HP 345495 Business Z27n G2 27" LED LCD Monitor - 16:9-5 ms GTG

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That other reviewer must have some other problem because the z27n is stunning. Ive purchased around a dozen of them and they are all flawless. Colors are great. Brightness is great. Bezel is tiny. Well worth the money.

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I use it at my office. Now Ive bought it for my home too. Good for programmers who look at the monitors for a long time. Comfortable for eyes for long time use. Sharp text. First I searched it in some stores like Best Buy/Frys Electronics and unfortunately they dont sell it.

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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.

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This monitor is excellent. I too bought it based on Wirecutter article and after researching tons of options (HP makes way to many monitors as do most without a lot of differences). This was a little more than I wanted to pay but Im glad I did. Out of the box this monitor came with a factory calibration sheet. It was pretty much dead on for me with the only adjustment I made being turning down the brightness which is super bright out of the box. I have seen no ghosting mentioned here or in Wirecutter article. Adjustability is good and has plenty of port options and includes a couple of useful cables. I have also had no issues with app compatibility in Windows 10. I took off one star for no info in the box on where to get the instruction manual and poor labeling on the device itself for some of the ports (the USB ones in particular are poorly marked as one of them is a in only to the hub in the monitor for instance and they only support up to certain wattage for USB-C which should also have been clearly marked). I found the info on HPs support site but it was harder to locate than it should have been. There is also an excellent utility that lets you set multiple profiles and do everything else you can in the OSD, but again no mention of this in the box. This weekend Im going to try hooking my Surface to the Display Port while keeping desk computer on HDMI. Hopefully will not have issues switching. Overall very satisfied with the purchase after a week of use.

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Of course, this picture just doesnt do it justice; but I had to post it. I have owned many monitors since the mid-1980s, as well as using countless monitors at work. This is, by far, the BEST monitor I have ever used, especially for what I paid for it. Calibrated at the factory by HP (I use the Neutral Color setting - Looks very natural), plenty of connectors, including the newer USB-C, and itll be my monitor for many years to come. The 27" screen is perfect for my needs, and many times I will work with 2 or even 3 windows open, which makes for an awesome working experience. Everyone seems to get hyped up about 4K screens, which cost a lot more, and I guess they have a place, in some circumstances; but 1440p is plenty for most folks needs. Keep in mind that the higher the screen resolution, the smaller everything gets on a desktop - I have no issues with 27" & 1440p, but I know some folks who actually liked the "standard" 1080p better; it was more of a size thing for fonts, icons & such than any type of screen quality.

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Screen looks great. Monitor itself looks great even when off. The stand it comes with is easily and highly adjustable. Still the best resolution for gaming. Hard to beat unless you really want the high refresh rates for FPS.

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I dont know who 1 star review works for, but I liked the two I work with at the office so much I got two more for the home office. Stunning display, easy on the eyes. Color, speed, everything works for me all day long and into the night.

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This monitor is terrible. It makes strange patterns when you move windows and gets burn in very easily. We have a couple of HP ZDisplay dream colors that we are happen with. I thought Id try this "cheaper" model but it really is terrible. In this price range you can do much better with another brand.

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Tried multiple cables, multiple connection types, and multiple computers, and never got a display. Contacted HP support and that is all they could say -- try different cables, cable types, and computers. I even bought a special DisplayPort cable. Finally, gave up and returned the monitor.

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