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Nope but where there's a will there's a way ;D
Tesco black scouring pads, not just for cleaning dishes
Tesco black scouring pads, not just for cleaning dishes
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Tesco black scouring pads, not just for cleaning dishes
1: Black electrical tape along the bezel and Stanley Knife off any excess.
2: Scotch Tape instead if you want to retain the logo.
3: Scouring pad which does a proper job but takes a lot longer. Masking tape the chrome parts and lower panel for protection and just sideways buff until you get a finish you are happy with. It should end up looking like it came out of the factory all nice and matte and stealthy.
Anyone using Windows 8 with this monitor using displayport? When you turn the monitor off/on, does it re-arrange the windows to a default location? It would've been good if they included a DVI port as displayport can have some issues like that.
Yeah, I was under the impression that only DP would support the native resolution of this monitor @ 60hz. I think the max for DVI is 2560x1600 @ 60hz, so it wouldn't work anyway. Ditto for HDMI, as far as I know. Only DP can support the bandwidth.
I got my free 34UM95-P today from LG Germany, it is a made in July version and they kindly gave me the LG ACB8300 calibration unit with it too.
I've uploaded a video of it comparing it against the i1Display pro when used with the LG software. It's a fine calibrator by all accounts and does the job perfectly for £30 but of course only works on LG screens with LG True Color Finder.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1JMD2X4yJA
Not only DP, but Thunderbolt as well. Doesn't help most people unless you're running a Mac though (or have a higher end mobo with Thunderbolt)
You're really fine in using HDMI for 3440x1440@50hz for everything except gaming, but I didn't spend $1000 to run 83% of max refresh rate -_-
I use this monitor with Server 2012 R2 primarily, but I also run Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 for testing purposes and when working on other boxes. Not once had windows rearrange themselves on me, and I turn my monitor on & off whenever leaving rig idle for long periods of time. I always use DisplayPort because HDMI doesn't support full 60hz at 3440x1440, and I've never had a reason to test Thunderbolt even though my mobo has it (but I'm not sure if it's the newer TB required for this monitor -- would have to see if it came with a TB cable).
I use the DisplayPort cable that came with the 34UM95, though I do have others and they worked fine when I've had to use them.
Here's my setup (more details in my signature link if you need):
GPU: Sapphire 290X Trifire
Driver: 14.4
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Extreme
Monitor Version: Rev .02
Oh wow, they clearly went out of their way to make it up to you, nice!
Any chance you are selling that calibrator?
I have 1 day left to decide if I want to return my monitor to Costco (I paid $1053), and get the Massdrop one.
- My monitor has minor bleeding in 2 corners, only noticeable during extremely dark scenes and you have to stare for it. It also has an issue where there's a tear (or "desync") down the center of the screen for a split second every now and then, happens every few hours while gaming and has happened on the desktop once or twice. Only one other user has reported the same not sure if firmware or faulty.
- If I return it and the Massdrop version of the monitor is worse in anyway, I have to go through LG for warranty. They may send me a refurb or even worse monitor in return.
- Massdrop version has 3 year exchange warranty and likely has better QC due to being the non-consumer line, Costco is 2 year refund policy on the monitor.
- Saves me $200.
What to do...
For me, $200 would not be worth the hassle of getting a monitor with worse light bleed and then having to ship it back. I also kind of doubt the UM94 has better QC, only difference is the casing most likely. By the time the UM94 start shipping LG may have improved its production process, though.
The tearing thing is odd though if turning off DP 1.2 doesn't fix that I would consider a return...
It doesn't fix it. It only happens once every few hours and requires a moving picture to see it, one side of the screen "delays" behind the other for a couple milliseconds, causing a tear to appear down the center of the screen. It's so fast, if you blinked, you'd miss it. I would imagine 99% of people wouldn't see it, especially if they play games without VSYNC.
It's the main reason why I am considering going with Massdrop and returning this one. I've heard rumors that LG is flat out buying back any faulty monitors instead of replacing them, if true, I could technically get a refund on the massdrop monitor if it's worse.
Tyrindor, I had that "screen tearing with speakers popping" bug, but it went away after I installed the latest WHQL, 340.52. To be specific, I uninstalled all Nvidia drivers, then did a driver cleaning (using DDU) in Safe Mode, and then installed the 340.52.
I guess I'll try and turn off DP 1.2 to get rid off the windows rearranging...
Thanks, but I think we are talking about difference issues. I had that issue too, and fixed it by doing the same. This is different sadly.
It's literally a pixel perfect straight line, vertically, dead center in the screen when it happens. It will appear as-if the left side is about half an inch higher than the right side of the screen for a split second. It has only happened on the desktop twice, but happens commonly in games (once an hour or so). I don't remember it happening until the 2nd week of owning the monitor.
I just picked up the LG UM95-P from my local Microcenter the other day. I noticed a TON of back light bleeding so I exchanged it for another. This one has the same thing as well. I'm going to share a picture of the monitor at 55% brightness on a completely black background. Can you tell me if I should be returning it a second time please?
http://i.imgur.com/KLtPsYX.jpg
I am but in the UK
Old monitor is up for sale too at £650 delivered!
I asked if he would sell the floor model, and he said sure. Think I got the same amount off as a returned item being resold, but I figured they would put a best sample for display. I also asked if it had been running for like 6 months straight. He said maybe a few months. I felt it was enough burn in to show any defects, so bought it. Its flawless. Just something to think about, ask if you can take a floor model if in this situation.
Only bad part is it came wrapped in bubble wrap, no box, no connectors (had extras at home anyways) and no CD. I checked in store all the calibration software was available online.
As a side note, I'm surprised more mac users aren't chirping in here, this was described as the successor to the last cinema display since its been so long...
Nope but where there's a will there's a way ;D
Tesco black scouring pads, not just for cleaning dishes
What stand is that? Makes the monitor look even classier.
Ergotron MX
Those of you with lower corner backlight bleed should try this out. A user on reddit (antondoe) said he fixed his corner bleed by simply unclipping the lower bezel strip on each end and then pushing it back in slowly but not enough so that it clips back in.
I figured I'd have a play on my one even though it doesn't have any large amounts of bleed just to check and indeed he's right:
[snip]
That's how much I unclipped it by wedging a thin knife between chrome edge and bezel strip and levering it out until the corner pops out. You'll notice immediately that any hint of backlight bleed is gone on the corner of the panel.
This kind of confirms what some have been saying, that the panel itself is just fine, it's the casing trim that surrounds the panel that causes the bleed and I can doubly confirm this because if you place a credit card between the chrome bezel on either left or right side, not all the way in just enough to press against the AG coating layer and lever gently you will notice that it takes a tiny tiny amount of pressure to cause backlight bleed and if we go back to the bezel strip at the bottom, that strip is clipped in quite tightly applying quite a bit of pressure at the corners.
What does this tell us then? I think it shows a big manufacturing design flaw on LG's part here. In an effort t have an invisible/thin bezel they've managed to bring about these flaws. They could have simply designed the bottom strip without the tight clipping and just merely glued it to the lower chassis instead, no pressure applied to the corners then.
Oh well. At least this means we can be sure that the Dell model using the same panel should almost certainly have none of these issues.
Those of you with lower corner backlight bleed should try this out. A user on reddit (antondoe) said he fixed his corner bleed by simply unclipping the lower bezel strip on each end and then pushing it back in slowly but not enough so that it clips back in.
I figured I'd have a play on my one even though it doesn't have any large amounts of bleed just to check and indeed he's right:
That's how much I unclipped it by wedging a thin knife between chrome edge and bezel strip and levering it out until the corner pops out. You'll notice immediately that any hint of backlight bleed is gone on the corner of the panel.
This kind of confirms what some have been saying, that the panel itself is just fine, it's the casing trim that surrounds the panel that causes the bleed and I can doubly confirm this because if you place a credit card between the chrome bezel on either left or right side, not all the way in just enough to press against the AG coating layer and lever gently you will notice that it takes a tiny tiny amount of pressure to cause backlight bleed and if we go back to the bezel strip at the bottom, that strip is clipped in quite tightly applying quite a bit of pressure at the corners.
What does this tell us then? I think it shows a big manufacturing design flaw on LG's part here. In an effort t have an invisible/thin bezel they've managed to bring about these flaws. They could have simply designed the bottom strip without the tight clipping and just merely glued it to the lower chassis instead, no pressure applied to the corners then.
Oh well. At least this means we can be sure that the Dell model using the same panel should almost certainly have none of these issues.