Any suggestion on a good 27" Monitor?

Lcmafra on 22/11/2012 - 17:35

Hi Guys, I want a new monitor for my laptop at home. Any suggestion on a 27" that is a bargain?

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  • scrimshaw on 22/11/2012 - 20:52
    +1

    Yamakasi Catleap
    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1922355

    Its $320, and has a massive 2560x1440 resolution on an IPS screen. Thing is you will have to import through eBay.

  • cmafra on 22/11/2012 - 21:23

    Thanks Mate, I have no issues on importing from ebay. Do you have one?

    • scrimshaw on 22/11/2012 - 21:39

      I don't have one, though I know someone at work who does. Graphics and performance is stunning. I don't know which exact seller he bought from.

      EDIT: Oh I should warn you — on board video cards might not support such a high resolution. You will need to check your video card hardware to see if it goes beyond 1080p.

      Might also be interested in a few budget options from http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/shop/computer-it/monitors/…

  • samfisher5986 on 23/11/2012 - 02:16

    You get what you pay for with Catleap.

    Dead pixels, huge postage costs to return back overseas for repair/replacement and just simple minor defects happen.

    Catleap is fine as long as you are ready for potential issues, for example paying $60+ to return your dead on arrival monitor back to the seller.

    • jakentta on 23/11/2012 - 15:58

      You can pay about $100 more to get one with zero dead pixel guarantee. Won't help with other potential problems though. And the Dell's equivalent is only about $570 at the moment, I think, so might want to consider that in case you want absolute perfection.

  • ethereal88 on 23/11/2012 - 08:40

    Dell's IPS Ultrasharp's have no equal, unless you get into professional territory with HP and NEC. Accept nothing less. Forget the slope Catleap one's, cheapo crap that belongs in the bin.

  • wakd on 23/11/2012 - 09:59

    No use getting one of the Korean IPS monitors (like Catleap) for use with a laptop. You need a dual DVI output for them (don't know of any laptops with dual DVI out). Some also run on HDMI but not at the full resolution. For any proper suggestion for you, we need to know what monitor outputs you have available on your laptop.

  • Kyuuketsuki on 23/11/2012 - 12:01

    Says otherwise here:
    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1479962

    There are situations where the graphics card won't output 2560x1440 but will do 2560x1600 through hdmi and where they do work as well.

    Have a read to figure out what the deciding factor was.

  • cmafra on 23/11/2012 - 12:15

    laptop has hdmi out and vga - it will not support 2560x1440 :-(

    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 320M with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1

    External resolution / refresh rates6:
    VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz
    HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

    also this will probably be used on a new mac mini 2012

  • cmafra on 23/11/2012 - 12:16

    Thanks for all the info guys… I`ll be researching each option. any deals ? my budget is up to $600 but savings is always good.

  • Kyuuketsuki on 23/11/2012 - 12:22

    There was also another brand 27" IPS 2560x1440
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/27-Inch-Matrix-NEO-LED-270WQ-IPS-…

    Tilt, swivel and Height adjust added and a little cheaper($299), so you could get 2.

    Google a bit on 'mac mini 2012 2560x1440' and you'll probably find what your looking for.
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1475044
    ^ it does work, may require a bit of setup depending on connections the monitor supports

    30" for $610 or $708 for one with multiple inputs
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tempered-Glass-New-YAMAKASI-300-S…

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