28" Monitor.....any good?

[Justin]

I've been offered an HG281 Hanns G Monitor, 27.5" visible screen. About 3 years old, cost £300 and seller wants £120. I've been looking at running with 3 monitors for a while but can't go the extra mile needed to pay for this set-up, wondered if this might be an alternative option?

I know from reading reviews that the monitor isn't one of the best and was a bit of a budget buy TN screen. Wouldn't be my first choice but may well do the job I need.

Anyone work with anything this size? It will run at 1900 x 1200....uhm, providing my video card supports that resolution I guess?

[phoenixalpha]

sounds a good price for that size. just they are quite a step up from a 24" which I have here at home compared to the 28" mac i have at the office. If you can go for it.. go for it.

[Justin]

I was starting to look at 24" monitors, currently running with a 19" and a 17" so the 28" may do away with these.

I was debating buying a brand new 24" for around £120 or this 28", pros and cons I guess.

[JSR]

I've been looking to replace my 19" monitor with something bigger but, from what I've read, there's no point considering a monitor unless it's using a decent IPS technology. If you're going to use it for business in which you need to get your colours accurate, then IPS ones are apparently the way to go.

If colour accuracy isn't important for the task that this monitor will be used for, then it sounds like a bit of a bargain.

[Justin]

Think I'll just get a new 24". For £100 I'd have had the 28" monitor but he won't budge which is fair enough. Didn't really want a TN panel monitor anyway but thought at that price it might be worth it, better get what I want even if it's a little smaller

[Ian M]

The December issue of Digital Photo magazine has a review of a few monitors. The cover CD also has some 2012 calendar templates to make your own calendars too.

[Justin]

Thanks Ian, I'll check it out

[Justin]

OK, bit of a u-turn....managed to get the seller down to £100 so she's here and running Looks really good, very pleased. Need to get an hdmi graphics card now though!

[logobear]

just curious about you running 3 monitors, .... I wear glasses so have got 4 eyes, but am buggered if i can look in more than 1 direction at once!
On the other hand, I often run 3 computers at the same time ....... (but none of them could run 3 monitors, let alone 1.2x1.9k)
You must feel like Captain Kirk!
P

[Imme]

I run 2 X 24" monitors. It makes working with PhotoShop and illustrator side by side so easy. Did have to upgrade the graphics card though.