1:1 Square Monitor - EIZO EV2730Q Review

Widescreen? Ultra widescreen? Nah. 1:1 Square is where it's at for monitors. Check out this awesome monitor from EIZO.
Ironically, this video is best viewed on a 21:9 display at 1440P fullscreen.

[@snozzlehead92]

Incredibly frustrating that this model has been discontinued and there are no others like it.

[@peterboil4064]

The LG DualUp actually is similar, although a more modern option (higher resolution). It's not 1:1 but close (16:18). It's also quite a lot cheaper then the Eizo was, but then it doesn't come with their long warranty.

[@deathtaco4095]

@@peterboil4064 isnt that just 8:9

[@lost4468yt]

​@@deathtaco4095yes, which is pretty close to 1:1. It's not 1:1, but the display and features are a huge step up over most 1:1 monitors. E.g. the resolution of 2560x2880 is a big jump already. That's higher than 4K in terms of pixels. And the nice thing about it is it fits two 16:9 outputs on top of each other. By far the best square-ish display that's available today. Unless you really need 1:1 for some reason then it's worth the benefits it has as a modern panel with good support. To most people though 4:3, 1:1, 5:4, and 8:9 are all close enough.

[@hedgeclipper418]

Why is every common sense piece of technology only produced by one company and extremely expensive?

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

The vast majority of users are just consumers and most movies are 16:9 now so...

[@ridingtheflow6752]

Its not up to monitor maker, its up to panel manufacturers - and only panels which cost less are which sell more. This square panel will be sold in very limited batches, so LCD factory will jack up the price. It's a miracle someone actually made this - since normally they just prefer "normal" things rather to take risks with something unusual.

[@Optimistas777]

You can just buy a big 16:9 monitor and not use the sides (so it becomes a 9:9 monitor)

[@dny4469]

@@Optimistas777 no sane human being would do that

[@Optimistas777]

Well that's what i literally have and that's how i mostly use it. 43 inch 16;9 but i maximize my windows to fill 9:9 square in the center if I'm using 1 window. If using 2 windows, j maximize into two side by side, it works really well

[@OskarPiano]

The fact that this review focuses on productivity coming out of the aspect ration using many real examples is so worth the time on this video. Thank you.

[@binba9]

As a cinematographer and editor, you learn that there is no one "correct" aspect ratio, and they all have their uses (and psychological effects). Photographers know this too. 16:9 looks nice when you're watching a movie or TV and 16:10 is close to the "golden ratio" (1:1.618), but what the industry forgot is that most of us rarely watch full-screen video on our computer screens - we use them to work with software! And the best way to lay out the interface should really dictate the aspect ratio. Found this when I realized my dual 16:10 24" setup could really use some extra height... too bad this is way out of my budget right now. :) But Eizo is a great, trustworthy company.

[@Bearthedancingman]

I want a 32" version in 2560x2560

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

That'd be amazing.

[@ridingtheflow6752]

I want a 39" 3840x3840 :) - www.displaywars.com/31,5-inch-16x9-vs-39-inch-1x1

[@Optimistas777]

You can just buy a big 16:9 monitor and not use the sides (so it becomes a 9:9 monitor)

[@Bearthedancingman]

@@Optimistas777 true. Though I'm currently using three 16:9 monitors side by side but each monitor is in portrait mode. Makes internet use super nice.

[@Optimistas777]

@@Bearthedancingman I'm currently using 43" (dell u4320q) which is exactly the same height as the height of a 24" vertically rotated. It's basically ~3 vertical monitors in one without the gaps inside. And also it's easy to simulate the 1:1 in the same size as shown in this video

[@ryoska]

I have it and i LOVE IT! Perfect for product design modelling, photography editing, everything. First time i opened portrait picture and saw its size i started laughing. Its incredible.

[@PaulaJBean]

Great monitor. You can get it around €900 nowadays. I use it for software development.

[@Zobeid]

I've been interested in these for a long time, ever since they were first announced, but information was hard to come by. Thanks so much for posting your review! It may be time for me to spring for it. . .

[@TechDredge]

Glad you enjoyed! I was surprised nobode else had done a review! If you get it, enjoy!

[@HikikomoriDev]

I would like to see an updated version of this. Really useful.

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

A G-Sync variant of this monitor with good response times would completely own the retro gaming market. It'd be absolutely perfect for it.

[@PatousMcGillicuddy]

The LG DualUp has twice the resolution and is less than half the price.

[@roy2177]

I'm drooling over this in October 2021 🤣

[@mescellaneous]

this looks awesome. for games, graphics drivers should be able to apply no scaling for full screen applications. that means you can change resolution and just have it center on screen, so you technically still have a 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 monitor. just a lot of black space. i do this with my 1920x1200 for 1080p games (or whatever resolution i like).

[@SnabbKassa]

It's so annoying that hi dpi monitors now are 16:10 at best instead of 4:3. It means taking up more desk space when vertical space is what we need. With web pages still designed for 1920 width or less, why do I need more than 3800 pixels in width?

[@elleryfamilia8291]

Watching this in 2021.. what EIZO should do is run a Kickstarter and essentially pre-sell a ton of these so that they can get the cost down. I miss square monitors so much for development and hate the fact that we're stuck with these widescreen ones. I'd totally be down for a dual square monitor setup for dev

[@prebenjaeger]

Kickstarter? The fuck

[@VisualEntity]

I'd call this a common sense monitor!. it looks extremely useful.

[@Optimistas777]

43 inch 16:9 is exactly like two EIZOs 27inch 1:1 side by side without the bezel in the middle

[@sojourner57]

I found this review looking for one thing: a monitor that could display portrait AND landscape photos for a wall display without cropping. All monitors that are used for art are usually landscape, which yields a less than stellar portrait image. I want to be able to very slowly display thousands of images on my wall. This review doesn’t talk about that. Did you try it?

[@trashmito]

I'm a graphic designer and I want this.

[@amosnimos]

i was looking for this to play pico8 game but a smaller one would do, heck a crt would do if you could still buy them in canada,

[@DeenHoward]

Would be nice to have this in an arcade cabinet since games tend to vary between 4:3 horizontal and vertical

[@bland9876]

You would have to deal with this not being 640:640 though :( thats the only issue.

[@nickross2386]

How has this not revolutionized the world yet?

[@DwAboutItManFr]

I actually love it.

[@Abdulla79]

Thank you, useful review, i used to have Dell monitor with 5:4 ratio, still regretting giving it away, shops around here provide just wide screens, buying anything different means buying online, but the price ... it's too much. Edit: i found it cheaper on a local webstore, about 1267 US dollar, about $200 cheaper than Amazon ... still expansive :-)

[@TechDredge]

Affordability is not one of it's strong points thats for sure.

[@misatzu]

What's a "local webstore"? That's an oxymoron.

[@nickbgsu]

I'm seriously considering getting one of these, quick question. You mention in the video that the display supports 2048x2048, that struck me as odd since the monitor seems to have 1920x1920 everywhere on the eizo site so I checked the manual and, sure enough, it says 2048x2048 is supported but it mentions no caveats. The question is, is the actual panel 2048 and 1920 is just occupying less of the monitor, or is it being scaled? I really doubt it would be downscaling 2048 to 1920 (That would look awful?). Is there any real reason not to run it in this resolution? 1920 * 1920 = 3,686,400 2048 * 2048 = 4,194,304 That's a large difference in usable space. For additional consideration, 1920*1080 (the workhorse resolution) * 2 monitors only equals 4,147,200. Meaning at 2048 this display would be able to effectively replace two 1920*1080 monitors. Now I'm just looking for a decent way to get a percent off the price...

[@TechDredge]

I'm not sure how it works, I think it's scaled up. Native resolution is 1920p and when you take it up to 2048p it looks a little funny, but nothing unusable. I know EIZO's very high end Air Traffic monitors are native 2048*2048 so it might be something in there to preserve compatibility. I didn't ask cause this video was long enough as it is, but it was in my notes as a curiosity. At 1920*1920, you can replace 2 1920*1080 monitors. I replaced 4 with the one monitor! Pixel count isn't everything. As for price, I can buy it wholesale and it's not much cheaper than retail, so good luck! If you find a place that sells them cheap and used, let me know!

[@PaulaJBean]

@@TechDredgeI just tried setting mine to 2048x2048, but then the contents of the screen is getting anti-aliased (probably what you call a 'little funny'). 1920x1920 is definately the native resolution, Windows recommends this setting, and everything looks nice and crisp in this resolution.

[@smurfdadlol9135]

the fact this videos aspect ratio is so elongated is funny

[@Bearthedancingman]

I wish I had the money. Why is this not more common?.

[@shadowpandapc]

Great video! It still hurts my brain looking at a square monitor, it just looks wrong, shows how used to widescreen we are now

[@TechDredge]

+ShadowPanda It does look odd when you're not using it. The novelty factor was what piqued my interest, but using it blew my mind!

[@smorrow]

It kind of looks taller than it is wide... I know it really isn't, but it looks like it.

[@warrax111]

that because we have an eyes in horizontal line. Basically all animals have it this way. That's because, it is more imporant to see wider, for survival. We are used to it, to see more "width" from surrounding , that "height". It's because, you are much more likely attacked from behind, or from sides, than from above or from the ground. Mostly, in above is only sky, without danger, and under your, is usually only ground, but when you don't see animals similar size, on side, or behind, there is much likely bigger problem in nature.

[@johnjohnson3681]

"Negatives: There really aren't any" *proceeds to list negatives* Honestly, this monitor looks amazing for everything that isn't games or movies but FOV is extremely important in many competitive titles. And you have to agree that letterboxing sucks so you would need a second monitor for gaming. Despite this, the monitor looks great and very functional but it cannot do some tasks well and it does have its negatives.

[@tahwnikcufos]

If it were cheaper, I would probably buy one... but a 4K 43" is twice as wide, a couple of inches taller, for less than half the money, and the same resolution...

[@PhotonHerald]

If this had still been available in late 2017, I'd probably have bought one. "Making Do" with 3x27" monitors running 4K, in portrait mode and NVSurround. Not IDEAL 6480x3840 is a LOT of real-estate and I occasionally get "lost" in it.

[@TechDredge]

I just bought one of these last week for myself, so they're still available here, but it might be old stock.

[@dalmocalmo420]

Ultimate gameboy monitor.

[@jl47983]

kinda ironic we talking about a square monitor, and the video is like--SUPERWIDE! You wouldn't even be able to watch this video in full screen (properly) (whilst keeping anything in frame) on the monitor without changing your resolution

[@Shadowmech88]

I can't find one of these anywhere now.

[@iceinducer9528]

Imagine squarer than 5:4 / 6:5.. 1:1 would be too BIG and too TALL for a MONITOR.

[@llothar68]

I want to buy one and place it next to my 40" 4k monitor. I currently use a portrait mode 1920x1200 but it's not wide enough to show a browser page. But i have to find out if a normal DVI-D KVM Switch is able to handle this strange resolution.

[@misatzu]

How is 1200px "not wide enough" to display a browser page? That's exactly the CSS breakpoint that already covers 99% of all devices, i.e. the viewport size most webpages are designed for.

[@wutani]

I have a 1:1 Aspect ratio on my acer 23.8 monitor is this useful to play call of duty ? help more for centering anybody????

[@leogets2006]

Just bought my son a usff pc which has a square screen. Is there a way I can change the aspect ratio to wide-screen so he can see more of he's games view?

[@maiastniki]

u can do that by buying a monitor thats WIDE WCREEN

[@marclrx2495]

1/1 monitor review in 21/9 ulktrawide enjoy

[@Klonoa1488]

Now combine it with a Dvorak keyboard and left handed mouse, when you could have just gotten a 4x3 display, QWERTY keyboard, and right handed mouse.

[@ar_xiv]

the aspect ratio of this review is PAINFUL especially in context lol

[@dafoex]

I once saw someone talking about 1:1 displays. They were a massive twat and I'm pretty sure they were "joking" about it and trying to get a reaction, but honestly I think the idea is fantastic.

[@ytseah888]

May i know what model of graphic card that support 1920x1920 resolution?

[@klorand]

Its height is 50cm, I could not set ip up ergonomically on my desk, even if its bottom would touch the desk, its top would be waay over my eye level. :^( I guess it's for people with longer torso.

[@World_of_OSes]

Where can I get a 4:3 1920x1440 LCD monitor?

[@miraakthuri]

i think for 4:3, lcd never go higher than 1600x1200 only high end CRT had res higher than 1600x1200 for 4:3 if u can find one in good condition jump on it recently found a good 1600x1200 CRT and it's awsome, use it as my main monitor

[@World_of_OSes]

@@miraakthuri I suppose I could just get a 32" 2560x1440 monitor at set the resolution to 1920x1440 with black bars and stick strips of cardboard to the edges to cover up the black bars.

[@miraakthuri]

@@World_of_OSes sure ye but try to find a LCD that have good resolution scaling, otherwise it might look bad

[@sendingevac]

I think you left your monitor in tate mode

[@qwertyui90qwertyui90]

i wish i could find one of these to buy :'(

[@wertiaaudit5746]

1:1 monitors are my preference. Lame everyone is stuck with 16.9 at least 2 percent could be nice consumer market

[@JacksonHolloman]

imagine playing minecraft on this

[@Tiesemans_one_in_ten]

Love mine!!

[@amosnimos]

euh the future was in 2016

[@bunnynosepink3697]

I love it for SCRAPBOOKING!!!!! All scrap pages are generally made in SQUARES. And now I can view them in HEAVEN!!!!! I wish all scrapbookers knew about this monitor. I bought mine last week because the price magically went down from $1400 to $1000 on Amazon, at the same exact time I got my Trump stimulus check. ♥♥♥♥ GOD IS GOOOOOD ♥♥♥♥

[@seamusmckeon9109]

Great for gaming

[@pizzakarton468]

nice review!

[@stivep1]

good one thank you

[@torquebiker9959]

Does it have a pivot function?

[@benjaminrood1648]

I just wish the price wasn't what it was. That's all.

[@jimpenjao594]

Can you play video games on this thing without any problems?

[@GenericTravel]

Yes, but I'd recommend not. 1:1 video games is weird looking, but perfectly playable. Running it in 1080p is fine if you don't mind the black bars (or what I do is set a virtual monitor with displayfusion and have a game on the top half only).

[@jimpenjao594]

​@@GenericTravel Thanks for answer! I guess what i wanted to know is, can i play th game without it getting stretched out? Or can you play with it and get 1920x1920 will you be able to see more of the game?

[@GenericTravel]

@@jimpenjao594 Look at 8:30 in the video to see what a game looks like. The aspect ratio will usually cut things off the edge, though some games do show more on the vertical axes (which is not what they're designed to show). It will look weird, but it will work without distortion. Back in the day all monitors were closer to squares than rectangles, so all games will work. I'd recommend using DisplayFusion to split the monitor into a 1920*1080 and just playing on that. Or getting a second gaming monitor - it's really not the use case for this one.

[@thanatosor]

We all know this was made for instagramers

[@benjaminrood1648]

If so, it would be mass-produced in greater quantities and cost less!

[@Fearagen]

Imagine csgo lol 4:3 to 1:1

[@lesefx4095]

Thats the only reason im about to buy 1

[@amartje0108]

@@lesefx4095 You realize you can just change your resolution right?

[@emanuele6]

@@amartje0108 But this monitor is a 1920x1920, unless he's got a 4k monitor, he is going to have a worse resolution/definition.

[@movax20h]

Awesome. Looks little too tall for me. Maybe 24-25'' would be perfect. Or 27" with 2560x2560. Need to try one. Available for about 1000$ now near me.

[@TechDredge]

At 2560*2560 I think it would be too dense. Same if it was physically smaller. At its current size, it's about the same pixel density as a 24" 1080p monitor which is about perfect for me - I find 24" 1440P to be unusable on Windows. They make air traffic control displays with native resolution of 2048*2048 and I wouldn't want to go much higher than that. It's also very useful because at this size you can preview a side by side A4 spread at 100% - something you couldn't do if the screen was smaller, and something that Windows scaling would probably screw up if resolution was higher. Wish I could get it for $1k, over twice that here.

[@movax20h]

+TechDredge 2048*2048 would be nice, but I am pretty sure it would be very expensive. I use dual 2560x1600 on 30 inch monitors right now, and I like the resolution, but they are little to big for me sometimes. If you put 1920 lines from to bottom, then it is actually more than this 30 inch high resolution monitor, so you are right, 24-25'' would be too dense. The pitch on my monitor is 0.2505mm, and this one is 0.25mm also. So that is ok. Still I think 1-2 inches smaller version with 1920x1920 would be nice. I just do not like to tilt head up too much. that is a pain with pivots on wide screens also.

[@movax20h]

+TechDredge I think I will grab one. Not terribly expensive, close to me, especially considering it is Eizo. Shame it doesn't support USB 3.0, but I think they started making these monitors almost 2 years ago now. Thanks for a review.

[@TechDredge]

+movax20h that is a pain, but a good rocker chair that you can adjust with your butt helps a lot, never have to move your neck! If you pick one up, let me know how you go, it was such a game changer for me, I'm curious to see what others think.

[@movax20h]

+TechDredge Yes. I think I will get one, my current monitor is 642 mm x 400 mm visible area. EIZO is actually little less than 50cm, it is 475.7mm x 475.7mm visible area (or panel size). I think the height will not be a problem at all. I just noticed, that I just put my monitor high with about 20-25cm from the desk, so it is reasonably centered. That means, I could put EV2430Q just put it little lower, and still have it nicely centered. 2560x1600 = 4M pixels, 1920x1920 = 3.7M pixels. So I do not think I need more. Any how, a lot pixels in 16:9 and 16:10 is just not well utilized, so I think this 1920x1920 is a win.

[@yuriyyermilov7808]

How do you get the 2048x2048?

[@TechDredge]

Just set it in Windows.

[@UCvow2TUIH0d2Ax2vik9ILzg]

Dude, just tell us the price instead of telling us "just google it". It would have taken you the same amount of time. Almost disliked the video for that, but the rest of it is really good so I liked it anyway.

[@curtisoncuffy8114]

Can you go from 1:1 to 16:9 on this

[@TechDredge]

Yes you can. If you set games to 16:9, they will automatically letterbox without changing the monitor resolution, or you can change the monitor resolution or use displayfusion to set up a virtual 16:9 monitor with space left over above or below it.

[@curtisoncuffy8114]

+TechDredge thanks for the knowledge, I'm getting a square monitor so I just wanted to know if I could do that :)

[@TechDredge]

No problem :) Enjoy it!

[@lqweiii]

_every fortnite gamers monitor_

[@Snoopy16mh]

I need one for old DOS games!

[@deaganjones4666]

if its as awesome as it looks than it isn't awesome at all

[@icristian6707]

should have been 4:3

[@TechDredge]

No, it really shouldnt've been. Hard to explain until you use it, but 4:3 is barely comparable.

[@icristian6707]

Was saying that because I like retro games, so 4:3 would be great at that size

[@edespitia9119]

yeah dude i want a big 4:3· monitor

[@PadPoet]

I'd also like it for retro games. Keep in mind LCD/TFT displays are 5:4 aspect ratio. 4:3 are the old screen CRTs.

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

Actually, this is better for retro games, because 1:1 would let you play portrait mode/vertical games like shmups just as well as horizontal/landscape games. This aspect ratio is PERFECT for retro games. Someone really fucking needs to make more of these with G-Sync and good response times.

[@rattacko123]

That purple shirt tho

[@TechDredge]

I wish I had a shirt that cool! All special effects - watch the SATA connectors in the background ;)

[@mrstoic4264]

play minecraft on it

[@TheMadisonHang]

funny description

[@kraeckelium]

850 euro... nigga please

[@maerlenschepko8908]

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[@maerlenschepko8908]

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[@240mains]

i hate 16:9 monitors ,...No height ! the reasoning of 16:9 was stupid . No one sees as 16:9 . fools . Saw the 2.00 aspect screens in the store ,...what a joke . Square is the way ! ( Compatible with ALL aspect ratios ) . your particular model ,... 10 bit color and too pricE .

[@smorrow]

Chinese people, who make the panels, see in 16:9.

[@DeathBringer769]

Look at the shape of your eye sockets (or anyone else's, really.) We naturally see wider than we see taller due to the shape of our eye sockets and the way our eye sits back in there. Notice how to the sides of your eyes the sockets have this slight "cutaway" whereas directly above your eyes you have this large forehead ridge blocking/obstructing more. This is a large reason why monitors moved in the widescreen direction (because the natural Field of Vision [or FoV] for a human being is wider than it is tall.) That said, I do prefer slightly taller 16:10 aspect ratio myself, so there's nothing wrong with still have subjective preferences in terms of what you enjoy using the most. Taste is still ultimately subjective, even though it is an objective biological fact that we see wider than we see vertically.

[@ninjedi6710]

too bad its fkin overpriced

[@maerlenschepko8908]

daen uesow vwenscha eh mer uwh

[@jonasv.hansen8920]

:/