Monday, May 25th 2020
Xiaomi to Debut Redmi Branded Bang-for-the-Buck PC Monitors, $86 for 24-inch IPS FHD
Smartphone giant Xiaomi is under aggressive expansion ever since its consumer electronics portfolio took off in 2017, with the debut of its Mi TV line of affordable smart TVs. The company is now reportedly turning its attention to the desktop PC monitor market, Shortly after its April announcement of the Mi Display 1A , the company is planning a product under its Redmi brand that rewrote the rules of "bang for the buck" in the smartphones market.
Big things have small beginnings, the Redmi Monitor 1A will be a cost-cut version of the Mi Display 1A. The monitor will offer a 23.5-inch display panel with thin bezels on three sides, likely Full HD resolution, 178°/178° viewing angles, 250 cd/m² brightness, and 60 Hz refresh-rate. Uninterested? Wait till you hear what Xiaomi is reportedly asking for this thing: USD $86. That's it. The Mi Display 1A under Xiaomi's main brand goes for $99. If these two pick up traction, even in China, Xiaomi has the guts to pull off extraordinary value propositions (think a 28-inch 4K IPS monitor under $250), spelling trouble for current monitor makers. Xiaomi plans to announce the Redmi Monitor 1A along with several other consumer electronics products tomorrow (May 26).
Source:
91Mobiles
Big things have small beginnings, the Redmi Monitor 1A will be a cost-cut version of the Mi Display 1A. The monitor will offer a 23.5-inch display panel with thin bezels on three sides, likely Full HD resolution, 178°/178° viewing angles, 250 cd/m² brightness, and 60 Hz refresh-rate. Uninterested? Wait till you hear what Xiaomi is reportedly asking for this thing: USD $86. That's it. The Mi Display 1A under Xiaomi's main brand goes for $99. If these two pick up traction, even in China, Xiaomi has the guts to pull off extraordinary value propositions (think a 28-inch 4K IPS monitor under $250), spelling trouble for current monitor makers. Xiaomi plans to announce the Redmi Monitor 1A along with several other consumer electronics products tomorrow (May 26).
18 Comments on Xiaomi to Debut Redmi Branded Bang-for-the-Buck PC Monitors, $86 for 24-inch IPS FHD
Edit: It's TN, so maybe it doesn't quite count.
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This one is IPS for sure, 27" and $216.
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And they also have an $80, admittedly 22" model, but even so.
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I don't get what the big deal here is, apart from it being Xiaomi/Redmi which tends to be kinda crappy, at least judging by their other consumer electronics that I've seen for sale.
But then the Redmi line can be a crap shoot. At least some products under that brand is literally Xaomi visiting Foxconn or some other OEM and say "I'll pay you this much for a product with this exterior design and these internal specs, don't care what turd you stick inside to meet these specs, as long as they look ok when they are shipped."
While a sub-$100 FHD TN monitor is nothing to write home about, that 4K IPS at $250 is definitely a worthy replacement for your typical workplace boring panels.
Such as, any names? Admittedly I don't own too many phones from various brands but from the major manufacturers I know Xiaomi Redmi has arguably the worst reputation among them.
I used to do that all the time on my Alienware before I sold the 24" Acer. Had the acer as a main display and had the laptop on the side as a secondary. Watched F1 free practices while playing Grim Dawn, PoE and simillar stuff. Had metroidvania maps on it for the games I was playing etc.
Don't need some insane quality, as long as it's not TN so you dont have to deal with viewing angle issues.
My 2c
Philips E-line also comes to mind, though it's mostly sold-out in my area. It was my alternative choice before pulling a trigger on Samsung U24E590D (which also at one point fell under $320 before being replaced by newer QLED verisons).
And I haven't even touched the off-brand stuff, like american Sceptre and some other rebranded stuff (e.g. chinese monitors built on LG IPS panels, or korean monitors based off Samsung PLS panels).
Nowadays you can find glossy screens mainly in laptops.