Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers
on 2013-12-12 14:25 Igor Roshchin wrote The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. some of these are also listed on Amazon, just search for the the short version of the model name like xstar dp2710 (unavailable, but with review), qnix qx2710 (available) I've heard about a few people who bought such a monitor and are happy. http://goo.gl/GwPbk7 Amazon reviews are not enough to get a good sample; most people are happy with them but the stand is a POS and the VESA mount may not work at all; one person said they bought two — one had bad backlight bleed and the other did not -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers
Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some other company (I see mostly QNIX, X-Star, and don't know the difference). They are PLS which is, as far as I understand is a variation of IPS. And the typical price is around $300 or so, including shipping. The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. I've heard about a few people who bought such a monitor and are happy. http://goo.gl/GwPbk7 Just in case: if you are going to buy such a monitor, make sure your video adapter is capable of driving that high resolution. In many (most?) laptops, the video adapter can not! I hope this would be helpful to somebody. If somebody knows any information about different models/brands, - that would be appreciated. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers
Thanks for posting this. I'm looking at getting another monitor soon actually! On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some other company (I see mostly QNIX, X-Star, and don't know the difference). They are PLS which is, as far as I understand is a variation of IPS. And the typical price is around $300 or so, including shipping. The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. I've heard about a few people who bought such a monitor and are happy. http://goo.gl/GwPbk7 Just in case: if you are going to buy such a monitor, make sure your video adapter is capable of driving that high resolution. In many (most?) laptops, the video adapter can not! I hope this would be helpful to somebody. If somebody knows any information about different models/brands, - that would be appreciated. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers
They all look identical. My guess is that they are just rebranded much like samyang lenses. On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for posting this. I'm looking at getting another monitor soon actually! On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some other company (I see mostly QNIX, X-Star, and don't know the difference). They are PLS which is, as far as I understand is a variation of IPS. And the typical price is around $300 or so, including shipping. The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. I've heard about a few people who bought such a monitor and are happy. http://goo.gl/GwPbk7 Just in case: if you are going to buy such a monitor, make sure your video adapter is capable of driving that high resolution. In many (most?) laptops, the video adapter can not! I hope this would be helpful to somebody. If somebody knows any information about different models/brands, - that would be appreciated. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 04:25:50PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some other company (I see mostly QNIX, X-Star, and don't know the difference). They are PLS which is, as far as I understand is a variation of IPS. And the typical price is around $300 or so, including shipping. The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. I've heard about a few people who bought such a monitor and are happy. http://goo.gl/GwPbk7 I think these monitors came up in discussion when I was asking about third party thunderbolt monitors. Just in case: if you are going to buy such a monitor, make sure your video adapter is capable of driving that high resolution. In many (most?) laptops, the video adapter can not! Can you drive it at a lower resolution? Or is it not like CRTs in that regard. It looks like my 2012 MBP should handle it: Graphics and Video Support Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors I hope this would be helpful to somebody. It's very helpful, unless I were trying to, you know, pay off my credit cards or something. If somebody knows any information about different models/brands, - that would be appreciated. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers
I've seen mixed reviews indicating the panels are sometimes factory seconds that didn't pass Samsung's quality testing for their own use. On 12/12/2013 4:25 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some other company (I see mostly QNIX, X-Star, and don't know the difference). They are PLS which is, as far as I understand is a variation of IPS. And the typical price is around $300 or so, including shipping. The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. I've heard about a few people who bought such a monitor and are happy. http://goo.gl/GwPbk7 Just in case: if you are going to buy such a monitor, make sure your video adapter is capable of driving that high resolution. In many (most?) laptops, the video adapter can not! I hope this would be helpful to somebody. If somebody knows any information about different models/brands, - that would be appreciated. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
