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Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by FraaJad »

peterhajas wrote: post #23
stevenkovar wrote: post #21

I would highly recommend http://overlordcomputer.com for a comparable product. They were originally a reseller of the Korean small batch monitors and decided to seek their own distribution channel. The company is focused around gamers (hence the questionably cheesy name), offering an "overclocked" model capable of reaching 120Hz refresh rate (which lets you play games at 120 frames per second), but I use their ME mod…

Kind of confusing product line. What does "Grade A" vs "Grade A-" mean?

click on one of the monitors, the product description has a video describing the differences.

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by ChuckMcM »

peterhajas wrote: post #23
stevenkovar wrote: post #21

I would highly recommend http://overlordcomputer.com for a comparable product. They were originally a reseller of the Korean small batch monitors and decided to seek their own distribution channel. The company is focused around gamers (hence the questionably cheesy name), offering an "overclocked" model capable of reaching 120Hz refresh rate (which lets you play games at 120 frames per second), but I use their ME mod…

Kind of confusing product line. What does "Grade A" vs "Grade A-" mean?

They have a video explaining the difference : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2...!

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by StavrosK »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #20

I have a Crossover 27Q (similar to this, probably sourced from the same place as other brands on ebay: Catleap, Shimian, wherever Monoprice is getting them, etc). Gorgeous minimalist metallic shell. Swivel display. Adjustable height. $375 from Ebay. Pixel perfect. I can't exaggerate how amazing these displays are. They're the same LG panels used in Apple Cinema displays at nearly a third of the cost. It's wonderful t…

If I can ask a few questions:

1) Are Ebay/alibaba retailers trustworthy? I'd hate to be shipped a lemon (assuming they even ship outside the US).

2) Why must it be DisplayPort? Doesn't it support HDMI/DVI?

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

StavrosK wrote: post #33
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #20

I have a Crossover 27Q (similar to this, probably sourced from the same place as other brands on ebay: Catleap, Shimian, wherever Monoprice is getting them, etc). Gorgeous minimalist metallic shell. Swivel display. Adjustable height. $375 from Ebay. Pixel perfect. I can't exaggerate how amazing these displays are. They're the same LG panels used in Apple Cinema displays at nearly a third of the cost. It's wonderful t…

If I can ask a few questions: 1) Are Ebay/alibaba retailers trustworthy? I'd hate to be shipped a lemon (assuming they even ship outside the US). 2) Why must it be DisplayPort? Doesn't it support HDMI/DVI?

1. I wasn't shipped a lemon, so I can't testify as to what happens if you get one. That having been said, the person I bought from had tons of 99.8% reputation and I swear, I have no idea how it go to my doorstep from China so quickly (custom stickers and all indicating it erally moved that fast).

2. I have no idea why HD4000 won't drive that 2560x1440 resolution over DVI/HDMI. I just know that HD4000 has that prowess to output it and I read somewhere that it only works over DisplayPort. So far, based on my HD4000 MBA and desktop, that seems to be true. I'll see if I can find you a source on that.

edit: This is not the exact same ebay listing, but is from the same person and is the same product that I purchased: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Crossover-27Q-LED-P-27-DVI-D-Dua...

edit2: Sources on the HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort discrepancy: http://communities.intel.com/message/160909#160909

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by StavrosK »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #34
StavrosK wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I can ask a few questions: 1) Are Ebay/alibaba retailers trustworthy? I'd hate to be shipped a lemon (assuming they even ship outside the US). 2) Why must it be DisplayPort? Doesn't it support HDMI/DVI?

1. I wasn't shipped a lemon, so I can't testify as to what happens if you get one. That having been said, the person I bought from had tons of 99.8% reputation and I swear, I have no idea how it go to my doorstep from China so quickly (custom stickers and all indicating it erally moved that fast). 2. I have no idea why HD4000 won't drive that 2560x1440 resolution over DVI/HDMI. I just know that HD4000 has that prowes…

Thanks for your reply. I just bought a new nVidia card (GTX 650 Ti) and it doesn't include a DisplayPort, so it looks like I'm out of luck on this :/

Thanks anyway!

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

StavrosK wrote: post #36
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. I wasn't shipped a lemon, so I can't testify as to what happens if you get one. That having been said, the person I bought from had tons of 99.8% reputation and I swear, I have no idea how it go to my doorstep from China so quickly (custom stickers and all indicating it erally moved that fast). 2. I have no idea why HD4000 won't drive that 2560x1440 resolution over DVI/HDMI. I just know that HD4000 has that prowes…

Thanks for your reply. I just bought a new nVidia card (GTX 650 Ti) and it doesn't include a DisplayPort, so it looks like I'm out of luck on this :/ Thanks anyway!

To clarify, I am driving my display over Dual link DVI from my Nvidia GTX-660. The resolution limitation is specific to both the HD4000 + HDMI/DVI.

That ebay listing indicates that GTX 4xx's and 5xx's are supported. I would suspect yours will be fine.

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by StavrosK »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #37
StavrosK wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your reply. I just bought a new nVidia card (GTX 650 Ti) and it doesn't include a DisplayPort, so it looks like I'm out of luck on this :/ Thanks anyway!

To clarify, I am driving my display over Dual link DVI from my Nvidia GTX-660. The resolution limitation is specific to both the HD4000 + HDMI/DVI. That ebay listing indicates that GTX 4xx's and 5xx's are supported. I would suspect yours will be fine.

Oh, I thought you meant that it was a limitation of the screen. That's a relief, then. I have currently had a 22" LG for a few years, it might be time to get a new screen!

Thank you for your help.

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by potatolicious »

dmoy wrote: post #27
modeless wrote: post #18

From Monoprice on the warranty: "we are guaranteeing these monitor will have less than 5 dead pixels. [...] By comparison, the industry standard, even for industry leaders like Apple and LG, is 10 dead pixels or even more." Is this true? None of my Apple devices have ever had a dead pixel, but I always assumed that even one dead pixel would be enough to convince the Genius Bar to give me a replacement. Anyone have fi…

They're probably all LG panels under the hood[1]. Different resellers have different pixel policies, and they can be a bit hard to keep track of. On these size screens, Apple won't replace And in practice, if you complain well enough in the store, Apple may replace for you even if you're under the line. [1] When I say "they", I mean these 27" IPS panels, whether they're from Apple, Dell, HP, or some random Korean com…

I have a Dell IPS display largely because they have a pretty liberal stuck pixel guarantee:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/sna.aspx?c=us&cs=19&#...

tl;dr: full replacement within even just 1 bright pixel if the display is an UltraSharp (IPS), same dark pixel policy as rest of their monitor line.

This is better than even Apple's policy. Long story short I think I'll be buying Dell monitors for the next while.

Re: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by patrickpkt »

dantiberian wrote: post #19

One thing to be aware of is that all of the cheap 27" monitors I've seen (including the Monoprice one) have a DVI-Dual link cable only. If you have an old Macbook Pro then it will have a port for this built in, modern Macs don't have this and PC's may do. I tried to skimp and buy a cheap passive Dual-Link DVI - Display Port adaptor but it didn't work so I had to buy an active one. I'm pretty sure that Dual-Link DVI a…

There always seems to be a compromise with these. The 27" Auria from Microcenter has several different inputs (display port, hdmi, dvi), but the included stand is short and non-adjustable.
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