NEC LCD20WGX2 review *** UPDATED 25/02/06 ***

If its working fine for 20 mins and the falling over, i would have said either your GPU or the monitor has a fault....If you have replaced the GPU and your case temps are not stupidly hot or something it points to your monitor. Cables can develop faults but usually by being jammed or bent/kinked etc.Hook it up over VGA if you can to see if the same thing happens. I must say NEC support (Sarash) is really good at dealing with your requests....
 
Definately the monitor... put the X1900 back in and borrowed my dads 17" TFT and its fine and dandy.

Aghhh this is a nightmare, if the next screen I get isn't perfect i'll freak! :mad:
 
Oops sorry didn't mean to big up another supplier...OCUK is always my prefered..!!

On another note all my games seem to play smooth as on this LCD but COD2 has a slight stutter to it? Has anyone had this? If so do they know a fix? Had V-sync on and off (no change) using the DVI cable at the mo, I'm thinking maybe put the ano cable on and see if that helps at all. I have an 850xt pe so I can't see it being my card...

Thanks in advance!
 
weird, since if other games are ok, you'd think it might be the PC really, not the monitor. Maybe see if you can do some testing using another screen (CRT maybe) and turning down the settings perhaps too
 
Well after a bit of investigation I went to my graphic card settings and unticked "reduce DVI frequency on high-resolution displays" and also "alternate DVI operational mode" and COD2 is smooth once more?

I have the latest ATI standard drivers on, I'd be happier if I knew what those settings actually did, but the fact that it's smooth now is enough!!

Many thanks for your advice though ;) off to kill some more now :D
 
tweakinfreak said:
:P can someone advise the best way to clean the screen on these monitor, last thing I want to do is scratch it...
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You have to be careful with the specially coated screens, including AR and OptiClear. If you don't have problematic smears any super-fine-micro-fibre cloth will do the job nicely (just to lift the dust). Slightly moistened in case of smears. DON'T use standard lint free cloths, towels, cheap screen wipes, papers ...etc as they are no go for this type of the screen (and probably not for any). Also, DON'T apply the above-normal pressure on the panel itself, as it may cause the side effects. If you want ready-made product, someone on this forum recommended KlearScreen some time ago. I personally tried this product, and it's very good. You need Klear Screen "High Performance" or "Deluxe" Screen Cleaning Kit. According to the spec, they are also optimised for the Glossy Screens. I'm using it for my camera, notebook, LCD TV, LCD monitor ... virtually everything.

If you use any chemical solution, here are the steps:

1. Turn off your monitor

2. Lightly mist the screen with one to two pumps of the spray fluid. (one pump for screens 14 inches and smaller; two or more pumps for larger screens)

3. Using a soft corners of the microfibre cloth, spread the fluid evenly around the screen in straight lines, side to side, top to bottom.

4. Using the dry portion of the cloth, polish in straight lines, side to side, top to bottom.

5. If cleaner is still visible on screen (you have cleaner smears and this is usually exposed when cleaning the glossy panel coating) you should repeat the process using less cleaner and polish again with the cloth.

Apart from other things, specially formulated fluid (like KlearScreen) is sometimes better because it can make your panel coating "antistatic". In other words, your panel will attract less dust. If you don't want to bother with chemical solutions, just buy some superfine microfibre cloth in the supermarket near you. Use it dry for the dust lift off or slightly moistened for the smears. If you need to moisten the cloth, I would recommend the distilled water as the normal "hard" water from the tap can sometimes introduce the newly developed smears.
 
Richdog said:
Definately the monitor... put the X1900 back in and borrowed my dads 17" TFT and its fine and dandy.
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Rich, that's terrible. Such bad luck.

Richdog said:
Aghhh this is a nightmare, if the next screen I get isn't perfect i'll freak! :mad:
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I believe that NEC sorted the problems related with the first batch. Also, even if you have one or two dead/dark pixels I doubt that you will notice it so easily ... especially during the normal day 2 day monitor usage. Of course, you may deliberately look hard to find them (when testing the screen), but that's another story. All in all, fingers crossed for you (again). ;) I hope that everything will turn out nicely.

NB just noticed another post from the user about the monitor overheating worry and it just came to my mind. As it is pretty much host last days (even in this hour while I'm typing this ambient temperature in my house is around 26C - 27C) and you mentioned that fault is developed after 20min or so (just in time when the monitor is heated up nicely)... is the monitor overheating ? Just crazy guess.
 
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Another update.....


I give up..... either I'm just unlucky or I'm hated.... Third monitor down, third monitor faulty. This new new one has light bleed at the bottom iddle and left. Only started using it last night and noticed the bleed when I was shutting down the pc. I will post pics see what people think, could this bleed burn itself out perhaps??

Anyway should be expecting a cal/email from NEC this morning.

H
 
igors said:
NB just noticed another post from the user about the monitor overheating worry and it just came to my mind. As it is pretty much host last days (even in this hour while I'm typing this ambient temperature in my house is around 26C - 27C) and you mentioned that fault is developed after 20min or so (just in time when the monitor is heated up nicely)... is the monitor overheating ? Just crazy guess.
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Well i'm getting a/c in my room this saqturday... shall I just leave it till then and see if the fault persists? :(
 
Richdog said:
Well i'm getting a/c in my room this saqturday... shall I just leave it till then and see if the fault persists? :(
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As far as I remember, when you receive the replacement from NEC, you may keep the both monitors for some time (how long?) until you decide which one to return. Essentially, you don't have nothing to loose.

If you have any desk (big) cooling fan (or if you can spare one from the office) just try to point the fan towards the back of the monitor and see how it goes. If fault is not reoccurring, you have the overheating problem and quite possible a/c will cure the problem.

Hope this helps.
 
Does anybody have the contact details for NEC then to hand? Do I need to dig out the original receipt and such?

I bought my monitor from ocuk about 6 weeks ago now and if nec send me one out to compare then I would really like to change - I don't have a spare so I cannot go without a monitor as I do freelance work on it. The bleed got better over the last few weeks but it is always there when I watch films and such.
 
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sermad said:
Does anybody have the contact details for NEC then to hand? Do I need to dig out the original receipt and such?

I bought my monitor from ocuk about 6 weeks ago now and if nec send me one out to compare then I would really like to change - I don't have a spare so I cannot go without a monitor as I do freelance work on it. The bleed got better over the last few weeks but it is always there when I watch films and such.
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Cant stress how quickly you should act.
Contact NEC number is 08701 201160 you'll speak to a very helpful lady called sarah who is watching (wave) and she can advise on what you need to do.

The normal procedure (well what has happend for me) is they send the replacement, you use the replacement for a couple of days and then return the old one. The packing slip they include details how and where to get things delivered to and picked up from.

H
 
Hi all,

Whats the max refresh rate on these monitor pls? is it 60h as COD2 is running jerky at full res but when I drop it to 1024x768 is smooth as butter :(
I have reinstall COD2 with no joy and tried a number is diff ATI drivers but no change I have an ATI 850XT PE 256 from OCUK, I can't see the card being the issue tbh..

Any ideas would be greatfully recieved

Rgds,

TF
 
Scoobie Dave said:
Anyone please, im iching to use my credit card but I need a little assurance that the current stock is ok.

Please!
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Im also gonna be going for one of these, as the spec is superb.

Need to know what theyre like.
 
Well I bit the bullet and ordered mine about 4 hours ago and should be with me tomorrow.
Im currently using a 17" CRT at the moment, so I should see a difference in size hopefully! :D

I just hope my 6800GT's have got enough power, although I think im right in saying that you dont have to play games (my main game is BF2) at the screens native res and the image scaling is quite good on the NEC's? Anyone care to back that up?
 
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