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
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