The *COMPLETE* list of 27" 5K Displays?

[drrich2]

This looks quite promising. Manual here: https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/27E3U7903_00/brilliance-5k-monitor/support

And look at this...

Maximum resolution
5120 x 2880 Hz @ 70 Hz
Effective viewing area
596.736 (H) x 335.664 (V) mm
Scanning Frequency
30-210 kHz(H)/60-70 Hz(V)

People have been dissing 5K 27" and 6K 32" displays for having a 60-Hz refresh rate across the board; 70 isn't a big step up, but it's a move in the right direction, at least.

 

[TheBigApple2006]

And look at this...

Maximum resolution
5120 x 2880 Hz @ 70 Hz
Effective viewing area
596.736 (H) x 335.664 (V) mm
Scanning Frequency
30-210 kHz(H)/60-70 Hz(V)

People have been dissing 5K 27" and 6K 32" displays for having a 60-Hz refresh rate across the board; 70 isn't a big step up, but it's a move in the right direction, at least.

Indeed. I just need full confirmation that it is glossy to pull the trigger. IPS Black panel with nothing lacking over a Studio Display in that case...

 

[tornado99]

And look at this...

Maximum resolution
5120 x 2880 Hz @ 70 Hz
Effective viewing area
596.736 (H) x 335.664 (V) mm
Scanning Frequency
30-210 kHz(H)/60-70 Hz(V)

People have been dissing 5K 27" and 6K 32" displays for having a 60-Hz refresh rate across the board; 70 isn't a big step up, but it's a move in the right direction, at least.

70Hz isn't new. At least 2 of the current models have that. Viewsonic has 75Hz.

 

[drrich2]

Viewsonic has 75Hz.

Thanks; true, it's not 'across the board,' at least when 5K 27" are included. Are any of the 6K 32" > 60Hz yet? I was aware of the Viewsonic 5K 27", but the legitimacy of the 75Hz has been questioned before. Here's a link to a post in another thread that delved into that in late May. In a nutshell, someone reported 70Hz was meaningfully better than 60Hz, but 75Hz caused skipped frames and visibly less smoothness compared to 70Hz. I hope as these displays roll out more users and reviewers will keep a close eye on real world performance at their highest rated refresh rates.

 

[PaulD-UK]

And even though it’s got a TB4 input from the computer, its USB Hub has to have an additional USB-C (USB 3.x) input cable which ensures working properly at 10 Gbps rates. Which is to be expected but seems to upset many here. 😉
HDMI is the only other input option.

 

[Populus]

This looks quite promising. Manual here: https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/27E3U7903_00/brilliance-5k-monitor/support The webcam hides away and is not intrusive, has VESA mount options, and is glossy - a very welcome change from the sea of matte screens we have seen recently.

Looks nice, but I would wait to see the reviews.

Anyway, nowadays I’m more into displays that can double as a mac screen and a PS5 one. And although I know 5K is optimal for macOS, I wonder how a 4K signal would look on a display like this one. Would it scale?

 

[msephton]

I eventually went for a Benq RD280UA. 3840x2560 "4K+" and absolutely phenomenal in portrait orientation.

RD280UA｜28” WQXGA BenQ Programming Monitor with Backlight and Flexible Arm

BenQ RD280UA promote programming productivity with backlight, flexible arm, Fine-coated panel, and advanced coding modes, delivering crystal-clear fonts for improved code differentiation in both light and dark themes adaptable to diverse development work environments. Accessible at a touch of...

www.benq.eu

 

[motrek]

Looks nice, but I would wait to see the reviews.

Anyway, nowadays I’m more into displays that can double as a mac screen and a PS5 one. And although I know 5K is optimal for macOS, I wonder how a 4K signal would look on a display like this one. Would it scale?

I guess I'm not certain but I'm 99% sure it would.

The last monitor I used that did a complete-garbage, pixel-doubling job of upsampling was a 20" Dell LCD monitor from 2003 (model 2001FP?). Smooth sailing since then.

 

[fortfive]

I haven't read this whole thread, so forgive me if this has already been covered, but I found this:

Hot Selling Boe Panel 27" 5k 5120*2880 Uhd Computer Monitor For Home Office - Buy Pc Monitor computer Monitor monitor Pc screen Monitor 27 Inch Monitor 60hz Gaming Monitor gaming Monitor wide Screen Monitor desktop Monitor lcd Monitor tft Panel Monit

Hot Selling Boe Panel 27" 5k 5120*2880 Uhd Computer Monitor For Home Office - Buy Pc Monitor computer Monitor monitor Pc screen Monitor 27 Inch Monitor 60hz Gaming Monitor gaming Monitor wide Screen Monitor desktop Monitor lcd Monitor tft Panel Monitor hd Interface Monitor usb Interface Monitor...

www.alibaba.com

I have requested info regarding whether it is glossy screen. It's a minimum two order; but the price is $426US.

Not sure I'm interested, but it's a promising sign.

What I really want is for Apple to magically retrofit a hardware target display mode to my m1 imac. Seeing as how that's unlikely, I'm hunting a 27" 5K that looks as nice. FWIW, to my eyes, imac 24" >> ASD 27"

 

[glitch44]

I eventually went for a Benq RD280UA.

How is this for you? It might suit my needs but I must admit I wish it didn't have the little attached toolbar in terms of looks.

 

[tenthousandthings]

I haven't read this whole thread, so forgive me if this has already been covered, but I found this:

Hot Selling Boe Panel 27" 5k 5120*2880 Uhd Computer Monitor For Home Office - Buy Pc Monitor computer Monitor monitor Pc screen Monitor 27 Inch Monitor 60hz Gaming Monitor gaming Monitor wide Screen Monitor desktop Monitor lcd Monitor tft Panel Monit

Hot Selling Boe Panel 27" 5k 5120*2880 Uhd Computer Monitor For Home Office - Buy Pc Monitor computer Monitor monitor Pc screen Monitor 27 Inch Monitor 60hz Gaming Monitor gaming Monitor wide Screen Monitor desktop Monitor lcd Monitor tft Panel Monitor hd Interface Monitor usb Interface Monitor...

www.alibaba.com

I have requested info regarding whether it is glossy screen. It's a minimum two order; but the price is $426US.

Not sure I'm interested, but it's a promising sign.

What I really want is for Apple to magically retrofit a hardware target display mode to my m1 imac. Seeing as how that's unlikely, I'm hunting a 27" 5K that looks as nice. FWIW, to my eyes, imac 24" >> ASD 27"

Be sure to check out the WikiPost (the first post in this thread) -- I started maintaining it a few months ago. There are number of Chinese brands listed. The two current (2025) Geekon 5K displays probably use BOE panels, for example. Also the new (2025) Fshuo. The new (2025) dual-mode (5K 72Hz, 1440p 144Hz) RichVision RV200 Pro Max might also be BOE, I don't know.

CnHopeStar specializes in OEM and ODM. They don't really market their own brand -- sales are aimed at OEM and ODM B2B "partners" -- probably some of the Chinese brands listed in the WikiPost.

They have at least two websites: cnhopestar.com is the most recent, but the original is ihopestar.com -- neither is aimed at consumers, which is why you don't see it in the WikiPost.

The company also has at least two English names: Shenzhen Hopestar Sci-Tech Co., Ltd. [深圳市希之望科技有限公司, the official Chinese business name] is the original, and Hopestar Guangzhou Electronics Co., Ltd. is another. Both exist on Alibaba:

chinahopestar.en.alibaba.com
gzhopestar.en.alibaba.com

I think the panel you are talking about is also seen on cnhopestar.com (listed under "Gaming Monitor"):

OEM-27-Inch-5k-60Hz-Mirror-Screen-Business-Designers

Source-Factory-27-Inch-5K-60Hz-Mirror-Screen

"Mirror screen" usually does mean a glossy screen. You'll also note it is BOE, 300 nits, and 3000:1 contrast.

Those specs are somewhat different from the Alibaba listings you found:

Hot-Selling-BOE-Panel-27-5K_1601400487915

Hot-Selling-27-5K-BOE-Panel_1601521213810

Once you begin a dialog with them, you'll need to ask a lot of questions to make sure you are getting what you think you are getting. I'd be interested to hear what your experience is like.

 

[PaulD-UK]

As with other less than $500 monitors, these seem to be 16.7M colours 8 bits, and it’s highly likely the HDMI inputs (x2) will be HDMI 2.0, and will work best at 4K.