Matthew94 said:
IPS has more than just viewing angles, like having fucking amazing colour
I don't trust the look of that monitor at all. 2560x1440 S-IPS for a tad over $300? Something seems wrong for them to be able to sell them at that price. For comparison here is the price of the equivalent Dell. [http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-U2711-27-inch-Widescreen/dp/B0039648BO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339662735&sr=8-1] $783.90
I mean, how could they half the price from that? And that is the Amazon US price, the UK price is much higher and so is directly from Dell.
That being said the one review I can see for it is positive and there is a 130 page thread on overclock.net about buying one... Apart from that the monitors are virtually unknown.
I don't know, something doesn't seem right. I mean, why are they an ebay seller only? I don't deny that it could be legitimate but it screams "too good to be true".
Yeah, those were my thoughts too. As I've said, I can verify that at least one seller is legitimate [I'll have to check up on a friend who just bought the first one he found on E-bay before I can verify two], but I know 3 people that have the monitor, and thus far no problems.
This store:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Yamakasi-Catleap-27-LED-2560x1440-WQHD-S-IPS-Widescreen-Monitor-Q270-SE-/140729187593?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item20c41cfd09#ht_16353wt_1164
Has sent across 3 to people I know and they've come through with no problems. In addition, for one they failed to send it within 1 week due to a new operator being in charge of the sale, and after being contacted they offered a $25 price drop as compensation [Credited to Paypal].
I've seen quite a few discussions on OC.net discussing them, if not directly about them. There tends to be a number of people supporting and against the monitors, each with valid points. An extract from one slightly explains the low price:
Variants of these monitors are all ~$400 2560x1440, 27" IPS monitors sold in Korea, not the US. They retail for ~$250 in S. Korea. In other words, they're $700-$1000 monitors for 1/2 the price.
So I'm guessing possibly cheap labour in Korea, as well as lack of anti-glare coating [Which can be either a pro or a con, but I'm going to hazard a guess that it costs more], and the fact that there can be up to five dead pixels [Perfect Pixel versions are generally $60-$100 more expensive, and then there are tempered glass versions and such that add more to the price]. Its also 8 bit native, with 8 bit dithering to 10 bit variants for more cost.
Not sure how its specs match up to the U2711, though its half the price and from what seems to be a very reliable seller [Personal experience + E-bay ratings].
It certainly sounds too good to be true, and there's no way of knowing if something will go wrong for an individual, or what the quality of the screen will be when it arrives, but everyone I know that has bought one, and a majority of online users, have had a very good experience with them, take that as you will.
Edit: Reading more threads on OC.net there seems to be a "Lucky Dip" of sorts for dead pixels. Some noticed some, some didn't. For reference, there are 3,686,400 pixels on screen. Obviously clusters of dead ones will be noticeable, more spread out ones probably will not.
Also some reports of slight backlight bleeding at times.
