Recommend 27" IPS Monitors for dev/engineering machines

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As the title says, looking for some great cost-effective IPS monitors at around 1440p res for machines that will be used for coding, design, engineering and data visualisation.

We'll need 2-4 monitors for starters. Happy to buy 2 first and then follow up with another 2 later. I considered the 27" Apple screens but I hear the new thunderbolt ones don't work too well with Windows 8 and ultrabooks. So thinking of getting this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-067-DE&groupid=17&catid=1120

Is that still the best bang for the buck or are there any better recommendations?
 
The U2713H offers a number of colour processing features and an extended colour gamut that shouldn't be any use to you. Do you need to use Adobe RGB for your design work? The Dell U2713HM is probably the model you should be considering. As IvanDobskey said the quality control on that model (IvanDobskey) seems a bit iffy at the moment. You can get backlight bleed on any monitor, make no mistake, but the prevalence of it on the U2713HM at the moment seems to be slightly alarming.

The ASUS PB278Q is technically PLS, not IPS. But it's a good screen for your uses. Plenty of screen 'real estate', nice screen surface, excellent colour reproduction and a very solid and highly adjustable stand. And there are some issues with backlight uniformity on that model as well, but not as widespread as on the Dell from what I've seen. It has a colour gamut extending beyond sRGB, though, and doesn't have an sRGB emulation mode (unlike the Dell).

I'd say this. If you need absolute sRGB colour accuracy, get the U2713HM. If you need to use a broad colour space get the U2713H. If you can make do with vivid colours that are still accurately represented and want strong performance all-around get the PB278Q.
 
HP ZR2740W supposed to be great too but isn't sold on here unfortunately....i do not understand why HP monitors aren't sold on here anymore.:confused:
 
Hi Guys, thanks for all the detailed input. Chewing on all of this, in summary, it sounds like the PB278Q is the one for us as dev/engineering machines. We may get the Dell Dell U2713HM for our designer who does need to be concerned about colours, but we don't need to buy that immediately.


1. How do the Apple screens compare to the PB278Q if they can be got for a price difference of about £143? (i.e. apple screen cost = PB278P price + £143)

2. We will be using a few MacBooks and Ultrabooks and will be using both OS X as well as Windows 8 and Linux. Are there any compatibility issues we need to be aware of for either the PB278Q or Apple Screens when used with Windows and OS X. The MacBook Retinas will need a thunderbolt to HDMI converter for the PB278Q -- i hope this won't be an issue given it's 1440p.
 
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You wont get 1440p over hdmi i'm afraid will need Dual Link DVI or Displayport for that resolution. The best you will get over HDMI is 1920x1200, which will reduce the clarity of the image for you and if you want to use them for engineering purposes, I assume you need crystal clear. I'm not a Mac expert, but there do seem to be Mini-Displayport outputs on a lot of Macs, so you may be able to use them or get an adapter.
 
Get a couple of Hazro HZ27WBs. I am plenty happy with mine. If you want the ultimate colors you may have to calibrate it with monitor calibrator (I just got a Spider4Elite and the quality of the image did improve). If not- you can choose an icc profile from tftcentral and that works too... just not as good as a hardware calibrator.
Anyway- the monitors are one of the cheapest you can get and since you are buying several the price difference will make it worth the purchase.
Good luck whichever ones you choose.
 
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