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Acer 27" KA270h Monitor 1080p VA Panel @ Scan £115 (£126.49 del)
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Acer 27" KA270h Monitor 1080p VA Panel @ Scan £115 (£126.49 del)

£126.49 Scan1 Jan 16
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JackoGuitarist
29 Dec 15
Cheapest i could find a 27" 1080p monitor with a non TN panel. if anyone else finds something better please let me know
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a1
29 Dec 15 #1
Is it IPS?
JackoGuitarist to a1
29 Dec 15 1 #3
Its a VA Panel, which is kind of in-between TN and IPS as far as I'm aware.
CrazyBob
29 Dec 15 #2
Delivery is a bit steep, but looks good.
JackoGuitarist to CrazyBob
29 Dec 15 #4
Even with delivery its still a fairly decent price, best i can find.
LeonCR
29 Dec 15 #5
Any ideas on refresh rate
JackoGuitarist to LeonCR
29 Dec 15 #6
Refresh Rate will be 60, standard for anything like this.
LeonCR
29 Dec 15 1 #7
Thank you
ayeup1
29 Dec 15 #8
VA panels I would avoid, because it tries to be the best of both worlds (TN and IPS), it suffers from ghosting average viewing angle. If you need a monitor for online gaming then TN is the way to go, if for colour accuracy and digital editing then IPS.

I have tried several VA panels in the last few months from difference manufacturers and they were all a bit poo.

EDIT: I haven't voted up or down for this, I am not that petty
JackoGuitarist to ayeup1
29 Dec 15 1 #9
Ive read that online but I'm not too bothered. i have a 24" TN panel which this will be alongside so it'll look better in comparison. and to be honest, if you can find me a 27" TN panel for less than £130 delivered please let me know, i cant really find much from a known brand
MaximusRo to ayeup1
30 Dec 15 1 #26
You are very unfair to VA panels, they have a better contrast and black levels than both TN anD IPS (3000:1 compared to 1000:1 max for IPS).
I've run them in dual monitor setups with IPS side by side and never been able to notice anything wrong with them, except for maybe some slower older models having some gosting in some games, however, not everybody games.

I need sharp image, good image quality, good color reproduction, and rest assured VA will deliver.

Saying 'IPS is better' is a sweeping statement, cheap IPS panels are worst actually, while VA usually delivers excellent results across the range, IPS can be 8 or 10 bit panels which many confuse.
HINEMUSIC
29 Dec 15 1 #10
Thanks for this just bought as been looking for a 27" monitor for sometime but not many below £140
ayeup1
29 Dec 15 1 #11
Honestly I really wouldn't go with it, its not so much of a problem when the whole screen is lit up, if you have dark areas you will notice the ghosting even more. I played Titanfall on the panel along with C&C and some counterstrike, refresh rate couldn't keep up, resulting in blurred imaging.

Its your choice obviously, although IMHO you would be better saving your money up and putting it towards a 27' TN or IPS which will cost more but operate better.
JackoGuitarist
30 Dec 15 #13
I can get a TN panel for the same price, however its from an unknown brand and i don't really trust it. i can however get an IPS for £20 more Here Also, can all IPS screens be overclocked to higher refresh rates (even if it is a lottery, but even just 15hz more would be good) for example) Thank you :smiley:
jouster
30 Dec 15 1 #14
Again, as with earlier cheap 32 inch TV. this could be a perfect donor screen for this. Just need to make sure it's got full hdmi input (which I haven't done yet).
jouster
30 Dec 15 #15
Yes it does have HDMI and as a member of AVF I'd get free delivery too.
Monzer
30 Dec 15 #16
I have this monitor I got it when it was on here for £115 not that long ago. I use it dual monitor with a 50in LG plasma that I also got via here for £200. Very very happy with both and very happy with HUKD for allowing me to find two great bargains. This is a good monitor IMO. If I had one complaint it would be the connector for the DVI - it's fiddly to turn the screws on each side of the DVI connector because the socket is not in the best position. Great picture IMO but I don't have anything similar to compare it to.
rojo66
30 Dec 15 1 #17
Very good price and not a TN panel...HOT
BigYoSpeck
30 Dec 15 1 #18
I grabbed one of these from ebuyer last week for £120 and can definitely give it a thumbs up.

Be aware it has no speakers or audio pass through so it's not ideal for a games console unless you are using the optical out on them.

For image quality I'm really happy with it. Being 1080p it's not exactly retina at say a comfortable 24" viewing distance, in fact it looks fairly grainy. Sitting back at say 40-50" to watch a film though and it's fine. At that distance to be honest a higher resolution would be wasted. So to watch video and to game on the 1080p resolution is probably preferable given how easy it is for your computer to draw. But the windows desktop is a compromise being a lower pixel pitch than you would really want. As a second monitor to game and watch video on it's perfect, and for the price I don't think you can really grumble that it's not 1440p. Once ultrawide 34" monitors hit a comfortable price point for me I'll be donating it to the parents as even on their 1080p 24" monitor they are putting Windows display scaling up to 125% so this will probably be perfect for them.

Colour reproduction is great. Watching a 10bit x265 video colours are fantastic and blacks are almost OLED deep. Colours don't quite leap out of the screen like the IPS panel on my Dell Venue 11 does, but that has a gloss screen where as this Acer is an anti-glare coated screen. I think comparing like with like there isn't a massive amount in it and next to a TN display it still blows it away. Viewing angles are great, maybe not up to IPS angles but you have to be at an extreme angle to actually get any variation. It's not like with a TN where just moving your head changes all the colours and contrast, you would have to move to an unrealistic and unusable angle to actually compromise the image on this VA panel.

It's also really bright. I'm at 10% brightness 50% contrast. Even if you're in a room with a lot of daylight there's a lot of headroom to cope with it.

Mine will run at up to 75hz 1080p using a custom resolution in the Radeon Crimson settings. My eyes can't really see the difference from 60hz to be honest though. 60fps video and most games look butter smooth, but in an FPS making quick mouse movements or moving a window quickly in Windows and I can see some motion blurring/ghosting. It's very mild though, I have to be actually looking for it to notice.

The bezel is fairly big at about 20mm. It's going to be a matter of personal preference how much that bothers you.

Finally the power LED is an annoyingly bright, cheap looking blue affair. At certain angles it really glares at you, bleeds through the gaps in the other buttons and just looks tacky like all blue LED's do. Because it's right inbetween the power button and on screen display control buttons you can't easily cover it. It's the only thing I would say lets the monitor down. Other 'down sides' are actually perfectly acceptable given the price, but that power LED is just awful. It's like having someone shine a laser pen in your eye.
cheapaschipsusedtobe
30 Dec 15 #19
Bought the wife one for Christmas before the price drop. It's not a 'gaming monitor', but then it's only £125 and the image quality is more than adequate for general usage.
mugen6
30 Dec 15 #20
I have the 1440p version of this monitor and it is very impressive. This one appears to use the same VA technology so I would recommend it for those who prefer 1080p on a 27" (older folks usually). Would buy for grandma.
JackoGuitarist to mugen6
30 Dec 15 #21
Im just after a cheap 27" display, i know alot of people dont like anything above 24" for 1080p but im a little cash strapped at the moment else i would splash on a 1440p.
bulldog123
30 Dec 15 #22
hot for me good find op
hukutoc_1990
30 Dec 15 #23
hehe, i tried to post this yesterday, but hukd wouldnt let me :-) looks good, but after reading what people say, glad got other one. yesterday oveclockers had "Acer G257HL 25" 1920x1080 IPS Widescreen LED Zeroframe Monitor" at £109, £121 delivered.
BluesFanUK
30 Dec 15 #24
At this size get a 1440p one, too big for sharp 1080p
losdamianos to BluesFanUK
30 Dec 15 #25
not if you gaming and care about constant 60fps
voodooboard
30 Dec 15 #27
Correct. Although budget IPS panels are in fact 6-bit with FRC. Hard to believe but true.

IPS got it's strong reputation via high-end professional panels. But in order to bring IPS down to consumer prices, they cut a bunch of corners and created new types of affordable panels which are in reality pretty close to TN in terms of quality and performance. But they kept the IPS designation prominent on the advertising.

Budget IPS panels are usually 6-bit with FRC. Nothing in the <£1000 nowadays comes with an a-tw polarizer. So they all have awful glow. The fascination with thinness and small bezels means they all have awful uniformity and bleed.

The TLDR is that a £200 IPS monitor has very similar picture quality similar to a same-price TN. Slightly worse pixel response time, slightly better viewing angles. That's it really.
taras
30 Dec 15 #28
Quite true, i fell for the ips bandwagon believing all ips screens where 8bit pure, because of the DELLs .. The then crap yet good but crap LG 6bit +2bit frame rate control panels flooded the market.

i now have a benq ew2740wl (lw) and thats pure 8bite plus va :smiley: .. one happy bunny ..
zermattbusby
31 Dec 15 #29
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MaximusRo
1 Jan 16 #30
yeah, my BenQ VA panel is true 8bit, while my IPS is 6bit, I forgot about that
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