TheLostSwedeWhy bother if people are willing to buy them for these prices...

At least this one doesn't look too bad

RCoonI do wonder when these manufacturers will actually attempt to compete with the Korean monitors prices.

OctaveanI agree that $781.68 USD for the Iiyama ProLite XB2779QS is a on the higher end of the spectrum.

However, Korean monitors aren't necessarily always analogues / comparable or at least not always directly. For example, the cheaper ones often only have one input and you pay more for one that has all the input options / bells and whistles. Then there are little things like the stand and case design. Some don't even have things like an on screen menu system,....

You don't necessarily have to compete with something that isn't even in the same class.

Dont get me wrong, I have two 2560x1440 Auria EQ276W 27-Inch IPS monitors I bought from Microcenter and I think they are great. However, I think its a mistake to assume they are no different then more expensive monitors from name brand companies like Dell, Asus, HP and so on. One would also have to own or use a more expensive monitor to make that comparison.

For example, one SSD may have the same controller as another but the performance and overall lifespan of said products isn't necessarily going to be the same.

RCoonI dont think anyone could justify almost double the price for an on screen menu. Also, the korean monitors feature DVI as their standard port. All GPU's have a DVI port as standard. Oh no, people have to buy a dual DVI cable to use their shiny new IPS monitor.
On screen menu + 4 input options =/= ridiculous expense. I dont stare at my monitors stand, I dont use anything except DVI, and I rarely spend more than 2 minutes using the menu buttons on the monitor. Most gamers only care about IPS + lots of pixels. Nothing else matters unless you're specifically trying to look flash. Who are you going to impress by saying you spent an extra $100 for an on screen menu and a HDMI port?

OctaveanI'm not sure what your point is.

All I am saying is a typical quasi ~$300 stripped down barebones Korean import off of eBay isn't exactly the same as a more expensive monitor form Dell, HP, Asus and the like. For more then one reason.

The average gamer may not care but that doesn't change anything other then perhaps perception.

The question was one of competition with Korean monitors with respect to price (paraphrasing). Who knows when or if that will happen. However, when looking for parity things must first be equal and currently there is inequality that goes beyond price in a number of different ways.

What value one may put on those inequalities is up to the individual and some of these differences may be intangible.

If the value one puts on it doesn't match up with the price its a like it or lump it type of thing,......for the individual that takes issue with it.

RCoonI dont think anyone could justify almost double the price for an on screen menu. Also, the korean monitors feature DVI as their standard port. All GPU's have a DVI port as standard. Oh no, people have to buy a dual DVI cable to use their shiny new IPS monitor.
On screen menu + 4 input options =/= ridiculous expense. I dont stare at my monitors stand, I dont use anything except DVI, and I rarely spend more than 2 minutes using the menu buttons on the monitor. Most gamers only care about IPS + lots of pixels. Nothing else matters unless you're specifically trying to look flash. Who are you going to impress by saying you spent an extra $100 for an on screen menu and a HDMI port?

RCoonThese companies might make more money if they offered a decent IPS resolution monitor to the masses at an affordable price, without certain bells and whistles. Most of us want it, but very few of us are willing to pay their price for it. They're shooting themselves in the foot and hindering the advances in displays.

FrickThe cheapest 2560x1440 avaliable here (Philips 272C4QPJKAB, €380, that is PLS though) has a webcam, pivot, and picture in picture. The Dell UltraSharp U2713HM (€425) has a USB 3.0 hub and pivot. So they do pack some nice features.

Could they be cheaper? Totally yes, and I long for the day I can buy a sub €200 monitor like that locally. Until then, if I had the money, I'd be willing to spend more only because I can buy locally, which actually matters to me when it comes to monitors (or anything that expensive). What we need is distributers of those cheap monitors.