1440p IPS monitor

[Killswitch49]

My search for a 1440p IPS monitor has not turned up many successful results. Yes I know you can buy the Korean monitors but I want one from a brand I trust and a retailer with solid customer support (btw I live in Canada so no microcentre or any of that jazz). Anyway most important for me is the quality of the panel. I want it to have minimal colour bleed and very good colour depth (more important than 120hz) as I will be mostly watching movies on it. Thx

[VMaxMuffin]

http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-pb278q-27in-led-backlit-1f-76578-1382.htm

 

Currently on a deal apparently.

[dizmo]

Do you live close to the border?

[Wooth]

I've had my Asus PB278Q for a year now and I've had no problem with it.

[nokturrduk84]

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[Tola]

http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-pb278q-27in-led-backlit-1f-76578-1382.htm

 

Currently on a deal apparently.

Thats PLS

[eLucid]

http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-pb278q-27in-led-backlit-1f-76578-1382.htm

 

Currently on a deal apparently.

 

240Hz PWM flickering backlight, 800:1 contrast ratio, 1 frame input lag... come on, there's better options today for that price.

 

FYI, it's been at $530 for the past four months. Plus, it causes headaches if you're sensitive to led pwm dimming. People keep recommending this monitor on here like it's some sort of holy grail... There's much better options out there. 

[eLucid]

Thats PLS

 

 

I hope you're trolling?

[Tola]

I hope you're trolling?

Display Screen Size 27" LED Backlight Yes Widescreen Yes Recommended Resolution 2560 x 1440 Viewing Angle 178° (H) / 178° (V) Pixel Pitch 0.233mm Brightness 300 cd/m2 Contrast Ratio 80,000,000:1 Response Time 5ms (GTG) Panel PLS Display Type WQHD  Source: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236294&cm_re=pb278q-_-24-236-294-_-Product

[eLucid]

Display Screen Size 27" LED Backlight Yes Widescreen Yes Recommended Resolution 2560 x 1440 Viewing Angle 178° (H) / 178° (V) Pixel Pitch 0.233mm Brightness 300 cd/m2 Contrast Ratio 80,000,000:1 Response Time 5ms (GTG) Panel PLS Display Type WQHD  Source: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236294&cm_re=pb278q-_-24-236-294-_-Product

 

You're clueless, man.

[Tola]

You're clueless, man.

Was there a revision of the monitor that i've missed. Ik PLS is in the IPS family. 

 

Edit: I could be very wrong though. I have been known to be quite wrong sometimes.

[eLucid]

Was there a revision of the monitor that i've missed. Ik PLS is in the IPS family. 

 

Edit: I could be very wrong though. I have been known to be quite wrong sometimes.

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

While strictly not an IPS panel variant, we have included PLS in this section since it is IPS-like in character and performance. PLS was introduced by Samsung at the end of 2010 and designed to compete with LG.Display's long-established and very popular IPS technology. They claimed they had reduced production costs compared with IPS by about 15% and so were making a play at the market of IPS panels. At the time it was also being dubbed "S-PLS" (Super-PLS) but that name seemed to be dropped quite quickly in favour of just "PLS". It wasn't until mid 2011 that the first PLS screens started to appear, fittingly they were manufactured by Samsung themselves. The Samsung S27A850D was the first of its kind and its overall performance certainly reminded users of IPS panels.

 

Response times are quite comparable to IPS matrices, with 5ms G2G being the current lowest spec on paper. There is currently no support for refresh rates about 60Hz, although there are some Korean manufactured screens which can be over-clocked to 100Hz refresh rates. This is not natively or officially supported though. Contrast ratios are typically around 700 - 900:1 in practice, although can reach up to 1000:1 in some cases as per their spec. Viewing angles are very comparable to IPS as well with wide fields of view and freedom from the off-centre contrast shifts you see from VA panels. From a wide angle dark content has a pale / white glow to it like modern IPS panels, again leading to a fair amount of so-called "PLS-glow" which can be distracting to some users.

 

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_technologies.htm

[VMaxMuffin]

Thats PLS

 

PLS is close enough to IPS that it's still worth recommending for someone who wants an IPS monitor? It's just Samsung's version of IPS.

 

 

240Hz PWM flickering backlight, 800:1 contrast ratio, 1 frame input lag... come on, there's better options today for that price.

 

FYI, it's been at $530 for the past four months. Plus, it causes headaches if you're sensitive to led pwm dimming. People keep recommending this monitor on here like it's some sort of holy grail... There's much better options out there. 

 

 

The contrast ratio is 80M:1, not 800:1 - big difference.

 

What are the better options for the money? Just curious. I only recommended the PB278Q because I've heard good things about it from pretty much everyone.

 

I found these ones on NCIX, would you recommend these over the PB278Q?

 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/benq-gw2765ht-27in-ips-wqhd-d6-98207-1343.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/benq-bl2710pt-27in-wqhd-2560x1440-ca-85053-1028.htm

[eLucid]

PLS is close enough to IPS that it's still worth recommending for someone who wants an IPS monitor? It's just Samsung's version of IPS.

 

 

 

 

The contrast ratio is 80M:1, not 800:1 - big difference.

 

What are the better options for the money? Just curious. I only recommended the PB278Q because I've heard good things about it from pretty much everyone.

 

I found these ones on NCIX, would you recommend these over the PB278Q?

 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/benq-gw2765ht-27in-ips-wqhd-d6-98207-1343.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/benq-bl2710pt-27in-wqhd-2560x1440-ca-85053-1028.htm

 

Static contrast ratio is 1000:1, dynamic contrast ratio 80m:1.

 

Response times are quite comparable to IPS matrices, with 5ms G2G being the current lowest spec on paper. There is currently no support for refresh rates about 60Hz, although there are some Korean manufactured screens which can be over-clocked to 100Hz refresh rates. This is not natively or officially supported though. Contrast ratios are typically around 700 - 900:1 in practice, although can reach up to 1000:1 in some cases as per their spec.

 

- Source http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_technologies.htm

 

The bl2710pt doesn't use pwm dimming and is superior to the asus pb278q. Here's an excellent review by NCX. 

 

 

 

I would avoid this sub-forum all together because you'll get a lot of clueless kids that give you opinions on stuff they literally know nothing about. http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=78 TFTcentral/Prad.de are much better alternatives.

 

Edited for typos

Edited September 22, 2014 by eLucid

[Killswitch49]

Do you live close to the border?

I do I live in Toronto and I am going to New York in a few weeks. Are there any stores there?

[Killswitch49]

Static contrast ratio is 1000:1, dynamic contrast ratio 80m:1.

 

Response times are quite comparable to IPS matrices, with 5ms G2G being the current lowest spec on paper. There is currently no support for refresh rates about 60Hz, although there are some Korean manufactured screens which can be over-clocked to 100Hz refresh rates. This is not natively or officially supported though. Contrast ratios are typically around 700 - 900:1 in practice, although can reach up to 1000:1 in some cases as per their spec.

 

- Source http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_technologies.htm

 

The bl2710pt doesn't use pwm dimming and is superior to the asus pb278q. Here's an excellent review by NCX. 

 

 

 

I would avoid this sub-forum all together because you'll get a lot of clueless kids that give you opinions on stuff they literally know nothing about. http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=78 TFTcentral/Prad.de are much better alternatives.

 

Edited for typos

alright I think I'm going to go for that monitor and I will try that forum also thx for all the help guys

[Killswitch49]

I do I live in Toronto and I am going to New York in a few weeks. Are there any stores there?

I do I live in Toronto and I am going to New York in a few weeks. Are there any stores there?

alright I think I'm going to go for that monitor and I will try that forum also thx for all the help guys

after further inspection it seems that the monitor has noticeable problems with such as colour bleed and some colours not appearing correctly (darks,reds and greens). Again most important to me is the panel quality

[Geekazoid]

I would avoid this sub-forum all together because you'll get a lot of clueless kids that give you opinions on stuff they literally know nothing about. http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=78 TFTcentral/Prad.de are much much better alternatives

Who are these "clueless kids" you're referring to? :huh:

[dizmo]

I do I live in Toronto and I am going to New York in a few weeks. Are there any stores there?

Check around online as well as eBay. You can find excellent deals on a lot of monitors.