EPTDoes anyone have a recommendation for either of these two, or another monitor you think would suit me better?
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Metak
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Does anyone have a recommendation for either of these two, or another monitor you think would suit me better? | ||
Womwomwom
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I can't think of any better options at that price range. But neither can be considered horrible monitors, outside of default colour accuracy. | ||
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Metak
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Vaelone
Finland4400 Posts
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
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Womwomwom
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Its better than Lenovo, which has extremely long wait periods for custom made hardware. | ||
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Hwotk
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=17&catid=&sortby=manual_sort&categoryid=510 Someone back in the day recommended benq and also they support ogn/spl so its nice to support them back i guess. i mainly play SC2 and LOL so i guess 24 inches would be great. 3d would be nice as well for movies but not really necessary | ||
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Womwomwom
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
Maybe i was just out of touch for prices - it's hard to pass up 1920x1080 144hz for £250 | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
Its a tad worse than the Asus equivalent but that probably doesn't matter a whole lot. It'll probably look exactly the same with some decent calibration settings and you won't even notice the minor reverse ghosting if you do the Lightboost trick. | ||
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Hwotk
32 Posts
Also THIS http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-074-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1120 | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
On May 31 2013 10:55 Womwomwom wrote: Yup. It said 8 days before it would ship on the site. It shipped this morning. Probably will be here Tuesday or Wednesday, my guess is.Yes, the predicted delivery date is nearly always wrong. The strange delivery time is there so Dell can protect their asses in case their warehouse runs out of stock during some crazy sale. If its during normal times, they ship far faster than they claim. Its better than Lenovo, which has extremely long wait periods for custom made hardware. | ||
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Womwomwom
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On June 01 2013 01:54 Hwotk wrote: hmm yeah i might just get it but whats is reverse ghosting ?? and also whats diffrent about the models that are 150 £ more expensive from benq ?? Also THIS http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-074-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1120 Reverse ghosting is the same as ghosting except instead of pale trails, you see dark shadows. It has a little bit but only if you use a DSLR and actually try and capture it. As for the 27" version, don't bother with it unless you really want a 27" monitor. The pixel pitch is bad and the panel type is TN, which means the top of the screen is going to look different to the bottom of the screen. | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
I am really digging it so far. It is so much taller feeling than my U2312HM. Absolutely no backlight bleed or yellowing at all, which is nice because my U2312HM had a bit of each. The backlighting is perfectly even throughout. I really hit the jackpot with this one. I was worried I was going to have backlight bleed, since that is common on these. Playing SC2 on it is a bit weird though since it shows less picture and all the UI stuff is bigger compared to 16: 9 (which happens with any non-16: 9 aspect ratio. It is even crazier on my 5:4 aspect ratio 19" monitor). I am getting used to it and am actually starting to like it a bit. I could always use my U23 for playing SC2 if I choose. I have ended up using the USB ports on my new monitor, something I have never done before. I plan to use this monitor a lot with my Mac so to switch between machines I just unplug the USB port that links to my PC and plug that into my Mac. I also have a DisplayPort to mini-DisplayPort cable on the way so I don't have to deal with dongles anymore, I can just use that instead. Switching between my desktop and my Mac will literally just be two cable swaps now instead of having to unplug and reroute all my cables so my keyboard cable reaches comfortably (Filcos have ridiculously short cables) and having to fight with DVI ports (plugging those in without being able to see them is a pain). | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On June 05 2013 04:36 Ben... wrote: + Show Spoiler + Playing SC2 on it is a bit weird though since it shows less picture and all the UI stuff is bigger compared to 16: 9 (which happens with any non-16: 9 aspect ratio. It is even crazier on my 5:4 aspect ratio 19" monitor). I am getting used to it and am actually starting to like it a bit. I could always use my U23 for playing SC2 if I choose. There has to be a way to play the game at 1920x1080 with 60pixel black bars above and below the image. On May 31 2013 23:47 Cyro wrote: + Show Spoiler + Damn, £250, how good is that monitor? Is it high end or just passable? Maybe i was just out of touch for prices - it's hard to pass up 1920x1080 144hz for £250 Heh, I saw the price and immediately thought "damn, that's pretty cheap" followed immediately by "oh yeah, the picture quality sucks now". For some reason, the new 144Hz XL2411T and VG248QE have both regressed significantly in terms of picture quality compared to their predecessors. I don't know how they managed to get it this bad or if it's caused by pushing the panels to 144Hz but something went horribly wrong here and I'm curious to know what. | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
On June 05 2013 08:56 Wabbit wrote: I can force it through my GPU drivers if I remember right (I've done that in the past with my U2312HM), but i have to decide if I want to yet. I like having a bigger mini-map. It is significantly bigger like this, though the trade off is a less wide view (a certain amount is cut off each side).There has to be a way to play the game at 1920x1080 with 60pixel black bars above and below the image. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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ocoini
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- But I don't need 3d support, integrated audio, or 27". Something around 20-22" is fine... (though size is not important really, aslong as it's not around 17" 18"..etc. (i'm mostly used to 1280x1024, but again not important.) I need the screen to be able to run at 1024x768 at max hz - 640x480 has to be supported aswell. Is there an alternative flat screen with same performance? (need high screen update rate).. If I were to go for a CRT instead - what would be a good option? Thanks for input Narrowed it down abit :: Asus 24" LED VG248QE or BenQ 24" 3D LED XL2411T ? Or is there a third option? | ||
Antoine
United States7481 Posts
edit: bought it after looking around some at prices and price history | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On June 09 2013 22:55 ocoini wrote: If I were to go for a CRT instead - what would be a good option? Thanks for input Narrowed it down abit :: Asus 24" LED VG248QE or BenQ 24" 3D LED XL2411T ? Or is there a third option? The two 24" 120hz monitors are the only real options today. They all should have 1:1 scaling so you'll be able to play Stacraft on it. The best CRT is the Sony FW900. They're likely to be in bad condition and/or have a high asking price because they were easily the best CRTs for gaming. | ||
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