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

[sunama]

56" D-ILA HD TV for £999... which errr..

I too was looking for a rear projection set, 18 months back, however, decided that rear projection sets are a bit of a rip off. When you go from 56" to 70", they whack the price up, which makes no sense as the internal electronics are unchanged. The only difference is the casing.

As a result, I opted for a full blown front projection set instead, which gives you a substantially more cinematic feel that a smaller rear pro set can only dream of.

But anyway, back on topic...

... and like clockwork just when I thought I'd got myself some flaw free cheapo ace monitor action, it's gone all faulty on me. A line of dead (black) pixels just appeared tonight as I was playing. :/

Sorry to hear that man.
Well at least CRTs were more reliable than this monitor.

 

[DasFruitMachine]

I quoted the sale of goods act in my support ticket just in case the etailer decides to try and fob me off. I won't let it drop so they may as well just give me the refund.

Well at least CRTs were more reliable than this monitor.

Indeed. I had my Dell P1110 for about 5 years before a brightness problem made it hard to use, and it was a refurb.

 

[philjohn]

I quoted the sale of goods act in my support ticket just in case the etailer decides to try and fob me off. I won't let it drop so they may as well just give me the refund.

May be time for a letter before action (LBA) informing them you will be taking legal action within 14 days if the matter is not suitably resolved. Remember, comsumer laws in this country are very strong and however much retailers try to weasle out of their responsabilities the law is usually very much on our side.

If they still don't pay up, put the willies up them by filing a summons on money claim online, the cost of which they'll have to pony up if (when) you win or they capitulate.

 

[TheStig1]

my monitor has started to make a really annoying hi pitched whine noise when in stand by so much so that i have to unplug it at night its not that loud but at night it seems loud
has anyone else had this and is it grounds to rma the screen?

 

[Greenboi]

Just got mine set up a minute ago. Absolutely love it, it's massive!!!

 

[Greenboi]

Just got mine set up a minute ago. Absolutely love it, it's massive!!!

A short while later..

A few problems.

I get some kind of white flashing on the left side of the monitor from top to bottom, was worse when using DVI, and at the moment, isnt too bad on RGB, and i cant actually see it right now.

Another problem is that when using a DVI conenction, using maximum resolution, the screen is completely distorted and orange.

PLEASE, someone help me with these problems!!!!!

Actually, i think its using any widescreen resolution the screen just goes messed up..started happening after i reset the monitor from the OSD.

please, someone help me, i really like the monitor and dont wanna send it back really

Edit: Its not doing the really bad flickering on VGA. This is ridiculous. Its like hundreds of whirte lines scrolling up the screen. Doing it all over ths creen now. Wtf is this?

 

[pugheaven]

Yep, I have the Yuraku version (which I was under the impression this OKUK version is just a rebadged version?)... and have to say it's awesome... 1 dead pixel which I noticed, apart form that faultless... took the silly silver stuck on cheapo badge off as well form the front and it's ace.

Only thing I'd say is, the build quality is a 3/5 at best, don't get me wrong, feels okay, but the finish on *** black bazel say isn't 100% flush etc etc...

However, it's performing stunningly and zero blur or anything from the 6ms quoted response rate... have to say I'm made up and yeah, it's HUGE WITH A CAPTIAL ERR... HUGE

Cheers
Pug

 

[Greenboi]

Guna RMA the screen. Really dissapointed, which tbh, after reading this thread, i was gunna be shocked if it all worked fine first try.

I cant have the screen set to native resolution, because in vista, the screen goes inverted, scrolls, and is generally ******.

In XP, 1920x1200 works, but i get the VERY annoying white scrolling bars right across the screen, hundreds of them, and they dont go away.

Currently in Vista at 1680x1050, and its perfect. Sharp, clear picture. But i dont want to use this res, i want the native, max res that i should get as thats why i got this size screen!

If anyone knows of any fix, please let me know asap!

 

[Hamster]

Guna RMA the screen. Really dissapointed, which tbh, after reading this thread, i was gunna be shocked if it all worked fine first try.

I cant have the screen set to native resolution, because in vista, the screen goes inverted, scrolls, and is generally ******.

In XP, 1920x1200 works, but i get the VERY annoying white scrolling bars right across the screen, hundreds of them, and they dont go away.

Currently in Vista at 1680x1050, and its perfect. Sharp, clear picture. But i dont want to use this res, i want the native, max res that i should get as thats why i got this size screen!

If anyone knows of any fix, please let me know asap!

Try another DVI cable. I had a similar problem and replaced it with a better quality one (dual link) and all was well. Not guaranteeing it will fix your issue but worth a try.

 

[Greenboi]

If anyone knows of any fix, please let me know asap!

Try another DVI cable. I had a similar problem and replaced it with a better quality one (dual link) and all was well. Not guaranteeing it will fix your issue but worth a try.

I already use a high quality DVI belkin cable. Have tried supplied one with no change.

 

[Hamster]

I already use a high quality DVI belkin cable. Have tried supplied one with no change.

OK. Since the issues vary depending on OS/resolution, do you have a different graphics card to try or maybe hook the monitor up to another pc if you can? Failing that it's RMA time.

 

[thx1971]

After much deliberation i've just gone and ordered one - I asked before about performance issues on an older system but was just wanting to clarify: I got ATI Radeon x1950 Pro/2gb RAM/AMD 64 3200+ - it's an old AGP system and runs most new games ok on High Res on my 17" CRT at 1280x960.
I'm not expecting top Resolution from this monitor but do you think i can still run most new games at a decent resolution on this new monitor, or have i just wasted £220?

 

[Bonjour]

After much deliberation i've just gone and ordered one - I asked before about performance issues on an older system but was just wanting to clarify: I got ATI Radeon x1950 Pro/2gb RAM/AMD 64 3200+ - it's an old AGP system and runs most new games ok on High Res on my 17" CRT at 1280x960.
I'm not expecting top Resolution from this monitor but do you think i can still run most new games at a decent resolution on this new monitor, or have i just wasted £220?

Of course you haven't. You'll still be able to play games, at whatever resolution, but will have the added bonus of a humungous desktop.

 

[sunama]

You can run at a lower resolution and still get very good image quality. When running 1650x1050, image quality looks excellent.

 

[thx1971]

excellent! thanks for the replies - can't wait now, review when it arrives.

 

[dbeckett]

double post

 

[dbeckett]

I got my replacement this morning, no humming, no random problem with cathode rays that created a background bleeding appearance on my last one.
This monitor is a must buy, yes theres a very small chance you may get a faulty one(maybe 1 in 50) but for this kinda money its definately worth risking it, this screen should be worth £100 more so even if you do have get a faulty one and need a replacement, waiting a extra week for the rma to happen is worth the £100 you saved

thx1971

I have a x1950pro myself, amd 3500 64bit, it runs fine when it comes to desktop use but for gaming you wont achieve the highest resolution but you should be able to run your old games with the same resolution you have now, or maybe even slightly better and it will still look really good

edit- new games maybe not too well on a good resolution, but if you lower the settings it should be fine and itll still look decent i reckon, but its was worth the buy, your gonna have this for many years to come and no need to upgrade on it

 

[Deleted User 234324]

You should have no trouble runnings games at 1440x900 which is a 16:10 resolution so will retain the correct aspect for the monitor, its also almost exactly the same pixel count as your current resolution so performance wise should be identical. Still looks great on the monitor aswell, or you can enable the scaling thingy for graphics card so it doesnt stretch the image.

 

[pugheaven]

excellent! thanks for the replies - can't wait now, review when it arrives.

You should have no trouble runnings games at 1440x900 which is a 16:10 resolution so will retain the correct aspect for the monitor, its also almost exactly the same pixel count as your current resolution so performance wise should be identical. Still looks great on the monitor aswell, or you can enable the scaling thingy for graphics card so it doesnt stretch the image.

What he says above fella, if you can't run the native 1920x1200, then choose another 16:10 resolution... if you don't then you find the pciture is not to put too finer point on it, rubbish, really is, but as you keep to a widescreen format then the monitor is fine even on lower res's.

Enjoy your monitor mate, I've had mine since last Friday and it's awesome, not a single problem with it... apart from the crap silver badging which I peeled off for a nice smooth finish!

Cheers
Pug

 

[joe pineapples]

Trying to help a mate out over the phone, and probably the blind leading the blind. Basically he's got the ocuk 24", his ps3, and a HD Fury Gamer cable. He's currently got it outputting in 720p, but wants it in 1080 if possible. Can anyone tell me the PS3 menu order he needs to select to do this?.

thanks
joe