time to upgrade the 17" samsung lcd to a 24" monitor i think

looking to spend between $150 - $200

these are the ones i have look at on umart, any one of them in particular i should go for or another one that stands out in the price range?

http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=143&bid=2&sid=78050

http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=143&bid=2&sid=75599

http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=143&bid=2&sid=85706

http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=143&bid=2&sid=71249

thnx

dell
or another samsung

Samsung S24B350H 24inch LED HDMI VGA 2ms

Just my preference, I like Samsung monitors and they have rarely failed me.

120 hz or don't!

Definitely worth the extra.

Here's a snapshot of all the Dell ones from their current feed, just for comparison:

Here's a snapshot of all the Dell ones from their current feed, just for comparison:

pav, I have the asus, and tbh it is a great gaming monitor, the only fault is that it is a little cool for some photo work (but I still use a CRT for my prints anyway)

great on the eyes, and games well,

oh and the button placement I like,

it makes pictures pretty,

i ran out of useful stuff to say, but it isn't a bad monitor in anyway, simple, and nice on the eyes with a good image

If I was looking at 24" panel I'd go the extra fiddy for the Samsung S23A750 120Hz screen but that just me. And it's technically 23".

dell.

get the 30 also.

Here's a snapshot of all the Dell ones from their current feed, just for comparison

Also worth mentioning you can get 15% off by typing in the discount code from their RACQ/whatever link:

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/ap/topics/forms/en/autoclub_login?c=au&l=en&cs=audhs1

How come Dell have the best monitors? Surely they're being made by Samsung or something anyway?

If I was looking at 24" panel I'd go the extra fiddy for the Samsung S23A750 120Hz screen but that just me. And it's technically 23".

ya, buy this 1

How come Dell have the best monitors?

Because they cater for businesses as well as the el-cheapo mass market, whereas most manufacturers go just for the latter. Many companies that do CAD work absolutely need good colour reproduction - meaning they want a good colour coverage as well as high viewing angles so the contrast is uniform across the panel.

Bit of a niche market since most people are ok with a cheap LCD that does the basic job. Though I find some who try the higher end monitors generally start getting whingy when it's taken away :)

pav, I have the asus, and tbh it is a great gaming monitor, the only fault is that it is a little cool for some photo work (but I still use a CRT for my prints anyway)

great on the eyes, and games well,

oh and the button placement I like,

it makes pictures pretty,

i ran out of useful stuff to say, but it isn't a bad monitor in anyway, simple, and nice on the eyes with a good image

Tried calibrating it? I hate my asus monitor, I've tried to calibrate it but no matter what it always seems to have a red tint. I think the CCFL's are dying (it's a fairly oldish monitor). Even if I turn red all the way off and green the picture is still purple(ish).

Also +1 for 100+hz. Recently saw how smooth a 100hz TV is and omigawd it's so sexy.

Or just get a samsung 40" TV, they're pretty cheap :)

so this one eh?

http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=143&bid=2&sid=91460

whoop, mines an LED, and yes i've tried calibration, but the monitor is still cooler than my CRT (top spec sony) however the sony does take about 30mins to warm up

tbh i wouldn't notice it (it is such a fine difference) is it wasn't next to the sony, I guess it is down to the way the LCD is backlit

just buy any cheap led, it will be fine.

TO ALDI

(lols)

pav, that one is fine

good thinking pav!

http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_21890.htm

i just went abd pick up that that 120hz samsung one from umart just then

thx gais

don't forget to set it to 120hz brah

for things like counterstrike source add '-freq 120' (no '') to the launch options as well

thx bro

though i haven't played cs for a number of years now

Just FYI, My work is now distributing Dell monitors now, models currently available are S2330MX, ST2220T, U2410w, U2711, and U3011. I can't personally sell directly to you guys, but can direct you to find decent customers of ours that ARE selling them (p.s. hit up staticice... just as a heads up) Specially with the 30" IPS panels (U3011) there's definitely savings to be had from our retailer customers vs buying from direct from Dell site...

After seeing the specs of these puppies, I'd have intimate relations with it, were it possible... is a 2560x1600 res! :O

I'm torn between the Samsung PLS and the Dell's though, dells have such a high price point, but you pay for quality I guess... You guys have always been keen on the Dell's so I assume they must be pretty damn decent.. :D

Apparently these are amazing and own dell/samsung etc

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-YAMAKASI-CATLEAP-Q270-SE-27-LED-2560X1440-WQHD-DVI-D-Dual-Computer-Monitor-/140730379526?pt=AU_comp_monitor&hash=item20c42f2d06

^ That page contains too many CGI rendered images and advertising guff to be taken seriously. It looks like a third rate panel manufacturer advertisement like Chimei/Polyview panels... :P

Lol down further on the page it has...

"Payment

We accepted Paypal and CreditCard."


What do they accept now if those two payment options are out? :P

Dell Ultrasharp

http://www.overclock.net/t/1225919/yamakasi-catleap-monitor-club

IPS 120hz / 2560 X 1440 panel and tempered glass. Pretty amazing for the price. Heaps of pc enthusiast sites are going off about them

Apparently they are quality panels.


It's a Korean company http://www.witechit.co.kr/product06-19.html

Think I need that 23" samsung too.

That Yamakasi is very nice, but with about 400 dollars as a pricetag, it should be. Great resolution and fantasic OCability for the HZ allowing super refresh times for ultimate smooth graphics at ultra high resolutions.

But still 400+ dollars, and whatever i buy it has to be in 3s. So i'm not keen to spend 1200-1500 dollars on 3 monitos.. besides at 7680 by 1440, i don't think my videocards will keep up.

Think I need that 23" samsung too.

I'm kind of annoyed that they're all 1920 x 1080. My current screen is 1920 x 1200 and I like being able to game or watch TV in "full HD" but still have the windows task bar visible for quick switching to other stuff and for that little bit of extra screen space while browsing the web. A lot of people have told me hurrrr HD is 1920 x 1080 why would you want 1200 hurrr derp hurp but I tell them to f*** off and ask why would I want to downgrade to a smaller res.

Absolutely nothing is 1080 high anyway

heh i have never had a prob with Tony i think it is ? the loud asian dude that runs the warranty area

I just tell them to pull up my purchase history then they do anything

So how's the monitor going? I wasn't going to bother because mine still works but it's got some weird vertical bands going on and they're getting worse and worse. There's some sort of weird band that's lighter in colour than the rest of the screen about every 2 inches (or could this be a video card thing?). Also I can't ever turn my monitor off, if I do it won't turn back on. L O L. If I turn it off I have to then unplug it for a few minutes, maybe smack it around a bit and try again. Repeat until it decides to turn on. But if I don't ever turn it off, it works perfectly. lolwut?

either way, this new samsung thing is looking pretty attractive.

What's everyone's take on these: http://www.computeralliance.com.au/parts.aspx?qryPart=13679 ? Seems some monitors are doing away with DVI and going DP/HDMI only, which is better out of them, DP or HDMI? My video card does both but I just need to know whether to spend that extra $200 on a monster HDMI or DP cable :p

it is f***ing sick, but am probably not a very good yard stick because i came from such a s*** monitor

i was using the missus 3ish year old 22inch lcd for the past few weeks and it destroys that

it has some cool feature as well like a motion sensor that turns the monitor off after x amount of time it doesnt sense movement in front of the monitor and also a light sensor so it will automatically dim the backing light at night if you have no lights on (which is good because it is f***ing bright at night)

yeh actually had the same prob with editing in another thread

yeah i wasnt expecting that DP port on this monitor at all, i had to get the hdmi cable for the ps3 and use that with a dvi->hdmi converter as i already have my samsung 32inch tv plugged into the hdmi port on my graphics card

i had never heard of thise DP port until i pulled the monitor out of the box heh

Seems some monitors are doing away with DVI and going DP/HDMI only

I have no problem with this, since they're all compatible.

another vote for samsung LED

picked up an lgd2342p yesterday as jb hifi were clearing them.

i realise its an older model now but iam not too fussed with my pc monitors like some people.

it does 1080p.. thats enough for me, and it has passive 3d (which some people dont like and prefer active) its pretty good, def not as crystal clear as an active but over riding the default driver with an acer one has allowed me to view stereoscopic video so wow, sc2 and diablo are looking pretty pimp.

d3 does not support stereoscopic however if you just turn it on.. it works.

very happy camper for my uses anyway.

We accepted Paypal and CreditCard." What do they accept now if those two payment options are out? :P

Maybe they're hoping to enhance their appeal to future customers by making it clear that they were very flexible with regard to payment options for the 2 monitors they have sold thus far. :p

*Edit - l2spell yo

last edited by Jc_23 at 12:13:21 20/May/12

i realise its an older model now but iam not too fussed with my pc monitors like some people.

Yeah I'm not too fussy either but I'm pretty sure my current monitor is on the down hill slope to deathsville. After seeing what a 100hz TV looks like, I'd rather go a 100+ hz monitor as well, it just looks so much sexier and I do quite miss my 100hz refresh rates that I used to have on my old (but good) CRT. Don't give too hoots about 3d either.

these are the bands I was on about
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm190/pointyfork/QGL/th_IMG_2199.jpg

and are clearly visible on the qgl blue when viewed at a normal angle.

i wonder is that is where the light tubes are, and it has somehow worn out there or something

I'd have thought the thing would have had maybe a couple of CCFL's in it, not a CCFL every 2 inches. I know the old sony trinitron CRT's had a support wire or 3 inside the tube that became visible after a while, I wonder if there's something similar in these things, like a common earth wire for a bunch of segments or something I dunno. Either way they're getting worse.

well i just wanted to say thanks to who ever it was that recommended the samsung

i mean it LOOKS great in terms of appearance but of course i cant actually see it working seeing as how it has a different connection to anything i can currently connect to :P

new pc only a couple of months ago, running a GTX 560 Ti and no way to plug it in...

i dont know the name of the connector type but it looks a lot like a USB connector with a curved edge on one side... is there an adapter? should my video card have come with that kind of connector etc?

grrr

on a positive note, HN had it for "sale" at $488 but price mated me at $230 :P

though i haven't played cs for a number of years now

Why do you even own a computer then?

aga it uses either a HDMI or this new DP connection

your video card should either have a HDMI port on it or at the very least come with a DVI -> HDMI adapter

i was quite surprised as well, i had to grab the hdmi cable from the ps3 and an adapter as i already have my tv plugged into the hdmi port on my video card

i doubt your card would have come with a DP converter, my 6870 didnt come with one either. i had no idea this DP connection even existed until i pulled the monitor out of the box

I've had a good run with Samsung tv/monitors, all still working fine with no pixel issues.

TVs
32" is about 7-8 years old
40" is 2 years old

Monitors
23" 6 months old
23" 2 years old
22" 4-5 years old

http://www.overclock.net/t/1225919/yamakasi-catleap-monitor-club

That was an interesting read, but I can't imagine putting up that much money just to oc it to possibly get those results.

There may be a valid manufacturer's warranty, but it requires you to ship the monitor back to Korea (roughly $130 shipping.)

F that.

All the ones on ebay are newer and will not overclock past 67Hz or so.

Nice.

I have the Samsung 27" and rate it +5

Can't wait to get the other two for some 3x screen loving goodness!

i dont know the name of the connector type but it looks a lot like a USB connector with a curved edge on one side...

Ag, it's just called a "mini DisplayPort"

I picked up my Samsung SA350 27-inch for $220 in last few days of the last financial year at JB Hifi (slash CA Mt Gravatt)

I'm eying off their cheapie 50 inch Sonic panels atm for sub $500

sure - it hasn't the guts to smoothly run a bluray in 3d (or not 3d at 1080) (even though it's sold as such), but it flogs my existiing gaming monitor by a mile

Ag, it's just called a "mini DisplayPort"

mini HDMI ya n00b ;)

last edited by koopz at 00:08:53 27/May/12

ATI 7970 3GB ASUS PCIe Video Card PN HD7970-3GD5
First-ever 28nm GPU and 3GB GDDR5 for smoother than ever gaming, New PCI Express 3.0 delivers improved encoding and twice the performance of PCI Express 2.0, Expand your visual horizons across six displays with AMD Eyefinity technology, AMD Radeon HD 7970 GPU, DVI x 3, HDMI x 1, Mini DisplayPort x 2


Graphics Engine AMD Radeon HD 7970
Bus Standard PCI Express 3.0
Video Memory GDDR5 3GB
Engine Clock 925 MHz
Memory Clock 5500 MHz ( 1375 MHz GDDR5 )
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Memory Interface 384-bit
Resolution D-Sub Max Resolution : 2048x1536
DVI Max Resolution : 2560x1600
Interface DVI Output : Yes x 3
HDMI Output : Yes x 1
Display Port : Yes x 2 (Mini DP)
Accessories 1 x CrossFire cable
1 x Power cable
1 x HDMI to DVI adaptor
1 x Mini DP to DVI adaptor
Software ASUS Utilities & Driver
Dimensions 10.9 " x 4.2 " x 1.3 " Inch
Note * To enable 6 Monitors, DP 1.2 compatible monitors are required.
* Windows Vista or Windows 7 is required to enable Eyefinity Multi-display.

You were saying? :)

I have the Samsung 27" and rate it +5

Can't wait to get the other two for some 3x screen loving goodness!



Ag, it's just called a "mini DisplayPort"

isn't mini display port the little square firewire looking port that macs use? Mine calls it a mini display port. Or are macs the only ones that use a square plug? That wouldn't surprise me one bit.

so there is hdmi, mini hdmi

and DP and mini DP

why so retarded?

Newer macs have 'thunderbolt' ports.

Got the monitor up and running today, very nice picture and very very slim!

how do u set it to 120mhz or is it an auto setting or something?

Make sure you have a Dual Link DVI cable (should come with one ... it's the connector that has 27 pins instead of 18 inside, meaning no gap).

Then just go into Screen Resolution settings from Desktop, click on Advanced, then Monitor and set it in there.

Without the Dual Link cable it won't function properly.

the only cable it comes with is a DP cable

and it only accepts DP and hdmi cables....

Mini-Displayport + HDMI outputs from my laptop = triple screen at 1920x1200, 1280x1024 and 1920x1080 :)

http://users.on.net/~deadsimple/images/dp.jpg

last edited by parabol at 22:12:30 27/May/12

so there is hdmi, mini hdmi

and DP and mini DP

why so retarded?

there's also micro hdmi

Dell are having a 48hr online sale which ends today (31st of May)
up to 30% off monitors:
Dell sale

If only that dual monitor deal was for 2x24"