Iiyama Releases a 5k monitor for just eight hundred bucks

Iiyama has released a 5k monitor. It just started listing at retailers, and the price is surprisingly acceptable at a roughly average price of 800 euros. The model, in particular, is the XB2779QQS and has been fitted with a 27-inch IPS screen at a resolution of 5120 x 2880 pixel.

Featuring 5K (5120×2880) resolution, the XB2779QQS can display 14,7 MegaPixels on the screen – a stunning 7 times more than a Full HD monitor. The IPS matrix guarantees high performance with accurate and consistent color reproduction and wide viewing angles. It is a pretty nice looking monitor as well with a black matte finished plastic casing at the back while the front side is covered a metal-colored strip a the lower part of the screen.

The IPS panel is LED backlit which a maximum brightness of 440 cd/m2, the contrast ratio is rated at 1200:1. It is an 8 bits screen, so no HDR. Connectivity wise you are looking at three HDMI ports, these, however, are limited towards 3840 x 2160 pixels and 60 Hz, so mandatory is the usage of DisplayPort 1.3 for 5120 x 2880 pixels at 60 Hz. Displayport 1.3 provides sufficient bandwidth for 5120×2880 pixels / 60Hz. The earlier 5k screens on DisplayPort 1.2 needed two cables with multistream transport as the image would be divided into two 2560×2880 pixels panels.

The XB2779QQS is listed at roughly 799 euros here in the EU.