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
>
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