HP 2709m 27-Inch Diagonal Full HD LCD Monitor (Black)

by HP

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 27.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002JJIFDY
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• Item model number: 2709M
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,779 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Screen Size: View movies, photos and online games,1 using a 25-inch diagonal widescreen monitor. Expand your work space from either your desktop or notebook by displaying two windows at the same time. Image quality: Enjoy Full HD3 and fine details with the stunning image clarity of 1920 x 1080p maximum resolution. Sharpen images and reduce glare with HP BrightView technology. Reduce blur while enjoying sports, action movies or online games with a 3 ms Gray to Gray response time. Experience a wide range of shading effects providing deeper blacks, brighter whites and subtle colors with 60,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Design and Experience: Complement your computer by adding an HP monitor—designed to be a perfect match with any HP PC or notebook. Free up more desk space with the monitor’s slim profile that fits a keyboard at its base. Share videos, photos and documents, using a wide-viewing angle. Adjust the monitor to meet your needs, using the tilt and swivel features. Optimize the display to match your experience—movies, photos, or games—by selecting one of the Quick View modes directly from the monitor. Connectivity: Connect another device using the HDMI input. Display digital content using a DVI-D with HDCP. Easily connect to more than one PC using both DVI-D and VGA ports. Widescreen technology:New 16:9 aspect ratio delivers optimized wide screenexperience for both practical computing applicationsand movie watching. From 18.5 to 27-Inches, HP has a monitor to meet your needs.

Customer Reviews

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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 27" of Bright, Colorful, 1080P Awesomeness!, October 2, 2009

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Frankie Boy (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP 2709m 27-Inch Diagonal Full HD LCD Monitor (Black) (Personal Computers)

My 24" Acer LCD died a few weeks ago, so I went to Fry's Electronics to browse the selection. It's been a few years since I researched LCD's, and I'm happy to report that the technology has come a long way! The HP 2709m exemplifies this beautifully. After owning and using this monitor daily for the last two weeks, I've decided to write a review for it. Here are my thoughts on the monitor:

* 27" - huge!

* Great contrast

* Great colors

* Reflective-coating (not sure what the technical name is) - turns the monitor into a bit of a mirror, but also sharpens the colors tremendously versus matte-finish LCD's so to me it's worth a bit of on-screen reflection

* Reasonable response time. Aside from working and web-surfing, I also play FPS games (e.g. Crysis) and watch movies on this monitor; I've been satisfied with the pixel response time. Ghosting is non-existent, though LCD monitors can't hold a candle to traditional CRT monitors when comparing image stability on fast-moving objects. For instance, when a camera pans the background in a movie, or when you spin your character around in a video game, just like all LCD's, there is some blurring (not ghosting, there is a difference).

* Built-in Speakers - I haven't used them, but they are there if I ever need them.

* No annoying LED's - you can turn off the power LED on the front of the monitor so that there is no annoying LED blasting you in the eyes like many LCD monitors seem to have. This is especially nice when watching a movie in a dark room - the only thing lit up on the monitor is the screen itself.

* Ambient Light Sensor - automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor to the brightness of the ambient lighting in your room. For instance, if you are using the monitor in a dark room, the brightness is automatically decreased so that your eyes don't fry (likewise, in a bright room, the monitor brightens the back-light). This feature can be disabled; I have it turned off because I prefer a fairly dark monitor relative to what the monitor's designers must prefer, especially when reading onscreen text. The only thing I would change would be to add a user-selectable base-level for the ambient light sensor so that it can properly adjust to the environment using the viewer's personal preference as the base level.

* The stand is solid and has a small footprint.

* The look and finish is understated, glossy and bares few labels. Very nice.

Overall, I am impressed and give this monitor a full five stars.

109 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's a great television, okay computer monitor, December 26, 2009

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Roger "Roger" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP 2709m 27-Inch Diagonal Full HD LCD Monitor (Black) (Personal Computers)

The 2709m is a huge display ... but know what's it best suited for before you buy it. With a 1920x1080 resolution on a 27" screen, you need to be sitting back pretty far from this (ie: more than a typical desk offers in terms of real estate). So, if you are looking for a display to connect to a PC that you're using mainly for multimedia or gaming and can sit more than a couple of feet back, this is not a bad choice. If you intend to use this as your everyday monitor in the traditional sense (ie: sitting it on a desk a foot or two away from you, connected to a PC for editing word processing documents or emails), then this is not your monitor unless you have vision problems and really need that big of an image that close. If you want a traditional monitor, select a smaller version of the same monitor. 1920x1080 is fine up to about 24" sitting right in front of you. Beyond the 24" size, you really need to step up the resolution. Note that 30" monitors dish up 2560x1600 resolution which makes the 30" screen acceptable at close range. Think of it this way ... if you want a monitor that you'll use like a television, this is fine. If you want a traditional monitor, the resolution is too limited for a screen this enormous ... either make the leap to the 30" price range or save yourself some money and buy the 24" version of this.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Monitor - Wrong VESA wall mount Specs, September 21, 2009

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jjRobotek (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HP 2709m 27-Inch Diagonal Full HD LCD Monitor (Black) (Personal Computers)

Monitor is great, especially for the price. Excellent Size, Colors, Brightness, response time and Blacks. Some may say its too bright but its easily adjusted.
Glare may be an issue for Some, I prefer the glossy screen because it makes everything look better, The drawback is occasional glare.

The HDMI port supports audio and works well with my cable box - Built in Speakers are adequate, they do not get very loud.

Ambient light sensor is another plus, it automatically adjusts the brightness to your environment.

NOTE for People looking to wall mount the monitor with 100mm Vesa mount. My 2709 came with 200x100mm mounting holes, not the 100x100 that the specs detail, I got a adapter that worked with some modification. HP is investigating the error and sent me a $20 gift card for the mistake.