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fleetingyouth
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2014/08/28 19:44:53 (permalink)
Hi all,

Im ready to upgrade my 3 22 inch monitors for 1 possibly 2 27inch ones.

I'm looking at the Asus PB278Q 27 inch but before I decide on it I was wondering if anyone had or would recommend something different.

I know there are lots of people happy with the Korean imports like Yamakasi, BenQ, and Qnix etc. and they usually run slightly cheaper. Any opinions?

27inch is the size range I like and it needs to be IPS for editing.

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    Re: Looking to upgrade my Monitors 2014/08/29 00:49:14 (permalink)
    fleetingyouthI'm looking at the Asus PB278Q 27 inch but before I decide on it I was wondering if anyone had or would recommend something different.

    27inch is the size range I like and it needs to be IPS for editing.

    Ultimately, if you're looking at it for colour-critical work, I guess the best place to ask might be a dedicated photography forum, such as DPReview, or have a look at some of the monitor review sites like tftcentral.co.uk (who have a review of that monitor) ..?  I know a lot of people over at DPReview recommend Dell UltraSharp and NEC or HP professional monitors (I got my parents a Dell P2414 for their new PC, which is similar to the U2414, and it really is very good, albeit a little lightly constructed - I assume the more expensive Dells are at least as good) - I have no idea how that works out price-wise, over in the US, but the U2713HM is about £10 cheaper than the Asus - don't know if it might be worth a look..?
     
    No idea if that's any help or not..?
     
    P.S. I assume you have a hardware calibrator, such as an i1?  I use an old Phillips 20" 8-bit IPS monitor for photo editing, which was blue and burned-out out of the box ... one go with the i1 and it looks perfect (has a similar "feel" to it to my old Trinitron CRT).

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    Re: Looking to upgrade my Monitors 2014/08/29 11:00:25 (permalink)
    You might want to check out this site for reviews, they go into extreme detail.
     
    http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/reviews.html
     
    Tomshardware has good monitor reviews too, surprisingly.


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    Re: Looking to upgrade my Monitors 2014/08/29 13:42:02 (permalink)
    Thanks guys.
    The Asus is cheaper then the Dell right now at $470 on Amazon. What Im really curious is how the Korean models fair against the Asus since they run in the 300-400 dollar range.
    I do have hardware calibration.

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    Re: Looking to upgrade my Monitors 2014/08/29 14:07:07 (permalink)
    If you have hardware calibration then the Korean monitors should be a fine choice.  The Overlord Tempest X270 monitors use the same AH-IPS panel as the pricey Dell UltraSharps, but cost a fraction of the price.  


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    fleetingyouth
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    Re: Looking to upgrade my Monitors 2014/08/31 12:18:47 (permalink)
    Thanks boredgunner. I looked into the overlords and they were all sold out.
     
    Can anyone recommend a Korean monitor that has a no dead pixel policy? 

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