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I had no idea people paid ~$1000 for a computer display, let alone buy more than one.

by jemka 14y ago

drivebyacct2 14y ago
Displays from Dell that rival this in quality are not even $100 less, and don't have the docking powers that a Thunderbolt display offers. I've got a bound pair of cables (power+thunderbolt) that plug into my laptop and all of the sudden my backup drives, both monitors, ethernet and USB hub are connected. The Dell 27" higher-than-1080p monitor is nice, but it can't do all of that sadly.
outworlder 14y ago
Unfortunately, the industry pretty much decided that 1080p is all they are going to support. Nowadays, it is pretty hard to find anything above 23" with a decent resolution. Most of the market is now taken by monitor/TV devices, with crappy resolutions (1080p is crappy with a 27" screen). Find me a big monitor that has a decent resolution and uses a good panel and is significantly cheaper than an Apple display, and I'm going to buy one right now. Maybe two.
- wmf 14y ago
  Supposedly this is the same panel as Apple: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5885/the-achieva-shimian-qh270-a-350-27inch-wqhd-sips-display http://www.anandtech.com/show/5885/the-achieva-shimian-qh270...
  - outworlder 14y ago
    Nice catch. At that price point, it is worth a try.
veemjeem 14y ago
it's amazing how much cheaper a monitor is when you go from 2560 res to 1920 res -- the price is less than half the cost. The usual run of the mill 1920x1080 display goes for $300 or so. I'm guessing the reason for the price differential is that the 1080p monitors are mass produced compared to these expensive 27" 2560res displays.
- phamilton 14y ago
  IPS vs TFT. Most 1080p monitors are a lower quality display to begin with. Viewing angles and color accuracy, light bleed, etc. The fact that 2560x1440 has 75% more pixels than a 1080p monitor is another contributor to cost.
- alptrv 14y ago
  Most 2560 monitors are overpriced especially the Apple Cinema. I bought a 27" 2560x1440 IPS monitor from Korea just for $360 bucks back in january and it's perfect for this price, I still had to bought a Mini Display Port to DVI adapter for my Macbook, but even with adapter it much cheaper than ACD and doesn't have this huge reflective glass. But yeah, it wouldn't work if you want to chain you monitors. so if you want two monitors for your macbook - at least one of them must be ACD

I had no idea people paid ~$1000 for a computer display, let alone buy more than one.

by jemka 14y ago

I had no idea people paid ~$1000 for a computer display, let alone buy more than one.

Displays from Dell that rival this in quality are not even $100 less, and don't have the docking powers that a Thunderbolt display offers. I've got a bound pair of cables (power+thunderbolt) that plug into my laptop and all of the sudden my backup drives, both monitors, ethernet and USB hub are connected. The Dell 27" higher-than-1080p monitor is nice, but it can't do all of that sadly.

outworlder 14y ago

Unfortunately, the industry pretty much decided that 1080p is all they are going to support. Nowadays, it is pretty hard to find anything above 23" with a decent resolution. Most of the market is now taken by monitor/TV devices, with crappy resolutions (1080p is crappy with a 27" screen). Find me a big monitor that has a decent resolution and uses a good panel and is significantly cheaper than an Apple display, and I'm going to buy one right now. Maybe two.

wmf 14y ago
Supposedly this is the same panel as Apple: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5885/the-achieva-shimian-qh270-a-350-27inch-wqhd-sips-display http://www.anandtech.com/show/5885/the-achieva-shimian-qh270...
- outworlder 14y ago
  Nice catch. At that price point, it is worth a try.

veemjeem 14y ago

it's amazing how much cheaper a monitor is when you go from 2560 res to 1920 res -- the price is less than half the cost. The usual run of the mill 1920x1080 display goes for $300 or so. I'm guessing the reason for the price differential is that the 1080p monitors are mass produced compared to these expensive 27" 2560res displays.

phamilton 14y ago
IPS vs TFT. Most 1080p monitors are a lower quality display to begin with. Viewing angles and color accuracy, light bleed, etc. The fact that 2560x1440 has 75% more pixels than a 1080p monitor is another contributor to cost.
alptrv 14y ago
Most 2560 monitors are overpriced especially the Apple Cinema. I bought a 27" 2560x1440 IPS monitor from Korea just for $360 bucks back in january and it's perfect for this price, I still had to bought a Mini Display Port to DVI adapter for my Macbook, but even with adapter it much cheaper than ACD and doesn't have this huge reflective glass. But yeah, it wouldn't work if you want to chain you monitors. so if you want two monitors for your macbook - at least one of them must be ACD