I left a review of this monitor last time it was posted, you definitely get what you pay for. The build quality is sub par, very plasticy and flimsy, like even part of the plastic on the mount was shattered from shipping. The speakers are laughable not worth using at all, and even when disabled they let out an audible hiss. The panel is not so bad since most 4k monitors at 28" use the same one, but differences in back-light used can effect the image and this one is pretty poor, the colours look very washed out by default and requires some serious tuning to look acceptable, which you'd have to do in your graphics card settings as the settings on the monitor are lacking. My panel also had a group of dead pixels. I returned it immediately and bought an IPS 4k monitor from LG and am very happy with it well worth the extra I paid.

For

For gaming definitely 144hz 1440p

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-28-eiq-284kmb-4k-ultra-hd-1ms-monitor-eiq-284kmb/version.asp

£199 here and 15 pound of if you subscribe to monthly letter then cancel.

Well you won't be doing both :wink:

Yer I have a dual monitor set up consisting of a 1440/165 gsync monitor and a 4k monitor. Both IPS and my gaming monitor gives such a better experience than the 4k one.

I didnt think it had speakers when I purchased mine either, but their online documentation of this product is wrong

I got an lg 27ud58 you have to wait a little while but you can sometimes find it for £250 on sites, look on pricespy

Which is why my monitor has 60/120/144 settings.

4K requires a stupid amount of hardware grunt and it's really not worth it for gaming. Gorgeous for Films and TV, but the hardware is not mainstream for gaming.

1080p144 > 4K60 for gaming.

£199.97

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-28-eiq-284kmb-4k-ultra-hd-1ms-monitor-eiq-284kmb/version.asp?tref=hptile

Don't be put off by these noname brands

I bought a yamakasi Catleap many moons ago direct from a Korean seller on eBay.
27" 1440p and apparently (never tried) overclockable to 120Hz.

Must've bought it what 3/4 years ago now for ~£250 and I must say one of the best Tech purchases I've ever made.
Absolutely no trouble with it whatsoever
I think if anything went wrong with it I'd likely jumt on eBay and see what I can get in the 27"-32" 1440p

It's 30Hz??

For gaming 1440P 144Hz is the way to go, I have a Acer Predator XB271HU and love it. But still a good price for a 4K Monitor

This deal has got quite hot, however I'm not here for the heat but for the cheap deals and there's cheaper than this deal so see posts #21 and #35. I've also linked these in the main deal description. Thanks for the heat people and go save some more money! :smiley:

Ah that makes sense thank you.

It's £5 cheaper from the same people (Buy It Direct group) so not much point buying it from Debenhams plus.

Is there any point in it having freesync if it doesn't support more than 60hz?

In the headline specs it does say that, but if you actually go to the full specification it says:
Refresh Rate 30Hz

I tend to believe the lower over the higher personally.

Having been caught out recently by manufacturers specs which are little more than lies I'm now extremely wary of what I read
a 1mS response time? Then you find it's the fastest grey to grey and they don't quote the figure you really need to know !

Having said that, you should definitely steer clear of this monitor because of its very low refresh rate of only 30Hz. When we are now looking at monitors with 144Hz for gaming, and even IPS and VA screens managing 60Hz, this is going to make gaming very jerky indeed.

As for the questions about 4K or 144Hz you should perhaps look more to the panel tech first.

TN for gaming because its fast
IPS VA for photography video editing etc, and if possible 10 bit colour too, because it has wide viewing angles better uniformity, higher resolution, and more colours, but it's slow compared to TN.

In this case it was stating a panel response time was 5ms when it was 13ms without the caveat that the faster speed was obtained by firmware which badly affected image quality, and that it was 1.07 billion colours indicating 10 bit, without mentioning it is 8 bit and using FRC to dither the pixels.
To say it's misleading is being kind !

Erm, let me tell you this has always been the case.

Try more like £1800 based on the rumors. Looks amazing though.
https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/matthew-wilson/two-4k144hz-monitors-coming-q2-2017-first-will-cost-2000/

are HDMI ports HDCP 2.2 or not?

Need a new monitor. Am I better to go for 4K or 144hz?

I left a review of this monitor last time it was posted, you definitely get what you pay for. The build quality is sub par, very plasticy and flimsy, like even part of the plastic on the mount was shattered from shipping. The speakers are laughable not worth using at all, and even when disabled they let out an audible hiss. The panel is not so bad since most 4k monitors at 28" use the same one, but differences in back-light used can effect the image and this one is pretty poor, the colours look very washed out by default and requires some serious tuning to look acceptable, which you'd have to do in your graphics card settings as the settings on the monitor are lacking. My panel also had a group of dead pixels. I returned it immediately and bought an IPS 4k monitor from LG and am very happy with it well worth the extra I paid.

For that offer you need to spend over £250

If you're looking for a monitor, don't buy this it's 60hz, much better to go for a 144hz even if it is a bit smaller, like the samsung in the other thread, it's a much better deal. I'd take a 24" 144hz Samsung over this any day of the week.

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/electriq-28-eiq-284kmb-4k-ultra-hd-1ms-monitor-eiq-284kmb/version.asp

£199 here and 15 pound of if you subscribe to monthly letter then cancel.

wow

Fancy it may be more. £1K+ looking at those specs.

If I didn't get a AOC U2879VF 4K Monitor for £200 recently I would definitely be getting this!

Heat!

Can if your willing to splash cash

https://www.asus.com/uk/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG27UQ/

Not seen UK prices yet but I would guess it to be £500-£1000

But would need a 1080ti or two for most games at 144hz

TN panel, wish this was IPS. Voted hot for great price.

or 240hz

They're both very demanding. At this size I would probably opt for 1440 for gaming. UHD for gaming/movies. Ultrawide for productivity.

Well yeah. For console anything above 1080/60 is wasted

PC gaming anyway...

Tempted!

Indeed cant find a decent priced freesyne one tho

Very hot! Would go for if I didn't have Freesync monitor already.

Yes this has HDMI 2.0 ports so should play 4K @ 60 FPS from external sources (love to know where you'd get internal sources from, maybe from the EMI due to crappy components inside the monitor?)

Possibly a Chinese name they missed a winner of a name here though should have called it ElectriQute! That's a possibility! I'm selling this deal to you folks :smile: