BenQ EX271
Today
Typical price$351
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
4.8 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonBenQ EX271 or Samsung LS27FG500E?
LS27FG500E costs $1 less today and also has score 0.5 higher (5.3 vs. 4.8).
BenQ EX271
4.8score
Samsung LS27FG500E
5.3score · higher
BenQ wins 2by componentSamsung wins 1
- 2.8Image6.1
- 6.5Smoothness6.5
- 8.0Connections5.0
- 3.0Ergonomics0.0
BenQ EX271 is the cheaperSamsung LS27FG500E is $1 the cheaper
The best for each use
By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.
Monitors for competitive gaming
Both work. Samsung LS27FG500E is $1 cheaper.
Monitors for casual gaming and console
Both work. Samsung LS27FG500E is $1 cheaper.
Monitors for creative work (photo and video)
Only Samsung LS27FG500E works: QHD or 4K with an IPS or OLED panel.
Monitors for creative work (photo and video)Up to $550On sale
Cheap monitors worth buying
Only BenQ EX271 works: Full HD with 100 Hz or more.
Neither one fits: Monitors for work and study, Monitors to use two on the desk.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
BenQ EX271 wins on connections and ergonomics; LS27FG500E wins on image.
- 2.8Image6.1 (wins)
- 6.5Smoothness6.5
- 8.0 (wins)Connections5.0
- 3.0 (wins)Ergonomics0.0
Samsung LS27FG500E
Today
Typical price$350
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
5.3 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.5
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
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Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 12/11/2026
BenQ EX271
- Amazon Lowest price$351Buy on Amazon
LS27FG500E
- Amazon Lowest price$350Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
| Math | BenQ EX271 | LS27FG500E |
|---|---|---|
| Price per inch | $13.00 | $12.96 menor |
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | BenQ EX271 | LS27FG500E |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type | Gaming (144 Hz or more) | Gaming (144 Hz or more) |
| Size | 27 ″ | 27 ″ |
| Resolution changes | Full HD | QHD |
| Pixel density changes | 82 ppi | 109 ppi |
| Panel changes | IPS | OLED |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Curved screen changes | No | Yes |
| Stated HDR changes | not listed | HDR10 |
| Line changes | Mobiuz | Odyssey G5 |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate | 180 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Response time (stated) | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Response time measurement | GtG | GtG |
| Sync changes | FreeSync | G-Sync |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports | 1 | 1 |
| DisplayPort ports | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C changes | Yes | not listed |
| Built-in speaker changes | Yes | not listed |
| Ergonomics | ||
| Height adjustment changes | No | not listed |
| Pivot (portrait mode) changes | No | not listed |
| VESA mount holes changes | Yes | not listed |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | EX271 | LS27FG500E |
Other comparisons
BenQ EX271 orLG 27G64NA$360 · score 4.6Compare
LS27FG500E orAsus XG27ACS$369 · score 5.7Compare
LS27FG500E orMSI 272QP$580 · score 4.7Compare
BenQ EX271 orMSI MP225$97 · score 4.3Compare
LS27FG500E orSamsung LS27H710EA$350 · score 4.0Compare
BenQ EX271 orSamsung LS34HG550E$520 · score 3.7Compare
See more 4 comparisons
- LS27FG500E or Samsung LS27HG312E$128 · score 2.3
- LS27FG500E or MSI 325CQF$350 · score 4.5
- LS27FG500E or MSI MP225$97 · score 4.3
- LS27FG500E or MSI MP252$344 · score 4.2
How we choose
Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the monitor; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure the real calibration or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.