Is this Monitor any good?

[NikolaeVarius]

There's a sale for a If281 28in LCD Monitor for 259.99 and I want to know if this monitor is worth getting.

There are a couple of reviews, but I don't see enough to really get a good idea of the quality of this monitor.

http://www.amazon.com/I-Inc-Lc...dmi-Hdcp/dp/B000WOL3B4

 

[Grooveriding]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
There's a sale for a If281 28in LCD Monitor for 259.99 and I want to know if this monitor is worth getting.

There are a couple of reviews, but I don't see enough to really get a good idea of the quality of this monitor.

http://www.amazon.com/I-Inc-Lc...dmi-Hdcp/dp/B000WOL3B4

Can't say for certain, but quite likely, it's rubbish.

It's TN, that is enough to qualify it as bad.

 

[Face2Face]

Not all TN panels are bad!

I have owned this monitor and was not impressed, traded it in after a day. It's too big and picture quality is not great at all. Skip it--and look for something else.

 

[Schmide]

I think it's b-stock hans-g. Same basic model, a bit less warranty.

 

[MagickMan]

Originally posted by: Grooveriding

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
There's a sale for a If281 28in LCD Monitor for 259.99 and I want to know if this monitor is worth getting.

There are a couple of reviews, but I don't see enough to really get a good idea of the quality of this monitor.

http://www.amazon.com/I-Inc-Lc...dmi-Hdcp/dp/B000WOL3B4

Can't say for certain, but quite likely, it's rubbish.

It's TN, that is enough to qualify it as bad.

Maybe 2 years ago, but many present-day TN panels are actually quite good*. Their quality is just fine for general computer work and modern games.

All that said, I think 1920x1200 on a 28" monitor isn't ideal, unless you're going to be sitting quite some distance from the thing. That would be almost .31 pixel pitch, right? Ugh.


(*Provided you're sitting directly in front of the display, like most people do when they're working or playing at their computer.)