15Mar Crossover 27QW 2560×1440 27 inch IPS monitor $314 on Amazon
I’ve been using a Catleap 2560×1440 monitor for almost a year now and it’s a great monitor with a lot of resolution for the price. With a little bit of color calibration it makes a great editing panel and it has better refresh rates (60hrz) than most of the lower price 4k monitors on the market. It looks like the Catleap is finally leaping on to Amazon (couldn’t resist the pun) under the brand name Crossover. I just spotted one this morning under the Label Crossover 27QW for $314 with free shipping. That’s about $80 less than what you’ll find them for on monoprice and Ebay, plus you have Amazons return police to back things up. It looks like they’re still shipped from South Korea, but they’re advertising 4 to 5 days shipping.
Not sure how long the price will stay at $314, so if you want one you might want to move fast. I already have the Catleap so I probably won’t make the upgrade, still $314 is a pretty darn good price for a 2560×1440 27 inch IPS panel….
March 15th, 2014 at 6:52 pm
Just ordered it, thanks for the alert! Been trying to decide on an ips 1440p and have been struggling to decide! $315?! And A-Z, hard to go wrong since my old hanns.g died about a week ago?! So BIG thanks!!
March 15th, 2014 at 8:32 pm
If I didn’t already have one I’d have bought it. I used a Hanns.g before I moved up to a Catleap, 2560×1440 is great at this price!
March 17th, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Noob question here. I’m confused about what is a 4K monitor. Isn’t 4096×2160 4K? Anyway, I’d like a 30″ 4K monitor to replace my two 21″ Hanspree 1080p monitors for Premiere Pro CC editing. I’m old, 54, and it’s getting harder for me to read small text and I was hoping that 4K would clear things up a bit. Also, I’m planning for the coming 4K cams. Thanks.
March 17th, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Harold, a 30″ 4k panel might not be your best option if you are having trouble reading text on a 1080p 21″ monitor. A 4k 30″ panel will mean even smaller text at native resolutions (more pixels per inch). You can make adjustments in accessibility mode to make text larger which might help.
The other thing to keep in mind is refresh rate. The current batch of affordable 4k monitors max out at 30 hz which isn’t great for normal desktop computing. Monitors that are able to handle 4k at 60 hz are about $1000 a peace and require a very substantial graphics card to operate in that range.
March 24th, 2014 at 10:06 am
Thanks, been following this product for sometime, finally placed the order today. Seller says it will be shipped tomorrow by Fedex to India.
Can’t wait! 😀