Any recommended QHD 27" monitor ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2021, 06:20:35 am
content: Update : Decided to drop 27" and get bigger eyes candy, check post #13.Looking for new 27" monitor, not bigger as space constraint, also at QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution, as 4K is way too fine/small at 27" for my aging eyes, or at least for my taste after seeing 4K@27" at friend's monitor, which is a no no.Not a gamer and also not a digital artist that required super duper accuracy, just casual user and built in speaker quality is not a factor.Preferably Dell as their 3 years support here is excellent, direct replacement under warranty period, no question asked, but I'm all ears to hear any other alternatives.Any recommendation ?

author: ebclr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2021, 09:53:54 am
content: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-PB278Q-2560x1440-DisplayPort-Monitor/dp/B009C3M7H0

author: Fred27
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 15, 2021, 11:09:26 am
content: I'm happy with my pair of DELL UltraSharp U2719D monitors. They were a reasonable price and I like the fact that I only need one display port on my PC as I can daisy chain them.I'd agree that QHD is better than 4K. I quite like one portrait and one landscape too. (I'm 52 and I'm mostly writing code but dabble with Unity/Unreal game engines a bit.)

author: beanflying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2021, 11:28:01 am
content: I did the exercise about a year ago and went withhttps://www.gigabyte.com/au/Monitor/AORUS-AD27QD#kfagainst the at the time expected Samsung offering due just a bit later. Great colour rendition and plenty of screen real estate for my 50+ year old eyes. The Stand is simply awesome engineering too. Mix of Video/CAD and a little Gaming for usage.Doing it again very happy with this but the Samsung now a bit better known and reviewed might just win out

author: olkipukki
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2021, 12:25:47 pm
content: Quote from: BravoV on January 15, 2021, 06:20:35 amWhat is your budget?

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 08:38:48 am
content: Thanks for the replies, much appreciated.Quote from: beanflying on January 15, 2021, 11:28:01 amOk, which Samsung model is that ?

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 08:40:56 am
content: Quote from: Fred27 on January 15, 2021, 11:09:26 amActually U2719D is in my priority list, but I'm still considering other option.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 08:43:14 am
content: Quote from: olkipukki on January 15, 2021, 12:25:47 pmNot very sure, but I guess not more than 600 bucks maybe ?

author: beanflying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 08:59:59 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on January 17, 2021, 08:38:48 amSamsung monitors tend to swap model numbers depending on country and seems they have swapped models in the last year for this year so you might need to chase a new model number.Basic specs I wanted were FLAT, 144 Hz and 8-10 Bit Colour with good accuracy so a VA panel made most sense.Well worth a look here of some pluses and minus'shttps://www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/samsung-chg70-vs-gigabyte-ad27qd/546/757

author: Karel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 09:00:28 am
content: I'm using ahttps://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/designer/bl2420pt.htmland I'm very pleased with it.For 27" you could consider this one:https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/designer/pd2700q.html

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 09:25:43 am
content: Quote from: beanflying on January 17, 2021, 08:59:59 amYeah, browsing monitor models is dizzying, even at the same brand.Never seen HDR10 in real life, wonder if its like night & day, please be reminded, I'm no gamer, nor pro content producer which needs super duper WYSIWYG.Ok, maybe once in a while did photo editing or casual short video editing (just simply trimming most of the times).

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 09:28:54 am
content: Quote from: Karel on January 17, 2021, 09:00:28 amInteresting, let me check further on local warranty.As other big brands like Dell, Samsung or LG, locally here they cover full 3 years and with no question asked with direct replacement if there is a factory defect, others not so big brands sometimes don't have similar scheme.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 17, 2021, 09:32:39 am
content: Tiny details on feature is I'm also looking at USB-C and 3.0 and with PD at least 65W, as these days it will be very convenient if I can directly plug my phone, laptop charging and etc at the monitor, rather than the table full of dangling USB and charger wires.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2021, 09:44:28 am
content: Ok, after days of miserable feeling, self struggling and hesitation, then I said to my self, the hell with 27", did a major restructuring on the table with bigger sized from 65cm depth to 100cm custom sized table.Bite the bullet and here we go, a 32" eyes candy, Lenovo ThinkVision T32p-20, 4K resolution, 10 bit and with 3 input ports HDMI 2.0, DP 1.2 and USB-C Thundebolt, and also built-in USB hub capable PD up to 95 watts and 4 x USB 3.1 type A ports, and freshly calibrated using SpyderX.

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2021, 10:23:31 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on January 20, 2021, 09:44:28 amJust one?

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2021, 10:34:37 am
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on January 20, 2021, 10:23:31 amLOL .. yeah, just one.

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2021, 10:43:41 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on January 20, 2021, 10:34:37 amAsking, because I dont think I could do any work effectively done on just one monitor.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2021, 10:46:16 am
content: Mostly just for productivity apps, office apps, browsing, once in a while photo touching/editing and video trimming jobs, thats it, no gaming, no coding and nor EDA/PCB jobs.