BenQ New LCD Monitor Line-Up Targeted At Gamer Market Meets Demanding Standard of Professional Gamers’ Need for Speed

EUROPE, 1 September, 2006 – BenQ today announces a new line-up of its LCD monitors, featuring 24-inch FP241WZ, FP241VW and 19-inch FP94VW aimed at the gamer audience. As the official display partner to gaming conventions WCG (World Cyber Games) 2006 Japan Tournament, CPL (Cyberathlete Professional League) Winter Championship in the US and 2006 NGL Gaming League at the Games Convention in Germany, BenQ’s LCD monitors – featuring AMA Z and HDMI technology, will be used in all competitions respectively, setting a new gaming standard worldwide.

Moreover, BenQ’s latest LCD monitors FP241WZ, FP241VW and FP94VW also feature gaming modes such as racing and action to meet the demanding standard of professional gamers’ need for speed.

BenQ’s AMA Z dynamic video processing technology heralds a new era for LCD monitors by eliminating ghosting and motion blur around the screen edges. AMA Z technology uses two steps to effectively counter ghosting problems. The first step is to reduce the gray-to-gray response time using AMA technology, and the second step is to eliminate the artifacts present on hold-type displays due to the human visual system’s smooth pursuit tracking by inserting a black frame between each motion frame. This results in a clearly superior viewing experience with all types of video content.

In addition, HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) technology means full support of video resolutions up to 1080p HD enabling users to enjoy lifelike video through game consoles as PS2 and Xbox and HD DVD players. HDMI technology combines uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio and intelligent format and command data in a single digital interface, including the ability to transmit uncompressed digital video and audio content, ensuring the best quality video and audio performance possible in the gamer arena.

About WCG Japan tournament
The WCG is an international e-sports event (or "Cyber Games Festival") operated by International Cyber Marketing. This year BenQ Japan will be premier sponsor of WCG Japan tournament on 2 and 3 September, 2006 in Akihabara, Japan. Also BenQ’s FP93GX, the worlds fastest LCD monitor with 2ms response time, is chosen as official tournament monitor for the Japan final. Only in Japan more than 500 gamers will join this tournament, more than 2000 people are expected to watch the final games at the UDEX in Akihabara and more than 6000 people will watch thru Video Streaming broadcasting. The qualifiers will be awarded totally 2,000,000JPY in prize. For more information please visit www.worldcybergames.2006.

About CPL
The CPL is the world's first videogame sports league and has been the major force in the transformation of videogame competitions to a professional sport. Over the past nine years, the CPL has hosted 50 international main events with a total attendance of 250,000 gamers, has sanctioned over 500 international qualifiers and has awarded $3,000,000 in prizes. BenQ, as official LCD sponsor of CPL’s, the world’s first professional videogames league, Winter Championships from 13 to 17 December, 2006 in Dallas, Texas, will supply 160 hardcore computer gaming LCD-monitors, the FP93G X, for use as the exclusive monitor during this annual tournament. For more information please visit www.CPL.com.

About NGL Gaming League
NGL one is the newest international supreme gaming league that focuses on the most popular FPS / RTS games Counter Strike and Warcraft III TFT. The top gamers have competed with each other for $66,000 on the NGL one finals took place at the Games Convention from 23 to 27 August, 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. As official display partner of NGL, BenQ monitors were used at all NGL competitions. More than 183,000 people visited the Games Convention 2006, which has proven to be the number one gaming exhibition in Europe. For further information please visit www.ngl-one.com/en/.