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Yea, I had a hunch MSRP or an original price it hasn't been sold at in a noticeable amount of time was factor on on quite a few items. To be fair, that's to be expected on something like a $200 mattress or a mail order catalog so everyone can go "AMG look at all this money you're saving. This...

This is a pretty shady "Gold Box Deal of the Day". e.g. The K95 is only $125 at Newegg vs $152 on this Amazon promo

I really wish I could find something that wasn't subject to a panel lottery and piss poor QC (quality control). I just sent a replacement HP 25xw back due to excessive backlight bleed and the panel having drastically different gamma in certain spots (actual gamma not IPS glow nor viewing angle...

If you turn them off via the firmware you can download at their site, you can then use the programming software to tell it you want the action lock button on M! to be "A", "F1", or any other key. The same goes for the action lock button on M2. When it's set up like that, it's just like...

I was under the impression games used 4:2:2 like video sources do given that most TVs are usually 4:2:2 and that some TVs just happen to do 4:4:4 as a result of the hardware the manufacturer used (typically the main board that the video inputs are on). It wouldn't make sense to design consoles...

You will likely need to adjust ClearType in Windows as well. I don't know what Dell you have so the pixel layout arrangement/layout could be different than it is on the TV which will hurt text clarity. There is also the issue of pixel density being far lower on a larger screen with the same...

Now if they would just add scanning backlights to VA and IPS panels and make this type of stuff work at lower refresh rates for the mid/low end systems. Congratulations on getting an easy toggle/install system going. Surely Nvidia will start working on ways to offer additional models with...

I'm betting that's a typo. It's most likely supposed to read 1080p on HDMI and, 1080i on component (y/pb/pr). A majority of TVs will only do 1080i or less over component (y/pb/pr) and I've yet to see one that doesn't do 1080p on HDMI (unless it's an actual 720p/i or "1080i" panel).

They would be visible at all times if they are something your vision can detect. They are the result of the 3D overlay/emitter/etc that is on the panel. It's something that is physically there. It's not an optical illusion/digital artifact/etc.

That's correct, and I have edited my post to reflect that. I'm sorry for any confusion the lack of clarity caused anyone. I was referring to my experience with the Dynex DX-32L230A12 set as I purchased two that both had defects. One was from in the store (which had a tear in the panel) and...

Yea, I know that feeling especially when the in-store lighting masks what you are trying to show: "Well I don't see the issue but, we'll take it back." "Well, if you didn't have the power of a thousand suns shining down upon us you would be able to . . ." It's always much worse if it's...

When I read PCDC650's description, my initial thought was it was going to be the "viewing cone" that VA panels have. However, after looking at the picture and seeing the middle is "brighter" than the rest of the screen I would say it's a defect as the "viewing cone" would make the middle darker...

It was no problem. Glad you got it sorted out.

Yes, that was the post I was referring to. If you are passing the 4:4:4 tests, then the EDID override was done correctly. The only way for any of us to verify that is to see pictures of the test images taken with a camera set to macro. I have a post about the tests and how to view then in...

Does it really only have a contrast ratio of 532:1? That's really low. I couldn't tell from the screen capture if you have done the EDID override or not which is required for Nvidia cards. If you haven't, there are detailed instructions in this thread. Just do a search for it and my user name.

That Samsung may have potential. Also glad to hear there may be some progress with the EQD line. I'll still be holding out for a VA or IPS with CRT/lightboost"esqe" motion clarity though. However, I don't see that happening anytime soon . . .

Sorry for the late reply. As far as I know, the Samsung UNxxEH5000 line from 2012 all had VA panels and a VA panel lottery (Samsung, CMO, and Sharp).

I think people assumed wrong and, said assumption was likely based off the fact that the 2012 xxCS560 line were all IPS.

I most likely will not be picking it up nor anything else (TV wise) this year. LG damaged their reputation with me last year and, that's a long steep incline to climb back from when it comes to electronics. The major issue though for me is now input lag after having used a Dell S2440L monitor...

You need to run at at least 100fps/Hz for lightboost to work. You would need to lower your game settings if the game in question is running under 100fps.

I think the only 1080p 32" TVs left at retail are going to be the LG 32CS560 and the Samsung UN-32EH5000. The LG 32CS560 is IPS and the Samsung UN-32EH5000. When I bought the LG 32CS560 at launch, it was a horrible horrible TV that didn't even support 24p video playback properly which is...

I think the trickiest part with trying to mimic motion tracking by hand is it goes against what most people are "trained" to do which is stay as still as possible when pressing a shutter button while someone that deals with "film" is trained to keep the camera steady and in focus while moving...

Yea, sounds like it's going to artifact at anything higher. Have you had a chance to look at the text and car in PixPerAn while overclocked with a reduced brightness to see if the motion clarity improves any?

This is what I was using on the Dell S2440L (via SL DVI-I>HDMI) and, am still using on the Dell U2311HM (via SL DVI-D>SL DVI-D): You may need to change the actual refresh rate after the decimal though as monitors can be rather picky down to the 100th decimal place. The program will...

With Nvidia, you can do it via the video card control panel. With AMD, there is a program called CRU custom refresh utility)ToastyX wrote that will allow you to do it. There are also driver patches to bypass the pixel clock limits that AMD and Nivida have but, you won't get anywhere near those...

Keep in mind that I live in a hot and humid climate zone but, I wouldn't call the environment in the house humid as I've been in a hot and dry climate zone before. Changing the way I did laundry pretty much eliminated the static in my non synthetic clothes and, I used to build up a charge just...

The "dimness" wasn't an issue for me given I primarily have very little to no ambient lighting but, that is something I should have stressed in the conversation here as that can obviously be a fairly negative drawback if a lot of light is involved. Given that it's edge to edge glass and glossy...

The thing is, with the Dell S2440L overclocked to 72Hz, it was no better than 60Hz with the brightness at 100. Motion clarity did not improve at 60Hz when reducing the brightness down to 0. Motion clarity did improve at 72Hz when reducing the brightness down to 0. Regardless of what refresh...

TFT Central rated the input lag on the Samsung S27A850D as 28ms via the SMS program vs the total signal lag of 19.3 ms at PRAD using an oscilloscope. The Samsung S27A650D is available here in the US but, it looks to be around $400 - $450 here. I swear Canada gets preferential price treatment...

Are your clothes synthetic or cotton? Neither are immune from static electricity but, synthetics are far more prone to having it and holding it. That can be partially mitigated by using a small amount of white vinegar in the wash cycle, washing and drying your synthetics after/separately from...

72Hz but, I also had to drop the backlight to 0 and, my Dell S2440L also had PWM. I still think it was a fluke that the 72Hz overclock and the PWM frequency just happened to somewhat "sync" with each other. I'm not sure what frequency the PWM was operating at though. It's certainly worth...

The quoted viewing angles are the same. In an actual usage scenario though, the IPS viewing angles are better. That is especially true once you factor in the "viewing cone" VA panels have. While I prefer VA panels (due to the perceived black level depth), I have yet to see one actually match...

NCX, the price tag and the 28ms of input lag kill the Samsung S27A850D. It will be very hard to use anything with more than 5ms of input lag after trying the Dell S2440L given how the 10.5ms of input lag feels on the Dell U2311Hm now with something like Street Fighter II Turbo Hyperfighting...

It was just bad all around CrabJuice. The Dell S2440L trounced it even running at 1920x1080 @ 60Hz. The blur on the car and text in PixPerAn was so bad on the Accer G276HLDbd that it looked like the black outlines were smearing in both directions. I couldn't force myself to look at the chase...

Yea, I usually take any online reviews with a grain of salt (including TFT Central and PRAD) as everyone has very different expectations even if they are looking at the same criteria. I put up a solid colour 1920x1080 jpeg I did of the dark grey here at [H]ard|Forum and there were just so many...

I picked up an Accer G276HLDbd today (locally) despite it not having a "proper" review anywhere and I really wish I hadn't. I swear Accer took all the worst aspects of each panel type and combined them in this monitor. It's a A-MVA panel, yet it has a different gamma at the top and bottom like...

Overdrive/RTC tends to only work well at the default refresh rate as that's what it was designed to work with. I have read in the past that overclocking bypasses the overdrive/RTC but, that's not true on the Dell U23H11HM or the Dell S2440L. It doesn't get any worse on either of those when...

It was hard to tell on the Dell S2440L because, it's a "mirror" and even at a brightness of 0 there is enough light to bounce back off the wall it is facing which will ultimately cause a very mild reflection on the glass and alteration as a result. It is possible that the perceived black level...

It depends on the panel, monitor hardware, etc. I've seen panels were everything starts to "lighten" when you start moving the camera in game (even very slowly) and I've seen others not exhibit that trait at all. VA panels tend the "ghost" but with the recent discovery of the lightboost (which...

It depends. The Dell S2440L has overshoot on the mouse pointer as does the Dell U2311HM and I've read that the GW2450HM does as well. Some of that is attributed to LCDs being sample & hold but, the light and dark overshoot and streaking is most likely the result of the overdrive/RTC being too...