Wanting to upgrade to a 27" monitor, which one?

mr.bond · 8 Jul 2011 at 23:56

Hello all,

I've currently got a 5 year old 22" budget monitor (Emprex) which has no DVI / HDMI etc, just analouge.

I'll be upgrading PC this year at some point (another story) and currently game at 1680 x 1050. Am ideally looking for a good 'bang for buck' 27" screen, doesn't have to be the best. Ideally playing the odd game, watch blu-rays, maybe plug in PS3 every now and then.

Are there any you'd reccomend under £350? 3 year warranty / known reliability would be nice

beefybarn · 9 Jul 2011 at 00:24

If you can stretch your budget slightly this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-011-HO&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

If not then this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-163-SA&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

mr.bond · 9 Jul 2011 at 09:01

Cheers, how would 1080p gaming / blu-ray movies look on the Hazro monitor? I see it's resolution goes much higher and not sure if things wouldn't look right, if you know what I mean?

ojrules · 9 Jul 2011 at 12:34

bang for buck, i would go for the hazro .. but as you say i'm not sure about how the high resolution works in practice..

umboma · 9 Jul 2011 at 19:47

never been a fan of the hazro screens, but for some odd reason I like the Samsungs :S

ojrules · 9 Jul 2011 at 20:04

the iiyama b2712hds isnt bad, got it from here for £260.. great stand, very good backlight uniformity, decent blacks, ok contrast ratio only niggle i have with it is the vertical viewing angles are poor compared to my old 19" 5:4 syncmaster

mr.bond · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:26

A friend has recently bought an Iiyama 27", not sure what model but will go and have a look at it. The prices look good :]