KTC H27P3 5K Display
The 27-inch 60Hz 5K IPS screen delivers 217 pixels per inch (PPI) — just one pixel per inch shy of the pricier options. Who knew that there was a color-accurate, pixel-dense display out there that won’t send creators or the 5K-curious among us into extreme debt?
The H27P3 may be worth considering if you just need a good screen. Just know that this is not a premium device. Its design looks like my budget-friendly gaming monitor, it has a limited port selection (and speed) that pales in comparison to pricier models, and its clumsy onscreen menus make accessing its marquee features more difficult than it should be.
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The H27P3 has one HDMI 2.0 port, one DisplayPort 1.4 input, and one USB-C input for power (up to 65W PD passthrough) and video. All video inputs support 5K at 60Hz via display stream compression (DSC) except HDMI, which is limited to 4K / 60Hz due to bandwidth limitations. The monitor also has two USB-A 3.0 ports and a headphone jack for audio over HDMI and USB-C. KTC advertises that this model has a KVM switch — enabling the feature requires you to dive once again into the cursed OSD — but it’s not really a KVM switch in the sense that it lets you control multiple connected computers with a single mouse and keyboard. It’s just a USB hub, adding a couple USB-A ports to plug in extra accessories, like a mouse dongle and an SSD.
This part seems fine to me. Even the Studio Display isn’t a good hub. I don’t think it makes sense to combine that functionality with a display.
The weird thing is that they say its lowest ever price was $355, which is crazy low and I’m 99% sure its never been under $500 (or I probably would’ve bought it to test out).
Previously:
- BenQ PD2730S 5K Display
- ASUS ProArt 5K Display
- ViewSonic VP2788-5K Display
- Apple’s Stale Mac Displays
- Best Mac Monitors and Displays 2024
- ViewFinity S9
- Studio Display
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I agree about the hub bit. I always assumed that functionality was intended to be a KVM in all but name. Same reason monitors often have audio output. Keyboard, mouse, and audio move along with the display and that’s all you can really reliably expect from a monitor hub in most cases.
