9.10.2017

I managed to snag this new-unboxed for around £125, which is ridiculous. Even at the asking price (£150 at time of writing) these are very good value; not long ago, there simply wasn't a 27" screen worth owning for less than £250, and they were primarily 'old' VA technology and had serious problems with input lag and ghosting in games. Here are all the basic facts I can offer about it so far.Good:- This is gaming capable. It isn't a high-FPS model like a 75-120Hz, and it doesn't support G-Sync, but otherwise it's fine. Very responsive, no ghosting, banding or overdrive artifacts, no input lag and the colour and tone is very good (see below). UPDATE: pixel pitch may bother some,see note at end.- The viewing angles are awesome compared to TN panels. For me, this was always the reason to avoid cheap large monitors: they were alwayscheap TN panels, and the viewing angles were always so bad that, on a big panel like this, you'd get desaturation and backlight bleed at the top, bottom or corners looking straight at it. No longer. AMVA is a huge step up.- The colours are really accurate and balanced. I ran it through Lagom's colour spectrums and it was the best I've ever seen on a cheap monitor, hugely better than any TN screen I've owned or sold and comparable to expensive Dell IPS screens. It stays colour accurate right down at near-black and right up to full saturation and shows no banding at all on gradients (a common problem on older VA and IPS). It'd be a adequate screen for beginner's photography work.- It's a light matte finish. After owning heavy anti-glare, light anti-glare and glossy screens, I can safely say this is the best of both worlds; very little reflection, but none of that horrible smeary dustiness that plagued early corporate monitors.- It's VESA mountable. You might be glad, because...Bad:- The stock stand is rubbish. Really rubbish. A tacky wafer of plastic stuck onto the bottom as an afterthought, it stops the panel from falling over, lets you tilt it a few degrees and that's about it. It's wobbly, squashy and I don't trust it. Get a VESA mount.- The colours aren't very bright or saturated. They look fine out of the box, but it's also too bright (see below), and by the time you've reduced the brightness to comfortable levels, the colours look a bit dull. It's a matter of taste, but this is quite muted in its colour reproduction. Accurate, balanced, but it doesn't 'pop' the way glossy TN panels do. I was used to IPS, so this was a bit disappointing to me, but I can live with it. If you know how to tweak colour saturation up in your display drivers, do that; otherwise, you might find it a bit underwhelming for movies and the like compared to any modern TV, which all emphasize colour saturation.- The brightness is..weird. If you turn it down a long way, the colours get less saturated but more accurate and it gets more comfortable to look at; if you turn it up, the monitor looks more vivid, but is REALLY bright and actually painful to use in a darkened room, while in a bright, sunlit office, cranking up the brightness sacrifices some of the colour accuracy. Brightness past about 40% started to smear colours together for me.- Speaking of darkened rooms, there is a bit of backlight bleed. Not much, but noticeable if you're using it in the dark with very dark media on it, like Alien: Isolation (my game du jour, and the main reason I bought it to begin with). It's also hard to get the brightness/gamma settings right and the blacks aren't actually very deep, which is a shame given its VA pedigree. But for this price, I wasn't expecting miracles. And to its credit, it reproduces detail very well in dark areas compared to my previous monitors.That's it, really. It's head and shoulders above the TN panels of a few years ago, the responsiveness issues of older VA screens seem to be gone now, the viewing angles are brilliant (not quite IPS, but as near as matters), the colours are brilliant (if a bit desaturated), it's got a really thin bezel and VESA for multi-mounting. Only the brightness limitations really show its budget; in a really dark or really light room, it isn't perfect.But for the price? I had resigned to spending more than this on a decent 24" panel (something like a BenQ GL2450 or a Dell U2415. Those screens probably would perform a bit better in some ways, but this one's amazing value for money and the extra size makes a huge difference. I wouldn't go back to 24".A last word about resolution. This is fairly low DPI, 1920*1080 on a 27". Many of them are QHD (2560*1440) and for close-up desktop work that is better, if your eyes are up to it. But be aware that 1) QHD 27" is a very small pixel pitch, and some people actually find it painfully small due to Windows' inability to scale things properly; 2) a lot of things, like video, games, blu-rays and so on, are all standardized around 1920*1080, so this resolution is very straightforward and 'native' for most purposes; and 3) 1920*1080 on 27" is really quite comfortable. I found it absolutely fine. When sat on a desk in front of me, I was quite aware of it; you can see the pixels. Then I sat 4 inches further away and I couldn't see them any more, and text was comfortably large and legible. I actually now rate this pixel density as better than QHD/27".UPDATE: after playing a lot of games on it, I have to note that the lower pixel density does make a difference to how sharp things look in-game. It particularly matters in games that don't have anti-aliasing; AA was developed to combat the jagged edges that you see on screens like this, but not every game engine implements it very well. If you have it, turn it up. If a game you love doesn't have it, consider getting a QHD or 24" screen instead, because without any AA the jagged edges are quite noticeable on this panel.

27.2.2014

When I ordered this, I took a chance on the AMVA type panel since there were not many reviews of this monitor. For those not familiar with LCD types there is:- TN, cheapest and highest refresh rate but notoriously poor at wider view angles and only 6-bit colour.- IPS, most expensive, widest view angles, most acurate colour, but slightly less contrast.- (A)MVA, highest contrast.MVA panels were used years ago when all LCD types were expensive, but then they fell out of fashion when TN types became much cheaper. However, they have now made better "Advanced" MVA panels which are available for a reasonable price.The picture quality is great. View angles are more than good enough - when walking across the room,

22.5.2017

I bought one of these a few years back. I must have spent hours over the course of a few days comparing different screens trying to decide what size, particular make and model to get, doing some research n different types and what all the specification meant. Eventually, after weighing up all the pro's and cons, i finally decided on this one. I hadn't heard of this brand before, so i did some research and found them to be quite well know in computing, the reviews were good, it was the best type, had the best specs for my budget and was also cheaper than the other screens i'd been considering. So I went for it.Three years later i'm still extremely pleased with my purchase, the picture quality is amazing,

1.6.2015

My previous monitor was a 22" Samsung LCD. It was a nice display but when I worked from home I found I was running out of desktop space. Getting on a bit the old eyesight isn't so great either and I hate wearing glasses so I wanted something bigger. I was going to buy a 24" but when I looked at the prices I thought I may as well get a 27". I play games such as Elite so I wanted something that had a quick response time. So far I am really pleased, out the box the monitor is a revelation. I thought my old Samsung was good but this is lot better, bright screen, lovely clean whites, deep blacks, very nice fonts. My desktop wall paper seems to have come alive with much more vibrant colours.

13.6.2016

I was looking for a 24 inch replacement for my aged flat monitor that served me well over the years. I came across this Iiyama monitor that was on offer at a fabulous price so much so that my budget allowed me to opt for the 27 inch mode significant upgrade to me as i do graphic worksl! Iiyama cathode ray monitors set the standards in their time. But as LED monitors I had no experience of one at all. But the reputation had lingered on in my mind and I ordered one.I am very pleased indeed with this monitor the display is bright and good, so much so that I have reduced the level of brightness to under 50% even though I work in an airy room next to windows. At the elevated size,

26.6.2016

When I was looking for a replacement for my trusty old 22" LCD, I was pleasantly surprised to come across this offering from iiyama. I had bought iiyama monitors back when crt was the standard and always found them to be good quality and reliable.I was particularly looking for a minute with both dvi and VGA connections to enable me to run 2 devices on one screen. I was please to find this not only had both of the above but also an HDMI port as well.The unit also feature a 2 port USB hub and integral speakers but as I had some decent speakers, I was please to find an line out connection which allowed me to connect the monitor to the PC and then us my speakers on the Line out to save me climbing

12.7.2016

I bought 3 of these for our office. These monitors are excellent value for a 27" but you get what you pay for - dont expect it to be amazing.The main issue with the monitor is the colour - its a little washed out and unfortunately when used with HDMI the colours/contrast etc are not adjustable. This is the main downside of the monitor. On the flip side, the clarity is good.At the same time as buying these i also bought some Asus VX278H monitors (same size) Asus VX278H 27 inch 1080p Gaming monitor, 1 ms, Dual HDMI, Speakers, TUV Certified. These have better colour than the Iiyama (and the colour is adjustable on HDMI which is a plus). Both monitors are the same price and size,

24.5.2016

I am using this as a screen for my media center to watch tv/dvds and other hi def media. And it does a very good job. The sound, once you have run the speakers in is ok for speech type programmes - forget about hifi and earth shattering sound tracks. It is important to run them in to loosen them up as at the start they sound very thin and trebly with no midrange.The AMVA+ panel seems to have better viewing angles than my 24" Benq GW2450 that uses a VA panel and doesn't have the annoying red trails of some fast action of reddish objects ( like faces ) against dark backgrounds. Has good deep blacks and contrast. Mine had no dead pixels and the dark screen doesn't show any unevenness due to light leaks.

21.4.2016

Decent 27 inch monitor for the price paid (£156). More than good enough for casual browsing and media watching, plus productivity on music production software like Cubase where a larger screen is helpful to the workflow. Indeed, I bought two specifically for Cubase and they work fine for that.With a little tweaking they would be adequate for casual photo or video productivity, but they're not quite sharp or colour accurate enough for critical work. You'd need to spend at least double the money on other monitors for that.The monitors are well designed, pretty light in weight, and look good. No dead pixels or other issues on my units so far. Four stars because it's early days and I'll have to see how they hold up over the next couple of years.

5.8.2015

this review refers to an liyama prolite monitor I purchased a while back; ie E2710HDS ; which seems quite similar in construction eg coming with usb2 ports ; frankly, am very pleased with the performance overall ; however, one issue has frustrated me, esp when compared with the same issue on a Benq monitor ie whereas the Benq Effortlessly enables Changing of Input Sources betw DVI and HDMI simply by pressing the appropriate side-button once or twice, with the liyama monitor I am STILL Defeated after quite a while of pressing and toggling!! So, altho the monitor Is hooked up for both PC and DVD-Player input thru DVI and HDMI respectively,

28.8.2015

After 8 months of constant daily use I am pleased to say this monitor has exceeded my expectations. The edge is very thin so all your available space can be screen. Much lighter than my old HP monitor and an even bright image across the whole screen. My eyesight is past its best and I work with a lot of text but have no problems after a days work. I must admit that I have yet to play with there many features available from the on-screen menu; the default settings were great. I share the monitor between an old desktop PC, a lap top and an Apple Mac Mini so have made use of all three connection points D-Sub, DVI and HDMI.

11.11.2015

From office work to playing games, editing photos/video, watching movies this monitor stands out, especially considering its price. Stable viewing angles comparable to IPS, full sRGB color space coverage and measured native contrast of 2700+:1 are only few stand out features. Low power consumption, light weight build, handy USB hub and array of standards inputs complement this already great screen. Black levels are excellent due to high native contrast and no TN or IPS comes close to this AMVA+ panel. If you think that you don't need more than 1080p (Full HD) screen and desire 27" of great picture quality nevertheless, this monitor is yet to be beaten for its value.

16.12.2015

Bang for your buck this monitor is hard to fault. No dead pixels, no vertical streaking (as my previous Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS unfortunately suffered) brilliant pure colours with brightness to burn; the only setting I had to adjust out of the box was brightness (reduced to 50%) in fact.Contrast is extraordinary, viewing angles are excellent, the response time is good only resulting in light motion blur in the fastest moving games but nothing that after a weeks use I notice anymore.At this price point quality like this is incredible. Grab one while you can as it looks like Iiyama are back on the ascendancy.

15.3.2014

So I got the ASUS VE278Q but I am sending this back.Its OK to use for the PS3 but a night mare to try watch TV on.It had such good reviews but guess you cannot always go by them.Also there is light bleeding round the edge to.No dead pixels but its just no good for say watching the news.AndWOWThe Iiyama Prolite X2783HSU-B1 seems far better for viewing TV.The blacks seem to look black and whites OK to.VA screen seems much better from sitting on my bed to.I do not notice light bleed around the edge like the other one to.Its not blue at all like the Asus.Will test more tonight when its darker.

8.4.2016

This monitor replaces a 23 inch Asus, that unfortunately I had to use in a lower res than native because I couldn't read text on screen properly. This big Iiyama runs in it's native HD res and it is easy for me to read text on it. Brightness might be a bit high for some right out of the box but can easily be adjusted to suit you. Colour and Contrast is great. This is an excellent monitor for the price. Colours are good, it is easy to set up and works right off on my Windows Ten. The height doesn't adjust but that is not a problem for. Would have liked it to tilt though but for the money can't complain.

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