Hanns-G HH-281HPB

Im really considering buying a new monitor and i was planning on buying the hannsg 24.6" but was willing to dish out an extra 100 for this 28" or (27.5") not sure if there will be much a difference in size between the 2. I was just worried that from where i sit it might be too much. I sit a normal distance from a computer screen which i figure is about 2-3 feet away. For those who have this monitor is that too close or ok for the size?
 
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I have to admit, I was impressed with these monitors, especially considering the price.

We ordered three for the office last week when they fell to $309.99, and the picture quality is excellent. White is white, gray is gray, no dead/stuck pixels. Very bright without being washed-out as well. Plus, it's a 19x12 instead of the increasingly common 19x10. The downsides would be the stand is a bit wobbly, and it's very "plasticky".

Coupled with GDI++, text looks great. Naturally, I would prefer a higher res on a large screen, but for most folks it's fine.
 
Diablo2K said:
I looked on newegg and on google for pics of the monitor and i dont see the controls anywhere, where are they?
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The controls are at the right side bottom of the the monitor. You cannot see it from the front view. There are 5 buttons: Menu, +, -, Set, and Power

jdilla209 said:
Im really considering buying a new monitor and i was planning on buying the hannsg 24.6" but was willing to dish out an extra 100 for this 28" or (27.5") not sure if there will be much a difference in size between the 2. I was just worried that from where i sit it might be too much. I sit a normal distance from a computer screen which i figure is about 2-3 feet away. For those who have this monitor is that too close or ok for the size?
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I've spent some time on my friend's 22" monitor and while that's bigger than my old monitor (19"), 28" felt HUGE in comparison. I am sure you would absolutely notice the size difference compared to 24". I sit about 2 feet away and I did need getting adjusted to having the big monitor so up & close. When I look at the center of the screen, it's at-level with my eyes, but I would often tilt my head up in order to look at the top portion of the screen.

Torquemada XP said:
The downsides would be the stand is a bit wobbly, and it's very "plasticky".
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I agree. The stand felt quite wobbly and I wouldn't subject the monitor to touching often. The frame does look "plasticky", but I don't mind it as much since I'm looking at the panel most of the times.
 
koss said:
The controls are at the right side bottom of the the monitor. You cannot see it from the front view. There are 5 buttons: Menu, +, -, Set, and Power
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Can you at least see the control labels from the front, I hate it when your trying to make adjustments and you cant see the control lables.
 
Yea there are little symbols: Menu, Up/Contrast, Down/Volume, Select/Input, Power They blend in pretty well with the bezel so it doesnt look bad.
 
Mine doesn't do 1:1 with a 360. Looks pretty bad. And this is over HDMI also and I have the ratio set to 'Fit'.
 
Riddleofsteel said:
Mine doesn't do 1:1 with a 360. Looks pretty bad. And this is over HDMI also and I have the ratio set to 'Fit'.
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yea i would want to know how this works also because im thinking of picking this up for console purposes (xbox,ps3). i thought it was 1:1.
 
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Mine does 1:1. But u can't have it set to fit. That will stretch it back outa wack. 1:1 only uses enuff pixels to use the resulution. Hence the 1:1. U can't fit and use 1:1. That would makE no sence. 1:1 at 720p will not fill a 1080p screen. 1080p 1:1 will not fill a 1920x1200 screen. You'll have black bars on the top and botom.
 
Aspect ratio "Fit" setting on the Hanns-G means use 1:1 pixel mapping and not fit to full screen. I use HDMI connection from my 5870 to the Hanns-G monitor and the 1:1 mapping works perfectly so their problem has to be some setting in the 360 itself. I don't have a 360 though so don't know which setting it is. I did have a 360 and seem to remember some setting about upscaling and that may be where the issue is. 360 is probably upscaling to fit the monitor res and can probably be changed to not do that but not sure though.
 
I have had the Hanns·G HG-281DPB version of this LCD for about a year now, still in love with it!
No backlight bleed or dead/stick pixels.

I picked it up on sale from newegg for $300 shipped back then
 
I just got my Dell P2310H's and can't believe how much better they look compared to my Hannspree 28in. I realize that has a lot to do with the fact that 1920x1200 blown up to 27.5in is not nearly as dense as 1920x1080 @ 23in, but still -- it's almost night or day as far as text clarity and sharpness go. That said I was completely happy with my Hannspree and it served me well for years of gaming. I'm definitely hanging onto it as a 4th screen.
 
From the newegg site it lists Hanns·G HH-281HPB Dimensions 25.7" x 20.7" x 10.2" and shows a picture showing 20.7" is the length from the bottom of the bezel to the top, can anyone grab a tape measure and check? I mean 20.7" is ok if thats the total height including stand, but the picture shows just the height of the bezel? That suggests the total height is about 24"??? That's very high especially since where my current montor is sitting is about 35" from the floor!
 
crowat said:
Nope just cause I am a bit OCD. Only on some things... Last pic is the only angle you could notice it from.

http://hardforums.com/showthread.php?p=1035137894&posted=1#post1035137894

Wowcro = me... I am not sure how I ended up with two user names. I think wowcro was saved on my old linux machine firefox. Well old now.

Edit: Took the electrical tape off to show how far I removed them to.

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The base comes off without much hassle if you take out the 4 counter sunk black screws that hold the silver metal bracket that the base it attached to. You can see one of the screws in the picture right below where the monitor cable is connected. Once the 4 screws are removed the entire bracket and base slides out from the monitor. No muss no fuss.
 
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This thing is huge, no stuck or dead pixels at all... Very nice for watching hd tv and 1080p movies, The only problem I have is the height of the monitor with my desk being the height it is my eye level is not dead center with the monitor so I'm constantly tilting my head up and down to view the screen! So, I need a shorter desk, a higher chair, or a mount I can use for the monitor that will allow it to drop at least 3"!

...and like other people say the stand is pretty tippy
 
I'm really thinking of jumping on this. 28 inch is hard to pass up. I'm buying an lcd for the first time and will be doing moderate to heavy gaming at times.

Is there any reason, as a first time gaming lcd buyer, to stay away from this monitor? Will I be at all disappointed, being that I don't really know the damn difference between panels?
 
Bought this monitor for a new build I did about 2 months ago. First one I got from newegg had a dead pixel and a vertical red line. The second one is fine. I do alot of gaming and I have been pleased with this monitor. The only con I can think of is that some text looks somewhat grainy. It's not a big deal though and this could just be because I'm comming from a crt. I would definitely recommend this monitor. It is solid and big, but not too big.
 
looking for what color settings others have come to use

I had it on cool before but set it to user and the basic RGB 100 each looked much better imo.

course iam sure it can be tweaked appreciate any suggestions
 
Udo said:
Aspect ratio "Fit" setting on the Hanns-G means use 1:1 pixel mapping and not fit to full screen. I use HDMI connection from my 5870 to the Hanns-G monitor and the 1:1 mapping works perfectly so their problem has to be some setting in the 360 itself. I don't have a 360 though so don't know which setting it is. I did have a 360 and seem to remember some setting about upscaling and that may be where the issue is. 360 is probably upscaling to fit the monitor res and can probably be changed to not do that but not sure though.
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Oh, really?
Try changing the resolution to 1920x1080@50hz, and see if ti gives you the black bars or stretches the image, please. :)
 
Hello, guys.
I got, a few days ago, a hz281 (I ordered an HH281, but they sent me this because the only difference is the dvi port instead of dual hdmi. or so they told me).
Being that i suffer very much playback jerkiness I started immediately to try and find a way to put the monitor at a refresh that would permit reclock to do a perfect work.
Sadly there were 2 problems:
- The monitor wouldn't want to go up to 1920x1200@50hz and, when i tried creating a custom resolution from the nvidia panel, it told me that it was not supported.
- The monitor doesn't have a proper 1:1 scaling, thus 1920x1080 is stretched. That makes the idea to use 1920x1080@50hz useless.

A few hours ago, while searching for a way to solve the 59hz problem, I found a procedure which let me bring the monitor to 1920x1200@50hz, fully working.
And here are the proofs:



Though, there is a huge annoying problem: even thought the image is perfectly visible and gives no problems the monitor presents me a big green box saying "input signal out of range", which stays there always.
So I'm asking for help here: is there anyone here who knows how to remove that annoying box, so I can start using this monitor the way I need?
 
HZ281 here.

This pink is killing me... :(


Panel was mounted wrong way, a few milimeters from the frame on the top and right part.

I'm extremely disappointed. :(
Though, the dvi port made me happy.

Yeah, sorry for the crappy english.
 
kache said:
HZ281 here.

This pink is killing me... :(


Panel was mounted wrong way, a few milimeters from the frame on the top and right part.

I'm extremely disappointed. :(
Though, the dvi port made me happy.

Yeah, sorry for the crappy english.
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I have the HG281D and it is also a few mm's lower on top. I think it is normal, so don't sweat it.
 
I just got the I-inc version. I have a stuck pixel but I also had one on my last monitor so it isn't too big of a deal. I don't notice any backlight bleed which more than makes up for it. I've never had a TN with next to no backlight bleed. The response time is very nice. I was getting annoyed with my S-PVA due to input lag and ghosting.

Udo said:
Aspect ratio "Fit" setting on the Hanns-G means use 1:1 pixel mapping and not fit to full screen. I use HDMI connection from my 5870 to the Hanns-G monitor and the 1:1 mapping works perfectly so their problem has to be some setting in the 360 itself. I don't have a 360 though so don't know which setting it is. I did have a 360 and seem to remember some setting about upscaling and that may be where the issue is. 360 is probably upscaling to fit the monitor res and can probably be changed to not do that but not sure though.
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Fit means fit to aspect ratio. This monitor does not support true 1:1 pixel mapping like more expensive monitors. Obviously if you fit 1920x1080 or 1600x1200 to aspect ratio on a 1920x1200 panel it ends up being 1:1 but thats it. I prefer fit to aspect ratio anyways since if I'm playing a game so old that it doesn't even support 1600x1200, I'm not exactly playing for visuals anyways.
 
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I purchased the HH-281HPB just last week, pretty impressed with the size to price ratio. Quality is good too, no dead pixels. Backlight bleedthrough is not bad, no worse than any other "economy" priced LCD.

Does anyone have any tips or has found decent settings for the Color profile. I have mine at a decently acceptable state using the "Natural" profile with Brightness at 10 and Contrast at 65 but it still seems slightly off, any advice?
 
My wife bought me the HZ281 from newegg for my birthday. I'm in love with it (and her!) haha. Super huge, compared to my old 22", no visible dead pixels, and barley any back light bleed.

The only problem I am having with it is the lower black levels in 3D games is way saturated (if thats the right word). I couldn't seem to calibrate it with just the lcd's own brightness / contrast levels, so I had to use nVidias desktop color settings. Unfortunately the 2D contrast and gamma settings do not apply to 3D games.

I referenced this page when calibrating my black levels:

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php

Basically in-game, boxes 1-7 would all be completely black.
 
Are these still $300 or have they dipped any lower? I have one HH281 and am thinking about buying a second. I'm kind of worried I won't be able to get them much longer since they're not 1080p native, but I was kind of hoping they'd dip a little lower in price and I could snag one.
 
kache said:
Hello, guys.
I got, a few days ago, a hz281 (I ordered an HH281, but they sent me this because the only difference is the dvi port instead of dual hdmi. or so they told me).
Being that i suffer very much playback jerkiness I started immediately to try and find a way to put the monitor at a refresh that would permit reclock to do a perfect work.
Sadly there were 2 problems:
- The monitor wouldn't want to go up to 1920x1200@50hz and, when i tried creating a custom resolution from the nvidia panel, it told me that it was not supported.
- The monitor doesn't have a proper 1:1 scaling, thus 1920x1080 is stretched. That makes the idea to use 1920x1080@50hz useless.

A few hours ago, while searching for a way to solve the 59hz problem, I found a procedure which let me bring the monitor to 1920x1200@50hz, fully working.
And here are the proofs:

Though, there is a huge annoying problem: even thought the image is perfectly visible and gives no problems the monitor presents me a big green box saying "input signal out of range", which stays there always.
So I'm asking for help here: is there anyone here who knows how to remove that annoying box, so I can start using this monitor the way I need?
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So can the monitor actually accept resolution 1920x1200 @ 60hz or 59hz or is the limitation stuck at 50hz?
 
I have the older model, and after 15 months it's starting to go to a black screen after boot up, or horizontal lines flickering thru the desktop.
 
KenG10 said:
My wife bought me the HZ281 from newegg for my birthday. I'm in love with it (and her!) haha. Super huge, compared to my old 22", no visible dead pixels, and barley any back light bleed.

The only problem I am having with it is the lower black levels in 3D games is way saturated (if thats the right word). I couldn't seem to calibrate it with just the lcd's own brightness / contrast levels, so I had to use nVidias desktop color settings. Unfortunately the 2D contrast and gamma settings do not apply to 3D games.

I referenced this page when calibrating my black levels:

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php

Basically in-game, boxes 1-7 would all be completely black.
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I have had two of them and when I switched to eyefinity I picked up two 2408fpws and a 2407fpw and it suprised the hell out of me the first time I went into the lighthouse on bad company 2. I could actually see with out over brighting the screen and people didnt blend into the background any more.
 
I'm actually considering a Hannsg model for my entirely new build.

The only concern I have is about the 1200 resolution. I would want to use that for desktop productivity, but I'd want to use 1080 for media (like SCII). The only thing is, I'm worried that it will stretch and distort the image when I try to downscale it for media content...

Does anyone have a 28 or 25 or even 24" hannsg monitor and can comment or better show screens at the different resolutions?

Oh, and what's the difference between the HZ and HH models besides a DVI vs HDMI port? There has to be something else warranting this...
 
Well I just noticed a line across the screen on my my one of my HH-281HPB. I bought it from costco less than an year ago. If I remember correctly they have a 3 year no hassle return policy. I wonder how difficult it is going to be to return it...
 
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