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2560x1440 IPS 27" LED Monitor on the Cheap!

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This is hands down the best purchase I've made in the last year. The single green stuck pixel showing on blacks I have in the lower bottom right hasn't bothered me. You almost have to look for it whenever the screen is black. Its just 1 tiny pixel out of 3,686,400 pixels, such a minor imperfection in my opinion. I can definitely live with it, even if I did have more than 1.

BF3 in 2560x1440 is amazing. Its running great on my single GTX 570 with all High settings, 16x AF, FXAA High, and with 110 FOV. It usually stays above 45 FPS, but can dip into the 30s when there is a bunch of action going on.

I bought an Ergotron Neoflex stand off Amazon last night for $34 new shipped and got the last one from a merchant called Tech for Less :p

I really like the Ergotron mount erocker has but the cheapest I could find it was around $70 :cry:
 

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Damn that's a high FOV isn't it all fish-eyed and shit?

Yeah most that have bought one claim it's their best purchase in awhile.
 
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So these monitors are worth the hype, eh?
 
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This is hands down the best purchase I've made in the last year. The single green stuck pixel showing on blacks I have in the lower bottom right hasn't bothered me. You almost have to look for it whenever the screen is black. Its just 1 tiny pixel out of 3,686,400 pixels, such a minor imperfection in my opinion. I can definitely live with it, even if I did have more than 1.

BF3 in 2560x1440 is amazing. Its running great on my single GTX 570 with all High settings, 16x AF, FXAA High, and with 110 FOV. It usually stays above 45 FPS, but can dip into the 30s when there is a bunch of action going on.

I bought an Ergotron Neoflex stand off Amazon last night for $34 new shipped and got the last one from a merchant called Tech for Less :p

I really like the Ergotron mount erocker has but the cheapest I could find it was around $70 :cry:

How did you get BF3 to go to 110? mine only goes to 90. Mod?

Damn that's a high FOV isn't it all fish-eyed and shit?

Yeah most that have bought one claim it's their best purchase in awhile.

Not really, I have skyrim on 100 degrees and I've got a 1080p monitor.
 
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I'm looking for a new monitor. Getting rid of my duals and going to a single 27 inch. I may buy one if they are worth it.
 
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Damn that's a high FOV isn't it all fish-eyed and shit?

Yeah most that have bought one claim it's their best purchase in awhile.

Hehe, I like to see as much as possible :D

How did you get BF3 to go to 110? mine only goes to 90. Mod?



Not really, I have skyrim on 100 degrees and I've got a 1080p monitor.

Via the in game menu you are only allowed to go up to 90. However, you can edit your main configuration file to go above 90. Here is some info that will help, this is taken from Nvidia's Battlefield 3 Tweak Guide -
The main configuration file which holds your BF3 settings can be found under the \Users\[username]\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings directory. The file is called PROF_Save_profile, and you should create a backup copy of it before attempting any changes. This file is best edited using the built-in Windows Wordpad, which displays the file with more legible formatting. The vast majority of the settings in this file correspond to those you can adjust using the in-game options menus, so it is not necessary or recommended that they be altered here. However there are a couple of useful settings which can be further customized in this file, as described below:

GstRender.FieldOfView 70.000000 - You can set your Field of View in the in-game options, however there it is capped between 60 and 90 degrees. Using this command, you can set a value outside that cap (in degrees), which will work in multiplayer. The default value is 70 degrees.

Here is a URL to the Nvidia Battlefield 3 Tweak Guide - http://www.geforce.com/optimize/guides/battlefield-3-tweak-guide/#12
 

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Having come from a 21" 1080p TN monitor, I'd say it was definitely worth it.
However, you do run the risk of getting a non-perfect monitor, and it almost isn't worth it to ship it back.


"Too big for my desk"
Looks fine in the picture, wonder if that's why he's selling it.
 
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I don't think anybody is going to ship it back to Korea lol
 
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I wrangled with my Catleap today and got it apart. I actually managed to remove the back arch and the original stand without having to unhook the 3 cables connected to the panel. I tilted the panel up on the bottom and top to get the screws out holding the original stand and arch.


^I suggest having the monitor on the backside when taking the bezel off. This is one thing that is not mentioned in the guide to take the stand off that is on overclock.net


^Man I need to clean the front grills on my case.
 
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Got one of these a few weeks ago and it's amazing. No dead pixels or anything! I got the one with the decent stand (Crossover LED-P) and I love it! When I put it next to my old TN the image difference is ridiculous, the TN just looks really faded and washed out.

One thing though is that when you look at it from an angle (most noticeable from above) the blacks go really grey. Is this normal for an IPS? Anyone else experience this? All other colours are fine, it's just the blacks that suffer. Quite annoying because even when looking straight on you can see it in the corners and along the bottom (when there's black there).
 
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I have been thinking about getting a better monitor setup over the summer. Either a eyefinity setup, or a really nice monitor that isn't too expensive. This fits the really nice monitor bill and isn't outrageous on price.

What do you think? Eyefinity or catleap?
 
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Got one of these a few weeks ago and it's amazing. No dead pixels or anything! I got the one with the decent stand (Crossover LED-P) and I love it! When I put it next to my old TN the image difference is ridiculous, the TN just looks really faded and washed out.

One thing though is that when you look at it from an angle (most noticeable from above) the blacks go really grey. Is this normal for an IPS? Anyone else experience this? All other colours are fine, it's just the blacks that suffer. Quite annoying because even when looking straight on you can see it in the corners and along the bottom (when there's black there).

Sounds like backlight bleed, I do have some though nothing worth worrying about and it's still miles better than my old Sammy TN panel :toast:
 

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Sounds more like IPS glow- normal for IPS screens although the degree to which it is visible does vary between brands and units. I have it ever so slightly on the bottom right corner of my Ultrasharp.
 

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Are you guys procuring your Crossovers / Catleaps from eBay?
 
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Are you guys procuring your Crossovers / Catleaps from eBay?

Oh yea, got mine for £240, in context you would be lucky finding an 27" "HD" (1920x1080p) monitor in that price range, let alone 2560x1440 IPS, basically would pay double that for something locally :toast:
 

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I am interested in buying one, like really soon.

Are you able to hook up the monitor to GPU with a single HDMI or DVI-D? My GPU has one mini-HDMI port and two DVI.
 

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