I just purchased the HP 27xi specifically for advanced photo editing. I have calibrated it (twice) with xRite ColorMunki Pro to create an icc profile. The profile is loaded (Windows 7 64-bit). I find the blacks to be too saturated and muddy. When testing an image on another calibrated 1920x1080 laptop monitor, an uncalibrated monitor, a Mac, iPhone and iPad the image looks great. However when I look at the same image on the 27xi the blacks are too dense.
I know that all monitors / viewing platforms are not created equal. I went to a computer store today and looked at the same image across many other monitors/brands and it looked great. Not so with the 27xi.
Yes, I tried the HP software included to change settings (contrast, etc.) but nothing looks good in the blacks / shadow areas. I calibrated with very expensive and accurate software ... not pleased.
Any ideas?