http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=81957
Normally I'd dismiss stuff like this if I just came across it in the wild, but it seems like a lot of people are having good experiences with these factory-seconds panels for use as PC displays. Has anyone here tried them for gaming?
Generic Korean 27" S-IPS eBay monitors, anyone here tried?
Re: Generic Korean 27" S-IPS eBay monitors, anyone here tried?
Interesting, the monitors you're mentioning are similar to Apple's Cinema and Thunderbolt displays. The biggest let down is no adjustment of scaling unless you have a graphics card. So any electronic devices connected to it without scaling hardware/software will be f- up.
According to AnandTech's comments on this article if you're planning to get one, don't get the one with a glass front because it will make the screen more reflective.
But yah I'm on the same boat as you nZero, really interested now in owning one.
According to AnandTech's comments on this article if you're planning to get one, don't get the one with a glass front because it will make the screen more reflective.
But yah I'm on the same boat as you nZero, really interested now in owning one.
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Re: Generic Korean 27" S-IPS eBay monitors, anyone here tried?
I bought three of them (Catleap, two 2Bs and one 2C.
The 2Bs go up to 119 and 120hz, but some artifacting - visible scanlines and occasional junk lines).
Until someone makes one with official support, this is one of the few ways to get 96hz~120hz
native high refresh rates (not interpolation) on an IPS panel.
There are variations with scalers built in (the multi-input model),
and the single-input 2C and later models have 720P pixel doubling that works with 360 and PS3.
The 2B and earlier models (that can go beyond 60hz refresh) can only be used on PC.
I used to have a 27" iMac, but I ended up selling it.
For the price differential, you can get 3 of these cheap Korean monitors.
Two of my panels are perfect, the third one has some mura, and all of them have no dead or stuck pixels.
The built-in stand is terrible so I got the 3M easy adjust stands for all 3 of them.
As suggested above, you should get the one without the tempered glass unless you really want it;
I ended up scratching one of my monitors when taking the glass off as it broke into pieces.
It's glued in there pretty tightly, you have to use a heat gun to loosen the adhesive.
The 2Bs go up to 119 and 120hz, but some artifacting - visible scanlines and occasional junk lines).
Until someone makes one with official support, this is one of the few ways to get 96hz~120hz
native high refresh rates (not interpolation) on an IPS panel.
There are variations with scalers built in (the multi-input model),
and the single-input 2C and later models have 720P pixel doubling that works with 360 and PS3.
The 2B and earlier models (that can go beyond 60hz refresh) can only be used on PC.
I used to have a 27" iMac, but I ended up selling it.
For the price differential, you can get 3 of these cheap Korean monitors.
Two of my panels are perfect, the third one has some mura, and all of them have no dead or stuck pixels.
The built-in stand is terrible so I got the 3M easy adjust stands for all 3 of them.
As suggested above, you should get the one without the tempered glass unless you really want it;
I ended up scratching one of my monitors when taking the glass off as it broke into pieces.
It's glued in there pretty tightly, you have to use a heat gun to loosen the adhesive.