HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

Cheap, but good.
Came a little yellow before calibration.
AR coating makes white background 'dirty', only takes a little time to get used to.

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

This monitor is everything I hoped it would be. I develop software and educational materials and needed a large, high resolution screen to work with. The screen allows me to see many application windows simultaneously. Being able to view and switch between applications that are not layered on top of each other has greatly improved my productivity. This monitor has been very useful in that regard. My work is not color-sensitive, so I am not able to comment on it's performance at that level.

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

Great product competitively priced. Mine unfortunately has one bright pixel. I wouldn't care much, except that it is around the center of the screen. Other than that, it's a great monitor, lots of space for productivity and gaming.

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

It is Good but I try to use it on a Mac and a PC
but I can't find a A/B switch that support 2050 by 1400 Resolution neither been able to find a cable to go fron DVI to Display port

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

Would expect better color for the money. Had to manually calibrate color. Screen came slightly green.

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

Looks great, nice extra USB ports, nothing fancy aside from the extra high resolution, which is what I wanted. Easy setup. Only 2 inputs, 1 DVI and 1 full size "Display port" NOT HDMI, so make sure you have the right cables.

If you are adding this to a dual-display environment, most video cards won't be able to run this at full super HD resolution AND run a second monitor from the same video card, so have another video card onhand for your other monitor.

There is no On-Screen Display or menu of any kind. I didn't need to mess around with a lot of settings so this was fine, however I didn't even realize the brightness control buttons were working at first since they change the brightness in such small increments without any kind of onscreen graphic meter. However you can make very broad yet precise adjustments to the brightness.

The physical adjustments are nice, not only up/down and tilt but it can swivel rotate on the base.

Overall a good quality monitor that will get you into the 27" Super HD class at a significantly lower price by doing away with unnecessary extras. Does include one DVI and one full size Display Port cable, however many customers might mistake the Display Port for an HDMI port at a quick glance so be aware they are different.

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

This is a great product. only gripe is that my mini display to dvi adapter wouldn't work so I had to buy an additional mini display to displayport cable. Overall, much better value than the Apple 27" monitor.

Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard ZR2740w 27" LED-Backlit IPS Monitor:

I have owned several 27"+ high end LCD monitors. I bought this HP monitor for my daughter who needed a larger screen for a college. I looked at various cheaper 27" TN displays and the image quality of these cheaper monitors is horrible. For the money, the HP ZR2740w is an outstanding display. I have 2 Apple 27" Cinema displays with the glossy screen. Side by side the Apple's glossy screen is a tiny bit sharper at the expense of glare in brightly lit rooms. Also, the HP ZR2740W and the Apple 27" Cinema Display use the same IPS LCD panel from LG. The HP uses true WLED backlighting (across the back), Apple uses edge LED backlighting to make the Cinema Display as thin as possible. WLED backlit is typically superior to edge lit displays in terms of uniformity and bleed.Although it lacks OSD controls, the ZR2740W out of the box settings are spot on in terms of color calibration....maybe a touch bright. It does have a anti glare coating, but, IMHO it is not as bad as Dell and some other IPS displays, and at native resolution, text is crisp. I have 2 Apple Cinema displays to compare side by side and there are pros and cons to each. The HP ZR2740w to my door is 30% cheaper than [@], and for general use is an outstanding display.