Want 28" LCD

before you purchase, you might want to check their customer service, rma policies stuff like that. In reviews all over the net Ive seen some pretty unkind words towards Hanns-G as a company. Now some time back many months, heard of a high failure rate with their monitors. Now that was pretty long ago like last year.

Ive been looking for a monitor for over a year. saving up money and in that search Ive passed over Hanns-Gs products.

can anyone give an update have they improved their quality?
 
I had the older Hanns-G 28" 281DJB model that has the height adjustment. Overall, I was happy with the monitor. The text was sharp for a large display. You do notice the color shifting because it's a TN panel, especially at the vertical angle. The backlighting wasn't that even though. You can tell that the lower half of the screen was a little brighter than the top. Also, there were 2 small stuck pixels on the screen nothing major. You do feel immersed in gaming when you game on a monitor of this size. It was working for 4 months until one morning things started popping when I turned it on and smelled something burning from behind. I contacted Hanns-G for an RMA and the guy told me that I'll have to pay for shipping to Hanns-G and back. He also asked for the receipt to verify if I purchased that monitor. I haven't bothered to fix it yet because the round trip shipping may cost me alot considering that I'm in Hawaii. I would recommend the ASUS VW266H 25.5" lcd monitor if you want a big display. It's 2" smaller in viewing area than the Hanns-G but, I feel it's a better display. I have the ASUS MT276HE 27" display and it's better than my Hanns-G 28" display. Colors are more vibrant, minimal backlight bleeding and no stuck/dead pixels. The drawback though is that it's 1920 x 1080 vs 1920 x 1200 resolution. The ASUS VW266H 25.5" is 1920 x 1200.
 
LordVampyre said:
before you purchase, you might want to check their customer service, rma policies stuff like that. In reviews all over the net Ive seen some pretty unkind words towards Hanns-G as a company. Now some time back many months, heard of a high failure rate with their monitors. Now that was pretty long ago like last year.

Ive been looking for a monitor for over a year. saving up money and in that search Ive passed over Hanns-Gs products.

can anyone give an update have they improved their quality?
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There RMA and customer service is amazing. I have RMAd 2 of these LCDs over the last month to get the perfect screen and they have been in constant contact with me. They even paid for the shipping and cross shipped the new lcds to me. By far the easiest people i have ever had to do RMA work with.
 
That Hanns·G HH-281HPB 28" was a deal at $299.99 at Costco.com but, now they don't carry it now.
 
Modder man said:
now im confused i was lookin at that hanns-G then the samsung 25.5

i am upgrading from a DELL E228 if that helps at all

or what about doing something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889253222
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Are you a heavy FPS multiplayer gamer? If so then a lot of those TV's have greater input lag than most monitors, some have more, some have a little less.

Remember, input lag is not the same as "response time".

That Toshiba is pretty popular for an inexpensive hdtv though, and seems to get good reviews when used as a monitor, can't say for sure though.

You can probably find more info here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=166
 
This particular Toshiba and several other 32" sets have been tested pretty well for PC use. Their input lag is not bad (really you don't notice it) and in comparison to PC displays that can have 40-60ms lag anyway; I've found that more often than not it's a case of splitting hairs.

The increase in IQ over run-of-the-mill TN's is great enough to justify the extra cost and take the plunge. Consider that viewing angles on a 28" TN are attrocious if you're setting any closer than several feet from your display. Even TN panel TV LCD's I've seen aren't this bad (perhaps they use polarizing filters or better backlighting).
 
im not sure if i really want to use that TV though as i really like 16:10 much better
 
Yeah using a LCD tv for PC games is a gamble to say the least. Samsung has blurred the lines pretty well when it comes to the tv/monitor thing though and have done a pretty good job with it.

Personally I have found that youtube has some pretty good reviews that people have put up there for monitors. You actually get to see them in use and get a real feel for the size of the displays. Like that Hans-G 28" is an absolute bohemeth on a desk. The youtubers don't really nitpick the displays but to see something in action and comparing them to there old monitors you get a very good feel for what the monitors are capable of. Almost like when you used to be able to go the store and buy something :)
 
well now i have been looking at an asus 26" vs the hanns-G

what concerns me now is that the warrenty on the hanns-g is only 1 years as opposed to the 3 yr asus
 
you are corect it was the i-inc one on tigerdirect that was 1yr.....same monitor tho
 
The toshiba will give you nicer image quality and better viewing angles, but higher input lag and the pixels will be larger. It's also 16:9. Warranty?

That asus and hanns-g will have smaller pixels for a sharper image, better input lag, but worse viewing angles and slightly degraded image quality (the smaller pixels would make up for that though, to certain degree). These are 16:10 as you already know. Warranties?

Now unless i've missed something important, the decision is up to you ;)

I recently upgraded from a 28" I-inc to a 32" panasonic L32S1 IPS, and i'm very glad i did, but a lot of it is personal preference imho.
 
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The Hanns-G and ASUS have 3 year manufacturer parts/labor. The Toshiba only has 1 year manufacturer parts/labor.
 
I have a Hanns G 28" and have had no problems, I have 1 dead pixel in the far top right but besides that no worries. If I could find a stand that holds 28" i'd get 2 more for eyefinity.
 
I have the Hanns HF289H, and it's been a good panel. There's some backlight bleed, but not enough to worry about.

Got mine from Best Buy a few years ago when they were running a sale.
 
well i decided to take my chances with the hanns-G, i really like the size of it. i played with it at microcenter yeasterday and it seemed very nice
 
That's good. You have a Microcenter near you? I think they can price match the price from NewEgg. Also, since you do have a local store near you, I'm sure Microcenter has a return policy. I am not sure how long is their return policy is but, I would check the monitor for bad backlight bleeding, stuck/dead pixels.
 
HardwareGuru said:
I would check the monitor for bad backlight bleeding, stuck/dead pixels.
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Took the words from my mouth, definitely return/exchange anything with heavy backlight bleed. Enough of us have units with minimal bleed so no one should put up with anything excessive imho.

Certain stuck/dead pixels aren't bad, as long as there aren't too many of them, and placed right in the main field-of-view.
 
for thier price match policy the monitor has to be the same.....the model number on newegg compared to microcenter is not the same
 
Not necessarily recommending them but Tiger/circuit city/compusa.com supposedly have a question-free return policy (30 or 90 days? i forget), return postage paid, if you don't like the unit you received.

That's what i've been reading recently anyway in regards to monitor purchases there, i would verify first of course.
 
tigerdirect will only pay shipping if the unit was defective,. not if you decide you dont like it.

also the unit at tigerdirect only had a one year warrenty
 
Why not just buy the Hannspree 28" at Microcenter?. The specs are basically the same.

Hmm.. $399.99 no wonder why you considering buying it from NewEgg.
 
yep lol.....i wanted to buy it there but at $100 more i didnt think it was worth it
 
That's true. But, your taking the risk though by ordering from online. If the monitor is defective or suffers from very bad backlight bleeding or has bad pixels, it would be more inconvenient as oppose to just going to your local Microcenter and doing an exchange.
 
Costco.com had them till recently for around $300, maybe some of their retail stores still have them in stock? Might be worth a look if you have one nearby.
 
this is true hardware but i didnt see the extra 100 worth the lack of possible hassle
 
I shouldn't talk. Hehe I took the plunge and bought the ASUS 27" from NewEgg. My first time to order a monitor from NewEgg. All other monitors were purchased locally. Fortunately, it arrived in tact and there were no issues with it.
 
yeah i would have much prefered to get it locally i just didnt think it would be worth the extra $100
 
dunsantos said:
I think the Hanspree has a TV tuner built in while the HannsG is just a monitor. Probably the same panel though...
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The hannspree TV's get more complaints then their regular monitors.... when used as a monitor of course. I hear more complaints about lag for some reason, and backlight bleed.


OP, guess what just went on sale, one day only. Remember i'm not "recommending" that you buy it ;), but i figured i'd confuse and tempt you a little more :p

I will admit one thing, i did miss the 16:10 aspect ratio when i made the switch, especially with my older PC titles (1600x1200 rez games etc). Newer game titles won't have this problem though, so it may not affect you.

Going to setup my 28" I-inc again, and run it next to my panasonic.

I insist that you read all of the commentary before taking the plunge, there may be drawbacks that you're not willing to live with.
 
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well I decided to give the hanns-g a try, I ordered tuesday. I should get to play with it tomorrow
 
Modder man said:
well I decided to give the hanns-g a try, I ordered tuesday. I should get to play with it tomorrow
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Nice, you sorta know what it's about since you checked it out in store.

Let us know what you think after you've played with it for a while.
 
yeah, i mean when i played with it in the store it looked fine to me but im not used to real high quality monitors
 
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