**B-Grade** what does it mean?

[Ace101]

what does it mean when something on the OCUK site is listed as **B-Grade**

it is obviously cheaper, but why?

thanks in advance

 

[Ace101]

so its not that it has performed below par on any quality testing?

im talking about a monitor here... so hopefully it will be ok

 

[Ace101]

h'ok thanks, well i have ordered the monitor so i shall see what happens

 

[Ace101]

yeah, i will report back on friday

 

[Ace101]

called them this morning and they said all B-grade stuff is fully tested and is fine,

they also said that if there is a technical problem with it then you can return it and they will refund your postage no questions asked.

screen should arrive tomorrow

 

[Ace101]

for those interested, i recieved my screen yesterday and it came like new with all the leads and cables. After plugging it in i can't seem to see any problem with it at all, all i noticed was some slight damage to the outside of the box.

saved myself a good £30, lets hope it stays working

 

[Ace101]

Just waiting for my graphics card and trying to iron out a few slight techincal issues

 

[Ace101]

Glad to hear it , now lets see some photos.

here you go

The outside of my antec 300 case, and my new Dell ultra sharp 2209WA (which was b-grade). The speakers are KEF iQ10 bookshelves which i run with my alumni short sub that sits about 4 feet behind me. Igonore the rubbish keyboard! im waiting for my flat apple aluminium one to arrive in the post. and dont diss my mousemat!

i may take the processor back out and reapply the thermal paste seeing as this is the first time i have done it. might be able to get it a little cooler.

and yes, my desk is tiny... im a student

 

[Ace101]

Can you not put your two usb devices in the back? Would look neater! Sorry just being petty now.

lol yes i could but i was just being lazy for now as im moving stuff between computers. hence the external HDD is sat on the floor.

I got that exact same deal a couple of weeks ago! 22" Dell Ultrasharp with £50 knocked off!

Great screen isnt it! You any idea why yours was B-Grade? Couldnt see any problem with mine at all, all cables included and no visible damage to the box or anything. Bargain!

Mine had some small damage to the corner of the box. Apart from that I can't see any problems. Had the cables and eveything. Atm im running off the built in Mobo graphics untill my card arrives. Only point is that if i look really close i can see a slight pink hue around the edge of certain letters. IDK if this will change with a graphics card and drivers, we shall see. It doesn't particularly bother me as you have to practically have your face on the screen to see it.

 

[Ace101]

Only point is that if i look really close i can see a slight pink hue around the edge of certain letters. IDK if this will change with a graphics card and drivers, we shall see. It doesn't particularly bother me as you have to practically have your face on the screen to see it.

Fixed it, it was my screen settings. Set dynamic contrast on and preset mode to 'Game'. now i know why it is called 'ultra sharp' in the product name

FYI the edit/quote/multi+ buttons are blurry its amazing what i can see now