BARGAIN - OcUK 24" with DVI (*VA Panel) for £179.99+VAT (This Week Only Deal!!)
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line across the screen
I just got mine on friday, my friends at work got two. theirs are good, flawless. but mine after unpacking, jeez, horizontal line across the screen in the bottom third (approx 5 pixels thick) and another one, vertical, almost invisible. funny thing is that after 1 day of use, line became only 2px thick. shame because after calibration monitor produces really good and natural colours (well, considering price) on par with displays from £400+ range, excellent viewing angles and no dead pixels (ok, i found 5 but if i didn't look for them i wouldn't notice them at all). the stand is really just a basic one but sufficient. Really shame, very good display but that line is just annoying. I am sending it back and will get something else as it seems that this batch has some faulty pieces. If you wanna get one, do it as at this price you can't buy anything else with so good picture. People complaining about backlight problems - well, i haven't seen 24" screen without this problem yet, common people, it's LCD and it works like that, there will always be some backlight issues.
I just got mine on friday, my friends at work got two. theirs are good, flawless. but mine after unpacking, jeez, horizontal line across the screen in the bottom third (approx 5 pixels thick) and another one, vertical, almost invisible. funny thing is that after 1 day of use, line became only 2px thick. shame because after calibration monitor produces really good and natural colours (well, considering price) on par with displays from £400+ range, excellent viewing angles and no dead pixels (ok, i found 5 but if i didn't look for them i wouldn't notice them at all). the stand is really just a basic one but sufficient. Really shame, very good display but that line is just annoying. I am sending it back and will get something else as it seems that this batch has some faulty pieces. If you wanna get one, do it as at this price you can't buy anything else with so good picture. People complaining about backlight problems - well, i haven't seen 24" screen without this problem yet, common people, it's LCD and it works like that, there will always be some backlight issues.
I just got mine on friday, my friends at work got two. theirs are good, flawless. but mine after unpacking, jeez, horizontal line across the screen in the bottom third (approx 5 pixels thick) and another one, vertical, almost invisible. funny thing is that after 1 day of use, line became only 2px thick. shame because after calibration monitor produces really good and natural colours (well, considering price) on par with displays from £400+ range, excellent viewing angles and no dead pixels (ok, i found 5 but if i didn't look for them i wouldn't notice them at all). the stand is really just a basic one but sufficient. Really shame, very good display but that line is just annoying. I am sending it back and will get something else as it seems that this batch has some faulty pieces. If you wanna get one, do it as at this price you can't buy anything else with so good picture. People complaining about backlight problems - well, i haven't seen 24" screen without this problem yet, common people, it's LCD and it works like that, there will always be some backlight issues.
Backlight problems do exist yes.
But not to the degree we have seen with this particular batch.
Take a look at the photos. Would you say thats purely a "backlight problem" or an actual defect.
Dont know about you but Im not to keen on having 4 white hazes hovering infront of me during a movie or game.
To me its a defect, since others users of the OCUK model who have posted their black background images show no signs of backlight bleeding whatsoever. So why should we put up with it?
Just my 2p
Backlight problems do exist yes.
But not to the degree we have seen with this particular batch.
Take a look at the photos. Would you say thats purely a "backlight problem" or an actual defect.
Dont know about you but Im not to keen on having 4 white hazes hovering infront of me during a movie or game.
To me its a defect, since others users of the OCUK model who have posted their black background images show no signs of backlight bleeding whatsoever. So why should we put up with it?
Just my 2p
yes, but do you really expect 1st class quality for this price?
Soldato
Well I have decided to cancel my 3rd RMA and get a refund and have just ordered a Dell E248WFP. Hopefully this screen will work!!
Isn't this a TN panel?
Soldato
Sure is but it isn't going to be my primary monitor. I already have a Dell 2405FPW and this will compliment it nicely. Also the Dell has a 4 year guarantee and the place I bought it from also does a Pixel Guarantee (if one pixel is dead/stuck I get a replacement). Oh and the price wasn't too much more than the OCUK at £285 delivered.
We shall see, I was just fed up of the issues with the OCUK and imo the stand was a bit cheap (the monitor wobbled something horrible even when i was typing!!).
We shall see, I was just fed up of the issues with the OCUK and imo the stand was a bit cheap (the monitor wobbled something horrible even when i was typing!!).
Do let us know how it goes. Should be interesting how it compares to the OCUK value monitor.
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I was thinking about getting one of these to replace my pair of 16" CRT's, (they're almost as old as me 
), as the weight from them is beginning to buckle my desk, which can't be a good thing. Do you think I should hold off buying for a while, partly to see if the price goes down any further, and partly to see if there is a bad batch at the moment, or should I just go ahead and buy it as soon as I get the money into my account?
), as the weight from them is beginning to buckle my desk, which can't be a good thing. Do you think I should hold off buying for a while, partly to see if the price goes down any further, and partly to see if there is a bad batch at the moment, or should I just go ahead and buy it as soon as I get the money into my account?
24th November and 1st Jan, no problems with either.
Ive returned 2 aswell...
1st - Black line of dead pixels
2nd - Just didnt work
3rd- Waiting
New one arrived today! Seems to be working fine. No dead pixels or anything!
Yey
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Got my second one too this morning, very impressed with customer service and the speedy delivery (although, yes, they don't seem to comprehend that you shouldn't handle a LCD monitor the same way as a sack of potatoes.)
Alright, looking through the vents the lottery ticket says:
Manufactured 06/35
M240UW01 v0
Zero dead/stuck pixels, tested with the images at http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ everything is either perfect or close enough as makes no difference to me. Extremely happy with it so far, and with the decision to return the first "open box" one.
Now, for people who have had it for a while, is the position of the screen 100% fixed, or is there some degree of movement you can achieve with a bit of force.
Alright, looking through the vents the lottery ticket says:
Manufactured 06/35
M240UW01 v0
Zero dead/stuck pixels, tested with the images at http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ everything is either perfect or close enough as makes no difference to me. Extremely happy with it so far, and with the decision to return the first "open box" one.
Now, for people who have had it for a while, is the position of the screen 100% fixed, or is there some degree of movement you can achieve with a bit of force.
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I get the impression that if I put this monitor next to the dell 24" I would not really notice any difference with picture quality?
I am so tempted to get one but like someone said earlier a few horror stories have put me off.
I am so tempted to get one but like someone said earlier a few horror stories have put me off.
I do yes
good luck then, i don't and never will. there are different price ranges for some reason
Soldato
Well got my Dell E248WFP today and the build quality is certainly better and it matches my existing Dell a lot better. I have no issues with the monitor wobbling when I typed like I did with the OCUK one (this I think is due to the stand on the OCUK). The colours are different on the monitors obviously but I need to keep fiddling with the RGB settings. But then even on the OCUK one the colours were different to my Dell 2405 and I expect that not being the same monitor and all. Oh and not one dead pixel
So with some playing I believe I am gonna be very happy with this monitor. As I said before if i need to do any photo work I can use the Dell 2405, the E248 was just so I had a second monitor so I could put my CAD program on one screen and then the 3D modelling program on the other so no more annoying program switching.
So with some playing I believe I am gonna be very happy with this monitor. As I said before if i need to do any photo work I can use the Dell 2405, the E248 was just so I had a second monitor so I could put my CAD program on one screen and then the 3D modelling program on the other so no more annoying program switching.