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Hmm could be faulty, try on another gfx card/computer and if same its probably faulty
BARGAIN - OcUK 24" with DVI (*VA Panel) for £179.99+VAT (This Week Only Deal!!)
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The cable comes with an adapter to plug into the 3.5mm jack iirc, also has Optical out for digital.
Just bought
Thanks WotDa, wouldnt have bought if you had'nt helped, so thanks for the reply mate.
Just received my monitor but I've been having some issues with DVI.
When connect it using the DVI the text looks blurry. I am running it at the
native resolution according the the graphics driver and monitor OSD so I cannot figure out whats going on. I've got a Geforce 8800GT and latest Vista 32bit drivers.
so now I am currently running it using VGA and the quality is pritty good although I would like to be able to run it in DVI.
When connect it using the DVI the text looks blurry. I am running it at the
native resolution according the the graphics driver and monitor OSD so I cannot figure out whats going on. I've got a Geforce 8800GT and latest Vista 32bit drivers.
so now I am currently running it using VGA and the quality is pritty good although I would like to be able to run it in DVI.
Thanks WotDa, wouldnt have bought if you had'nt helped, so thanks for the reply mate.
Np, enjoy the 360 on it, hopefully I will do next week when my RMA completes.
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Np, enjoy the 360 on it, hopefully I will do next week when my RMA completes.
Dissapointed to hear you got a dodgy one, hopefully the replacement will be better, the Xbox 360 looks amazing on it, especially if your used to playing it on a normal TV. The amount of my friends who don't understand that the Xbox 360 is designed to do HD is incredible, they don't know whet their missing out on.
Time for another info update for newcomers:
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Well after having this monitor for a few days now I can say i'm still happy with it. Although it has developed a stuck green pixel but it's out the way so there's very little chance I'd see it in normal use unless I'm lookin for it and it only shows up on black anyway. Also I have a really dusty prone room and the bezel and stand tends to be quite thick with dust, I guess due to the shiny surface of the bezel and the large surface area of the stand. Still I can live with these problems as there only very minor.
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good job RobH
Capt Doufos, that definately is an lcd problem. i did the same thing to my n95 when i dropped it.
Capt Doufos, that definately is an lcd problem. i did the same thing to my n95 when i dropped it.
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Ordered one of these last night for Saturday delivery so i can receive at home. Will let you guys know what i think of the monitor.....
I used to play on my current 19" Viewsonic @ 720p until I moved house, I nearly cried when I went back the quality of a normal TV. Oh, and I just checked mine again before it goes off, turns out the top bezel is somewhat dodgy too, sticking out of the case etc etc.
Seriously , if you want to fix £250 worth of kit to the wall using 4 self-tapping screws feel free (I'm not quite sure if I should put a rolleyes in here or not
I want to buy this monitor as it seems to be a ****** good display but having to dismantle the unit and use self-tappers does seem a bit of a limitation.
Oh, no doubt the 'dismantle to remove the stand' is a design flaw
The VESA holes OTOH are (in my opinion) perfectly OK for the job. I'm just using the 4 VESA screws that came with my mounting bracket. They are 'self tapping' in the sense that there may not be a pre-tapped thread in the plastic (it's hard to tell - it doesn't look like it). FWIW, when I was just offering the screen up to the wall, I attached the VESA bracket with just 2 diagonal screws and it was perfectly capable of holding the weight.
Think about it - a solid wooden door weighing a *lot* more than a screen and opened, closed and even slammed is held onto the doorframe by 6 selftapping screws (and I've seen them held on with 4 and even 2). People underestimate the load they're capable of holding. If I tried to pull one of the panel screws out using pliers I'd completely wreck the display before it even budged.
Yes the stand and physical construction are the weakest point on the product. In my opinion that's a good commercial decision. No-one would be interested if the panel itself was flawed. As it is it may worry you (and me!) but in actual fact it's only an irritation, not a limitation.
I'm only answering the points you raise. I really couldn't care less if you bought the screen <grin>. OTOH, (some!) people on these forums provided sensible answers and advice for my questions based on their knowledge and experience - so I'm just doing the same. Hope that helps...
Update to my earlier post I now have two issues with this monitor.
1. When connect it using the DVI the text looks blurry. I am running it at the native resolution according the the graphics driver and monitor OSD so I cannot figure out whats going on. I've got a Geforce 8800 GTX and latest Vista 32bit drivers.
2. I switched over to VGA and with some tweaks on the OSD it now looks pin sharp but now I have another problem. Every time I turn my pc or reboot the screen starts up out of phase, I can see weird lines across my screen and everything is oversaturated and the gamma is gone crazy bright. To fix this I have to switch the monitor on and off again manually after it boots into windows, very annoying.
When the monitor is working its stunning the picture is one of the best I've seen, but these problems are doing my head in.
Has anyone had any similar problems or know how I can fix these issues? I''ve filled in a RMA couple of days ago since we was promised we can return it if we wern't happy, but i've not had a reply yet...
1. When connect it using the DVI the text looks blurry. I am running it at the native resolution according the the graphics driver and monitor OSD so I cannot figure out whats going on. I've got a Geforce 8800 GTX and latest Vista 32bit drivers.
2. I switched over to VGA and with some tweaks on the OSD it now looks pin sharp but now I have another problem. Every time I turn my pc or reboot the screen starts up out of phase, I can see weird lines across my screen and everything is oversaturated and the gamma is gone crazy bright. To fix this I have to switch the monitor on and off again manually after it boots into windows, very annoying.
When the monitor is working its stunning the picture is one of the best I've seen, but these problems are doing my head in.
Has anyone had any similar problems or know how I can fix these issues? I''ve filled in a RMA couple of days ago since we was promised we can return it if we wern't happy, but i've not had a reply yet...
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Could some please confirm the dimensions, Gibbo quoted 570 x 250 x 463 mm
250mm seems to be very wide?! Is that from the rear to the front off the oval stand?
250mm seems to be very wide?! Is that from the rear to the front off the oval stand?
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I might have a grey scale problem with mine there are vertical lines every 5mm or so running the whole length of the screen (left to right), However do not see them with Black to green, Black to Red or Black to blue scales apart from the grey areas of that scale).
What can I do? RMA? Not a fault?
What can I do? RMA? Not a fault?