When is a good time to buy a monitor? Good deals besides Black Friday?

[MuffinDealer]

I am searching for a good deal on ~27inch 1440p IPS for under 350€ or 2160p for under 400€. 

 

• What time in the year is the best to buy a monitor?
• How do i come about a "great deal"?
• PC Partpicker is not showing a many stores for EU region so it is really hard to track prices and "discounts" across stores
• Are there any monitor discounts scheduled this or next month?

 

I have been thinking about forgoing an IPS requirement and pick Samsung S28E590D (28" TN at 4k for 350€) but since I basically spend 12h a day or more in front of my screen I change positions a lot and watch the monitor from many angles (mostly 30° off angle left to right and sometimes even in vertical)  I'm unsure if it would still look good to watch a movie in such situations.

 

Thank you for your time time and suggestions in advance.  

[ARikozuM]

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[manikyath]

the monitor market honestly goes so fast i'd recommend either just buying when you can, or buying last-gen products when the new gens smash last-gen prices.

[Acorn Eyes]

15 minutes ago, MuffinDealer said:

I am searching for a good deal on ~27inch 1440p IPS for under 350€ or 2160p for under 400€. 

 

• What time in the year is the best to buy a monitor?
• How do i come about a "great deal"?
• PC Partpicker is not showing a many stores for EU region so it is really hard to track prices and "discounts" across stores
• Are there any monitor discounts scheduled this or next month?

 

I have been thinking about forgoing an IPS requirement and pick Samsung S28E590D (28" TN at 4k for 350€) but since I basically spend 12h a day or more in front of my screen I change positions a lot and watch the monitor from many angles (mostly 30° off angle left to right and sometimes even in vertical)  I'm unsure if it would still look good to watch a movie in such situations.

 

Thank you for your time time and suggestions in advance.  

Good friends, for example I noticed my friend uses a single 1080p television that's somehow locked to 720p. When I'm able to visit him I'm thinking of getting him a proper monitor.

[MuffinDealer]

12 minutes ago, manikyath said:

the monitor market honestly goes so fast i'd recommend either just buying when you can, or buying last-gen products when the new gens smash last-gen prices.

So I should wait for more HDR monitors to be released to lover the price? ... I just find it quite difficult to reason with 400€ price tag on 27" 1440p 60hz monitors from 2 or 3 years ago, some were 100€ cheaper back then.

Edited March 19, 2017 by MuffinDealer
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[rattacko123]

27 minutes ago, MuffinDealer said:

How do i come about a "great deal"?

Simple! 
Get a cheapo Korean monitor  

[rattacko123]

2 minutes ago, MuffinDealer said:

So I should wait for more HDR monitors to be released to lover the price? ... I just find it quite difficult to reason with 400€ price tag on 27" 1440p 60hz monitors from 2 or 3 years ago some were 100€ cheaper back then.

yeah 1440p monitors are really expensive these days for some reason. Probably best to wait until the next "big thing" releases, unless you actually *need* a new monitor which in that case you may as well get one now.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, MuffinDealer said:

So I should wait for more HDR monitors to be released to lover the price? ... I just find it quite difficult to reason with 400€ price tag on 27" 1440p 60hz monitors from 2 or 3 years ago, some were 100€ cheaper back then.

i got a 2160p 60Hz IPS, 99% sRGB and adobe RGB panel from dell at 1/3rd of its sticker price because it was a last-gen model, it's a matter of either buying what's available, or keeping an eye out for steals.

[MuffinDealer]

19 minutes ago, manikyath said:

i got a 2160p 60Hz IPS, 99% sRGB and adobe RGB panel from dell at 1/3rd of its sticker price because it was a last-gen model, it's a matter of either buying what's available, or keeping an eye out for steals.

Yeah some dream deal like that is what i'm after. 

[MuffinDealer]

14 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

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The thing is PCPartpicker doesn't show prices for many stores... i'm mostly using Deutschland setting because they have consistently better prices than Italy or United Kingdom (based on PCPartpicker) but I found that they only show prices for Amazon.de or Mindfactory.de.. which is quite limited if you are looking for good deals. 

I wish there was a better way to see more stores with "best price" for entire EU region. Also 20€ or more for shipping to Slovenia makes stores like edigital.si that have free shipping over 100€ a better deal on some items. 

 

What I'm trying to get away from is 20browser tabs and daily checking which consumes too much of my time... is there a better way to find a good deal?

[MuffinDealer]

Is Samsung U28E570D 28" UHD LED Monitor for 311€ a good deal? I was looking at U28E590D and than noticed this model. Seems to be missing a few features tho while using the same panel and stand.

[MuffinDealer]

On 19. 3. 2017 at 2:22 AM, rattacko123 said:

Simple! 
Get a cheapo Korean monitor  

And what would those be? Where should i look for them?

[Damascus]

1 minute ago, MuffinDealer said:

And what would those be? Where should i look for them?

ebay

[rattacko123]

On 3/25/2017 at 9:44 AM, MuffinDealer said:

And what would those be? Where should i look for them?

pixio px274 or qnix qx2710 
you can find the qnix on ebay, and you can buy pixio from their own site or on amazon (not sure if they are on ebay).