You're not being thick, it's genuinely confusing (darn this 4K marketing nonsense).
'2K' as far as I can tell is a marketing department telling you a monitor has a horizontal resolution of... uh, more than 2048 pixels, which is a bit silly since a 2048 pixel wide by 1 pixel tall monitor wouldn't be very useful. Anyway a 1080p monitor's pretty close at 1920 pixels but this one is 2560 wide. Usually '2K' monitors are also 16:9 aspect ratio, so are 2560 x 1440 pixels, but this one is not, it has a 21:9 aspect ratio so is only 1080 pixels tall.
tl;dr kinda.
Elbandito
14 Jul 175#6
aww my... on prime day I have ordered a 27 inch curved samsung monitor (Samsung LS27E591C) from amazon warehouse for 119ish quid. However when it arrived I notied a crack in the case, I contacted amazon and they refunded me 15% of the cost, making this around a 100, but now this pops out (I can buy it for 155 using the 5 quid voucher from prime deal and student10 code)... ahhh so tempting :disappointed:
Edit: ahh, not tempting anymore, ordered and the 27inch samsung is going back :smile:
All comments (58)
puddles9999
14 Jul 171#1
Heat
rev6
14 Jul 17#2
It's back!
t9m
14 Jul 17#3
resisting the urge to order two...
i_have_crabs to t9m
14 Jul 171#4
Get three
j_hankey
14 Jul 17#5
Ordered :wink:
Elbandito
14 Jul 175#6
aww my... on prime day I have ordered a 27 inch curved samsung monitor (Samsung LS27E591C) from amazon warehouse for 119ish quid. However when it arrived I notied a crack in the case, I contacted amazon and they refunded me 15% of the cost, making this around a 100, but now this pops out (I can buy it for 155 using the 5 quid voucher from prime deal and student10 code)... ahhh so tempting :disappointed:
Edit: ahh, not tempting anymore, ordered and the 27inch samsung is going back :smile:
DE4L3R
14 Jul 17#7
Is this a 2k monitor? Sorry for being thick. Also warranty on this . One year?
t9m to DE4L3R
14 Jul 17#8
Not 2k but Ultrawide 1080p
CampGareth to DE4L3R
14 Jul 176#11
You're not being thick, it's genuinely confusing (darn this 4K marketing nonsense).
'2K' as far as I can tell is a marketing department telling you a monitor has a horizontal resolution of... uh, more than 2048 pixels, which is a bit silly since a 2048 pixel wide by 1 pixel tall monitor wouldn't be very useful. Anyway a 1080p monitor's pretty close at 1920 pixels but this one is 2560 wide. Usually '2K' monitors are also 16:9 aspect ratio, so are 2560 x 1440 pixels, but this one is not, it has a 21:9 aspect ratio so is only 1080 pixels tall.
tl;dr kinda.
relaxedasever
14 Jul 17#9
tempted to buy
Ray.Khan
14 Jul 171#10
Great price . Just ordered. Thanks.
bungral
14 Jul 17#12
Sitting here undecided which is stupid considering I was on Currys yesterday looking at this. I expanded the stock radius so far that it likely covered half or Europe!!
Ordered on standard delivery to give me a couple of days to decide.
EndlessWaves
14 Jul 17#13
Yeah, trying to import TV terminology for monitors has always been an awkward fit. The closest description would be Wide Full HD, but it's simpler just to quote the resolution and call it 2560x1080 (or 25x10 if you want to shorten).
Fotis
14 Jul 17#14
none now...
zed68
14 Jul 17#15
Buy it, nearly gone now
t9m
14 Jul 171#16
FYI although Currys have it on their site (for collection only) I don't believe anyone has yet managed to find a store in the whole of the UK that has one on stock (that isn't ex-display).
t9m
14 Jul 17#17
Back up to £272 and now by LG and not Amazon. Glad a few managed to bag one (or two!)
SorJai to t9m
14 Jul 171#25
Nah? You just have to click to see the list, and select Amazon?
I just bought mine '-'
CosmicAero
14 Jul 17#18
back up again
kiish to CosmicAero
14 Jul 17#22
No
Click the "15 new" and then order from Amazon. There is 2-5 week delivery time now tho.
I have the 29UT55V which is very similar if not the same pretty much. Fantastic Monitor for the money.
daveshop
14 Jul 17#20
Would this be any better for gaming than my 27" 2560 x 1440 which I bought a few years back when seen on here.
clonereeco to daveshop
14 Jul 17#21
You'd be willing to downgrade to 1080p?
I hear ultra wide is really immersive for gaming but personally I want to upgrade from 1080p to 1440p 165hz
rev6 to daveshop
14 Jul 17#24
I don't think so.
EndlessWaves to daveshop
14 Jul 17#34
That depends on what you want. It's a smaller screen (diagonals aren't comparable across aspect ratios) but it's also offers a wider field of view and will give you better performance due to fewer pixels.
Sagacity to daveshop
14 Jul 17#45
Personaly from a 27" Wide to 29" UW is not going to be a big difference for gaming. I went from 22" Wide to 29" UW. I would say next step up from a 27" W would be the 34" UW
Damn that's a good price. Would definitely grab one if it was 144 hertz
whydoiwastemytimehere
14 Jul 17#36
Great find t9m Heat added
Ordered mine 2-3 wks delivery.
Hello_There_999
14 Jul 171#37
Got four
neils31
14 Jul 17#38
Damn this site, ordered
i_have_crabs
14 Jul 17#39
pffft
ukez
14 Jul 17#40
What hz is this?
condracky to ukez
14 Jul 17#42
60 but can be OC'd
CLEPAU676
14 Jul 17#41
Thanks grabbed 3
iKayZee
14 Jul 171#43
If only this was 144hz...
Northerndave
14 Jul 17#44
Don't need it, but gone for, rude not to at that price
luiznevesfontes
14 Jul 17#46
Would this be any good for accurate colors (photo/video editing)? Thanks!
tedcbe
14 Jul 17#47
It's now showing £272 :disappointed:
Infiltrator to tedcbe
14 Jul 17#48
Nope still £169 - does nobody bother to read the previous posts anymore?
grifz to tedcbe
14 Jul 17#49
Dude. click on deal on right hand side of the page below is the £169.97 Amazon prime price click and pay .......
Northerndave
14 Jul 17#50
What numpty has expired this deal? Probably one who doesn't read comments or doesn't understand Amazon and the rh side of the screen - grrrrrr
iz123456789
14 Jul 17#51
Does anyone know what's the resell value at CEX or game for this monitor...?
Northerndave to iz123456789
15 Jul 17#54
It was £4000, seriously if you want to try scab a profit on a deal, do your own research
chris89
15 Jul 17#52
It's now gone back up in price/OOS at the seller, I'm gutted I put it off until today
nao
15 Jul 17#53
Ordered. Thanks op
TheOak
24 Jul 17#55
Still waiting on mine, how many people in the same boat?
TonyLeMesmer to TheOak
25 Jul 17#56
Yep.
khodos
26 Jul 17#57
I just got back from holiday and will be installing the monitor today. If I don't like the aspect ration, would anyone in London be interested in buying it?
basergorkobal
27 Jul 17#58
Thanks OP. Great screen. Really wanted one. Now I have one.
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'2K' as far as I can tell is a marketing department telling you a monitor has a horizontal resolution of... uh, more than 2048 pixels, which is a bit silly since a 2048 pixel wide by 1 pixel tall monitor wouldn't be very useful. Anyway a 1080p monitor's pretty close at 1920 pixels but this one is 2560 wide. Usually '2K' monitors are also 16:9 aspect ratio, so are 2560 x 1440 pixels, but this one is not, it has a 21:9 aspect ratio so is only 1080 pixels tall.
tl;dr kinda.
Edit: ahh, not tempting anymore, ordered and the 27inch samsung is going back :smile:
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Edit: ahh, not tempting anymore, ordered and the 27inch samsung is going back :smile:
'2K' as far as I can tell is a marketing department telling you a monitor has a horizontal resolution of... uh, more than 2048 pixels, which is a bit silly since a 2048 pixel wide by 1 pixel tall monitor wouldn't be very useful. Anyway a 1080p monitor's pretty close at 1920 pixels but this one is 2560 wide. Usually '2K' monitors are also 16:9 aspect ratio, so are 2560 x 1440 pixels, but this one is not, it has a 21:9 aspect ratio so is only 1080 pixels tall.
tl;dr kinda.
Ordered on standard delivery to give me a couple of days to decide.
I just bought mine '-'
Click the "15 new" and then order from Amazon. There is 2-5 week delivery time now tho.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B01BFH194W/
I hear ultra wide is really immersive for gaming but personally I want to upgrade from 1080p to 1440p 165hz
http://www.displaywars.com/34-inch-21x9-vs-27-inch-16x9
Remember to try this code for another £10 off: STUDENT10
(I can confirm it worked for me - woohoo!)
Bought one - thanks for sharing.
It's there.. I'm telling you!!!!
Ordered mine 2-3 wks delivery.
pffft