BenQ GW2790C
Today
Typical price$254
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
1.5 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.4
Buy on AmazonBenQ GW2790C or Samsung LS27FM500E?
LS27FM500E costs $6 less today; BenQ GW2790C has score 0.4 higher (1.5 vs. 1.1).
BenQ GW2790C
1.5score · higher
Samsung LS27FM500E
1.1score
BenQ wins 1by componentSamsung wins 0
- 0.8Image0.8
- 2.2Smoothness1.0
- 2.0Connections2.0
BenQ GW2790C is the cheaperSamsung LS27FM500E is $6 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 work and study
Only Samsung LS27FM500E works: General use, 23″ to 27″.
Monitors for casual gaming and console
Only BenQ GW2790C works: 120 Hz or more, 25″ to 32″.
Cheap monitors worth buying
Only BenQ GW2790C works: Full HD with 100 Hz or more.
Neither one fits: Monitors for competitive gaming, Monitors for creative work (photo and video), Monitors to use two on the desk.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
BenQ GW2790C wins on smoothness.
- 0.8Image0.8
- 2.2 (wins)Smoothness1.0
- 2.0Connections2.0
Samsung LS27FM500E
Today
Typical price$248
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
1.1 out of 10 on the spec sheet
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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.
Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.
Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 12/11/2026
BenQ GW2790C
- Amazon Lowest price$254Buy on Amazon
LS27FM500E
- Amazon Lowest price$248Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
| Math | BenQ GW2790C | LS27FM500E |
|---|---|---|
| Price per inch | $9.41 | $9.19 menor |
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | BenQ GW2790C | LS27FM500E |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type changes | Gaming (144 Hz or more) | General use and office |
| Size | 27 ″ | 27 ″ |
| Resolution | Full HD | Full HD |
| Pixel density | 82 ppi | 82 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Line changes | not listed | Smart Monitor |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate changes | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time (stated) changes | not listed | 5 ms |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports changes | not listed | 1 |
| USB-C changes | Yes | not listed |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | GW2790C | LS27FM500E |
Other comparisons
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.