However, integrating them into a rack poses some challenges.

Input Connections: 2x HDMI 1.Mac® mini computers make sweet servers for most applications. 1x DP 1.2, 1x HDMI 1.4/MHL 2.0 combination port, 2x HDMI 1.4 ASUS SonicMaster and AudioWizard EQ technologies built into the monitor 27-inch In-Plane Switching specification LCD panel Yes the 27' IPS panel might be standard fare but once you see the design then you realise that there is much more to the ASUS than just a big screen. It would be easy to glance through the specs and assume that the MX27AQ is just another 1440P monitor with some decent speakers attached. As well as having a great panel, it comes in a sleek design and has Bang and Olufsen speakers.

It's not merely the panel itself that makes the MX27AQ a monitor of interest. As you move up the resolutions towards the 2560x1440 available on today's review model, then this colour accuracy is brought into ever starker contrast. If you've only ever experienced a TN panel, even a good one, then the benefits in clarity and colour reproduction of an IPS panel are most definitely something you need to see to appreciate. After all, why bother spending £400 on a mental GPU that's capable of extraordinary image quality if you're only going to run it through some £100 monitor with a screen that makes everything look like a 70s softcore film? Considering that it's the single most important element of your system we think that's a shame. Monitors are one of those items that people don't, in our experience, tend to spend enough money on.

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