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Regarding the quality issues with the Acer XB270HU, are there any alternatives? Or are there any other g-sync monitors coming out this year that might fare better? The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q seems like it's in the same ballpark (TN panel aside) but reviews for it are full of dead pixels and defects too. Why can't we have nice things? 
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Perfect! Thanks for the link. Looks like that Asus PG279Q will be more toe-to-toe with the Acer XB270HU. But it sounds like both companies have QC issues with their high end monitors out of the gate. Nothing for it but to wait and see. I guess Acer and Asus are the only two duking it out in this space? BurritoJustice posted:All of the first of their kind have had QC issues when first released. Such is life on the bleeding edge. By all reports the likelihood of getting a good XB270HU has increased since launch. The Swift had ridiculously bad QC issues for months after launch but they are pretty much stable now. Yeah, it sounds like the upcoming PG279Q is their answer to the XB270HU. But I'm neither brave enough nor space-rich enough to try my luck with the first batch. I'm not looking to buy a new monitor until closer to fall so maybe this situation will shake out by then. wash bucket fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Jul 1, 2015 |
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I'm REALLY getting the itch for a high refresh rate G-Sync monitor in the next couple of months. I know the Acer XB270HU is the current top dog but man oh man the last few pages full of QC issues make me want to hold out for a better option. Looking in the near future I only see two comparable monitors:
 Are these two pretty much it for upcoming 27" G-Sync IPS monitors with high refresh rates?
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Etrips posted:Dell is also coming out with a XB270HU equivalent within the next month or two.
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tarbrush posted:PG279Q pricing and availability are out. £700 for UK goons, haven't see US pricing. No HDMI 2.0, but you have to use DP to get G-Sync, so meh. This article claims $799 in November. quote:The ASUS PG279Q will be available in November, with a starting price of $799 in the United States.
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Edit: Sold out now. wash bucket fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Nov 18, 2015 |
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Nov 18, 2015 21:56
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Welp, my ASUS PG279Q got here from NewEgg this week. Throw me on the QC issues pile because it has noticeable backlight bleed in one corner. It's only noticeable on a black screen in a completely unlit room though. Under normal conditions I don't notice it so I'm not sure if I want to RMA it yet or not. Everything else looks fine: uniform whites, no stuck pixels, and G-Sync delivers what it promises. Can't do anything till Monday so we'll see. In the meantime, 'Caveat Emptor' is still the name of the game for these stupid expensive bleeding edge monitors. Edit: Bonus comedy from the box. 
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xorex posted:I posted here before looking at the Acer XB270HU only to learn about the QC issues and that I may want to wait for the Asus PG279Q. I'm reading that these screens have the same issues though. Is this correct? Yup, I bought a PG279Q and it has backlight bleed issues. For some reason every monitor in this class seems to have QC issues right now. (And by right now I mean the last year or so?) Where are Acer and Asus sourcing these panels from? It seems like there's just one supplier out there and they don't quite have the manufacturing sorted out yet.
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suddenlyissoon posted:After a lot of deliberation I bought the Dell S2716DG g-sync monitor. I know a lot of people were put off on this monitor because it's a TN versus the IPS panels of the Acer & Asus. Honestly, I wanted the Acer badly and almost bought it at launch but sat it out due to the QC issues. Then the Asus launched and I started to see the same sorts of issues coming out. Every review I could find about this Dell talked about how nice it was and how the QC issues were not present. Let me just say that coming from an old 1080p Viewsonic monitor...my God. It's just beautiful. I played Battlefront last night on it and I was absolutely blown away with the monitor and with g-sync. It truly is one of the best upgrades I've ever made. As someone with a backlight bleeding Asus PG279Q I've wondered if that Dell was the way to go after all. The TN panel may have some drawbacks but at least Dell knows how to assemble a drat monitor correctly. Maybe Dell went with TN because they knew all the high refresh 1440 IPS panels out there aren't up to snuff yet. Glad you're enjoying your new monitor.
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So what are these Asus and MSI monitors that will be using the same panel as the AW3225QF? Alienware stuff always looked too garish for me but Asus is just as bad these days.
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Thanks. That 32" MSI looks reasonable. Every since I got an OLED TV in my living room PC games have been looking kinda dull and washed out by comparison. Edit: Though the 27" is 1440p which would be better for keeping frame-rates up...
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K8.0 posted:Non-gaming monitors are really commoditized and you can just buy whatever is cheap and has the features you are looking for on Amazon. So basically look for 24 inch 1080p monitors that have the inputs you want and a tilt stand and reviews that support your use case without any significant complaints. All the technical stuff only really matters for high-end monitors. And yet my job still manages to find some of the blurriest brand new 1080p HP monitors with zero ergonomic adjustments.
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Yeah my take on oled burn in is screen savers are back baby. We've been here before.
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Splash Attack posted:i'm also a whole bundle of health issues, but the falling asleep at keyboard thing is usually because i have terrible sleep habits and don't get enough sleep (and should really fix that). Fixing that would be effort well spent because sooner than later you're going to hit an age where that poo poo won't fly anymore. If I fell asleep at my keyboard I'd have to call in sick the next day.
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Canned Sunshine posted:If you’re on a Mac, then sure. Windows handles scaling just fine though; I use 1440p on my 27” 4K screen and it looks great. I still can’t believe how badly macOS scales to 1440p.
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LRADIKAL posted:I've never bought a high end TV or monitor before. What's the expectations of support and updates in this segment? I don't have any particular expertise here but based off my most recent TV purchase the expectation is the drat thing won't work correctly out of the box and months later they'll fix it with firmware updates.
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I'm actually surprised things like mice and other peripherals don't come with their own lovely software loaded onto a built in ROM or something.
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buglord posted:Man are there any 1440p +120Hz OLED HDR monitors that don’t look insufferably cringe? I'm kind of surprised this is still a thing. Or are teenagers able to afford $3,000 gaming PCs and I'm just not with it?
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:I believe it dims the entire screen if it detects "logos", which means any static element at all. Which is going to be most of the time when using the computer. That's how it works on my LG OLED TV. All the features designed to protect the screen are dumb as rocks and basically amount to the brightness randomly turning down in the middle of whatever you're watching.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:MSI's QD-OLED lineup to come bundled with Dragon's Dogma 2 for the next month: https://www.msi.com/Promotion/gaming-monitors-dragons-dogma2-game-bundle They're also sponsoring all of Digital Foundry's recent videos with ads for the new OLEDs. It's like a game console launch. All this advertising for something that sold out on day 1.
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Anti-Hero posted:I've never been a fan of Asus aesthetics, so thankfully this one is pretty muted. The logo chin is kind of irritating, but with the light turned off it's barely noticable. I still want to know who is a fan of that aesthetic. Who in 2024 is dropping $1,000 on a monitor and going, "Aw yeah! Republic of Gamers! That's me!"
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Housh posted:What is the best connection to use with these new 32" OLED 240hz 4k monitors? I gotta order a 10ft cable for my standing desk. I’d say display port first. HDMI 2.1 support still seems like a bit of an afterthought in the PC space.
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Portable secondary monitors designed for laptops might do the trick. SideTrak 12.5" Swivel V2 Portable Laptop Monitor Edit: Aw hell, this one's so cheap you might as well give it a shot: LONCEVON 7 inch Mini Small Monitor. I'm sure it's no-name junk like everything else cheap on Amazon but for your use case that may be all you need. wash bucket fucked around with this message at 00:50 on May 8, 2024 |
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I got a wild hair up my rear end and ordered an Alienware AW3225QF. So throw this review on the pile. Good Stuff
Nothing yet... The curved screen is the only part that gives me pause. Everything else is varying degrees of good and the image quality is excellent. Now I'm off to play nothing but Balatro on this thing for the next week. wash bucket fucked around with this message at 02:48 on May 14, 2024 |
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