Replacement for PG279Q

Andromeda1983

Andromeda1983

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Basically my wonderful dead pixel free PG279Q has received pressure mark damage thanks to my brother's kids and thus I am going to have to replace the monitor since its quite extensive (thankfully can hide some of it using dark mode for now). I need suggestions for a new monitor, I don't pretty much have a budget, I am happy to pay whatever so long as its a quality monitor.

I would like the following:

  • G-Sync or G-Sync Compatible
  • IPS ( Since Going with IPS monitors I cannot go back to TN's color quality )
  • 2560 by 1440 Resolution ( Im running a 1080 right now so not worth going 4K yet )
  • Ideally 27 Inch

Any suggestions are welcome!!
 
Probably better off getting another one as your monitor is very tough to beat.

Other than the IPS lottery, the price may be the only reason why most people haven't got one.

You could take a chance with the Acer Predator XB271HU, the IPS version.
 
I don't sadly, but its basically pressure mark damage, aka when the panel is physically damaged. It shows up as a much darker area on a white service, like someone dropped a big blot of ink on your monitor. I am negating some of it right now using a dark mode theme over the OS but obviously this is just a temporary measure until I can get a replacement and its only helping so much. As for my brothers kids, I have told him they are banned from my house now until such an age that they wont be sticking their fingers all over my nice expensive technology. Was so gutted too cause my PG279Q when I originally had it I considered to be a miracle because it had very little BLB and NO dead pixels (and has never produced any)
 
Andromeda1983 said:
Might hold out for

https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/blog/l...display-with-160hz-nano-ips-panel-and-g-sync/
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Nano-IPS is really just new marketing name for IPS with cheaper to make wide gamut backlight.
Like Samsung's "QLED"/Quantum Dot.
Anyway monitor is such long age part and with also Intel joining discrete GPU market in next year there's little sense in chaining yourself to be Nvidia's slave with G-Sync only display.

There should have been multiple high refresh rate 2560x1440 panels going into production, so maybe Computex will see some new monitor announcements.


Advance of monitors has been really lackluster for 15 years with all the techs able to get rid of LCD's contrast, response time and viewing angle problems delayed or forgotten.
Most of hyped advance has been putting lipstick of same old pig.
Hopefully actual (Active Matrix) Quantum dot LED tech develops fast.
With inorganic materials it should be more durable than OLED.
Hopefully someone would at least get their hands out of their arse and would use quantum dot colour filter to at least mitigate viewing angle problems of LCDs.
 
foster grant said:
£30 to look at a Monitor to see if there are any dead pixels ? I think I'm in the wrong game :D
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I'd pay it if there was a guarantee that if the monitor developed any pixel defects within a year or so it would be replaced. I'd pay £50. Make it 10% of the monitor purchase price or whatever. That to me is a fair price for that kind of guarantee given that the manufacturers allow a certain amount of defects per x number of pixels. After all it is the reseller that will be swallowing the cost if they open a box and find it has imperfections that mean they have to sell it as open box.

The monitor is the window to everything you do on the pc so if it bothers you then the pc experience will always bother you. Paying to avoid the panel lottery seems a no brainer for what can be a very expensive purchase that you keep for multiple generations of hardware.

That's just my opinion of course. I realise that on a cheap monitor the price may not be worth it and that some aren't as bothered by what they are looking at as others.

Obviously the ideal solution for the consumer would be for manufacturers to ditch their policy of selling screens with x number of defects as acceptible.
 
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Some dell monitors ocuk use to offer a pixel defect free warranty...not sure if it still exists but worth checking the product listings.
 
Andromeda1983 said:
Does OCUK offer any kind of Dead Pixel Check service yet, I rather not play the LCD lottery:D
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That doesnt cover the good build quality/BLB and IPS Glow lottery though. More chance you have a problem with that than Dead Pixels IMHO.

ussjtrunks said:
Wouldn’t it be great if a store actually offered a dead pixel check service check for a fee, I’d pay up to £50 for peace of mind
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I know one but its a competitor so cant name it but its near my location.
 
I guess that's the advantage of distance selling rights. but, buy a monitor in a shop and find it's got 1 or 2 dead pixels and you might struggle to replace as it will be within the manufacturer's tolerances.
https://www.tested.com/tech/1337-we-uncover-the-dead-pixel-policies-for-every-major-lcd-maker/
most manufacturer's dead pixel policy allow for 4 or 5 dead pixels before they will replace them. To us "enthusiasts", that would be a really bad display and we wouldn't be happy, but a shop doesn't need to accept a refund/replacement unless it's outside the manufacturer's policy - thus the benefit of the distance selling laws and having 7 working days from delivery. But, that's still debatable, as you need to open and use the monitor to check for pixels and some retailers try to stipulate that returned goods need to be unused and in their original packaging. So, how can you test a monitor and keep it unused?!? that’s a debate and potential argument when returning anything.
 
DereksDontRun said:
thus the benefit of the distance selling laws and having 7 working days from delivery. But, that's still debatable, as you need to open and use the monitor to check for pixels and some retailers try to stipulate that returned goods need to be unused and in their original packaging. So, how can you test a monitor and keep it unused?!? that’s a debate and potential argument when returning anything.
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It is actually 14 days (not working days, just 14 days) from the date of receiving of the item.... and NO company can demand the item be unused, if they do they are breaking the law, since the regulations regarding the 14 day cooling off period states that we are allowed to "establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods" which is impossible to do without using it.
 
DereksDontRun said:
and some retailers try to stipulate that returned goods need to be unused and in their original packaging. So, how can you test a monitor and keep it unused?!? that’s a debate and potential argument when returning anything.
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This is more to do with asking for a refund for an unused item they stipulate the above. I think you may be getting confused with a simple refund procedure for a returned unused item they always stipulate the above.

Logic dictates they cant stipulate this for when you find a dead pixel its impossible! Doesnt matter whether its a dead pixel or a faulty screen you still have to open it to find it ! ;) How many times can I say stipulate in this post I stipulated.
 
yeah, hands up, I was originally thinking of the old distance selling laws which were 7 working days, which i think were changed in 2013 to 14 days. Also the "returned unused and in original packaging" is more for store bought returns of unwanted items.

so, buying online, if it's got 1 dead pixel you can return within 14 days as an unwanted purchase (or at least tell them you're going to return within 14 days), but if it's shop bought and you find a dead pixel then they don't need to refund/replace unless its outside the manufacturer's spec for what's faulty (usually about 5-6 dead pixels, or 1 bright).
 
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