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

Jimmy1983 · 23 Dec 2007 at 13:08

DavidS14 said:
I don't think that one is better than the other really (V0 or V3) as there have been a few people with each with different problems but no more than any other TFT. As I posted there's minimal difference between the panels themselves so as long as you're happy with it enjoy

But Ive got v0 by the looks off things.

HighlandeR · 23 Dec 2007 at 13:54

DavidS14 said:
That's good to hear, so the 24B is a totally faultless model so if I was to search round the forums I wouldn't find a few people with say stuck pixels or a little backlight un-uniformity

There are not loads of issues with this panel, the vast majority of people are very happy, including me. There are a few people with issues (as with any other TFT) and they post more than the satisfied people as they are looking for more info on possible causes/remedies.

All true but I havent seen or heard of any issues on the Samsung 245B yet....

Im very well aware that this is still the biggest thread ever on screens and that only the people with issues will post here the 99% other owners are too busy enjoying it

But still it sends a shiver down the spine of my wallet.

S.Cope · 23 Dec 2007 at 15:25

Just an update - my backlight problem has practically disappeared now and is completely unnoticeable in normal use. All is right with the world again.

DavidS14 · 23 Dec 2007 at 15:45

HighlandeR said:
All true but I havent seen or heard of any issues on the Samsung 245B yet....

OCUK Product review by Paladin said:
Very nice display but I have one dead pixel in bottom right corner which take 1 star straight away for display which cost 300£ (I know 1 pixel is well within tolerance but I'm perfectionist when it comes to my PC)....

Deonilin said:
I have just purchased the samsung 245B monitor and have a red pixel showing on a black screen. What is the policy for this, does it require multiple pixels to die as i cant see anything about it in the samsung literature.

DavidS14 · 23 Dec 2007 at 15:46

S.Cope said:
Just an update - my backlight problem has practically disappeared now and is completely unnoticeable in normal use. All is right with the world again.

Good news

tomanders91 · 23 Dec 2007 at 15:46

Will these ever go back on offer?

sunama · 23 Dec 2007 at 15:51

They might.

Dont forget that prices of LCDs and other technology items are continually coming down in price (thanks in part to the cheap Chinese manufacturing), so expect to see the price of this particular (and other LCDs) drop. Wait till the new year though.

tomanders91 · 23 Dec 2007 at 15:52

yeah after new year i want to get a 24inch monitor, so would be nice to see these come down.

Dharok · 23 Dec 2007 at 16:04

Just had a peek at mine (Christmas present) and it's a L2442W v.0. I ordered this Tuesday (18th) evening and received on Thursday (20th). I'm guessing people with the v.3's are having more problems than the v.0's - Am I correct in saying this, and it is possibly a different panel type or not?

Just interested, now I just have to hope for no stuck/dead pixels *touch wood*.

DavidS14 · 23 Dec 2007 at 16:26

Dharok said:
Just had a peek at mine (Christmas present) and it's a L2442W v.0. I ordered this Tuesday (18th) evening and received on Thursday (20th). I'm guessing people with the v.3's are having more problems than the v.0's - Am I correct in saying this, and it is possibly a different panel type or not?

Just interested, now I just have to hope for no stuck/dead pixels *touch wood*.

There are >10 people who have posted the panel version they have so although there seems to be more v3's with issues with such a small sample there's no way you could call it a trend.

Have a look at my post above, there are only minimal differences in the specs between the two versions so they are more or less identical.

Dr Love · 23 Dec 2007 at 18:12

S.Cope said:
Just an update - my backlight problem has practically disappeared now and is completely unnoticeable in normal use. All is right with the world again.

It's a crazy world...... My backlight problem seems to be correcting itself also!

HighlandeR · 23 Dec 2007 at 21:01

DavidS14 said:

5 quid for the un-edited post

Worse thing isnt even seeing those faults, its when I ran crysis and noticed back light bleed on the sides of my Samsung 245B, u made it horrible, Merry Xmas

HighlandeR · 23 Dec 2007 at 21:02

Dr Love said:
It's a crazy world...... My backlight problem seems to be correcting itself also!

Ive noticed this with TFTs u gotta let it almost burn in and then the back light bleed seems to go down a lot more I noticed it still improving after a few weeks.

So give it sometime and time will tell.

seanng · 23 Dec 2007 at 21:21

AFK_Matrix said:
Ok now i am royally annoyed!! Had the RMA monitor for around 4-5 days and I just switched it on and there is a black line AGAIN!!! So looks like its going to be a thrid monitor for me. It was fine last night, is there anyway I might be able to get rid of the line?

I got two monitors as well and both had lines either going down or across the screen. I did two separate orders as well to ensure xmas delivery but it's not looking good that i'll get the original replacement in time. This has annoyed me so much to the point that i might just stump up for a more expensive reliable monitor!

southy1978 · 23 Dec 2007 at 21:28

D'oh hope i get a good one after reading through seeing some of the affected panels! Ordered friday 21st to arrive monday (hopefully)! Will my spec be ok to game at decent res? I currently only play cs:s, bf2 and cod4 on a 17" crt. Specs are p4 [email protected], 3 gig ram, x1950 pro agp, windows xp.
Will check my model and version numbers when it arrives and post some pics if all is ok!

adarm · 23 Dec 2007 at 21:57

hey, been watching this thread for a while and I'm wondering about ordering one, I was just waiting to see if it was a bad batch or what not.

If I were to primarily use this for my 360 & films would you recommend this? Its not really been mentioned yet...

merry christmas
adam

Andelusion · 23 Dec 2007 at 22:05

adarm said:
If I were to primarily use this for my 360 & films would you recommend this? Its not really been mentioned yet...

merry christmas
adam

Yes it's fine for the 360 and films. Just as good as any other screen with the same planel.

ten80p · 23 Dec 2007 at 22:22

Dr Love said:
It's a crazy world...... My backlight problem seems to be correcting itself also!

Yeh, after extensive use today mine also appears slightly better too

sunama · 23 Dec 2007 at 22:38

adarm said:
If I were to primarily use this for my 360 & films would you recommend this? Its not really been mentioned yet...

I did a review, earlier in this thread that went into detail, with regards to how this monitor performs with video/movies, compared to a high quality 19" CRT.

t31os · 23 Dec 2007 at 23:54

Few more pics from me....

Have borrowed the LG M228WA and stuck it next to the DGM for comparison, and although the brightness is a little too high (for me) on the DGM it definately looks nicer then the LG, though i love the LG very much.