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.
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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.
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.
