Best 27" IPS Monitor

LiveWireUK · 1 Apr 2014 at 20:48

Hello!

I am looking for some advice as to the best 27" monitor for a mix of gaming and photo editing.

I hear lots about ASUS and Dell and am wondering if they are the best or if there are any alternatives.

Looking for IPS for the colour reproduction etc

Gaming would be Battlefield, Skyrim, TESO etc.

Many thanks!

Freddie1980 · 1 Apr 2014 at 21:11

There's nothing wrong with OCUK's DGM 27"display it's one of those Korean displays you may have heard about which use the same panel types as everyone else. I don't have a Digimate but I do have one of those Korean displays which I bought last December and its lovely no dead pixels, Display port, dual lnk dvi all for less then 250.

Edit
It looks like ocuk have stopped selling the display which is a shame.

LiveWireUK · 1 Apr 2014 at 21:19

Can't seem to see it on site apart from B-Grade ones? I'm possibly blind...!

PhysicsMan94 · 1 Apr 2014 at 21:24

I can recommend the Dell U2713HM (I have this monitor), excellent colour depth and just generally a great monitor. However, note that, at least for me, tearing is evident in games like BF4 if you don't enable v-sync but I think that's the case for most 27" IPS panels.

Freddie1980 · 1 Apr 2014 at 21:30

LiveWireUK said:
Can't seem to see it on site apart from B-Grade ones? I'm possibly blind...!

It looks like ocuk are waiting for DGM to ship them a newer model.

LiveWireUK · 1 Apr 2014 at 21:30

I have seen a lot of good things about the Dell. Just the pricepoint is high but then I guess you pay for quality.

LiveWireUK · 1 Apr 2014 at 22:14

Freddie1980 said:
It looks like ocuk are waiting for DGM to ship them a newer model.

Ah, hopefully not too long on that!

ICEx21 · 1 Apr 2014 at 23:23

LiveWireUK said:
I have seen a lot of good things about the Dell. Just the pricepoint is high but then I guess you pay for quality.

The Dell is a quality monitor but there seem to be qc problems with these at the moment and almost most user reviews I've read mention problems with horrendous backlight bleed and image retention.

LiveWireUK · 2 Apr 2014 at 07:57

ICEx21 said:
The Dell is a quality monitor but there seem to be qc problems with these at the moment and almost most user reviews I've read mention problems with horrendous backlight bleed and image retention.

Ah, that's a shame - that reduces the choice a fair bit I'd imagine.

ICEx21 · 2 Apr 2014 at 12:37

It does, in the end I've decided to go with the Asus PB278Q which seems to be a quality monitor and without as many qc issues.
I would have loved to have got the Dell though as it has better contrast ratio.

Chaapa'ai · 2 Apr 2014 at 13:45

ICEx21 said:
It does, in the end I've decided to go with the Asus PB278Q which seems to be a quality monitor and without as many qc issues.
I would have loved to have got the Dell though as it has better contrast ratio.

Good choice! Slightly biased...

Freddie1980 · 2 Apr 2014 at 13:57

ICEx21 said:
It does, in the end I've decided to go with the Asus PB278Q which seems to be a quality monitor and without as many qc issues.
I would have loved to have got the Dell though as it has better contrast ratio.

The Asus PB278Q aka the Qunix ZE2710 Evolution 2

ICEx21 · 2 Apr 2014 at 16:07

Isn't that a Korean monitor?

Dicehunter · 2 Apr 2014 at 16:23

I also have the the Dell U2713HM and it's awesome, Highly recommended

LiveWireUK · 2 Apr 2014 at 17:22

Lots of recommendations of the Dell but those QC issues worry me.

Freddie1980 · 2 Apr 2014 at 21:14

ICEx21 said:
Isn't that a Korean monitor?

Yes. South, if that puts your mind at ease.

ICEx21 · 3 Apr 2014 at 11:45

Good because the last time I tried to return something to the North they replaced it with a North Korean spy in a box.

Livewire, I'm like you, the Dell is the most attractive choice but I just can't justify something with that many issues being reported and if I do get unlucky the hassle of trying to return it.

NokkonWud · 3 Apr 2014 at 12:15

If that DGM monitor is a Korean brand, does that mean it can overclock to at least 96Hz then?

LiveWireUK · 3 Apr 2014 at 13:11

ICEx21 said:
Good because the last time I tried to return something to the North they replaced it with a North Korean spy in a box.

Livewire, I'm like you, the Dell is the most attractive choice but I just can't justify something with that many issues being reported and if I do get unlucky the hassle of trying to return it.

Indeed! For that money, QC issues concern me.

Have decided to take a punt on the AOC Q2770PQU - turning up tomorrow!

Venares · 3 Apr 2014 at 16:54

LiveWireUK said:
Indeed! For that money, QC issues concern me.

Have decided to take a punt on the AOC Q2770PQU - turning up tomorrow!

Just done the same.
Hope I made the right descision :eek: