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lbt did you get a look at the panel inside whilst you had it open by any chance?
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God, there are a lot of whingers on here aren't there 
Good timing with my post above though.
The VESA mounts are indeed into the plastic. But since the monitor weighs no more than a bag of crisps* that's not a big deal. Mine just screwed on nice and tight with no problems at all. If you were planning to buy a load of these to use in an office full of grunts then I'd think again. If you plan to wall mount it, adjust it once and then leave it for 12 months until SWMBO makes you clean your desk then it's great!!
It's also a nuisance that you need to faff about to remove the leg. For me that's a price I'll pay to save the £150 that a Dell would cost.
For anyone who wants to spend more money then sod off and buy a Ferrari branded one - feel free to try and impress us all with how much you can spend
This is a *VALUE BRAND* monitor that kicks the stuffing out of most others on the market. It has minor foibles - deal with it.
* a big bag, I'll grant you...
Good timing with my post above though.
The VESA mounts are indeed into the plastic. But since the monitor weighs no more than a bag of crisps* that's not a big deal. Mine just screwed on nice and tight with no problems at all. If you were planning to buy a load of these to use in an office full of grunts then I'd think again. If you plan to wall mount it, adjust it once and then leave it for 12 months until SWMBO makes you clean your desk then it's great!!
It's also a nuisance that you need to faff about to remove the leg. For me that's a price I'll pay to save the £150 that a Dell would cost.
For anyone who wants to spend more money then sod off and buy a Ferrari branded one - feel free to try and impress us all with how much you can spend
This is a *VALUE BRAND* monitor that kicks the stuffing out of most others on the market. It has minor foibles - deal with it.
* a big bag, I'll grant you...
Caporegime
Here it is...
*camera phone pics*
Literally set it up 5 mins ago.
No dead pixels that I can see which is good.
Colour is a bit off - can some one recommend me some colour settings please.
Stand is fine for me, well on this desk any way. The base is an annoying shape as Ive had to move my speakers back a bit.
Initial thoughts - Im very very pleased with my purchase. Will try some games now.
*camera phone pics*
Literally set it up 5 mins ago.
No dead pixels that I can see which is good.
Colour is a bit off - can some one recommend me some colour settings please.
Stand is fine for me, well on this desk any way. The base is an annoying shape as Ive had to move my speakers back a bit.
Initial thoughts - Im very very pleased with my purchase. Will try some games now.
Not in any meaningful way.
I was more interested in being *very* careful not to open it more than I had to.
I'll see what I can see when I open it up again over the weekend...
Soldato
i use 50:44:51 RGB on mine. brightness 46, contrast 67. i dont expect that to work on many others since mine wasnt that bad out of the box
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Mine has vno on the panel?
Caporegime
Soldato
God, there are a lot of whingers on here aren't there
Good timing with my post above though.
The VESA mounts are indeed into the plastic. But since the monitor weighs no more than a bag of crisps* that's not a big deal. Mine just screwed on nice and tight with no problems at all. If you were planning to buy a load of these to use in an office full of grunts then I'd think again. If you plan to wall mount it, adjust it once and then leave it for 12 months until SWMBO makes you clean your desk then it's great!!
* a big bag, I'll grant you...
****** , my wall mount lets me move the LCD in/out , left/right and tilt up/down. I do this depending on the use of the monitor / desk. As the mount is fairly stiff and the OcUK unit only has plastic threads it'll soon just pull away from the mount
Gibbo , is there any chance you could contacy the supplier & see what they recommend ???
Soldato
the OcUK unit only has plastic threads it'll soon just pull away from the mount
No, it has no threads, you need to put the bolts inside the casing.
lbt - can you actually remove the leg, you said in your earlier post that the "stand 'leg' is not removable".
Soldato
The purpose of his post was to detail exactly how to remove the stand/leg.
When he originally said it wasn't removable he meant by default.
Soldato
Ah, that makes sense now, thought it was a too many steps just to access the mounting holes.
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You screw a SelfTaping Bolt into a tight plastic hole and it will hold your weight, I aint meant to be unscrewed/screwed weekly, fit and forget or unill you really need remove for legit reason.
Obv you aint going to hang from the LCD and it would break anyhow, but the hole being plastic and thread getting made by the bolt is not a bad thing, although I agree a metal insert would have been better.
Obv you aint going to hang from the LCD and it would break anyhow, but the hole being plastic and thread getting made by the bolt is not a bad thing, although I agree a metal insert would have been better.
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Colour is a bit off - can some one recommend me some colour settings please.
Colourwise I've gone for 35% brightness, 65% contrast, user colours with 54% red, 48% green and 50% blue, its not perfect but it gives you something to work on.
****** , my wall mount lets me move the LCD in/out , left/right and tilt up/down. I do this depending on the use of the monitor / desk. As the mount is fairly stiff and the OcUK unit only has plastic threads it'll soon just pull away from the mount
Seriously - if you're looking for an excuse not to buy it then that's fine.
OTOH. If you mount it and the plastic cracks in the next 3 years then you have a warranty claim.
The back plate is made of the same material as the stand. The stand is mounted with 6 small screws screwed into the same plastic. (I know!). The stand load is spread over less area than the vesa mount. What's the problem?
Caporegime
Too dark for me with 35% brightness.
Just had a go on CS:S and its awesome.
Has to be my new favourtie purchase over my Z-5500 speakers.
This monitor is excellent.
Just had a go on CS:S and its awesome.
Has to be my new favourtie purchase over my Z-5500 speakers.
This monitor is excellent.
Soldato
I have an issue with mine now. A faint line about 1/3rd up from the bottom, you can see it no matter what colour the screen is. 
Sure it wasn't there earlier. Most annoying.
Sure it wasn't there earlier. Most annoying.
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I have an issue with mine now. A faint line about 1/3rd up from the bottom, you can see it no matter what colour the screen is.
Sure it wasn't there earlier. Most annoying.
Me too......... Not overly bad though
I have an issue with mine now. A faint line about 1/3rd up from the bottom, you can see it no matter what colour the screen is.
Sure it wasn't there earlier. Most annoying.
Sounds like a fault,had something similar on one of my dells and rma`d it.
Soldato
Looks like it's and entire row of dead pixels, just tried my laptop through VGA and it's still there. Shows up even in games and video.
Fanbloomintastic. Didn't notice it earlier as I had a black desktop.
Fanbloomintastic. Didn't notice it earlier as I had a black desktop.
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Mine is nowhere near bad enough to have to send it back? Im not going to worry about it!