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I recently returned an ASUS ROG Swift (see my posts above) and today I received a Dell U2715H. 27" IPS, 1440p, UltraSharp specs and quality. Review: Everything is as advertised. Box was slightly damaged (thanks China or FedEx), but there is an excessive amount of packaging inside so the panel was undamaged. Colors and brightness/contrast/etc look... well, just plain correct out of the box. I didn't change any settings, which surprised me. It came with a calibration report, which I guess pros need for reference but that I'll probably never use. Maybe I'll tweak brightness and stuff later. I did change displayport mode to 1.2 (since I have a GTX 980) and response time to "fast". My first IPS panel -- the color improvement over TN is striking. No visible dead pixels (via a few web tests), pixel inversion, or worth-commenting-about glow/bleed. Using the included miniDP-to-DP cable, and a Dell Win8 driver downloaded from their support site (probably not necessary). I played some CS:GO and Hearthstone, very happy so far. Gonna fire up Skyrim and Diablo 3 in a bit.
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If anyone is going to buy the Acer 4K 32 inch panel, I would be interested in a small review. It looks like a great monitor for under a 1000 Euros.
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Nov 20, 2014 10:19
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What are the beat options for large moniters right now? Looking for 30" + ones. Will be used for gaming and for watching movies.
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I haven't had a chance to enjoy too much time with my ROG Swift yet but I have to recommend it, I absolutely love it. I don't notice any of these lines as mentioned above, I hope mine holds up. Its just an absolute joy for someone retarded like me that wants it absolutely smooth as butter always. The Acer knock off looks like, well, a knock off to me, but I hope its good. I still have a second monitor in portrait style next to the swift as I did before for facebook/twitter etc to be open in while I'm playing a game, but I hate looking at the thing now. Be nice for something cheaper than the swift to come along so I could add another 1440p screen with better refresh rate.
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More monitor news! Samsung announces 4k Freesync monitors quote:Samsung has announced that they will be introducing the world’s first FreeSync enabled Ultra HD monitors. The first models to include this feature will be the updated UD590 and the new UE850. These will be introduced to the market in March of 2015. The current UD590 monitor is a 28” unit with 3845x2160 resolution with up to 1 billion colors. This looks to be one of those advanced TN panels that are selling from $500 to $900, depending on the model. Dell 60hz IPS 4K quote:The new models are available on Dell's site priced starting at $599, which puts them into what had been TN territory just a few months ago. The original report came from TFT Central, which claimed to have leaked information about new 4K monitors from Dell with 60Hz IPS panels. Dell released the leaked model numbers at just $599 and $699 for the 24-inch and 27-inch versions, respectively. Wistful of Dollars fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Nov 20, 2014 |
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Nov 20, 2014 17:28
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Mr Shiny Pants posted:If anyone is going to buy the Acer 4K 32 inch panel, I would be interested in a small review. 1. Has SST @ 60Hz 2. Has a good AG coating (not "sparkly") 3. Has decent picture quality
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Nov 20, 2014 17:32
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:I am interested as well, particularly as to whether it: SST is if it treats the monitor as two display instead of one right? I had to look that up. Isn't that a function of Display Port 1.2?
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Nov 20, 2014 21:26
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Mr Shiny Pants posted:SST is if it treats the monitor as two display instead of one right? I had to look that up. Isn't that a function of Display Port 1.2? MST is where it is treated as two screens, this was used in early 4K screens as there were no display controllers capable of 4k60 at the time so they used two at half 4k60 on each side of the screen. MST is fine when it works but it can be quite shoddy and is known for causing issues with display sleep/detection etc. SST is just a standard single tile display.
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Nov 20, 2014 21:38
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Yeah, not about to sink a ton of money into a tiled display. Also interested in total input lag, on the Acer or any of its competitors.
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Nov 20, 2014 21:45
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Well gently caress. I got one of those fancy ASUS PG278Q monitors and everything was great for the first two weeks, but now text is all blurry (except oddly enough for the far right side of the monitor). It also looks like I'm not alone with this problem. Based on rambling from that thread, looks like the whole ASUS RMA process won't really fix it (though has anyone had a good ASUS RMA experience?). Back to Newegg it goes, I guess. Maybe I can hold out for an IPS 1440p 144hz display  . It was a really nice display while it lasted.
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Nov 21, 2014 08:34
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You guys returning all of your ROG Swifts make me kind of nervous that all I got on my pre-owned version was a scratch on a non-visible side of a bezel. 
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Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:You guys returning all of your ROG Swifts make me kind of nervous that all I got on my pre-owned version was a scratch on a non-visible side of a bezel. Well, after reading the thread on the ASUS site, I retract my previous post and will save everyone the trouble of reading that thread: DO NOT BUY THE ROG SWIFT. Mine is still working but now I think I might just check out the retailers return policy. By now I should know better than to jump on the first generation of anything.
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Nov 21, 2014 15:49
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I get that fast response times are cool for twitch gaming, but in day-to-day use nothing is cooler to me than a fuckoff huge, insanely hi-res monitor.
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Nov 21, 2014 18:30
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I want to get at 27" monitor mostly for gaming but also for some light graphics design stuff and tons of writing. I was originally going to get a 1440p monitor (possibly an Asus) but then I started thinking that maybe my R9 280X isn't beefy enough to run games well at high detail levels at that resolution. How terrible is 1080p on a 27" screen? Or should I just bite the bullet and get a nice monitor know with the knowledge that if there's performance issues, I can replace my GPU in a while?
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Nov 21, 2014 20:08
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Saw this one just popup: http://www.ebay.com/itm/27-IPS-Glas...=item5b0817fe9d Here is the link to the item on the monoprice site: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_...2587#reviewInfo 4/5 stars with 130+ ratings. * 27" IPS monitor with LED backlighting * Grade A-1 panel with zero defects/anomalies * 440 cd/m� brightness * 16:9 aspect ratio * 2560 x 1440 @ 60Hz maximum resolution * Glass laminate glossy panel with antiglare coating * Includes DisplayPort, VGA, HDMI, and Dual Link DVI-D input options * Removable and angle adjustable stand (+20 ~ -5 degrees) * Built-in stereo speakers with 2 watt/channel amplifier Really considering it. Anything I'm missing where this is poo poo? $300. 5% back if you use ebates first.
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Nov 21, 2014 20:33
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That price will be available from Monoprice directly next week during their 'Black Friday' sale. I guess they're clearing out inventory to make room for a new model.
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A little bit of a savings if you use ebates and are gonna be out of town on black friday.
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GreenNight posted:A little bit of a savings if you use ebates and are gonna be out of town on black friday. Also, Monoprice.com is unlikely to have free shipping, right?
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Josh Lyman posted:What are these ebates you speak of? https://www.ebates.com Basically you sign up, go there before you go buy an item. Let's say you want to spend $1000 on Newegg or Amazon, etc. You first go to Ebates, sign in. Search for Newegg. Click "Send me to Newegg", then buy your poo poo. Ebates will then give you back 1% of your purchase. After you make like $30, they mail you a check. No joke, I've made $300 so far from them from buying poo poo at work. If you do sign up, can you use my referrel link? I think I get $20 or so. http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=LcO6hMYAMZQoeg7Byy6ToQ%3D%3D&eeid=26471 And yes, Monoprice rarely has free shipping.
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Nov 21, 2014 22:47
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Installed my U2412m's, man these things own.
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Anyone with the 34UM94-P have problems when your computer comes out of sleep mode? When I wake it up the screen is extremely jumpy. It looks like how TV shows and movies make monitors look like when they get "hacked". Not sure how else to explain it.
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Strong Sauce posted:Anyone with the 34UM94-P have problems when your computer comes out of sleep mode? When I wake it up the screen is extremely jumpy. It looks like how TV shows and movies make monitors look like when they get "hacked". Not sure how else to explain it. I have the curved version, and it used to do that. Sort of a streaky vertical interlacing problem? It hasn't happened in a while. My computer is set to turn off the displays, but never fully sleep itself. I turned DisplayPort 1,2 off in the monitor's menu about when the problems stopped happening, so maybe start there?
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The Yellow Ant posted:I have the curved version, and it used to do that. Sort of a streaky vertical interlacing problem? It hasn't happened in a while. My computer is set to turn off the displays, but never fully sleep itself. I turned DisplayPort 1,2 off in the monitor's menu about when the problems stopped happening, so maybe start there? Well they were horizontal but sounds like it otherwise. I'm guessing you can't really patch monitors right?
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Strong Sauce posted:Well they were horizontal but sounds like it otherwise. I'm guessing you can't really patch monitors right? You can actually update the firmware for some monitors, through an USB port I guess.
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Ok, so I have a Dell U2312HM, and I am pretty sure it's dying on me. Last night I noticed that colors were starting to look washed out, but they would periodically correct themselves. Now when I woke up this morning I found that over night part of a window I had open last night burned itself into the right side of my screen. Also as I type this I swear it looks like the left half of my screen is slightly brighter than the right side, but that just may be the due to the lighting in my room. Since I'm doubtful this is a thing I can fix (LCD conditioning might remove the burn in, but an image burning in in a single night is worrisome) I guess I need a replacement. I've been pretty happy overall with this monitor, but it doesn't look like Dell sells them any more. If I want basically another U2312HM, what's the recommended model that I get?
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When did you get the 2312? Might be worth filing a support ticket with dell if it is still in warranty. I think the ultrasharps have a 3 year warranty. If it is I bet they swap you with a u2412hm
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priznat posted:When did you get the 2312? Might be worth filing a support ticket with dell if it is still in warranty. I think the ultrasharps have a 3 year warranty. It's probably still under warranty, but I got it from Amazon so I'm not quite sure how that would work. I'm also kind of afraid it may die before anyone could ship me something, so it doesn't hurt to know what to look for if I have to go out to an actual store. I'll keep U2412HM in mind though if that happens.
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Yeah, as far as I can tell, that model came out in September 2011, there's a pretty decent chance you bought it within 3 years. They have a 3 year advanced exchange warranty, or at least last I knew, all Dell Ultrasharps did. ^^ Call Dell..
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HalloKitty posted:Yeah, as far as I can tell, that model came out in September 2011, there's a pretty decent chance you bought it within 3 years. Monitor was purchased August 14th of 2013 (there's actually "June 2013" date stamped next to the serial number). I called Dell, and while at first the technician told me it only had a 1 year warranty, after checking the serial number he was able to confirm that it had a 3 year warranty instead, so they're going to send out a replacement. Good thing too, because I can definitely see some very very fine black lines on the right side of the screen now, which almost gives it an "old tv" look.
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I hope the various sites hurry up in reviewing the Dell U2715H.
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Der Shovel posted:I want to get at 27" monitor mostly for gaming but also for some light graphics design stuff and tons of writing. The 280x was made to be a more affordable 1440p option when it was released a year ago, so it'd probably do alright? I have a 1440p monitor and a 290 (anand bench puts it around 20% faster on average?), when I play Far Cry (3, not 4) If I turn the anti aliasing down from 8 to 4 I can keep everything else on ultra and get 60-70 fps. I feel like the increased size and resolution would make up for the things you might have to turn down, but I dunno if you're exactly like me or not.
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My father bought a Samsung U28D590D 4K monitor with 40 bit color depth, but he can't select 40 bit in monitor settings. This is Windows 7. How should this be set?
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Nov 23, 2014 14:50
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Graphics cards do only 30bit AFAIK, the monitor probably too, and usually it requires to buy the workstation version of that, like NV Quadro or AMD FirePro. I'm certain that NVidia kneecapped their consumer cards in that regard, not sure with AMD. And it requires application support, too.
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Nov 23, 2014 15:08
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Hasn't the norm been 32 bit for fifteen years by now?
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Boz0r posted:Hasn't the norm been 32 bit for fifteen years by now? "32-bit" as commonly seen is still 24-bit colour, but with an extra channel for transparency (alpha) information.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:32
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These 34 inch mega wide screens look incredible, but is the recommendation right now to wait due to all the issues that people are having with them (The LG or ASUS models)?
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Combat Pretzel posted:Graphics cards do only 30bit AFAIK, the monitor probably too, and usually it requires to buy the workstation version of that, like NV Quadro or AMD FirePro. I'm certain that NVidia kneecapped their consumer cards in that regard, not sure with AMD. And it requires application support, too. Supposedly some firepros starting with the v7350 support 40 and 48 bit color. It's hard to find info on it though.
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Oh nice. But still, I'm not sure how useful 40bit colors are on a TN panel (which is probably still 6bit FRC).
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HalloKitty posted:"32-bit" as commonly seen is still 24-bit colour, but with an extra channel for transparency (alpha) information.
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So after a mishap last night I'm suddenly in the monitor market. And if my quick research is right I'm still basically choosing between high refresh rate and >24" screen? I don't necessarily care about the resolution, 1080p is fine.
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