How much will a 4K professional monitor that covers 99% ARGB and 99% DCI-P3 color gamut sell? Before December, the answer was generally above 6,000; now, Xiaomi has lowered that price to 2999.
To be honest, this is a very clever pricing strategy, because when I bought my own monitor with professional 4K resolution for drawing, my budget was around 3000. Not only that, but many of my photographer friends around me have given close answers.
However, before the release of the 27-inch 4K version of the Xiaomi monitor, traditional monitor manufacturers such as BenQ and Dell in this price range will only provide 27-inch, 100% SRGB 4K displays or 24-inch, 100% ARGB displays.
Under such a comparison, it undoubtedly highlights the high cost performance of the 27-inch 4K version of the Xiaomi monitor.
The main specifications of this monitor are also listed here by the way:
The panel of the Xiaomi Monitor 27-inch 4K Version originates from BOE, with a resolution of 3840*2160 and a refresh rate of 60Hz;
Support 10bit display (8 shakes 10), maximum brightness 400cd/m, maximum contrast ratio 1000:1, support HDR400;
In terms of interface, it is two HDMI 2.1, one DP 1.4, two USB Type-A, a multifunctional Type-C interface that supports 90W PD reverse charging, and a 3.5mm headphone port;
Color gamut covers 99% ARGB, 99% DCI-P3 and 100% sRGB, passed Pantone color certification, and comes with factory color calibration;
A standard HDMI cable, a Thunderbolt cable, and a power cord are included.
The appearance of the Xiaomi monitor 27-inch 4K version is relatively simple, and there is not too much fancy design.
The display body and bracket can be quickly disassembled and installed, supporting 180° lateral shaft rotation and 60° heading axis rotation, with a maximum lifting space of 12cm.
There is a magnetic back cover above the connector, which will expose the HDMI, DP and Type-C interfaces when removed.
It is worth mentioning that users can only need one-line connection when using notebooks with Thunderbolt interfaces, and are responsible for power supply and image signal transmission. At present, mainstream Intel notebooks (such as Xiaomi notebook Pro 15 OLED) or MacBooks have this interface.
For professional users, color accuracy and color gamut accurate coverage are very important, and we tested it with the Aicelly i1 with DisplayCal. The gamut coverage is 98.4% sRGB, 96% ARGB and 93.8% DCI-P3, respectively, and the average color accuracy is 0.08, up to 1.27.
In the face of the possible color gamut mismatch problem of Windows system users, the 27-inch 4K version of the Xiaomi monitor has added a silver "P key" at the bottom right of the screen, which means Professional.
In Pro mode, users can switch the working gamut of the 27-inch 4K version of the Xiaomi Display with one click, covering the common sRGB, Adobe RGB, DCI-P3, CAD/CAM, CG design and darkroom modes.
In fact, at present, the most practical version of the Xiaomi monitor 27-inch 4K version is definitely the two color gamuts of sRGB and DCI-P3. The former is currently the default output gamut for almost all professional cameras, and the latter is the current mainstream option for mobile phone manufacturers.
However, the display itself does not have the function of intelligently identifying the color gamut and automatically switching, and Xiaomi has not developed the corresponding software, and it is a bit troublesome to manually switch the color gamut every time.
Finally, to summarize the advantages and disadvantages of this monitor:
Good place: The cheapest 4K dual 99% color gamut display you can buy at the moment, with factory color calibration, excellent workmanship, support for HDMI2.1 and 90W PD reverse charging, and professional mode color gamut switching.
What to be improved: I hope that the software can automatically identify and switch the color gamut, which can bring a better experience.
So which groups of people is this display suitable for?
In my opinion, Apple users can brainlessly recommend buying, as a Mac notebook at home when the large screen or iMac side screen is very useful. Coupled with the fact that Apple's system's compatibility with high-gamut displays is currently unique, you've hardly heard Mac users complain that their computer monitors are oversaturated.
Windows users need to pay attention to whether the software used supports loading ICC when using it, such as when performing the workflow of image retouching, it is recommended to be under the complete Adobe process (Adobe Bridge, Lightroom and Photoshop); and when browsing the web and other software that does not support loading ICC, it is best to switch to sRGB mode, which is slightly troublesome.
If you have a certain need for a high-gamut display like me (I need to connect the MacBook Pro and Windows desktop at the same time), know the color gamut management, and the budget happens to be around 3,000 yuan, then this Xiaomi monitor 27-inch 4K version is indeed the best choice at the moment.