27" Planar TN Panel 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor (PX2710MW) $210 or $204 + Free Shipping

Going to try and snag the 40" Samsung from Target for 299$. If I cant, Ill probably be getting this. Thanks OP!

Quote from sps0987 : this or http://slickdeals.net/f/4242150-e...e-Shipping

Which one is better the two? Planar vs Viewsonic?

I would like to get this for my old parent as 27" is better than a 17" laptop right now on their laptop. I would prefer with x1200 though.

Quote from digaphobia : I bought this last time it came up. For gaming and video, it's alright; for anything else, it's not great. I have had great difficulty getting the panel to accurately reproduce colors (and it doesn't help that it is sitting right next to two IPS panels). If I had it to do over, I would have opted for a 120hz 23.5" panel. I can't speak to the audio other than to say that I've never heard a positive comment about it. I let my M-Audio speakers do that work.

Same case here except for the IPS panels. It's a decent monitor. I don't have any complaints about it. But I wished the blacks were reproduced better. My other monitor is an Asus 23" one and while not an IPS panel has better blacks than this one.

Again I'm not disappointed by it but if I had a do over I'd go for something else. Care to share what your color settings are? I'm having a tough time keeping it at one setting.

I've set it contrast 60 and brightness 24 along with colors at 6500K Standard mode. Though have to keep switching it between game and standard mode quite often.

portrait mode or NO DEAL!

how can you deal with poor viewing angle on such a big screen? sit 3ft back?

got this on the last go around. for the original price i wouldnt have even thought about it, but for this price its a beast. love being able to use all of the hookup's and switch between DVI/HDMI/VGA since I have the PS3 on the HDMI and the laptop on the DVI using a DVI to HDMI plug.
The only thing i dont like is the fact that if the laptop is connected in dual screen mode (using DVI), i actually have to manually go into display settings and turn it off (win 7) before the Planar will let me switch to HDMI and get a picture. Kinda weird since my 2005 westinghouse 22 doesnt care.
Oh well, for the price its a small issue and in the end it may just be my issue.

Not a bad price, but personally, I think 1080p is too low resolution for a panel this size. For some, it may be great, but it's unusable for me.

It's almost a crime that 2560x1440 displays are all so expensive.

Quote from ray4jc : ok i have a stupid question and seriously i really do want to know i read the manual and it does not say, can the hdmi pass through sound to the speakers in this monitor? or do you have to have a 3.5 connection for sound?

I would be amazed if the monitor didn't play sound through HDMI. If it's got speakers, then it's pretty much a given that HDMI sound will come through them.

I have a Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW - 24" w/ USB hub, 9-in-1 card reader Do you think this 27 inch is a better monitor?

Its been some time since i brought a new monitor.

wouldn't two of these be a perfect choice to make a huge 2 screen set up on my desk to do some serious research work (need to open huge spreadsheets and having more screen space gives me a better view)? Or would this be too much?

You can get lucky and get a good Catleap/Achieva/Davi 27" IPS for around $350. You need to do your homework on where to get it from and have the right vid card.

Quote from dark_velocities : It's almost a crime that 2560x1440 displays are all so expensive.

Bought one last go around and i'm very happy! Good deal for the price.

I have one of these and it's awesome!

Just as an anecdote, when I received mine it had one dead pixel, and the company was willing to do a warranty replacement for the one dead pixel. The sent me a new monitor with a pre-paid label for the old one and everything worked great.

I like supporting companies that care about their customers, and Planar seems to from my experience.

does the stand do portrait mode?