28" OcUK Value Hanns-G HG281DP lcd monitor

Taken from ******'* website's FAQ:


Q.Can I return an item just because I dont want it or like it..?

A.YES. Under the distance selling act you are allowed to terminate your contract upto 7 days after receiving the goods. However, this is not provided as a tryout period, merely as protection in case you have ordered an incorrect item or made a mistake whilst purchasing. If the item you bought has been opened or used in any way, we reserve the right to charge a restocking fee or to refuse to accept the item for return. The restocking fee will be used to either make the goods fit for resale again or to cover the losses incurred by having to sell the item as second hand.



I believe that most companies operate the same policy. Now, some companies will be gracious and customer focussed and permit the customer to open/use the item. However, they are totally within the law to state that as the item has been used, it is no longer covered by distance selling regulations.

I think what happened in your case was that the company thought that you didnt use the item and are returning it unused to them OR they are customer oriented and will allow you to return a used item.

The company has the obligation to allow the customer to return the item in its original, unopened and unused state. Anything other than that, they will be doing in the name of customer service. The question is, will OCUK allow us to do this?


**edit** No competitors remember. I won't remove this post but have fully starred it out - Jedi
 
Vertigo1 said:
Everything depends on whether it's a TN panel or not. If it is then you'd be far better off going with a better quality 24"
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This model is certainly using a TN Film panel, in fact it's the 28"WS Hannstar TN Film (HSD280MUW1-A) which is also used in the Viewsonic VX2835WM.


james.miller said:
poor colour reproduction which imo is a deal breaker. next to a 2407 my 22" dell is honestly crap. next to my 40" sony....its down right pathetic.
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One thing to note though, being TN Film based does not mean bad colour reproduction. It does mean the panels are 6-bit with FRC technology used to boost the colour palette. with modern FRC techniques this is rarely an issue at all, and you'd be VERY hard pressed to spot any real difference between a 6-bit+FRC and a full 8-bit panel. Colour reproduction from modern TN Film panels can actually be very good as well. Correct calibration is often required, but the same can be said with a lot of VA/IPS screens too.

Gibbo said:
HI there

Me and Jedifragger are just discussing how the viewing angle on this is better than the Samsung 245B and Hyundai W240D-TN and as to if its a new type of TN panel?

Its viewing angles are not good enough to be PVA, but if its TN based then its got better viewing angles over any previous TN panel I've seen.
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It's a latest gen of TN Film certainly. I've not personally seen any screens based on Hannstar panels, but sounds like they have managed to improve viewing angles nicely. Some modern Samsung TN Film panels (BTN III range) also show considerable improvements in this area compared with older TN Film generations.


also a review here for those interested: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2205460,00.asp
 
Hi there

Thanks for that Badass. :)

Considering this is basically the same panel/screen as the Viewsonic VX2835WM which sells for around £550+VAT this is indeed an exceptional bargain for what is essentially the same screen for nearly £200 less. :)
 
Only £40 difference in US at one store which makes sense if they're the same panel. Wonder why there's a £200 difference over in blighty.... oh wait.
 
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Gibbo said:
Hi there

Thanks for that Badass. :)

Considering this is basically the same panel/screen as the Viewsonic VX2835WM which sells for around £550+VAT this is indeed an exceptional bargain for what is essentially the same screen for nearly £200 less. :)
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no probs Gibbo :) yeah, certainly a good price for a screen this size!
 
I have to say, I've got the Viewsonic 2835WM which surprised me.. and I can believe that if it's the same panel, then it's no surprise people are finding this one excellent as well..

I bought the Viewsonic as it does 1080p over component/VGA as well as HDMI, and has seperate Component/VGA inputs (but quite frankly the component input doesn't look as good as VGA for the 360)..

I didn't care about viewing angles etc as it's in the study as a Monitor, not a TV.. but I was surprised at how good they are, it actually seems to perform just about as well as S-PVA panels I have elsewhere..

I've calibrated the monitor roughly, and have to say that it's colour response is actually very good, Out of the box it's dire, but a few quick tweaks and it doesn't look like it is losing any colour detail accross the spectrum, my eyes are no replacement for a colorimeter but I know when things are 'wrong'..

Response time is the best I've ever seen on a display, there is but the slightest smearing present, and that is negligible, compared to other so called sub 8ms monitors, this one seems to actually achieve the quoted numbers.!

The backlight on mine is not perfectly uniform, but quite frankly, for it's intended use, it's not an issue..

I know OCers don't sell the viewsonix, but I paid the same price as this one, and it does have a seperate component input..


I use a cheap Joytech HDMI switcher to switch 2 PC's and the PS3 via HDMI, which all works flawlessly..


Overall I'd give it 8/10 for performance, let down only by the slight backlight non-uniformity, but then it's no worse then a lot of large LCD monitors..
But 9.5/10 for value for money

[edit] - I paid £425 delivered for my VX2835WM, which I thought was a bargain, but looking at the price on the same website, it's gone upto over £600... this does make this Hanns-G a real bargain as Gibbo says..
 
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helmutcheese said:
How can this 28" be 3ms which is faster than many smaller panels ?
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it's the same as the rest of the 24" TN Film panels, being rated with a 5ms ISO response time. However, they have introduced RTC (overdrive) to the panel as well, driving it below this and offering 3ms G2G
 
The 24" OCUK value monitor has really taken off big time.
Conversely, this 28" monitor seems to have died a death. Any reason why?

Why is there so much interest in the 24" monitor, yet virtually none in this 28" monitor?

Did anyone buy it?
 
Well...

Ordered one of these. If it has stuck pixels it will be going back, am less strict with dead ones since you can't really notice them easily.
It should be here on thursday. I will let everyone know my impressions, should there be interest for it.
 
I'm pretty sure that there will be interest. I think you are one of the few who will be buying and writing a detailed review on it.

Most people on the shop site, write reviews such as, "Great screen." Or
"Buy this screen, its good." 5*
 
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