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this. so much this.
seriously, the most understated point of these monitors.
everyone shies away from it when I mention the dullness of the u2312hm, but it's so true. im spoilt in that i don't have a window behind me, but glossy makes colour come alive. most people don't realise what they're missing cause everything is matte anyway. it's a shame what they're missing.
edit: to visualise it, put some Vaseline on your glasses. that's matte.
I dunno, the colours,vibrancy on my U2412 is better than the catleap and its a matte finish.
When both are turned off you can see the difference alright and the U2412 looks more dull but when powered on the U2412 looks more alive, a lot more vibrant.
I wonder does the U2412 have a semi matte screen maybe? and the U23 full matte?
Just reading some more it seems the contrast ratio might be whats making the difference and why the U2312HM looks dull compared to the catleap but for me the Catleap looks dull compared to my U2412M.
According to TFT centrals reviews the U2312HM has an average contrast ratio of 848-1 where as the U2412M has 1139-1.
Im far from and expert so any of the above may well mean feck all lol but it might go some way in explaining why the U2312HM looks dull to the catleap for tea bag and why the catleap looks dull to me compared to my U2412M, jaysus im not good with figures and comparisons right in the middle of the xmas holidays
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I've honestly never seen the u24, but I don't think it'd be very different.
not to doubt you, but are you sure the brightness settings were similar?
I just don't see how matte can compare to glossy, even on the same screen.
Yeah mate, i put brightness and contrast up full on the U24 and brightness on the catleap, the other buttons to left of brightness done nothing.
Same settings for both monitors in nvidia control panel again as above purely for comparisons.
Just to be sure i got the missus, my son and two friends to check them out side by side and all agreed the U2412M was more alive than the catleap in terms of colours/vibrancy.
see above mate where i edited in some contrast ratio results from TFT central, could make a big difference? again im no expert 0 -
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Here are the list of FOB prices for a bulk order of 10+
Don't know the difference in some monitors but the 269.7 achieva and 264 crossover are pretty sweet deals.
Also those 30 inch IPS monitors for 441$.
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My Yamakasi Q270 finally arrived today!
First impressions are, wow, awesome colours and huge screen real estate.
Here is a side-by-side photo of my old BenQ Q2400W and the Yamakasi.
Good news too, I've Zero dead pixels. I've done the Pixel Check on the doihaveadeadpixel.com website a few times and all looks good.
Also, the monitor worked perfect with my Sapphire 5850 graphics card, despite all the eBay ads saying it isn't compatible.
The supplied Dual-Link DVI lead is a bit short for my taste (I'm guessing it's 1.5m), but I can get a longer one sometime later, no biggy.
There is some back-light bleed which is noticable at the corners, especially on the highest brightness setting (black screen, in a dark room),
...but gets much reduced as you take the brightness down a bit.
Anyway, during normal usage I've never noticed it or worried about it.
I just left the brightness down a few notches from the max setting and it's just right.
Now onto the stand. It's shaky, yes I knew that when I was buying it.
But it is bad.
Luckily for me it's not an issue as I've it propped against an attic roof, but I'm going to have Vesa mount this someday.
Photos really look great on this monitor and the extra screen real estate is welcome,
....notice the Recycle Bin in the pic below.... it used to be on the bottom right on my BenQ monitor. Overall Photos and Text are sharp and readable.
A Good Tip: If you find browser text too small, a good tip is to hold down Control and use the mouse scroll wheel, to zoom in or out, until you find a happy medium. ( Control +/- works as well)
I just tried a bit of gaming with the recently purchased Dead Island on the 2560x1440 resolution, and it looked great, super-detailed.
I can only imagine what it would be like in a good game, lol, or a game like Skyrim with the HD texture pack etc.
Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the purchase.
No word about import duty cost yet. It was FedEx'ed from Korea and NightLine delivered it today,
but I guess I can expect an invoice in the door at some stage, hopefully not too big a bill.
Thanks to all the fellow Boardsies for all the advice & info.
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Still sitting on the bench like a big wuss I am....but the end is nigh.....
Did you say you had a U2412M?
If so id stick with that tbh.
Much better colours,vibrancy,contrast and brightness than the catleap not to mention a lot more features and the difference between 1200 and 1440 isnt as huge as you might think.
Going from 1080 to 1440 is quite big but i found going from 1200 to 1440 not so.
For sure if you want a bargain 1440 monitor its a great monitor but for gaming in particular the games were just so much more alive on the Dell thanks to its better contrast and brightness range and faster response time and less input lag [although after 20 mins on the catleap and adjusting to the difference all was well].
The catleaps screen real estate is fecking awesome,it really is a great monitor for the price but for me everything was just so dull compared to the U2412M again only really noticeable side by side.
It seemed pointless to keep the catleap when the U24 offered so much and i found myself using it more than the catleap when set up together.
The catleap etc are lovely if you want 1440 for a decent price but from my experience atleast the catleap i had was just too dull compared to the U24.
Some people dont mind this and maybe prefer it this way but me personally i love high contrast/brightness and vivid colours above anything else.
If you already have a good 1200 IPS it might be wise to hold on to your cash or maybe save some more and get the Dell U27 1440 or Asus 1440 if you really want to go with 1440.
As always it boils down to personal taste.
If your hell bent on a cheap 1440 id suggest one of the others as the catleaps stand is really terrible although i stopped the wobble and shaking when i propped it beside the U24 0 -
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Did you say you had a U2412M?
If so id stick with that tbh.
Much better colours,vibrancy,contrast and brightness than the catleap not to mention a lot more features and the difference between 1200 and 1440 isnt as huge as you might think.
Going from 1080 to 1440 is quite big but i found going from 1200 to 1440 not so.
For sure if you want a bargain 1440 monitor its a great monitor but for gaming in particular the games were just so much more alive on the Dell thanks to its better contrast and brightness range and faster response time and less input lag [although after 20 mins on the catleap and adjusting to the difference all was well].
The catleaps screen real estate is fecking awesome,it really is a great monitor for the price but for me everything was just so dull compared to the U2412M again only really noticeable side by side.
It seemed pointless to keep the catleap when the U24 offered so much and i found myself using it more than the catleap when set up together.
The catleap etc are lovely if you want 1440 for a decent price but from my experience atleast the catleap i had was just too dull compared to the U24.
Some people dont mind this and maybe prefer it this way but me personally i love high contrast/brightness and vivid colours above anything else.
If you already have a good 1200 IPS it might be wise to hold on to your cash or maybe save some more and get the Dell U27 1440 or Asus 1440 if you really want to go with 1440.
As always it boils down to personal taste.
If your hell bent on a cheap 1440 id suggest one of the others as the catleaps stand is really terrible although i stopped the wobble and shaking when i propped it beside the U24
No Cully I have the BenQ 24" was the business at the time...still does a great job TBH
http://http://www.trustedreviews.com/BenQ-FP241W-24in-Widescreen-Monitor_Monitor_review0 -
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Started emailing a few sellers, got a few replies from them, they are situated very close to me, but I never followed up with them. Thinking I might do so now though. I'm just ansy about ending up buying the wrong seller and product to test.
So, Catleaps are out, Crossovers and Shimians in? Who are the best sellers pixel guarantee and stand wise? If I could find one with a HDMI in that would be great too. Cheapest sellers possible would also be great. Then I can start talking to them about buying in bulk. 0 -
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cs[at]astrobileDOTcom is the person who emailed me the price list above for bulk to ireland, maybe talk to them. His name is kevin and I saw that email on a few seller pages. Anyway, send me a cheap monitor :P
any shimian or crossover is fine. Sellers are greensum, bigclothcraft etc I just look at the amount sold on ebay and the reviews of them.
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Was in the Apple store Section at Arnots earlier, spotted a 27" iMac so hovered around for ten minutes waiting for the couple on it to move along.
Eventually i got a look at it, first thoughts are holy bat**** tits its BIG.
Maybe too big though, if its going to be on a desk around 3 feet in front of my face.
On the plus side of this though, I can imagine being totally immersed in what ever game I play on it what with not seeing the edges of the screen.
Does anyone else have it at around 2/3/4 feet in front of them and find it too close?
Not a catleap/etc, but I've my new Syncmaster S27A650 about 2-3ft infront of me, and yeah, it is a bit "holy **** big" at first. Does actually require a bit of effort to look around the screen now But it is totally usable day to day, no issues at all IMO 0 -
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