klinic Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 So, I was on uMart looking at monitors and found this seemingly amazingly priced IPS LG IPS234V 23inch IPS PANEL,1920x1080 Black. Now, granted I haven't been following this stuff lately, but is that for real? I swear a few years ago a 24" IPS would have cost at least $900... Or maybe I've been out of it for a while. Is this okay? Or is there a better/cheaper monitor I should get? I mainly want this to play Morrowind and Skyrim on my old gaming machine and to use Pro Tools and Aperture on my MBP. Photography is just a hobby for me, Pro Tools isn't. I get a little frustrated with lack of real estate in Pro Tools at the moment even on a 1920 x 1200 screen. It's not a huge issue and my budget isn't really above $200, but if there's a higher resolution monitor out there that would fit my needs that would be cool to hear about. If not, 1920 x 1080 is fine. Any help would be beyond fantastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchoman1 Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 These IPS monitors are based on a cheaper IPS technology, so color is not as good as the expensive IPS monitors, however it is much better than TN monitors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
96andrei Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) One great 1920x1080 23" IPS monitor is Dell U2312HM which I am using now, didn't found it on the website you posted, the price is around $200-250. I've been using it for about 6 months(mainly gaming) and it's amazing. Edited August 9, 2012 by 96andrei Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 The Korean 27" IPS screens on eBay are an amazing deal if you get the right ones. They're ~$300 shipped and 2560x1440. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinic Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 These IPS monitors are based on a cheaper IPS technology, so color is not as good as the expensive IPS monitors, however it is much better than TN monitors. Well, as I said, I'm not a Pro, or an aspiring pro. On the rare occasions that I'm printing or selling I can just drag my to my fathers house and check it on his expensive IPS monitor. The main thing is that it's BETTER right? And I don't even find my TN monitors to be awful, clearly I'm not good enough for perfection to matter. One great 1920x1080 23" IPS monitor is Dell U2312HM which I am using now, didn't found it on the website you posted, the price is around $200-250. I've been using it for about 6 months(mainly gaming) and it's amazing. I do like Dells, minus their absurdly aggressive Anti-glare. If I can get it at $200... I think I might do that. I'll have me a look. The Korean 27" IPS screens on eBay are an amazing deal if you get the right ones. They're ~$300 shipped and 2560x1440. This is rather relevant to my interests... (I feel like that's a meme or something, I think I've heard it before) are they... decent? That sounds FAR too good to be true. No warranty I'm assuming... But will I get away with a few dead pixels as a not pro? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 TechReport did an article about them last week. It's a good read! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 TechReport did an article about them last week. It's a good read! I've only heard of these recently but may check them out, here's the artivcle from TechReport (I'm reading it now myself). I was holding out for a cheap 27" 2560x1440 monitor, the IPS is just a bonus. Now may be the time to finally move up from my 24" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinic Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 I'm just about sold on that... Wow... That's fantastic. Still a little worried about warranty and shipping... But I'm looking in to it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 I'm more worried about the HDCP aspect of it, any other quirks can be overlooked but that HDCP issue may be a dealbreaker for me. Unless there's a way to ghettoly enable such a thing through software haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinic Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 I'm more worried about the HDCP aspect of it, any other quirks can be overlooked but that HDCP issue may be a dealbreaker for me. Unless there's a way to ghettoly enable such a thing through software haha Damn, didn't notice that somehow while reading it. :/ Well, that shouldn't be a huge deal breaker for me... I think I would rarely watch anything copy protected on it... Is iTunes content protected? I have a few things from there, but most is ripped from Blu Ray or DVD anyway, and I'm pretty sure is not copy protected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Damn, didn't notice that somehow while reading it. :/ Well, that shouldn't be a huge deal breaker for me... I think I would rarely watch anything copy protected on it... Is iTunes content protected? I have a few things from there, but most is ripped from Blu Ray or DVD anyway, and I'm pretty sure is not copy protected. See that's what I'm not sure, nor am I familiar with how the technology actually works or how it'd know if the monitor is HDCP or not... sounds like BS technology to me but wish I could test the monitor with a bluray player, as I think all BR discs have HDCP and maybe some DVDs but rips *should* be fine since they are re-encoded....now to go read up on what the hell HDCP is, and how it works lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Rips don't need HDCP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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