Philips introduces the world's first quantum dot monitor

[HEXUS]

The 27-inch Full HD 276E6ADS delivers 99% Adobe RGB at an aggressive price point.

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[lon3wolf2002]

1080p

[Platinum]

4k freesync plz

[ValkyrieTsukiko]

can a qd monitor hit 120/144hz?

[jas88]

1080p

Ugh. Can we please assemble a firing squad for whoever enabled computer manufacturers to start peddling low-end displays as "full HD", as it that was some sort of achievement rather than being a big step down from the existing laptop screens at 1920x1200!? For years after that plague took hold it was almost impossible to find a laptop with a decent resolution (i.e. better than 1080p)...

[crossy]

1080p

Ugh. Can we please assemble a firing squad for whoever enabled computer manufacturers to start peddling low-end displays as "full HD", as it that was some sort of achievement rather than being a big step down from the existing laptop screens at 1920x1200!? For years after that plague took hold it was almost impossible to find a laptop with a decent resolution (i.e. better than 1080p)...

Erm, for quite a lot of laptop displays 1080p would be a step up - e.g. the laptop that I'm typing this on is a "marvellous" (sarcasm) 1440x900. And being rude, will you really notice those 120 missing vertical pixels in going down from 1920x1200 to 1080p?

I'm prepared to give Philips a pass on this, mainly because QD IS new tech, so you'd expect mainstream resolutions before they try the 4K nonsense.

[directhex]

Erm, for quite a lot of laptop displays 1080p would be a step up - e.g. the laptop that I'm typing this on is a "marvellous" (sarcasm) 1440x900. And being rude, will you really notice those 120 missing vertical pixels in going down from 1920x1200 to 1080p?

I'm prepared to give Philips a pass on this, mainly because QD IS new tech, so you'd expect mainstream resolutions before they try the 4K nonsense.

Well, he's not wrong. When I was an undergrad back in the early 00's, my housemate had a 1600x1200 Dell Inspiron laptop (which became 1920x1200 when widescreen happened). Then we had a multi-year void where high DPI vanished from the market - basically when LCD TVs became the norm, and every LCD panel on the computer market was a TV cast-off

[sykobee]

The missing 120 pixels vertically is the worst thing about the 1080p 16:9 monitor scourge.

I.e., for non-movie, non-video, non-gaming uses, monitors have been actively getting worse in recent history, and don't actually provide much more than an old 1280x1024 monitor, and certainly less than a 1600x1200 CRT did way back in the day.

Still, in a laptop 1080p is fine. But this is a 27" monitor. 2560x1440 would be far far nicer, if 4K was out of the question.

[outwar6010]

There's nothing actually wrong with 1080p while I would like higher def models. It's definitely a step in the right direction and I hope we see oled models out too.

[TheAnimus]

Well, he's not wrong. When I was an undergrad back in the early 00's, my housemate had a 1600x1200 Dell Inspiron laptop (which became 1920x1200 when widescreen happened). Then we had a multi-year void where high DPI vanished from the market - basically when LCD TVs became the norm, and every LCD panel on the computer market was a TV cast-off

I had a 1600*1200 laptop in 2003. The market for higher resolution stuff disappeared in all but the very expensive end, Sony VAIOs were one of the few that catered for it.

Then Apple invented Retina and blam the DPI wars took off sacrificing colour along the way.

[hexuqito]

Why don't they reveal the aggressive price point?

[davesom555]

Parts of the video look like an advert for washing powder...

[Marcvs]

1080p

Ugh. Can we please assemble a firing squad for whoever enabled computer manufacturers to start peddling low-end displays as "full HD", as it that was some sort of achievement rather than being a big step down from the existing laptop screens at 1920x1200!? For years after that plague took hold it was almost impossible to find a laptop with a decent resolution (i.e. better than 1080p)...

Erm, for quite a lot of laptop displays 1080p would be a step up - e.g. the laptop that I'm typing this on is a "marvellous" (sarcasm) 1440x900. And being rude, will you really notice those 120 missing vertical pixels in going down from 1920x1200 to 1080p?

I'm prepared to give Philips a pass on this, mainly because QD IS new tech, so you'd expect mainstream resolutions before they try the 4K nonsense.

I seriously prefer 1600p for any type of productivity. for gaming its irrelevant though.

[crossy]

The missing 120 pixels vertically is the worst thing about the 1080p 16:9 monitor scourge.

At least you didn't echo the comment I saw recently that said all monitors should be 4:3 because that's more "natural". I thought the big driver for 16:9 was "widescreen" TV.

I.e., for non-movie, non-video, non-gaming uses, monitors have been actively getting worse in recent history, and don't actually provide much more than an old 1280x1024 monitor, and certainly less than a 1600x1200 CRT did way back in the day.

I don't miss the power drain and the sheer weight of those CRTs - remember having a pretty substantial Trinitron CRT and that was barely carriable.

Still, in a laptop 1080p is fine. But this is a 27" monitor. 2560x1440 would be far far nicer, if 4K was out of the question.

For my laptops 1080p would be a step up (cheapskate employer). Actually I'm going to agree with you, for a 23" monitor 1080p's probably okay, but now folks are getting used to hires screens on phones and tablets, for a 27" 1440 would definitely be better. Maybe they'll launch a "Mark 2" panel with that?

[devBunny]

And being rude, will you really notice those 120 missing vertical pixels in going down from 1920x1200 to 1080p?

Absolutely! The only thing that 1080 meant to me was a vastly reduced choice in monitors for ages and ages. I echo jas88's "firing squad" for those behind the "plague".

[Captain Fizz]

And being rude, will you really notice those 120 missing vertical pixels in going down from 1920x1200 to 1080p?

Personally, I do.

I was bypassing 90% of monitors looking at an upgrade.