Yamakasi Catleap 2703 display?  (inexpensive huge IPS monitor - but is it compatible?

Anyone used a Yamakasi Catleap 2703 IPS display with their mac?  It looks like a great value in the 2560x1600 27" size ($325) but on EBay they state they are not Mac compatible for some reason.  It requires a dual dvi d connection, but I would suspect the mini displayport to dual link dvi adapter would work(  http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-ada pter)

Never heard of it. When I Googled, my top hits were from eBay. If you're looking for a really good IPS monitor that is Mac compatible (and I think it very telling that the ad states that the monitor is not Mac compatible), Amaxon has the 24" Dell UltraSharp U2412M at a good price. Definitely not a 27", but a very good IPS monitor at a very good price.
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