In the past two years, Xiaomi has begun to get involved in the monitors market. The prices of the products it has launched range from 700 yuan to 2500 yuan ($108 – $386), covering all segments from entry-level to high-end. But the company has been also following an unwritten rule – Xiaomi was launching the high-end models, while Redmi was focusing on low-end models.
However, now Redmi seems started working on some slightly high-end monitors. At present, Redmi has put on a 27-inch 2K monitor in JD’s self-operated flagship store. The product title also points out that the product sports an IPS screen with a three-micro-edge design. The pre-sale price is 1399 yuan (216).
Redmi 27-inch 2K Monitor Screen And Design
The Redmi 27-inch 2K Monitor uses an IPS panel with a 2560×1440 ultra-clear resolution. It has an extremely delicate display effect, with a maximum brightness of 300 nits, a contrast ratio of 1000:1, a dynamic contrast ratio of 1000000:1, and the default refresh rate of 60Hz. Plus, this screen supports native 8bit color display.
In terms of appearance, the Redmi 27-inch 2K Monitor uses a hard screen with a left and right viewing angle of 178°. This can effectively reduce blind areas of the field of view. Also, it adopts a three-micro-edge design. In other words, the upper, left and right borders are extremely narrow and support multiple connections. The use of the screen greatly reduces the effect of screen splitting.
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At the same time, the thinnest part of the screen is only 7.5mm. It comes with an adjustable angle bracket and base. The bottom is designed with five-way buttons to switch the machine on and off, and choose up, down, left, and right directions.
The Redmi 27-inch 2K Monitor also uses DC dimming technology and comes with a global low blue light mode. So no matter you are working, playing games or watching movies, it can meet the needs of long-term viewing and it won’t cause an eye fatigue.
As for interfaces, our protagonist comes with 1 HDMI 1.4 interface, 1 VGA interface, 1 audio interface and 1 DC IN power interface.
Competing With Xiaomi
As a reminder, Xiaomi has already launched a 27-inch monitor. But the latter is a gaming display with corresponding parameters. Say, the screen has a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels, a refresh rate of 165Hz, a peak brightness of 400 nits, a response time of 1 ms and a gamut of DCI-P3 color gamut of 95%. The monitor comes with Adaptive-Sync technology and protection against harmful blue light emissions.
