What's your experience been with Korean monitors?

1. I'm worried about issues like weird power plugs coming w/ the monitor. Are they cheap/not a big deal?

2. I heard you can get Korean monitors for cheaper than their counterparts in other parts of the world. Is that correct?

3. What are your overall experiences with Korean monitors?

4. When I get a laptop I think can handle 4k well, I will eventually get a 40 inch monitor and am looking at Korean monitors as options because perhaps they will be cheaper.

5. Any specific product recommendations related to the above?

6. Any other problems you foresee me running into?

7. What are your favorite places to buy Korean monitors from? Ebay?

I got a 34 inch monitor and honestly at the distance I have the monitor from my face, I think that I would prefer a 40 inch monitor though probably not at 4k - probably at more like 1440p. But all reasonably priced 40 inch monitors these days are 4k am I right?

 

Buy your 27" 1440p monitors from Monoprice.com. They are essentially the same price and quality as a Korean 27" 1440p monitor, except you get to pay by credit card, and get support / warranty from a company based out of the US.

Since Monoprice started selling their own branded 27" 1440p displays, there isn't a reason to buy from eBay. You're about a.year late to the party

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BTW, Monoprice has cheap everything, including 4k monitors and headphones. It is THE place to buy and stock up while you're in the US. And in general, Monoprice sells inexpensive products that are much higher quality than what they should be for the price. The price-to-performance that you get for the stuff they sell is ridiculous.

Especially cables. A $3 HDMI cable is going to be equal—quality compared to a $40/HDMI cable from a high end brand name. Definitely stock up on cables at Monoprice if you've never heard of them. I have loads of spare HDMI, display port, and micro USB cable lying around my house, because they were so cheap from Monoprice.

Monoprice... You can find better products. You can find cheaper products. But you won't find better, cheaper products.


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Agreed. Monoprice is reasonably priced and high quality as a rule. A bargain. Cheaper you can find, but Monoprice is top notch for the prices you pay.

 

Kent T= kent's dad?

I don't see any 40 inch or 34 inch monitors
https://www.monoprice.com/Category/...p-monitors-and-mounts?&itemsort=salepricedesc

Also thanks for the tip!

 

Nope. The two of us are just coincidentally named "Kent". I've never met Kent T, but I'll bet he's smart and good-looking, based on his name.

In any case, when you say "Korean monitors", people automatically think that you're talking about 27" 2560x1440 monitors. About 2.5 years ago, people discovered that you could buy 27" 1440p IPS monitors shipped direct from Korea (and purchased over eBay) for about half the price of a comparable model in the US (about $350 vs $700). These monitors come from brand names that you've never heard of, like Yamakasi and Shimsei. Since then, monitor manufacturers around the world have caught up in price, and all sell 27" 1440p IPS monitors for about $350.





If you're looking specifically for 34" or 40" monitors, you are very limited in options.

Any 34" monitor you find right now will be 21:9 ultrawide format, in either 3440x1440 or 2560x1080 resolution. If you're buying one of those, you actually want to stay away from the cheaper 2560x1080 monitors, because the pixel density is very poor on that resolution. If you're looking for 3440x1440, you're going to be looking at panels that are all made by LG or Samsung, and will all cost anywhere from $800 - $1200 depending on options. Even monitors from other brands (e.g. Dell) will be using an actual panel manufactured by LG, and will cost around $800 - $1200.

As for 40" 4K displays... you're going to be stuck with either a 40" 4K UHD TV, or a Seiki Pro SM40UNP 40" 4K monitor. Using an HDTV for a primary computer monitor actually isn't a great idea. It will work fine for media (movies and gaming). But you'll get eye strain very quickly if you do any kind of productivity work. 4K HDTVs are very commonly glossy, have very sharp contrast ratios, and are made using VA (or IPVA) panel technology that have inferior color reproduction compared to IPS.

I should also note that if you want 3440x1440 or 4K resolution, you'll really need to upgrade to a computer with DisplayPort or HDMI 2.0 output. Your Lenovo Yoga 1 only has HDMI 1.4, which can't handle those high resolutions.

 

And what you want to do with said monitors/TVs has repeatedly been addressed. The answers will not change no matter how many times you ask.