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

westie17 · 2 Dec 2007 at 19:32

sunama said:
If you do buy a new video card, keep the current 350w psu. Try it. See if it works. If not, then replace the PSU. It "might" just work.

Also, I was under the impression that the 9800pro was capable of running the desktop at 1900x1200.

I think it might be best to create a new post in the video card forum, as some of those guys in there live and breathe video cards.

It could be that you current 9800pro is defective and is struggling to run at high resolutions, in your desktop.

Have you tried playing around with the refresh rate?

http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/specs.html, it says on here it can.

keithcun · 2 Dec 2007 at 19:39

Well, finally got round to redoing my little den with my new monitor hung on the wall.

Heres a couple of pics one in landscape and one in portrait.Can't believe how good this screen is.

RobH · 2 Dec 2007 at 19:57

Nazmul said:
Today I turned it on and now I have a wierd horizontal line of dead pixels going across my screen and it doesn't want to go away (i've attached a picture).

Overclockers have arranged and RMA and they are collecting it too so thumbs up to them for customer service...

similar to this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10589987&postcount=1043 ?

mo786 · 2 Dec 2007 at 20:10

keithcun said:
Well, finally got round to redoing my little den with my new monitor hung on the wall.

Heres a couple of pics one in landscape and one in portrait.Can't believe how good this screen is.

hey

what stand (mount) do you have? does it swivel sideways so you can change the angle of the screen?

Tosk · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:39

im thinking of buy 1 of these monitors hows it for gaming?

i mainly play mmorpgs/fps/rts games. is there any ghosting ?

RobH · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:43

Tosk said:
im thinking of buy 1 of these monitors hows it for gaming?

i mainly play mmorpgs/fps/rts games. is there any ghosting ?

Great for gaming even at non-native resolutions and there is no ghosting. I've played 'The Orange Box' games on it and have had no problems, it's fantastic.

Tosk · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:51

ah great, dam im so temped in getting 1 just after xmas

i hope ocuk will have some still in by then.

thanks for the reply RobH

sunama · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:58

Tosk said:
i hope ocuk will have some still in by then.

If not, there will be other 24" displays, perhaps even larger, at similar prices. The trend is for LCDs to increase in size and decrease in price, so dont worry.

keithcun · 2 Dec 2007 at 23:15

mo786 said:
hey

what stand (mount) do you have? does it swivel sideways so you can change the angle of the screen?

It's an Ergotron Neo-Flex wall mount and it tilts, swivels, height adjustable and also rotates 90 degrees for the portrait/landscape.

They also do a table stand but I think the 24" may be too big for it as it's recommended upto 20".

sunama · 3 Dec 2007 at 01:03

keithcun said:
It's an Ergotron Neo-Flex wall mount and it tilts, swivels, height adjustable and also rotates 90 degrees for the portrait/landscape.

They also do a table stand but I think the 24" may be too big for it as it's recommended upto 20".

Ive just looked up the desktop stand version. It has a capacity of 7.2kg. It might just be strong enough to handle this monitor's weight.

Its priced at around £30 inc delivery.

Raikiri · 3 Dec 2007 at 01:12

sunama said:
Ive just looked up the desktop stand version. It has a capacity of 7.2kg. It might just be strong enough to handle this monitor's weight.

Its priced at around £30 inc delivery.

I was looking at this but I came to the conclusion that weight wouldn't be an issue, the size of the screen would (easy to tip over due to most the weight being spread out past the stand).

WotDa · 3 Dec 2007 at 01:25

Raikiri said:
I was looking at this but I came to the conclusion that weight wouldn't be an issue, the size of the screen would (easy to tip over due to most the weight being spread out past the stand).

Aye, I too came to this conclusion when looking at the stand, tis a shame really as it seems nice and the price point is right.

Ice Tea · 3 Dec 2007 at 03:52

Thanks for explaining that 60Hz refresh is ok

@ Barba Gann

Barba Gann said:
Not needed Ice Tea - so are we buying this one or.......

Very tempted but the reports of problems and the couple of people that said they had scratches on the bezel is a concern that OCUK are resending out returned monitors as new

I did ask Gibbo for a response on this a couple of pages back on Friday but he didn't reply.

I'll most probably decide if i might take a chance in the next 24hours but i'd hate to think what the return postal costs would be if there is a problem.

Krna1 · 3 Dec 2007 at 07:31

Hmm, just read the whole thread, very tempting, will wait for answer to that last question before buying though I think!

The horizontal lines developing so quickly + the scratches thing are quite worrying when factoring in return costs.

Richdog · 3 Dec 2007 at 07:40

Ice Tea said:
I'll most probably decide if i might take a chance in the next 24hours but i'd hate to think what the return postal costs would be if there is a problem.

About £5.99 via courier, not an issue really http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Payperdrop

DavidS14 · 3 Dec 2007 at 07:42

Ice Tea said:
Thanks for explaining that 60Hz refresh is ok

@ Barba Gann

Very tempted but the reports of problems and the couple of people that said they had scratches on the bezel is a concern that OCUK are resending out returned monitors as new I did ask Gibbo for a response on this a couple of pages back on Friday but he didn't reply.

I'll most probably decide if i might take a chance in the next 24hours but i'd hate to think what the return postal costs would be if there is a problem.

Why does scratches indicate anything other than they were missed during QC inspection at the factory ? AFAIK there's no evidence at all that OC are sending out returned monitors as new, there are a couple of people who have posted saying that they have found scratches on the casings but that's it ?

Have I missed something :confused:

Nazmul · 3 Dec 2007 at 07:57

RobH said:
similar to this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10589987&postcount=1043 ?

Yes although mine seems to be allot thicker

Krna1 · 3 Dec 2007 at 08:10

Meh, just ordered one, can never resist

Hope it arrives before I leave for my exam though, or I may have to stay home and wait

Jimmy1983 · 3 Dec 2007 at 08:25

Raikiri said:
I was looking at this but I came to the conclusion that weight wouldn't be an issue, the size of the screen would (easy to tip over due to most the weight being spread out past the stand).

Well keithcun seems happy with his, so it should be suitable for the job.

Jimmy1983 · 3 Dec 2007 at 09:19

Just recieved it, got it setup using VGA, screen doesn't seem as sharp as my Sony X-Black.

Yeah stand is quite wobbly, especially when using the OSD shame it hasnt got a tilt either

Whats people done to tilt it up a bit, it seems to be pointing down quite a bit.

Not changed any settings yet tho.