Wireless presentation system with plug & play
• Compatible with PC, Mac and mobile smart devices
• No additional drivers or other software required
• Split-screen presentation to encourage collaboration
• High security standard with AES 128-bit encryption and WPA2 authentication protocol
• Compatible with virtually any hardware

Share innovation your way!

InstaShow gives you a wireless presentation solution without additional drivers or software and is ready to use as soon as it's connected to your laptop. This technology minimises the downtime and waiting times that otherwise delay meetings!
Efficiency becomes the core element here, as up to 32 users can connect one after the other with InstaShow and present their content. Depending on which InstaShow solution you choose, you get packages for a set number of users – but this can be extended at any time with additional plug-in modules.
Straightforward and flexibly adaptable to your situation.

InstaShare

The InstaShare app makes streaming even easier, as you don't necessarily need a button to share your information. Simply connect to the InstaShow receiver via the app and share information. Please note that this function is not available with all InstaShow devices. You can find out whether it is compatible with your system in the product description or technical data sheet. Some models also offer compatibility with Apple AirPlay.

Visual communication

At the touch of a button, you can send commands to your display and control it. For example, activate split screen to share your ideas with all meeting participants – up to 4 participants can present content on the display at the same time. Depending on the InstaShow series, these products also offer a touchback function that transfers touch movements on the display directly to your laptop. No more constant switching or tiresome walking back and forth between laptop and display.

Note: the "touchback" function can only be used with Windows.

High security standards

InstaShow is 100% hardware-based and therefore needs no software, drivers or firmware updates that could lead to security gaps. In addition, AES 128-bit encryption and WPA2 authentication ensure that your intellectual property is protected at all times and cannot be tampered with.

Educational institutions

Digital change is gradually arriving in schools and universities too, to prepare pupils for the challenges of tomorrow. It is becoming increasingly important to make information easily accessible and to connect with pupils and students in new ways.
Communication is becoming ever more important, as is working together on a project.

Encourage project-based and cooperative learning with an interactive display from BenQ and give your learning content a new, modern touch.

BenQ displays are extremely popular in education and offer many advantages. The 10 most important advantages are:

• EZWrite - cloud-based collaboration
• Air quality sensor
• Germ-resistant surface
• Smart eye-care solutions
• Integrated floating toolbar (directly on the user interface)
• Account Management System – AMS
• InstaShare
• Dual pen use
• DMS Local software
• Over-the-air updates

EZWrite - cloud-based collaboration

This technology instantly turns your interactive touchscreen into a fully fledged digital whiteboard. You can easily illustrate your ideas, take notes, brainstorm and much more.
It lets you not only record information but also share the collected data. BenQ's EZWrite also gives you the option of converting handwritten text, numbers, forms, drawings or small graphics into digital text so you can use this content directly. You don't need to switch modes – the conversion takes place during normal operation. Simple, straightforward and intuitive.

Air quality sensor

BenQ displays with an air quality sensor provide an optimal working environment. ClassroomCare technology ensures that the display continuously checks the air quality in the room and informs you when it becomes too poor. Poor air quality can lead to an increased risk of infection and can also cause concentration to drop.
A display with this sensor helps you prevent this and thus increase efficiency.

Germ-resistant surface

Touchscreens, especially in educational institutions, are often used by many different people, whether pupils, teachers or parents. An ideal hygiene chain cannot always be maintained. That's why BenQ equips many of its touch displays with a TÜV-certified germ-resistant display surface featuring a long-lasting nano-ionic agent. This silver-treated surface kills bacteria and viruses on contact by interrupting their cell division mechanism.

Smart Eye Care

Thanks to a special coating, many BenQ displays have a special surface. It ensures flicker-free pictures and minimal blue light emission, so your eyes and those of your pupils are not strained as much as they can be with other screen work.
This technology is essential above all when working at the display all day. That's why BenQ also had the technology tested and certified by TÜV.

Floating toolbar

This cross-platform tool is supported by Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, so you always have all the tools for annotating and taking notes right at hand. You can easily launch any application, call up videos, open websites or annotate documents or images. A simple, intuitive tool that helps you use your display.

Account Management System

With AMS, BenQ offers a software tool for online operation. It connects directly to the teacher's personal cloud solutions and automatically remembers the corresponding settings for the interactive board system. This means you can access your data and settings as soon as you log in to the touch display.

InstaShare

The InstaShare app offers wireless transmission options and lets you display content between interactive displays and your own device. It gives you an intuitive, direct wireless presentation solution and smooth transfer of content to your interactive board, making presentations in class even easier and more straightforward.
Easy data transfer from device to display and back!

Dual pens

Enjoy an impressive simultaneous writing experience in different colours and line widths. The particularly precise touch technology allows the use of dual pens, so you can use different pens with different widths and colours to achieve different effects. The paintbrush mode also lets you colour in specific areas as if with a brush.

DMS Local

This software is the ideal management tool for IT infrastructures. Control your display via central management and organise your displays across different rooms.
Monitor or control updates, run analyses, carry out inventories and much more.

Over-the-air updates – OTA

Carry out your updates easily via the OTA function. Whether firmware or software updates – this keeps your display in top form!

This tool downloads the latest technologies and updates directly from the internet and installs them. This means no complicated physical access is required, and updates don't get in the way of starting your lesson smoothly. Simply switch on the display and get going.

Bring your own device – BYOD

When working with IFP displays (interactive flat panel displays), BYOD (bring your own device) is becoming ever more popular and interesting. The digitalisation of schools is becoming increasingly important, giving pupils and teachers the opportunity to hold modern lessons with the latest technologies.
To include everyone in lessons, BenQ offers displays that are suited to connecting different technologies. This gives you the option of interacting wirelessly with the display from different devices – simply via the InstaShow app.

Let your pupils and students share and discuss their learning results, or simply hand out homework this way – whether pupils use iOS or Android or have a Chromebook.
You'll find more details on InstaShow here.

TÜV-certified display surface

BenQ's interactive displays feature a specially coated display surface designed to minimise germs. As the spread of bacteria and other pathogens is usually rather difficult to contain in interactive learning environments, this surface gives you more protection.
During group activities, pupils and teachers come into contact and the transmission of bacteria can hardly be prevented, so BenQ uses a special antimicrobial coating that ensures pathogens are eliminated. At BenQ, this coating is infused with silver – a material that was used in the past for preservation and sterilisation and has become established in display technology.

Silver ion nanotechnology works by the silver ions, with their special properties, damaging the cell walls of bacteria and destroying the cellular integrity of the microbes.

• TÜV-certified silver ion coating
• Extensive tests have proven the antimicrobial coating
• Effective solution against pathogens
• Every display is tested by TÜV

Please note that this coating is not a complete substitute for eliminating all pathogens. It fits perfectly into your hygiene concept and rounds it off.

The silver ion coating is fused with the glass of the displays, providing permanent protection. It isn't just a coating applied like a film that might peel off at some point, but a permanent solution that will serve you for a long time – similar to an anti-glare treatment integrated directly into the display surface.

BenQ and the DigitalPakt Schule

It is widely known that there are 5 steps to a media development plan, and BenQ has tailored its products accordingly so that all needs can be met.

To help you create a plan, the manufacturer has compiled 5 key questions that will help you find the right concept for your educational institution, whether a university, college, primary school or secondary school.

BenQ's key questions on the DigitalPakt

• What is our problem? – Identify and define your needs
• What does our school already have?
• What is the goal?
• How do we intend to implement it? – What is needed to reach the standard?
• How do we ensure care/maintenance/updates?

Identifying needs

Many teachers find it difficult to take new and, above all, modern approaches to designing their lessons, but BenQ makes it easy for you: the manufacturer provides all the tools you need to bring your teaching into the modern, digital age. Create curricula that give your pupils a new perspective on the learning content, and convince not only yourself but also your pupils and students that interactive teaching can take you all forward.
Classrooms often lack the necessary materials and are equipped only with a blackboard and perhaps a simple projector, but interactive school solutions such as displays and interactive projectors offer far more scope for creativity.

Creating a foundation

Many educational institutions already have the basic equipment needed for digitalisation, but they still lack the links, such as suitable displays, whiteboards or projectors.

According to BenQ, the following requirement should be in place to be able to use the full range of functions:

• Comprehensive Wi-Fi or LAN network coverage

Everything else comes with the manufacturer's displays and projectors, including optional training, educational programmes, technologies and further hardware.

It isn't even strictly necessary for all your teachers to have a PC at their workstation from the outset, as BenQ's interactive education displays already come equipped with the necessary technologies. This lets you create a foundation on which to build a system – step by step, making it easier to plan.

The goal? The school of the future!

The goal should always be to give pupils and students the best basis for learning in order to achieve ideal learning outcomes. To this end, BenQ bases the development of its software solutions on the successes of educational institutions, learning from them to improve its own concepts and content.
Many features are developed together with pupils and teachers so as always to offer the best solutions and not miss the target.

Technology requirements

Once the basic requirements are in place, targeted and organised planning and implementation are essential. It isn't necessary to buy everything at once – it's often enough to buy a basic stock of equipment and then gradually equip the school further, keeping costs predictable and, above all, manageable.
We'll be happy to support you in your decision and plan the purchase with you. Simply get in touch with our specialist advisers.

Service and maintenance

These services often involve extra costs and additional effort – but who takes care of them and how are they paid for? To solve this, BenQ offers reliable service commitments and warranties that let you carry out updates, arrange maintenance or book training when new software updates are released, all without much effort.