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Hey all,
If you've followed my recent threads you know that I have been agonizing about what monitor setup would be better for me. After months of over-obsessing about details, just this week I ordered an HP 27xi 1080p 27" IPS display. I had read it uses the same AH-IPS panel as the Dell S2740L but instead of tempered edge-to-edge glass that brings crazy amounts of reflections (thanks for the tip, NCX!) this monitor comes in a regular glossy finish. I have the panel setup to 10% brightness as I spend full days writing on Word and the lower brightness helps my eyes not get tired (and since I game at night, it's bright enough for a dark room, specially with the bias light I have behind the monitor to improve subjective perception of contrast exponentially).
As of today 2013/11/24, this monitor just went down to a miserly $220 in Amazon. I've enjoyed the 27xi this week SO MUCH that I just purchased 2 more today to create the triple monitor setup I've been wanting to have for a while now. For this price, this display is unbeatable value (unless you're an enthusiast gamer). You can look at the many, many full resolution pictures I took today in this online album - I took most pictures with bounce flash to light up the room so you can see the reflections in, basically, worst case scenarios. Some of the shots I re-took without flash to expose what I see in the room lighting I have. During the day, I have yet to be bothered by reflections. Yes, the panel is glossy and yes, there are some reflections, but they're faint enough to not be bothersome (they were sometimes in the Dell ST2220T, I could notice them).
Keep in mind I'm not super tech-savvy when it comes to analyzing an LCD display. I can't speak for everyone but I can tell you what is reasonably good or bad about it. For example, I have read about many people close to vomiting at the sight of 1080p in a 27" panel: turns out it does not bother ME at all. Yes, it's not as crips as it could be, but frankly it's fine for 99% of the population with the exception of photographers and enthusiast gamers.
If you've had an IPS you know what to expect here... sort of. I've had a Dell ST2220T for a couple years (I reviewed it when I got it) and I have loved it to death, but this panel is much better in terms of color reproduction. Again, I don't have fancy colorimeters and such, but I can tell you images look more pleasing, there seems to be more colors coming through the monitor and gradations look softer - to my eyes at least.
As for overshoot, there is a bit of a trail now that I have overdrive on, which I guess would bother enthusiast gamers but for most people, it's fine, it's not bad at all for a normal person. In fact, I don't even see it, I only noticed it once I fired up Pixperan, but in the - significant - hours playing AC4 Black Flag this week, I have yet to notice anything bothersome from the monitor.
The design is obviously something subjective - I have seen people hate it, but I love this thing to pieces. They're obviously going after the Apple style - which I usually dislike - but I'm very much loving the 27xi. The extremely thin borders make it look thinner and larger than it actually is and I'm pretty sure it will look amazing when I add the other two displays to this setup (I'll update with pictures at that time). The stand isn't rock solid but also not flimsy, it hold the monitor in place fine (it's a weird material that I'm assuming it's plastic but it doesn't feel like cheapo plastic, it's certainly not metal, but it's sturdier than crappy plastic, probably just higher quality than the lowest common denominator... it's fine, nothing to write home about).
I'll see if I can game a bit later today (I'm extremely busy revising my doctoral dissertation and applying for jobs...) and take a few pictures in a variety of games. If you're a "normal" person (meaning, non-enthusiast gamer or photographer who wants a bigger screen with great colors) you will be very happy with this monitor, specially considering it just went down to $220 (I should have bought all 3 NOW, the one I bought last week cost me $250 and those $30 would buy me a nice burger+beer somewhere).
If there's any questions or requests I'll be happy to answer them, but keep in mind I'm not super technical with this stuff. I just know a decent monitor when I see one, as long as you don't have super high enthusiast standards.
If you've followed my recent threads you know that I have been agonizing about what monitor setup would be better for me. After months of over-obsessing about details, just this week I ordered an HP 27xi 1080p 27" IPS display. I had read it uses the same AH-IPS panel as the Dell S2740L but instead of tempered edge-to-edge glass that brings crazy amounts of reflections (thanks for the tip, NCX!) this monitor comes in a regular glossy finish. I have the panel setup to 10% brightness as I spend full days writing on Word and the lower brightness helps my eyes not get tired (and since I game at night, it's bright enough for a dark room, specially with the bias light I have behind the monitor to improve subjective perception of contrast exponentially).
As of today 2013/11/24, this monitor just went down to a miserly $220 in Amazon. I've enjoyed the 27xi this week SO MUCH that I just purchased 2 more today to create the triple monitor setup I've been wanting to have for a while now. For this price, this display is unbeatable value (unless you're an enthusiast gamer). You can look at the many, many full resolution pictures I took today in this online album - I took most pictures with bounce flash to light up the room so you can see the reflections in, basically, worst case scenarios. Some of the shots I re-took without flash to expose what I see in the room lighting I have. During the day, I have yet to be bothered by reflections. Yes, the panel is glossy and yes, there are some reflections, but they're faint enough to not be bothersome (they were sometimes in the Dell ST2220T, I could notice them).
Keep in mind I'm not super tech-savvy when it comes to analyzing an LCD display. I can't speak for everyone but I can tell you what is reasonably good or bad about it. For example, I have read about many people close to vomiting at the sight of 1080p in a 27" panel: turns out it does not bother ME at all. Yes, it's not as crips as it could be, but frankly it's fine for 99% of the population with the exception of photographers and enthusiast gamers.
If you've had an IPS you know what to expect here... sort of. I've had a Dell ST2220T for a couple years (I reviewed it when I got it) and I have loved it to death, but this panel is much better in terms of color reproduction. Again, I don't have fancy colorimeters and such, but I can tell you images look more pleasing, there seems to be more colors coming through the monitor and gradations look softer - to my eyes at least.
As for overshoot, there is a bit of a trail now that I have overdrive on, which I guess would bother enthusiast gamers but for most people, it's fine, it's not bad at all for a normal person. In fact, I don't even see it, I only noticed it once I fired up Pixperan, but in the - significant - hours playing AC4 Black Flag this week, I have yet to notice anything bothersome from the monitor.
The design is obviously something subjective - I have seen people hate it, but I love this thing to pieces. They're obviously going after the Apple style - which I usually dislike - but I'm very much loving the 27xi. The extremely thin borders make it look thinner and larger than it actually is and I'm pretty sure it will look amazing when I add the other two displays to this setup (I'll update with pictures at that time). The stand isn't rock solid but also not flimsy, it hold the monitor in place fine (it's a weird material that I'm assuming it's plastic but it doesn't feel like cheapo plastic, it's certainly not metal, but it's sturdier than crappy plastic, probably just higher quality than the lowest common denominator... it's fine, nothing to write home about).
I'll see if I can game a bit later today (I'm extremely busy revising my doctoral dissertation and applying for jobs...) and take a few pictures in a variety of games. If you're a "normal" person (meaning, non-enthusiast gamer or photographer who wants a bigger screen with great colors) you will be very happy with this monitor, specially considering it just went down to $220 (I should have bought all 3 NOW, the one I bought last week cost me $250 and those $30 would buy me a nice burger+beer somewhere).
If there's any questions or requests I'll be happy to answer them, but keep in mind I'm not super technical with this stuff. I just know a decent monitor when I see one, as long as you don't have super high enthusiast standards.
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