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Title: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: missalaire on Thu, 13 June 2013, 20:42:10
Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" IPS-Glass Panel Pro 2560x1440 LED Monitor w/ DisplayPort $427, 27" IPS Zero-G 2560x1440 LED Monitor $352 & More + Shipping

Monoprice has a few of their IPS Monitors on sale. Save an extra 10% off select items with coupon code E32013. Shipping varies depending on item and zip code.

Notable deals after 10% off:
27" Monoprice IPS-Glass Panel Pro 2560x1440 LED Monitor w/ DisplayPort $427 + $8 shipping.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=114&cp_id=11401&cs_id=1130704&p_id=10489&seq=1&format=2&ref=cj

30" Monoprice IPS CrystalPro 2560x1600 LCD Monitor $628 + $17 shipping
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=113&cp_id=11307&cs_id=1130703&p_id=10235&seq=1&format=2&ref=cj

27" Monoprice IPS Zero-G 2560x1440 LED Monitor $352 + $9 shipping.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=114&cp_id=11401&cs_id=1130704&p_id=10509&seq=1&format=2&ref=cj

Specs:
27" Monoprice IPS-Glass Panel Pro
Resolution: 2560x1440
Contrast Ratio: 80,000:1 Dynamic
Response Time: 6ms
Inputs: VGA, Dual Link DVI-D, DisplayPort v1.2, HDMI

30" Monoprice IPS CrystalPro
Resolution: 2560x1600
Contrast Ratio: 1,000:1 (DCR 1,000,000:1)
Response Time: 6ms
Inputs: Dual Link DVI-D

27" Monoprice IPS-ZERO-G
Resolution: 2560x1440
Contrast Ratio: 80,000:1 Dynamic
Response Time: 6ms
Inputs: Dual Link DVI-D, VGA
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 13 June 2013, 21:15:42
Seriously?  We're at the point where I have to try and wake my brain up and do math to figure out what ratio these are at?
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 13 June 2013, 21:16:24
Seriously?  We're at the point where I have to try and wake my brain up and do math to figure out what ratio these are at?

27" is 16:9

30" is 16:10
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 13 June 2013, 21:43:10
Well thank you... but I did do it anyhow ;)   would rather 27 in 16x10 ... 30 is a bit much
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 13 June 2013, 21:52:33
Well thank you... but I did do it anyhow ;)   would rather 27 in 16x10 ... 30 is a bit much

that comment hurt my faith in humanity...

You just can't sit 5 inches further back from the monitor eh?
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 13 June 2013, 22:03:13
No actually I can't.  It's called getting old.
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 13 June 2013, 23:03:43
I recently got an apple cinema display 24 basically for free and am really enjoying the 16:10 aspect ratio. I wanted to give flat panels another go, but I'm still favor CRT's. The best difference is it doesn't heat up my room as fast.

I'll consider getting one of these.
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: Howler on Fri, 14 June 2013, 09:46:13
I believe this is a Korean made IPS panel, with a monoprice rebrand on it. I researched these quite a bit a while ago. They are basically A- IPS panels. Apple, Dell, LG, etc will only use the A+ panels. So it is possible that these have slight defects (dead/stucks pixels, backlight bleed, etc). Also, the On Screen Display and setup options leave a little to be desired.

That being said, I bought 2 of them from Micro Center ( http://www.microcenter.com/product/384780/EQ276W_27_IPS_LED_Monitor ) and I love them. Neither had any dead/stuck pixels, and having the resolution is amazing.
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 14 June 2013, 10:07:01
I believe this is a Korean made IPS panel, with a monoprice rebrand on it. I researched these quite a bit a while ago. They are basically A- IPS panels. Apple, Dell, LG, etc will only use the A+ panels. So it is possible that these have slight defects (dead/stucks pixels, backlight bleed, etc). Also, the On Screen Display and setup options leave a little to be desired.

That being said, I bought 2 of them from Micro Center ( http://www.microcenter.com/product/384780/EQ276W_27_IPS_LED_Monitor ) and I love them. Neither had any dead/stuck pixels, and having the resolution is amazing.

it's not only the amount of defects that differentiate these panels from "premium" expensive versions.

the cheaper panels also use cheaper backlighting solutions which does not offer the range of colors of their more expensive iterations.
Title: Re: Monoprice IPS Monitors: 27" from $352+, 30" $628 + Shipping
Post by: metafour on Fri, 14 June 2013, 11:13:23
I believe this is a Korean made IPS panel, with a monoprice rebrand on it. I researched these quite a bit a while ago. They are basically A- IPS panels. Apple, Dell, LG, etc will only use the A+ panels. So it is possible that these have slight defects (dead/stucks pixels, backlight bleed, etc). Also, the On Screen Display and setup options leave a little to be desired.

That being said, I bought 2 of them from Micro Center ( http://www.microcenter.com/product/384780/EQ276W_27_IPS_LED_Monitor ) and I love them. Neither had any dead/stuck pixels, and having the resolution is amazing.

I bought one of these as well. While mine does have 1 stuck pixel the issue that bothered me the most was having the power supply go out twice. The second time I had to ship the whole monitor at my expense. Came back with the same panel with the stuck pixel. You get what you pay for.