Question about HP Elite E273

1920 x 1200 pixels used to be a good office monitor 20 years ago, but 1920 x 1080 is really nothing you should choose for an office monitor. As already mentioned, the fonts are simply pixelated. The pixel per inch values of just under 82 on a 27-inch monitor are so lousy that no one should bother. You can save on the monitor, but not on the resolution.

If you want to buy something good for office use, you should only choose 2560 x 1440 pixels for a 27-inch monitor, if you want something very good, you should get a 27-inch UHD 4K display. Bargains like a 28-inch Samsung with this resolution for 199 or a regular 27-inch monitor from LG for 250 Swiss francs are something everyone can and should afford for office work.

You can also do other things with it, because if you use Windows 10 Scaling, you can use an incredible resolution on a 4K UHD display at 150% scaling, which corresponds to a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with 3840 x 2160 pixels and scaling. With the advantage that you don't see more than on the "real" 2560 x 1440 pixel screen, but everything is razor sharp, even with small 3mm fonts, the text is simply sharp. Even 125% scaling is possible, then you also have more surface area to work with and yes, because the screen can also be used with 100% scaling, you can then expand it again if necessary, which can make sense for individual applications.

For comparison, the PPI of the 27 inch 1920 x 1080 pixel screen is just under 82, for the 27 inch 2560 x 1440 pixel screen it is already better 109 (from a viewing distance of approx. 81 cm you can no longer recognise individual pixels) and for the 27 inch 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 pixel screen it is 163 pixels per inch that are used to display things on the screen. That's where this incredible sharpness comes from. And now you can even sit up to 53 cm in front of the monitor and not recognise a single pixel.

With the 27-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel screen, the distance needed to no longer perceive individual pixels is an incredible 107 cm. Nobody sits 107 cm away from the screen. There are even some that have 1920 x 1080 pixels on 32 inches, and the inability to see individual pixels starts at a distance of 150 cm.

The monitor itself makes a very good impression, stable and beautiful. Unfortunately, it "only" has FullHD, which leads to a bit of perceived blurriness at this size if you are used to FullHD on a 24" or 2k/4k.

For an "office" monitor super price-performance ratio. Visually, it could keep up with Mac...In your case, I would rather go for the HP EliteDisplay E273q. It has a much better resolution, which is more in line with the Mac.