Seen one, seen ‘em all. It’s
funny how quickly what was initially spectacular becomes borderline routine. We
speak, of course, of the brave new army of 28-inch 4K PC monitors with TN
panels.
Six months ago, a 4K pixel grid (on the PC that means 3,840 x 2,160
pixels) would set you back several thousand pounds. Now it’s yours for under
£500 and no longer seems nearly as exotic. And all of them, as far as we know,
are based on the same TN panel.
It’s an excellent panel that
significantly raises TN’s game for colours and contrast. Only the limited
viewing angles give the game away immediately, but in return you get much lower
cost than IPS technology and faster pixel response.
But that’s not to say there’s
nowt to choose between the new TN 4K brigade. A fair few have already sailed
upon the good ship PC Format, and one or two have been pushed unceremoniously
off the gang plank. There was even one so bad it never made it into the mag.
The manufacturer pulled the model back for further work before going on sale following
our feedback.
But a disaster like that was
never likely from Iiyama. It rarely produces a dud, and the new ProLite
B2888UHSU is no exception. For the most part, it’s standard Iiyama fare, and in
a good way. The styling is low-key, but overall this is a robust,
well-engineered product. It has a proper stand too, with height and swivel
adjustment – no tilt-only nonsense. Inputs-wise, we’re talking DVI, HDMI and a
pair of DisplayPort sockets
You also get a very nice
implementation of this new 4K TN technology. The colours look great and
contrast is strong. By any metric, this is a lovely-looking LCD panel. By TN
standards, it’s spectacular. You won’t find any horrors in the objective image
quality tests, either. Gradients are smooth, and black and white scales have
plenty of detail.
What’s more, there’s no
perceptible input lag, which you can’t say about some of the new 4K generation.
Oh, and for the record, it does the full 60Hz, although enabling it via the
DisplayPort 1.2 option can be hit and miss. Unplugging and reconnecting the
monitor and/or turning it on and off is sometimes necessary
Still, factor in the highly
competitive price – especially from a brand like Iiyama – and you have a real winner.
To counter all that though, our
existing 4K reservations remain. You’ll need one hell of a GPU to drive this
thing smoothly in games at native resolution. We’re not convinced 28 inches is
big enough for 4K given the super-fine pixel pitch and the inability of Windows
to scale DPI flawlessly, either
You’ll also have to accept that
you can’t have super-high 120Hz refresh rates, the smooth frame-rate syncing of
Nvidia’s G-Sync tech, or the amazing immersion of the latest 34-inch 21:9
aspect panels. We keep saying it, but no single monitor combines the best of
all the latest developments. You pays your money, you takes your choice. But if
it’s affordable 4K you’re after, put this Iiyama at the top of your list.
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