AOC Q3279VWF - FreeSync,VA,qHD 31.5 inch monitor for £249! (ONLY £199 AT OcUK FOR BLACK FRIDAY)!!

Ιάκωβος Φωτόπουλος · 21 Dec 2017 at 21:50

Dempsey22 said:
I updated drivers , edited frame rate to 30-75hz , limited frame rate for Unigine Superposition to 31hz so benchmark is in LFC range. Flickering non stop, repeated all the way to 37hz. Same thing.

Am I correct in saying this is the right way to test this?

if you did what he did here https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5iux1q/updated_tutorial_on_increasing_and_decreasing/ then yes thats the correct way.
btw 31hz is in freesync range if you made it 30-75hz (LFC kicks in bellow 30).

Dempsey22 · 21 Dec 2017 at 22:06

Ιάκωβος Φωτόπουλος said:
if you did what he did here https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5iux1q/updated_tutorial_on_increasing_and_decreasing/ then yes thats the correct way.
btw 31hz is in freesync range if you made it 30-75hz (LFC kicks in bellow 30).

Ok so if I set it to 37-70hz, I'll want to test below 37hz ?

Ιάκωβος Φωτόπουλος · 21 Dec 2017 at 22:52

if you set it 37-75hz you want to test everything, 18fps 25fps 30fps 40fps 75fps etc.
http://www.nvidia.com/coolstuff/demos#!/g-sync
here you can choose any fps you want (at the bottom left of the screen) and its a good test to test if freesync (or LFC if you are bellow freesync range) works. also ofc if your monitor flickers or not.

So78 · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:43

Hello everybody, can someone send me the original file of the monitor from CRU without any changes?

Thx a lot

as905 · 22 Dec 2017 at 04:17

at first you like it because you are impressed with size & res, few days later you start to get headaches because ghosting is everywhere even in youtube videos & normal web browsing. i would rather have 1080p 27'' with pixilated & washed out image than been haunted by ghosting. this monitor is my last AOC i have had this brand years ago & i remember the monitor developed dead pixels like crazy (i'm not surprised so many people received monitors with dead pixels), stick to LG & Samsung best brands for monitors

Vimes · 22 Dec 2017 at 09:54

as905 said:
at first you like it because you are impressed with size & res, few days later you start to get headaches because ghosting is everywhere even in youtube videos & normal web browsing. i would rather have 1080p 27'' with pixilated & washed out image than been haunted by ghosting. this monitor is my last AOC i have had this brand years ago & i remember the monitor developed dead pixels like crazy (i'm not surprised so many people received monitors with dead pixels), stick to LG & Samsung best brands for monitors

I understand what you mean but even bigger brands are not always meeting peoples expectations. As a very broad generalisation. and not vast experience, I find that NEC and BenQ in their not so cheap range are built very solid. My BenQ designer 1440p IPS continues to impress in both excellent built quality and its screen.

I took delivery yesterday of a 25" Dell 1440p IPS (U2518D) and with its onsite 3 years next day and transferable warranty it is very nice. But it wasn't £199, it was £237.

1440p at 32" - nah not for me. But then again I would not want a 27" with 1080p either.

Whatever you buy it sometimes feel like a panel lottery when you roll the dice.

VikingsVPirates · 22 Dec 2017 at 12:50

I must have some rare version of this monitor because there is hardly any noticeable hosting in the games I play or when i run that UFO test

Ιάκωβος Φωτόπουλος · 22 Dec 2017 at 13:04

can you check what it says in the osd settings?

Dempsey22 · 22 Dec 2017 at 15:13

I'm quite happy with mine too, won't be going back. Quite a massive upgrade from 23" 1080p IPS.

hornetstinger · 22 Dec 2017 at 15:22

Vimes said:
I understand what you mean but even bigger brands are not always meeting peoples expectations. As a very broad generalisation. and not vast experience, I find that NEC and BenQ in their not so cheap range are built very solid. My BenQ designer 1440p IPS continues to impress in both excellent built quality and its screen.

I took delivery yesterday of a 25" Dell 1440p IPS (U2518D) and with its onsite 3 years next day and transferable warranty it is very nice. But it wasn't £199, it was £237.

1440p at 32" - nah not for me. But then again I would not want a 27" with 1080p either.

Whatever you buy it sometimes feel like a panel lottery when you roll the dice.

31.5" 16:9 1440 is higher ppi than 27" 16:9 1080p

as905 · 22 Dec 2017 at 17:52

VikingsVPirates said:
I must have some rare version of this monitor because there is hardly any noticeable hosting in the games I play or when i run that UFO test

how is it connected to your PC ? also did you apply the ICC profile & is it running in freesync or 60hz with over drive ?

ToonarmY87 · 23 Dec 2017 at 09:17

Happy with mine needed to tweak a few things but for the money can't complain.

Gaming
Browsing
Etc
All good

as905 · 23 Dec 2017 at 09:43

ToonarmY87 said:
Happy with mine needed to tweak a few things but for the money can't complain.

Gaming
Browsing
Etc
All good

can you please share your monitor settings & how is it connected ? i always have my monitor's on fairly low light via ati ccc because brighter screens hurt my eyes but with this monitor it means GHOSTING in everything even the mouse pointer !!!!!!

thejozi · 23 Dec 2017 at 09:59

I am still on the quest for sharp fonts... I am connected using a Thunderbolt to HDMI (DP 1.2) cable specced at 60Hz.
I do have shadows around most of my fonts. I would love to hear comments what would be the best cabling, screen settings (brightness, Hz, etc), and Windows 10 font size.
I have an Nvidia graphics card (quadro m2000m).

Or is it expected that fonts on such a large screen (dpi 93.3) will be blurry...

Thanks!

jcr · 23 Dec 2017 at 17:29

i have found that my monitor looks a lot better on linux (mint) than windows (7). the smearing of dark colours on light backgrounds when scrolling on websites is quite bad in windows. mainly black and dark red colours. on linux this is far less noticeable. its plugged into an r9 290x.

Double07 · 23 Dec 2017 at 18:22

thejozi said:
yes. but looking at the pixel size its probably impossible to get decent looking fonts that are small... what size of fonts is everyone using ? 200% ? 150% ? thanks

I use 100% but then again I like small icons, text, etc.

thejozi · 23 Dec 2017 at 19:02

Double07 said:
I use 100% but then again I like small icons, text, etc.

I do as well. But it seems that when its that small its not possible to get clear fonts as there are not enough pixels to cover the font (perhaps I am spoiled since I was working with a 4K 15" laptop panel). Do you have Cleartype set ? Or any other settings that you can recommend ?
Thanks!

Zartar117 · 24 Dec 2017 at 01:23

After initially being horrified by the ghosting, I've gotten used to it. This monitor is big, has fantastic contrast, decent colors, ok brightness and the pixel density is pretty good (and I was using a 24 inch 4K monitor). 75 Hz and Freesync is perfect for my RX Vega 56. No dead pixels either.

All in all, for the price I bought it at (£200) it's a great deal as there is nothing else even remotely close to it at this price point, IF you can tolerate the ghosting.

as905 · 24 Dec 2017 at 02:03

Zartar117 said:
IF you can tolerate the ghosting.

before i owned this monitor i only heard about ghosting in forums but since owning it i'm starting to notice ghosting everywhere even when scrolling the games list on my Wii U gamepad

ToonarmY87 · 24 Dec 2017 at 08:54

I really can't notice the ghosting as much as people are saying. Only when I first pulled it out of the box did i notice it.

Im connected using the supplied display port cable (the one that looks like a chunky HDMI cable). I have installed the profile listed earlier in this thread then tweaked the brightness and colours through nvidea control panel.