BARGAIN - OcUK 24" with DVI (*VA Panel) for £179.99+VAT (This Week Only Deal!!)

Katoom said:
I have a SA-LTM240M2-L01. Any good? It's got great viewing angles, colour's fine.
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Katoom, you have a samsung S-PVA panel according to http://axofiber.no-ip.org/inside/monitor.lcd.panels.en.htm the same one used in the Eizo screens which are ~£1000, i'd say you got quite a deal!

@cRuNcHiE,

my understanding of 1:1 mapping is that you would get, say, a 1024x768 sized picture in the middle of your monitor surrounded by black bars, rather than being stretched to fill the entire screen. Sounds like yours initially did it, but isnt anymore :(
 
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What's the latest the courier will usually pick up the monitor?

I've been waiting round all day after being told it was being picked up today and still nobody has come to get it.
 
The latest slot is 5:00pm, but it can be later depending on the depot. Please contact us again tomorrow so we can rebook the collection for you.

Glad people are getting the correct panels now :)
 
Some Hi-Res photos of mine running on a Freeview HDMI box.

As freeview is 16:9 the image is stretched slightly but to be honest it looks fine. Its running at 1080i
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I'm very pleased, freeview looks better on this one than the TN by far and it also looks better than it did on my Toshiba 32WLT68 HDTV which is saying something!

No uneven backlight bleed either. :)
I'm sensitive to ghosting, the TN ghosted slightly , cant see any on this at all.
 
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photoshop said:
Ahhh so your using it as a TV using that freeview box and that HDMI to DVI Adapter. Thats a damn good idea. I might do that aswell

PS. Do these freeview boxes still need an aerial (like your tv) plugged into them to work?
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Yes it needs an aerial plugged in.
You could use a freeview tuner for your pc/mac but ive tried several now including the Nebula DigitTV, Freecom DBVT stick and Miglia Minitv2 for mac and they just dont work as well as a proper digibox. More noise/not as smooth from a computer tuner.


I've sold my 32" Toshiba HDTV and selling my 20" NEC monitor to replace both with this.

24" doesnt really feel that much smaller than 32 to be honest and the picture is better, especially with full HD. the 32" was only 1366x768 resolution.

I have a cheap DVI switchbox on the way to allow PC/Freeview connection and a HDfury to plug the ps3 in for games and bluray in full 1080P

EDIT: just found this alternative freeview upscaling with HDMI!

Search on Google for Mico freeview HDMI as the seller name is blacklisted on this forum.
even has digital out and a usb connection to play MP3 from a USB stick!
wish i had found this before! of course it may be rubbish
"Freeview Set-top Box with HDMI Upscaling (HDMI Freeview STB)"

More specs on it here. http://www.micoelectric.com/EN/SetTopBox/2007111-15311.html
 
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cRuNcHiE said:
Yes it needs an aerial plugged in.
You could use a freeview tuner for your pc/mac but ive tried several now including the Nebula DigitTV, Freecom DBVT stick and Miglia Minitv2 for mac and they just dont work as well as a proper digibox. More noise/not as smooth from a computer tuner.


I've sold my 32" Toshiba HDTV and selling my 20" NEC monitor to replace both with this.

24" doesnt really feel that much smaller than 32 to be honest and the picture is better, especially with full HD. the 32" was only 1366x768 resolution.

I have a cheap DVI switchbox on the way to allow PC/Freeview connection and a HDfury to plug the ps3 in for games and bluray in full 1080P

EDIT: just found this alternative freeview upscaling with HDMI!

Search on ******, even has digital out. wish i had found this before! of course it may be rubbish
"Freeview Set-top Box with HDMI Upscaling (HDMI Freeview STB)"
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Could you PM me that link please.
Thats a pretty sweet idea.

Seeing as my DVD player also has a HDMI connection i could alternate between the freeview box and the DVD player.

So all in all, i need another one of these monitors (non-TN), a Freeview Box with HDMI, and a HDMI to DVI lead and im sorted for watching TV and DVD's in Hi-Def....?
 
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Just search for Mico Freeview HDMI on google.

photoshop said:
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So all in all, i need another one of these monitors (non-TN), a Freeview Box with HDMI, and a HDMI to DVI lead and im sorted for watching TV and DVD's in Hi-Def....?
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Also Maybe get one of those Multi-way mains plug adapters that turns off everything off via remote as the monitor doesnt have a remote to power off?

Also Daewoo make a 160gb Freeview PVR with DVD recorder + Hdmi for £199, it upscales DVD as well as freeview
http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=freeview+160gb+hdmi

If you have multiple HDMI you might want this instead maybe.

remote HDMI switcher
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/158870/plexus-3-port-hdmi-video-switch-wit/
 
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If it's any reassurance to anyone, I got mine this morning. No dead pixels, matt-ish screen, great colour at any angle! Very pleased :) FYI. mine had a permanent marker smudge on the top that could well be a tick
 
Got my RMA replacement today... It's a VA panel!! :D

It does seem OcUK have sorted out the TN panel business now. My box also had a black tick on top (but everything inside was packed away nice and neatly). Have to say, now that I've got the real deal, it's a bloody excellent monitor for the price! At any viewing angle, the colour doesn't invert! Built-in manufacturer OSD reports it as a AU-M24OUWO1-V0 panel, which seems to be the one everyone else is getting (apart from the lucky few who got Samsung panels used in the Eizo monitors!).

Gotta say, although it took 2 weeks to sort out, it was worth it. I recommend the monitor to anyone considering a 24". This one blows my old Samsung 226BW out of the water.

Thanks OcUK!
 
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I think its safe to say that the problem has now been sorted, where ocuk are checking the contents of the box, to ensure that the monitor is indeed a VA model.

For anyone who was waiting to order one of these - now would probably be a good time.
 
If say - i ordered it tonight when i get home and my hands on my CC, when would it be coming to my house ready for use?

I guess this weekend is out of the question.

TYIA

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