Poll: Poll: Should PCM2 buy the EW2420 *VA monitor for the good of the community?

Should I buy one to test?

  • yes

    Votes: 50 89.3%

  • no

    Votes: 6 10.7%
  • Total voters
    56
You are absolutely correct about the DSR CaptainCrash. I had a look through the legislation - http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets/general/oft698.pdf

It is made abundantly clear throughout the document that a consumer must be able to try out a product (as they would be allowed during face-to-face sales in a shop).

Paragraph 3.58 in particular -

"Can I insist that consumers who cancel an order within the
cancellation period return the goods as new or in their
original packaging

No. Consumers are under a duty to take reasonable care of the goods
while in their possession as discussed in paragraph 3.44. The DSRs
allow consumers to examine goods they have ordered as they would
in a shop. If that requires opening the packaging and trying out the
goods then they have not breached their duty to take reasonable
care of the goods. In these circumstances you cannot insist that
consumers return the goods as new or in their original packaging.
You may ask consumers to return goods with the original packaging,
but you cannot insist on this."
 
Whilst I won't be testing that specifically I will certainly be looking at gamma shifts and other issues in dark areas that may affect such applications.

P.S. Now I am comfortable with the DSR legislation I have ordered the thing. You can all breath a sigh of relief. As for a timeframe for the review - I'll do my best but given my other duties I'd say expect it no earlier than Guy Fawkes night. Let's hope for some fireworks ;).
 
PCM2 said:
Whilst I won't be testing that specifically I will certainly be looking at gamma shifts and other issues in dark areas that may affect such applications.

P.S. Now I am comfortable with the DSR legislation I have ordered the thing. You can all breath a sigh of relief. As for a timeframe for the review - I'll do my best but given my other duties I'd say expect it no earlier than Guy Fawkes night. Let's hope for some fireworks ;).
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I'll put off buying a Samsung (which I was planning to do on Monday) to wait for your review. I can only hope it's a good enough monitor for your own personal tastes as it is for mine so as you don't have to send it back :)
 
Yes me too. Either way I think it is for the greater good (*flashback to Hot Fuzz*). I will be as objective as possible and will not introduce any sort of bias to this review and try to force myself to like aspects of the monitor that I don't really like, just because I bought it. It will be standing alongside a high-end CRT and very high-end LCD with coloured LED backlighting so the poor bugger is really going to be in the spotlight.
 
This may be a bit selfish to ask, but if and when you do get the screen, would it be possible for you to tell me what gaming/responsiveness is like and if the black crush is particularly noticeable? As those are really the only 2 things I'm particularly concerned about and I'm sure writing up an extensive review would take a long time compared to just answering those specific questions.

Feel free to tell me to take a hike, you're obviously under no obligation to do what I ask and I wouldn't think any less of you. Also I'm almost certainly going to read your full review anyway :)
 
I'm expecting this to arrive tomorrow (with any luck). I will not give you my knee-jerk response but later on in the week I will let you all know how I have found it for gaming in particular.
 
Wow, that's not bad at all.

Even if you don't manage to send it back (assuming it's not up to standard), £140 isn't too big of a loss. I'm pretty certain the monitor should be more than adequate if used for general tasks.
 
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