HP 27" WQHD LED IPS Monitor

Fireye · December 10, 2013, 10:41am

I’m unsure of if this is a v1 or v2 model, but tftCentral.co.uk has very in-depth reviews of both models:

Seems like a pretty decent screen, especially for wide-gamut uses. Calibration has to be done on the OS side though, since there is no OSD.

zod000 · December 10, 2013, 10:51am

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This is a great monitor, and a very good deal at $350, assuming the refurbished item is OK. I haven’t purchased too many refurbished items, but the ones I have bought seem to have been almost new. I think one of them actually was brand new. With electronics, probably most of the factory refurbished items suffered from “infant mortality”, where something went wrong either right away or soon after it was operated. In that case, the refurbished might actually be better than new, because it’s already been fixed once and rechecked by the factory.
Anyway I haven’t seen this monitor in person, but by the specs it looks great. IT IS NOT A GAMING MONITOR. It has a 12ms response time. That will not be acceptable for gamers. This is an engineering monitor or photo editing monitor, where accuracy of rendering is critical but response time is not. There would be no reason to spend the extra money on this monitor if you don’t need high resolution and high color gamut. The 1 billion color spec probably means it covers the Adobe RGB color space, which is an important feature for professional color applications. The human eye actually only sees about 10 million colors, but if you are going to be running your software or peripherals in the Adobe RGB color space, you NEED a monitor that displays the full Adobe RGB color gamut. I learned that from making the mistake of running an Adobe RGB application with a sRGB monitor.
Of course the IPS panel is an added benefit, with the wide viewing angle. More than actually being able to see at an angle, it’s the fact that the colors don’t change with different viewing angles. TN screens change colors at different viewing angles, but they tend to have fast response times making them good for games. I don’t know of any desktop monitors using AMOLED screens yet, I think those are still limited to phones and tablets.
In summary if you are not a gamer and want a high resolution high color accuracy monitor this looks like a great buy. I would buy one right now, but I have to run my screen at 1920X1080, which is not the native resolution of this monitor. So regretfully I’ll have to pass. I would love to have one though.

I disagree with this statement, as far as monitors of this type go, it has the lowest input lag and response time I have seen. That 12ms is a worst case, most reviews show that is beats out all the main competitors. It will never match a super fast TN panel for speed, but it also looks a hell of a lot better. I am using mine right now, I wish I had money to buy two more.

wonbadan · December 10, 2013, 12:36pm

Anyone know if this is the v2 or the v1? If it is v2, then I will be in for one.

argote · December 10, 2013, 1:34pm

You are wrong, 12ms is just the delay for the screen itself, most monitors (including “gaming” monitors) have significant input lag on top of the delay for the screen itself, the 2740w has the lowest total lag (input+screen) of any 27" screen out there and is widely regarded as pretty good for gaming.

The problem for gamers is you need a graphics card powerful enough to push 2560x1440 @ 60fps which is about twice as demanding as 1080p@60.

I currently have one and I’m thinking about getting a second one, not sure about the dead pixel situation though since these are refurbs.

cheet0 · December 10, 2013, 4:09pm

Hmm. Not a big fan of this brand. I prefer Famous Maker.

ezridah · December 10, 2013, 5:02pm

I’d also be in if it was v2. Are there any mods out there that can confirm what version it is? I guess they are v2 if they were made in 2012 or later.

manhandsha · December 10, 2013, 7:27pm

I’m checking with our buyer. I’ll update you when I hear back.

itchynail · December 10, 2013, 10:07pm

they cant tell you for sure as these are refurbs. Meaning some of them might be v2 some v1.

And u musta meant seller…not buyer

manhandsha · December 10, 2013, 10:34pm

No, I meant Woot’s buyer. He’s checking with the ‘seller’ or vendor to see if the info is available.

parahaps · December 10, 2013, 11:49pm

Any chance we will hear word in the last few minutes of the deal? I am strongly tempted, but I have the same reservations.

tinycg · December 10, 2013, 11:54pm

Agreed would be nice to have confirmation either way.

bubblesjc · December 10, 2013, 11:57pm

I’m trying to pull the trigger on one of these, but the “Add to Cart” button does nothing… There’s only 3 minutes left so I guess I’m going to miss out on this.

manhandsha · December 10, 2013, 11:57pm

We won’t hear back til morning at this point. Sorry we couldn’t get that info sooner.

tinycg · December 11, 2013, 12:00am

I ended up pulling the trigger, but would still like to know this information if possible. Thanks for setting the timeline on hearing back, that’s helpful.

manhandsha · December 11, 2013, 12:26am

Should still hear back tomorrow, either way. I’ll update you with whatever I find out.

loconights · December 13, 2013, 9:48pm

I hopes its a v2

Figit090 · December 14, 2013, 5:54am

I wonder if the others are…

Mods, please any word on if they are all v2 or not, and if that would apply to the current moofi deal??

tinycg · December 14, 2013, 6:14pm

Jealous, mine haven’t even shipped yet. Still sitting at “shipping now”…

My understanding is they haven’t heard back from the buyer yet so they don’t have the information yet despite their best efforts to get it.

scw22004 · December 14, 2013, 11:41pm

Got mine Friday. It is v2.

here3377 · December 17, 2013, 10:45am

Still waiting for mine to ship
I ordered two. I hope they match. Either both v1 or both v2.

HP 27&quot; WQHD LED IPS Monitor

HP 27" WQHD LED IPS Monitor