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I have the same thing. Was thinking of getting a DP cable with clips to see if that makes a difference. What you guys think. Just having a look on Amazon...
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Samsung S27A750D 120Hz
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I also just got the S27A750D and getting some odd quirks that I attribute to display port. I'm using a dp to mini dp from monoprice.
I was considering buying another more "high quality" cable, but it seems a regular behavior for many.
Does anyone get the windows device disconnect sound when powering on the monitor?
That's a strange one I haven't been able to troubleshoot.
Other than it's quirks, it is a really nice display, the colors like other have stated, just pops.
The design is really sleek, I like it a lot. I haven't played with the 3D much, but might try that soon.
Overall, I am satisfied with the S27A750D.
I was considering buying another more "high quality" cable, but it seems a regular behavior for many.
Does anyone get the windows device disconnect sound when powering on the monitor?
That's a strange one I haven't been able to troubleshoot.
Other than it's quirks, it is a really nice display, the colors like other have stated, just pops.
The design is really sleek, I like it a lot. I haven't played with the 3D much, but might try that soon.
Overall, I am satisfied with the S27A750D.
Just bought one. The only flaw I found is a darker patch in the lower right corner which is always noticeable with bright images. In all other respects it's a brilliant looking display so I won't bother to exchange it. Backlight under black screen is almost uniform. Colors are perfect and the glossy screen is what I wanted. I think the 120Hz is mostly wasted on me since I don't game much but I will try that out, and the 3D also sometime soon.
There are a couple of guys over on OCN that get the exact same issue and they both have ATI based graphics cards. I don't get it and I have an NVIDIA card. Maybe the two companies detect DP devices differently?
Couple of things I have noticed on mine... I was trying to give it osme time to let the wow factor wear off before I started saying anything about this monitor 
At first ghosting wasnt too bad on 3D.... but it seems like it has gotten worse with time. I am not sure if this is just my noticing it more, the batterys getting weaker on my glasses, or what. However it isn't enough to stop me from using 3D the benefits and immersion far outweigh this con.
Message randomly popping up about not being at optimal display mode when you are at 1920x1080 120Hz, didnt get this until after a week or two then it has popped up twice in the past few days, no biggie really since it isnt constant.
Yes my monitor does make the disconnect sound when powering off and on, to me thats not an issue it would be the same as me unplugging the monitor and plugging it back in, it doesnt effect anything or cause any problems. It just shows me the monitor shuts off completely and disconnects from the computer.
Video card is MSI 6970 crossfire, mini DP to DP
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Oh.... backlight bleeding forgot to mention this one..at first you dont notice it, but after time I notice it quite a bit more, mainly in the left side bottom and some areas across the bottom.
Color shift... this one is odd you can barely notice it but if you are moving around some areas shift morefor example If I raise up and down or move side to side a couple inches you can see an odd color shift all over.... it is diffrent form my previous Acer 23" panel more waves of areas, still looks worlds better than my previous LCD though.
At first ghosting wasnt too bad on 3D.... but it seems like it has gotten worse with time. I am not sure if this is just my noticing it more, the batterys getting weaker on my glasses, or what. However it isn't enough to stop me from using 3D the benefits and immersion far outweigh this con.
Message randomly popping up about not being at optimal display mode when you are at 1920x1080 120Hz, didnt get this until after a week or two then it has popped up twice in the past few days, no biggie really since it isnt constant.
Yes my monitor does make the disconnect sound when powering off and on, to me thats not an issue it would be the same as me unplugging the monitor and plugging it back in, it doesnt effect anything or cause any problems. It just shows me the monitor shuts off completely and disconnects from the computer.
Video card is MSI 6970 crossfire, mini DP to DP
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Oh.... backlight bleeding forgot to mention this one..at first you dont notice it, but after time I notice it quite a bit more, mainly in the left side bottom and some areas across the bottom.
Color shift... this one is odd you can barely notice it but if you are moving around some areas shift morefor example If I raise up and down or move side to side a couple inches you can see an odd color shift all over.... it is diffrent form my previous Acer 23" panel more waves of areas, still looks worlds better than my previous LCD though.
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HonoredShadow
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and mine. 2 x 5850 CFX
The disconnect sound seems to be limited to AMD based cards. Maybe it can be corrected via driver update.
A few times I get the optimal display message, but it's so far apart it hasn't bothered me.
I may report this as a bug to AMD and maybe they can reproduce it, and possibly fix it.
A few times I get the optimal display message, but it's so far apart it hasn't bothered me.
I may report this as a bug to AMD and maybe they can reproduce it, and possibly fix it.
heh, I turned my monitor off before leaving today and just remoted in via teamviewer. An error message was up abotu a display port error and not being able to detect the display and set the proper resolution, so looks like it is disconnecting the display on power off.
next time I do this I'll grab a screen cap of the message.
next time I do this I'll grab a screen cap of the message.
I don't see it as a bug. When you plug/unplug in a USB audio interface it will make the same sounds. It's just the monitor's audio interface connecting/disconnecting.
It wouldn't be so bad, except that sometimes when powering on the monitor it would start in 3D mode, and the OSD would be grayed out, so I have to power off and on again too fix it.
Also, I have a HDTV as my secondary monitor and when ever turning on the S27 while the HDTV is on, it would blink and move whatever content was on the HDTV to the S27.
Shouldn't HDMI exhibit this behavior as well, being that it also carries audio. I have my HDTV connect through HDMI, and it doesn't have this issue.
While these are somewhat minor quirks that I can get used too, it is still a bit annoying.
Having the same issues as ya'll. Running a 6950 2GB as well. The quirks are annoying, but 120Hz is oh so nice. I was hoping the latest Cat's would fix things, but it made BF3 and TF2 crash happy instead, so I was forced to roll back to some older drivers.
I did a review on this monitor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlDZoHfZbg
Just got this monitor too, after returning an Acer HN274H to Newegg (I switched from NV SLI to AMD CF recently, and so needed an HD3D-compatible 3D monitor rather than a 3D Vision compatible one). Generally very happy with it, although have the same 'unsupported resolution' and sleep state flakiness, but that's no big deal.
The one main thing that's driving me nuts, though, is getting Tridef3D to work with BF3. I launch BF3 from the Tridef CP, but when I go in-game, 1) campaign mode just crashes or results in a blank black screen and 2) MP gets me in-game, but there's no 3D effects, i.e. it doesn't turn on.
Anybody got it working? Clues as to how?
The one main thing that's driving me nuts, though, is getting Tridef3D to work with BF3. I launch BF3 from the Tridef CP, but when I go in-game, 1) campaign mode just crashes or results in a blank black screen and 2) MP gets me in-game, but there's no 3D effects, i.e. it doesn't turn on.
Anybody got it working? Clues as to how?
I joined this forum specifically to let you know that Im experiencing this very same frustrating issue with "not optimum resolution" Im here to explain in detail the specifics of my problem.
Ive had my samsung 27A950 for about a month now. Only recently have I purchased a Displayport cable to run 120 hertz. Ever since, I have been randomly experiencing "Not optimum resolution / should be set to 1920x1080". It says this even though my resolution is actually what its asking me to change it too.
The thing that bothers me is that I dont know whats causing the error. It could be the fact im using a displayport cable, or perhaps its because of a recent driver update. This error occurs on the desktop, in-game and can happen anytime. It happened to me frequently last night, about 4 times in 10 minutes. The way I solved the issue was to unplug and re-insert the cable into the graphics card. I use an ati radeon 6970.
After all the money ive spent on this machine, errors like these are the ones that piss me off the most. I would very much like to hear any sugguestions anyone has found as this issue is bothering me. Dual DVI is not an option for me because those cables are incredibly hard to come by where im from, as well as the fact that many online are advertised as dual dvi but are in fact, fake. I had purchased a fake one (had 24 pins but the middle pins were just for show, the guts of the cable was that of a regular dvi).
So if anyone has any information please share it. Its beggining to sound like a common problem, but its heavily frustrating just waiting to see if the screen will do it.
Ive had my samsung 27A950 for about a month now. Only recently have I purchased a Displayport cable to run 120 hertz. Ever since, I have been randomly experiencing "Not optimum resolution / should be set to 1920x1080". It says this even though my resolution is actually what its asking me to change it too.
The thing that bothers me is that I dont know whats causing the error. It could be the fact im using a displayport cable, or perhaps its because of a recent driver update. This error occurs on the desktop, in-game and can happen anytime. It happened to me frequently last night, about 4 times in 10 minutes. The way I solved the issue was to unplug and re-insert the cable into the graphics card. I use an ati radeon 6970.
After all the money ive spent on this machine, errors like these are the ones that piss me off the most. I would very much like to hear any sugguestions anyone has found as this issue is bothering me. Dual DVI is not an option for me because those cables are incredibly hard to come by where im from, as well as the fact that many online are advertised as dual dvi but are in fact, fake. I had purchased a fake one (had 24 pins but the middle pins were just for show, the guts of the cable was that of a regular dvi).
So if anyone has any information please share it. Its beggining to sound like a common problem, but its heavily frustrating just waiting to see if the screen will do it.
I think I've had the "Not Optimal Resolution" issue 2 times in the last few months (fixed by just swapping the imput to HDMI then back to DP) since i've had the monitor. I really only use the 3D for things that are programmed for it. However, things like the PS3, Crysis 2, and other Stereoscopic supported games work flawlessly with no tri-def software needed. Just turn the 3D option on in-game and the monitor switches automatically to the proper 3D setting.
I get the "optimal resolution" error quite often (2-3 times a day and my "day" on the home PC is normally like 5-6 hours). I swapped the Displayport cable that I was using on my ZR30w (never had an issue and it has "teeth") to the 750D and still get the error. My ZR30w continues to chug on without issue using the Samsung Displayport cable.
At this point I'm ready to exchange my 750D for another unit or pick up a 950D and use DVI. The new BENQ looks tempting as well.
At this point I'm ready to exchange my 750D for another unit or pick up a 950D and use DVI. The new BENQ looks tempting as well.
Mine also will intermittently lose signal with the same error as people have said above. I tried two different cable swaps that I had around the house, to no avail. I have a Radeon 6870, so it could very well be an AMD only issue? I wish there were a more consolidated discussion of this issue - it seems its been talked about here and on the AU whirlpool forums but have yet to get any information as to what is causing it.
The device connect/disconnect sounds are most likely an AMD only issue.
The optimal resolution issue is not. I have an NVIDIA card and get it frequently. We have reports of it happening on both 750 and 950Ds. It's something related to the monitor. I've had an HP ZR30w for close to a year running off DP and I've never had an issue like this with it. The most recent refresh of PCs at my office include monitors that run off DP and no one has reported an issue like this either.
The next time it happens I'll try to snap a quick video and throw it on YouTube to link to Samsung USA Tech Support via Twitter. Every email/tweet I've sent has been replied to by that generic "things to check when you have no video signal" FAQ.
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Amazon has a really good price on this monitor. So if you were interested I would buy now.
I have a question regarding this monitor for those of you who own one.
Can you achieve the 120hz using a DP to DVI adapter at least in 2D mode? I really like the looks of this monitor but my 580GTX does not have DP and hdmi would be counter productive for what I want it for.
Otherwise I'll probably end up buying an IPS product instead.
Can you achieve the 120hz using a DP to DVI adapter at least in 2D mode? I really like the looks of this monitor but my 580GTX does not have DP and hdmi would be counter productive for what I want it for.
Otherwise I'll probably end up buying an IPS product instead.
There was a guy on OCN attempting to use a mini-DP -> DVI adapter with no success (all 6 outputs on his ATI card were mini-DP), so I suspect the answer to your question is no.
I just saw it and ordered one through Curcuit City, same price but free shipping. Also it appears that TigerDirect has them up for $400 free shipping as well. So anyone on the fence about this monitor this looks like the time to buy, $400 at the moment.
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I am torn between S27A750D and S27A950D. I have no idea which one to get and I need some help deciding which one to get >.< Any advice or tips would be nice
For myself it seems that my only option is to go with one that has DVI on it already. According to what I have found you can use a DP-DVI cord if your source has DP but not the other way around. I have a Zotac AMP 580 GTX and that does not have DP on it only hdmi and dvi. The only way I would ever go back to a TN monitor is with 120hz and I am not a fan of 3D at all. However I do want the 120hz for 2D gaming.
I think Samsung made a huge mistake to exclude a whole group of people from some of these monitors without making an equivalent model for the rest of us.
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Personally I would at least in part blame nvidia or your card model choice. I went with amd this time around because nvidia for the most part required two cards in order to get more than two outputs for multiple monitors or eyefinity/surround (since hdmi shares a clock with a dvi), nvidia cards typically had less vram per card, and typically cost more for similar performance. Ati/amd had more outputs per card, more vram per card, and many were adding display port to their cards.
... That said, there are several nvidia cards that have a display port on them, you just had to have the foresight to buy one if the time you bought was when any of these were out. There is a DVI samsung option in the 950 monitor though as people have said, its just that deals are falling on the 750 sooner it seems. I do dislike the lack of mounting options though, that was a bad move.
newegg nvidia + display port search
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&SrchInDesc=display%20port&Page=1&PageSize=20
... That said, there are several nvidia cards that have a display port on them, you just had to have the foresight to buy one if the time you bought was when any of these were out. There is a DVI samsung option in the 950 monitor though as people have said, its just that deals are falling on the 750 sooner it seems. I do dislike the lack of mounting options though, that was a bad move.
newegg nvidia + display port search
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&SrchInDesc=display%20port&Page=1&PageSize=20
"that was a bad move." just nullified your entire previous text. That was my point, sort of. Lack of DVI = most (almost all nvidia owners, and some ATI/AMD owners) from using this monitor at 120hz.
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The 950 is there , its just aggravating to those without dp that the dp one (750) had a $400 sale briefly. Bad move was said in regard to the lack of VESA mounting, but I'd deal with it somehow if I had to.
.. I already own a 27" cinema display so I am already working around dp only monitors if I think they are worth it for the end result. I went with the cinema display for the glossy rather than over-aggressive AG coating practically all other high ppi ips monitors have, and the fact that is has no scaler - moreso than any input considerations. Since I already am on the dp bandwagon this 750 would fit in easily in my monitor array. I still think nvidia was dragging their feet in some ways on amount of vram, number of outputs on single card, and output types(dp) when amd had more of all and usually at a cheaper price for similar performance, at least most of this (last) gen.
.. I already own a 27" cinema display so I am already working around dp only monitors if I think they are worth it for the end result. I went with the cinema display for the glossy rather than over-aggressive AG coating practically all other high ppi ips monitors have, and the fact that is has no scaler - moreso than any input considerations. Since I already am on the dp bandwagon this 750 would fit in easily in my monitor array. I still think nvidia was dragging their feet in some ways on amount of vram, number of outputs on single card, and output types(dp) when amd had more of all and usually at a cheaper price for similar performance, at least most of this (last) gen.
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This thread has me convinced I need to try this monitor. I just hate the fact it's 1080p and a TN... coming from a ZR30w it will be a step backwards in this regard. But at $400.... I just might need to bite. Just to see if it reminds me of my old CRT. I hope the gaming experience is THAT much better at 120Hz. And I'll need to figure out a different lighting scheme, these things reflect like mirrors I suppose.
If it IS a better gaming experience, I just might be in luck. 69xx in Tri-Fire should hit 120fps at 1080p with relative ease.
If it IS a better gaming experience, I just might be in luck. 69xx in Tri-Fire should hit 120fps at 1080p with relative ease.
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Ok tigerdirect tells me an estimated delivery of jan 31, 2012 at the 399 price. Does this mean they are out of stock, and will screw me on price when in stock?
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I'm actually a fan of glossy when I can design my room around it. I turned my corner desk out from the corner of my rec room, taking over the entire corner and facing it outward rather than the stereotypical "bookshelf" setup that tries to tuck your deskspace away against the wall. In that setup, all my room lights are in front of the desk in the main room space - behind the back of the monitor, including a window. I have a shaded desk lamp on the far extent of the "boomerang"/stealth bomber shaped desk. Those lamps are adjacent and do not show up in (not reflected in) the monitor from where I sit.
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Hopefully in this next month I'll have all three setups to compare - my current 27" glossy high ppi cinema display, CRT-based LLL eyefinity (21.5" 60hzTN + 100hz 22.5" widescreen CRT +21.5" 60hz TN) after taking my crt outof storage and borrowing a few 60hz tns, and a 27" 120hz input glossy S27A750 TN. In the end I'll prob decide on which gaming monitor setup to pair with my ips rather than keeping them all set up. As it is now I don't think I'll have room to keep more than one setup running until I mod my desk or build a new one. I'd eventually like an over/under setup but with the under being halfway beneath the desk surface so that the "over" is more straight ahead rather than overhead.
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When I started playing really high detail games I noticed how bad the 10.x - 12ms response time ips smears out extremely high detail textures + "3d" bump mapping on fast FoV movement, wrenching my eyes from their focus (on simpler games it isn't as obnoxious). I was going to do the crt eyefinity thing soon but I saw the $400 deal and ended up jumping on it before I would possibly miss it. Considering these monitors have often gone for $550 - $650 it was a considerable sale. I love my ips and so in my case I'm keeping it for gorgeous imagery, ppi, and desktop/app real-esate... but its a 27" and glossy so will pair up nicer with the 27" A750 than your zr30w phsically I think. Not that it matters that much.
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Hopefully in this next month I'll have all three setups to compare - my current 27" glossy high ppi cinema display, CRT-based LLL eyefinity (21.5" 60hzTN + 100hz 22.5" widescreen CRT +21.5" 60hz TN) after taking my crt outof storage and borrowing a few 60hz tns, and a 27" 120hz input glossy S27A750 TN. In the end I'll prob decide on which gaming monitor setup to pair with my ips rather than keeping them all set up. As it is now I don't think I'll have room to keep more than one setup running until I mod my desk or build a new one. I'd eventually like an over/under setup but with the under being halfway beneath the desk surface so that the "over" is more straight ahead rather than overhead.
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When I started playing really high detail games I noticed how bad the 10.x - 12ms response time ips smears out extremely high detail textures + "3d" bump mapping on fast FoV movement, wrenching my eyes from their focus (on simpler games it isn't as obnoxious). I was going to do the crt eyefinity thing soon but I saw the $400 deal and ended up jumping on it before I would possibly miss it. Considering these monitors have often gone for $550 - $650 it was a considerable sale. I love my ips and so in my case I'm keeping it for gorgeous imagery, ppi, and desktop/app real-esate... but its a 27" and glossy so will pair up nicer with the 27" A750 than your zr30w phsically I think. Not that it matters that much.
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Well Vega and Skully are both ZR30w owners who swear by the 120Hz Samsung now. Most others I talk to say I am smoking crack if I switch to this from my ZR30w. So I dunno.
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Unfortunately no monitor is good at everything, so I've returned to the idea of keeping more than one monitor type at my desk at the same time. Its not the cheapest option but it allows me to get the "best" (or at least the "better") of different monitor types. Before I bought my ips, for several years I ran a 27.5" 1920x1200 TN next to my 24" 'graphics profesional' widescreen crt with the crt at 1920x1200@85hz.
I have a VA tv for blacklevels + detail-in-blacks in my living room for HD movies, which has noticeable input lag and blurs a bit. But its great for HDTV and blurays, etc.
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I have a high ppi, high rez IPS for gorgeous desktop imagery, ppi, desktop/app real-esate, but I've found it inferior for high detail gaming due to pixel/panel blurring obnoxiously on fast FoV movement on the highest detail textured games I'm now capable of.
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.I'm going to try out the 120hz tn, and play around with the LLL eyefinity crt-in-the-middle setup as well (which Vega is also trying out btw I think).
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.. I'll end up keeping the IPS but use one of the other two setups for gaming (at the same desk) after I test both out. So you could always keep your ZR30W similarly. My cinema display might pair up a bit nicer physically however since its 27", 16:9, and glossy like the A750 (not that it should stop you from keeping the ZR30W at the same desk).
I have a VA tv for blacklevels + detail-in-blacks in my living room for HD movies, which has noticeable input lag and blurs a bit. But its great for HDTV and blurays, etc.
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I have a high ppi, high rez IPS for gorgeous desktop imagery, ppi, desktop/app real-esate, but I've found it inferior for high detail gaming due to pixel/panel blurring obnoxiously on fast FoV movement on the highest detail textured games I'm now capable of.
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.I'm going to try out the 120hz tn, and play around with the LLL eyefinity crt-in-the-middle setup as well (which Vega is also trying out btw I think).
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.. I'll end up keeping the IPS but use one of the other two setups for gaming (at the same desk) after I test both out. So you could always keep your ZR30W similarly. My cinema display might pair up a bit nicer physically however since its 27", 16:9, and glossy like the A750 (not that it should stop you from keeping the ZR30W at the same desk).
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