Jason Dunn
I was looking for a replacement for my aging Dell 27" monitor, and this fit the bill based on The Wirecutters review of it. Id read reviews here mentioning bad pixels, and sure enough, the first one of these I received had a stuck pixel right in the middle area of the screen. I returned it and the second one is perfect, so Im happy with that, but its unfortunate HPs quality control is so bad this happens to some buyers. I dont understand how a panel can be colour-calibrated at the factory, but the same process doesnt also catch panels with dead pixels. The good: the panel is excellent. Extremely bright (I run it at 20 brightness and thats plenty for my home office), with excellent colour and contrast. The 2560 x 1440 resolution is perfect for a 27" panel in Windows. The monitor has an excellent array of ports; I was able to get a USB-C Thunderbolt 3 to DisplayPort cable to connect my work HP laptop and it works perfectly and looks fantastic. The fact that is it height and tilt adjustable is excellent. The bad: the stand is solid, but the display wobbles when Im typing. I have the monitor up on a stand that is quite stable; when my Dell monitor was on the stand, there was no wobble. I think its because the HP has a lighter/thinner chassis. You can also make the HP display wobble by tapping it on the side - might be a side effect of them giving it a portrait option. Id prefer a zero-wobble design to a portrait monitor. This isnt a deal-breaker, but it is something to be aware of. The other thing HP did is put the hole for cable routing quite low, so if you have the monitor more than halfway up the adjustable rail, you’ll see the cables. The ugly: check yours for dead pixels (search for web sites that will display a full screen block of colour), and if theres even one, send it back. HP has to learn that customers wont accept their poor quality control. I’m glad Amazon has such a great return policy.