imo, 2560 x 1440 px (3.69 mp) on a 27" screen is pretty fucking dope.
i bought an NEC PA272 for my home office a few years ago. i love it, especially the built-in 3-port USB hub that switches between two upstream ports, each assigned to a specific display input. this means that i can have a laptop connected and a server connected, and i can easily switch {display, 3 usb devices} between them, or even do PIP! of course, i also love the screen size and resolution combo (and the resultant pixel density), color accuracy from factory calibration, ability to recalibrate at home (if i took photography as seriously as i used to), and build quality (something that many thinkpad owners cherish).
in my work office, i use an old NEC LCD2090UXi (20" at 1600 x 1200 px) IPS display, extended dual with my thinkpad x220 IPS display (1366 x 768 px), totaling 2.97 mp.
now i want better displays for my work office.
- do i buy another PA272? doubtful at $1000.
- maybe the NEC EA275WMi? possibly at $589. [i only use my laptop in the office, i appreciate integrated speakers in the office; it seems ideal for non-photo work, which is all i do in the office.]
- i was almost settled on the Benq PD2700Q for $329, before i took an ativan and drank a couple glasses of wine and realized how much i love my NEC monitors.
i bought an NEC PA272 for my home office a few years ago. i love it, especially the built-in 3-port USB hub that switches between two upstream ports, each assigned to a specific display input. this means that i can have a laptop connected and a server connected, and i can easily switch {display, 3 usb devices} between them, or even do PIP! of course, i also love the screen size and resolution combo (and the resultant pixel density), color accuracy from factory calibration, ability to recalibrate at home (if i took photography as seriously as i used to), and build quality (something that many thinkpad owners cherish).
in my work office, i use an old NEC LCD2090UXi (20" at 1600 x 1200 px) IPS display, extended dual with my thinkpad x220 IPS display (1366 x 768 px), totaling 2.97 mp.
now i want better displays for my work office.
- do i buy another PA272? doubtful at $1000.
- maybe the NEC EA275WMi? possibly at $589. [i only use my laptop in the office, i appreciate integrated speakers in the office; it seems ideal for non-photo work, which is all i do in the office.]
- i was almost settled on the Benq PD2700Q for $329, before i took an ativan and drank a couple glasses of wine and realized how much i love my NEC monitors.
i don't give a fuck about using a 7-year-old thinkpad. have they even improved much?
a good display is so valuable
a good display is so valuable
whoa, you can get the NEC EA275WMI with the calibration package (~$200 typical market value) for only $619
2560 on a 27" display is so great. I have one at home and kind of hate going into work because my monitor there is 1920x1080 and it's kind of shitty. I bought a crossover 27ganjidog on eBay a while back because gatz turned me on to crossover. it was super cheap, no dead pixels, and I love it. I put it on a vivo stand I got on amazon recently and am loving the setup. here's a pic: https://i.imgur.com/3yhbcJ5.jpg
that NEC is expensive fuckkk
that NEC is expensive fuckkk
looks good. how much is that crossover? so same size, same res, and also ips? seems good to me...
i've just always been a perfectionist about displays, and hate light bleed, uneven backlighting, etc. so i'm personally willing to pay a lot if a display seems to minimize these issues
i've just always been a perfectionist about displays, and hate light bleed, uneven backlighting, etc. so i'm personally willing to pay a lot if a display seems to minimize these issues
I forget how much the crossover was but it was a lot cheaper than like an equivalent dell. there are certain sellers on ebay that have good reputations for selling quality korean monitors and I tracked one of them down to buy this one. it's probably not perfect with like light bleed and stuff but I'm not super picky. it is noticeably worse resolution/crispness-wise from my macbook display but I kind of take that for granted at this point.