Yamakasi Catleap 27" 100mhz IPS

kh85 · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:19

I wonder what OCUK think about this big subject. Makes you think maybe they could be selling the Hazro a little cheaper?

SO;

Achieva Shimian OR Yamakasi Catleap Q270?

cheers

Batch · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:21

Thanks for all the advice on this thread. I've ordered the Achieva Shimian QH270-lite. I'll let you know how I get on.

kingy666 · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:26

kh85 said:
I wonder what OCUK think about this big subject. Makes you think maybe they could be selling the Hazro a little cheaper?

SO;

Achieva Shimian OR Yamakasi Catleap Q270?

cheers

What about the PCBANK model like MOOGLEY got (pics somewhere in this thread). I actually wish I had ordered that model as looking at the pics it looks quite nice and also the catleap looks like the stand is quite tall and the PCBANK's stand looks like it is quite low.

MOOGLEYS · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:33

The stand on the PCBank is actually pretty good. The monitor sits low down and is quite stable. It's certainly no worse than most other monitors and it has a nice amount of tilt and swivel movement. The surround is a quite thick shiny black it looks a bit like a Samsung Tv it's by no means a looker but it does the job.

kh85 · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:33

kingy666 said:
What about the PCBANK model like MOOGLEY got (pics somewhere in this thread). I actually wish I had ordered that model as looking at the pics it looks quite nice and also the catleap looks like the stand is quite tall and the PCBANK's stand looks like it is quite low.

Ah yea, just looked up that model.

So i wonder which one out of the 3 people prefer. Does anyone know who produces these monitors? Are they a trusted company over there? Would it just be like me buying a hazro over here? I bet the sellers have suddenly seen a jump in sales due to this thread!

MOOGLEYS · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:34

kh85 said:
I wonder what OCUK think about this big subject. Makes you think maybe they could be selling the Hazro a little cheaper?

SO;

Achieva Shimian OR Yamakasi Catleap Q270?

cheers

I doubt very much these monitors would pass any kind of CE inspections. I think my 3 year old could have done a better job putting it together.

Bluntwrapped · 24 Apr 2012 at 14:41

Do all of these Korean branded models have the same shiny glossy screen? Some of the PCBANK photo's make the screen look matte while the others make it look shiny.

Geeman1979 · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:14

Batch said:
Thanks for all the advice on this thread. I've ordered the Achieva Shimian QH270-lite. I'll let you know how I get on.

Looking forward to reading you experiences with this! Im thinking of taking a gamble with this model myself.

kingy666 · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:15

Bluntwrapped said:
Do all of these Korean branded models have the same shiny glossy screen? Some of the PCBANK photo's make the screen look matte while the others make it look shiny.

Pretty sure they are all the same LG S-IPS panels which I think are A- rated

Bluntwrapped · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:25

kingy666 said:
Pretty sure they are all the same LG S-IPS panels which I think are A- rated

Ok thanks, I had a look at one of the ebay adverts. The English is completely broken but it does say something about the glass being attached to the bezel. I'm just wondering if it would be at all possible to remove this without affecting the screen behind. I'm assuming it's the same as the Hazro matte screen but I don't know for sure. Would be interesting to find this out and if Hazro sell bezel's as spare parts

.Griff. · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:26

Bluntwrapped said:
Do all of these Korean branded models have the same shiny glossy screen? Some of the PCBANK photo's make the screen look matte while the others make it look shiny.

The Catleap and Achieve are definitely glossy, i.e they don't have an AG coating on them. As for the others I assume they're the same.

MOOGLEYS · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:30

The PCBank PB2700 Super I received has an LG S-IPS Panel it is written on the back of the panel. It is a Glossy finish screen.

Bluntwrapped · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:33

MOOGLEYS said:
The PCBank PB2700 Super I received has an LG S-IPS Panel it is written on the back of the panel. It is a Glossy finish screen.

Thanks for that. I sent bigclothcraft a message over ebay asking if all of his monitors have the glass front.

MOOGLEYS · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:34

Bluntwrapped said:
Thanks for that. I sent bigclothcraft a message over ebay asking if all of his monitors have the glass front.

Mine does not have a glass front... ?

Bluntwrapped · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:36

MOOGLEYS said:
Mine does not have a glass front... ?

Ah sorry I misread that man, I assumed by glossy you meant glass. It's a matte screen then? Like a traditional LCD screen?

kh85 · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:39

Well I don't think I'll dip into one of these monitors just yet, the price is inviting, but it's definitely a risk on what you get, and not much info on warranty etc.

MOOGLEYS · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:41

Bluntwrapped said:
Ah sorry I misread that man, I assumed by glossy you meant glass. It's a matte screen then? Like a traditional LCD screen?

Nope it's a gloss finished screen. There is no Anti-glare coating as per most monitors. It improves contrast and brightness at the cost of reflecting light quite badly.

Bluntwrapped · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:44

Ah ok, sorry man I'm confusing myself here.. Yeah basically I'd like to avoid buying anything without an anti-glare coating, I'm surrounded by shiny glass iMac screens and just glancing around the room the reflections bother me.

MOOGLEYS · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:49

Bluntwrapped said:
Ah ok, sorry man I'm confusing myself here.. Yeah basically I'd like to avoid buying anything without an anti-glare coating, I'm surrounded by shiny glass iMac screens and just glancing around the room the reflections bother me.

I'm %99 sure all the different Korean brands use the same screen's which are the gloss type without antiglare same as the apple displays. They do reflect quite badly but you get used to it and look through them, although bright sunlight is a bit of a pain.

kh85 · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:50

MOOGLEYS said:
The PCBank PB2700 Super I received has an LG S-IPS Panel it is written on the back of the panel. It is a Glossy finish screen.

Moogleys, you bought one of these?? What do you think? You don't seem to happy of the build, shall i just stick with getting a Hazro?

cheers mate