NEC MultiSync EA273WM Pro Reviews

The NEC MultiSync EA273WM is a slim 27-inch business monitor offering a robust feature set and vibrant colors. It'll save you money on your electric bill, but you'll pay a bit more at the register.

At a $499 MSRP, NEC's asking a lot for a monitor built around a TN panel, and if this were just a run-of-the-mill monitor, it'd be a tough sell. But the MultiSynic EA273WM-BK isn't a vanilla display. The screen, as mentioned above, rotates from landscape to portrait mode, and the integrated cable management scheme gives you lots of room to wrangle that gnarly mess of wires on your desktop. It has a thin bezel, which is a particularly useful feature if you intend to configure your work space with multiple monitors, and NEC's ControlSync technology will save you the headache of setting each one up individually. Changes you make to a designated 'Master' panel apply to up to five additional monitors, daisy-chained with ControlSync cables (one of which is included). NEC didn't skimp on connectivity options either, giving the EA273WM-BK a certain amount of flexibility to grow and adapt to your office as you make changes to your hardware. Green workers will also appreciate all of the eco-friendly features and settings, and if you're in charge of your department's budget, the savings over time could help balance the budget sheet, or at least help offset the cost of equipping your workers with $499 monitors. In this case, price is relative. Home consumers can get more bang for their buck by shopping smaller screen IPS monitors or lower priced TN panels of the same size, but they're not the target audience here. NEC's MultiSync EA273WM-BK is intended for enterprise consumers, and if that's who you are, this is a featured-packed business expense worth exploring.