Samsung 32D850D 32 and BenQ BL3200PT 32

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Long-time lurker and looking for a new monitor and after days of research I decided these two mention are what I have narrowed it down to. Now my reason for posting is because I need some user feedback on these because I have pretty much read every review and forums I can think of a it seems there is so much mix PERSONAL experience with these monitors especially the Benq. I was tempted to buy the Benq but it appears to be suffering from major flickering issues which seems to be a lottery and the Samsung also appears to suffer from it but not as much.

I would mainly use if for working from home looking at logs/troubleshooting as I am a Network, VoIP and Video Conferencing Support Engineer so any flickering between windows is definitely a no no as I spend long hours going through logs/replicating issues/testing/building labs working at the CLI.

Also gaming but nothing competitive so I can live with a little input lag. I mostly play adventure/racing games. Fry Cry/Grid.
Also my Graphics Card is a is a GTX780
Thanks in Advance.
 
NvidiaDan said:
Was in the same dilemma but went for the Samsung in the end mostly due to it being on deal over the weekend!

Arrives tomorrow so I'll let you know how it is!

I think most of it boils down to personal opinion really with them both using the same panel although on paper the benQ has a few added features.
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Diddums said:
The Samsung does pivot. It also has Vesa mounts.

I'm getting my Samsung tomorrow, I'll report back :)
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Thanks for the response...i am getting trigger happy as i want it by tomorrow from overlockers so i can play with it over new years day :D...but i don't think i will use the extra features from the Benq and if i have to return the monitor i think i would prefer dealing with Samsung
 
DrBombcrater said:
The main differences between the two monitors are the Samsung's use of PWM for the backlight and lack of pivot for portrait mode. I don't think there's any doubt the BenQ is the better monitor, but it's personal preference as to whether it is worth the extra cost.

I don't think there's any evidence that either brand suffers from flickering more than the other, it's a fault with the AUO panel and should affect both models in similar proportions.
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I think based of the forum post on hardforum i am tempted to say the Benq has more issues a bad batch was made and is still out there with retailers. Also other uk review retailers sites customers have changed up 3 Benq and still the same issue.
 
Just pulled the trigger on the Sammy ..so hopefully I will get it by tomorrow. And have a new toy for new years day to play with.
 
OK So just called CS mind has been delayed and i wont get it now until Saturday. Was looking forward to getting it today. Disappointed.
 
Got mind today came while i was at work. Will post some pics when i get a chance but its an huge didnt think it would be this big can see myself getting another one in the future.
 
So got in setup but absolutely lovely monitor its so big. Anyone who says size doesnt matter thats a like LOL

Back to the monitor...

Firstly the box it comes in is HUGE and I mean HUGE. I wonder why it was so big but its only when I opened it up I realise why it’s so big. The monitor itself is a joy to behold.
Samsung packed it like a tank so even the most careless delivery man won’t damage it.


Once I connected all the cables and powered up my pc man was I excited this monitor is enormous. Everything looks so much better coming from a 23" LG which has served me well for 4 years and I will still keep it. First thing i did was check the flickinering ..now i dont get any flickering in any of the obvious apps origin is fine, so is google earth but i do get it on this test http://www.gdargaud.net/Hack/DeadPixel/GreenMagenta.html
Now its not very bad but i am now considering weather i should send it back overclockers?

In terms of build quality I am very happy sturdy stand and nice bezel. The height adjustment can be a bit stiff had to give it a little nudge to move it. The cable management slot at the back of the stand which is a good addition hides cables well.
No sure about the USB slots position at the back.

Overall very happy but just for the minor flickering on http://www.gdargaud.net/Hack/DeadPixel/GreenMagenta.html.
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Moeks said:
Ok So I think have cracked the eye strain issue, the monitor was already as far back as I could get it on the desk ...however, there is the windowsill, I don't use this Window anyway really, there is another one 3 feet to the right of it which is the one I tend to use as this has been blocked by my desk for years.

This makes all the difference to my eyes, as I am no-longer too close to this endless wall of light.

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The experience is quite different now though, I am not used to sitting this far away from a monitor, I'm not sure if I prefer to sit closer to a smaller monitor or further from a very large one just now.

I suppose the 27" would have been a wiser choice. Need more photos of photos of photos ....of photos, give eyetrip a braintrip :p
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Great Steup have done any flicker testing as yet?
 
Moeks said:
Yes, there isn't any flickering, or dead pixels. There is a minor amount of back-light bleed in the bottom right corner of the monitor, but you can only notice that on a pure black background, basically I opened paint, filled it black and made it full screen and you can see it a bit ...that's it, perfect otherwise.
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OK that good i havent got any dead pixels also and a little back-light bleed in the bottom right corner also...i only get flicker on this test page http://www.gdargaud.net/Hack/DeadPix...enMagenta.html

Not sure whether is worth sending it back for that as its prefect otherwise
 
asteldian said:
What games have you tried? I noticed on my monitor that lighter environments caused major flickering - in elder scrolls online outdoors causes frequent flickering, whereas caves and dungeons are flicker free. I think Skyrim is a good tester for flickering too. If you get none in outdoor environments then the monitor is likely fine.
Mine gets returned Thursday but the flickering is very bad on my monitor
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I have only tried Far Cry 3 so far and i didn't experience any issues but i will be testing a few others just to make sure. I Will also test assassin creed black flag and Batman Arkham City.
 
Moeks said:
Mine is going back too, not for flickering but because it's still killing my eyes even moved back to the windowsill. I'm not sure why, I have never been affected like this by a monitor since the last timer I used a CRT with a 60Hz refresh rate, so a long time. Moving it back helped a lot, but it's still causing a lot of eye fatigue and eventually headaches, not a problem I generally suffer, even with a PWM backlight, which both my current monitors use.
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I will test it for a full week to see if I get any headaches so far its ok. Is it teh size or the screen that is causing the issues for you?

What do you plan on replacing it with?
 
I am now tempted to buy another one lol when i go into work an see the two 24 inch work provides they look so small lol am now hooked on the 32" i can't go back any lower
 
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