Yamakasi Catleap monitor club.

Tar.Aldarion

QNIX QX2710 matte on it's way, oh yes! Come on 120hz. 237 euro i think it was + customs.Should come in under 300 anyway.
I actually got green-sum to put matte up on ebay

Headshot

Im also about to jump the gun too but
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/New-QNIX-QX2710-LED-Evolution-2-27-2560x1440-WQHD-Samsung-PLS-Monitor-/140934439651?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item20d058e2e3

Maybe im blind but I cant see does it say Glossy or Matt?

Tar.Aldarion

I got them to put up a new listing on ebay.com for matte orders. If you want to get it from .ie then all you have to do is order it and specify matte in a comment to them. They sell both for that price.

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Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I got them to put up a new listing on ebay.com for matte orders. If you want to get it from .ie then all you have to do is order it and specify matte in a comment to them. They sell both for that price.

Thanks just found it there

Tar.Aldarion

I see they're already putting up the price due to us haha.

Headshot

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I see they're already putting up the price due to us haha.

Postage has been added to some of them too

Headshot

I know customs vary but any idea of the average cost?

I'm thinking below 50 Euro since the final cost was 244 euro

platinums

Headshot wrote: »

I know customs vary but any idea of the average cost?

I'm thinking below 50 Euro since the final cost was 244 euro

Have a look at teh owners list - it has customs pricing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuTDzkLDoLrsdFdvNU8xZVl1MnZsQnA5RjFOQzBiT3c#gid=0

BloodBath

Good luck lads, let us know how you get on. I'm still pretty sure these things will not do 120hz but it's a good price.

Headshot

BloodBath wrote: »

Good luck lads, let us know how you get on. I'm still pretty sure these things will not do 120hz but it's a good price.

Why dont you think so?

Iv been reading a few forums and people are getting a steady 120hz

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah pretty much everyone that has gotten one has been able to get 120hz stable by fiddling with settings, some less but still around 100hz. Some got up to 140+. Seems legit from all the reviews on these forums. Which is pretty good as people seem to prefer them to a catleap 2b which is like 800$


Anybody had theirs marked a lower price or gift by a seller, how did that go?
Also it says 2-5 days shipping, but what is it in reality?

Shipped this morning woop.

eg:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Atv4EFeCPA8odDdCLWdrU0NKeDFiUF9BbzV5OUVQYWc

Headshot

I downloaded CRU to get the refresh rate going but now im told its as simple as going into NV control panel to change the settings

what have you heard Tar?

Tar.Aldarion

For NV I think it can just work out of the box with custom resolutions, and if it doesn't then you have to start messing around. Ie if you change to 120hz and there are artifacts you can use CRU and "LCD Reduced" to lower scanning values for a better picture.

Tar.Aldarion

Headshot wrote: »

I know customs vary but any idea of the average cost?

I'm thinking below 50 Euro since the final cost was 244 euro

Oh i didn't see this. I asked them to mark it lower and they marked it at 190$ they said, they might do it on your order too.

Did others do that? Also I don't know how to pay now. I don't know if I can ring as I don't for sure know the price they have put down and how much I owe.

So I wait for the postman and he wants exact change is it?

ad_inky

Hi All,

I’ve been lurking here and in overclockers for the last 9 months while I decided on getting one of these screens. When I saw the matte Samsung panels I bit the bullet. Glossy does not do it for me. Here is my info as payback for keeping me informed.

I ordered the “QNIX QX2710 Evolution II Matte Monitor with Perfect Pixel” last Wednesday.

From here http://www.2560x1440monitor.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=17&product_id=44

The site is not on ebay it is Bigclothcraft’s though and at the time the prices seemed to be a few euro better. There is a $20 extra delivery cost on top of the quote above for Europe.

It arrived on Monday. Packaging was just okay, the screen’s normal box with a 5-10mm foam wrap around it.

I’m very impressed by the matte coating. I’m used to working with Dells where the antiglare coating is applied with a trowel so the Samsung panel is very nice. The coating is unobtrusive but effective. It comes with inbuilt speakers and as long as you don’t expect to hear any bass whatsoever they are fine

The screen looks very nice, vibrant, bright and no pixel defects. There is a little light bleed but I can’t tell in normal operation. Blacks and whites are both much better than my previous iiyama TN panel. I ditched the shipped power cord and adapter and used a standard kettle lead to the power adapter.

It was shipped using UPS and they charged a handling fee (for customs charges) of about 18 euro on top of the 23% vat payment. They rang me before delivery and I paid by credit card over the phone.

I have not tried increasing the refresh rate and probably won’t until I move from my current Asus 6850 in a few months. The 6850 does display bios info to the screen on boot in case anyone cares.

Build quality on the bezel/stand looks okay but investigating further I can push a corner of the panel back from the inside of the top right bezel corner by at least a centimeter. I won’t be doing that too often. The stand is firm enough and seems level. Better than I was expecting though I had low expectations.

If I can get a year or two out of it then it will be money well spent.

In short the panel itself is very nice and the plastics are pretty but cheap.

Tar.Aldarion

Great thanks for the review, delivers quite fast, nice. As for plastic casing, realistically what pressure is a monitor put under, so hopefully it won't matter too much for us! That's good about the matte, dell monitors put on far too much. Even my TN at home is better for colours than my dell u23 IPS in work.


Thought mine might make it by friday as it was shipped at 9am yesterday, but now they mailed me saying it was just shipped now. Grrr. I hope I get to pay over the phone, I'm getting ready to start having loads of cash denominations lying around at home.


What was the total landed cost?

ad_inky

Total was about €340 for the pixel perfect version including delivery and customs and ups charges. Customs was about €40 which did not correspond to any value or delivery charge or combination, possibly customs had their own valuation. If someone wanted to they could probably drop another €60 off that getting an X-star with pot luck on the pixels. The qnix seemed to be getting better reviews at the time I bought but tested numbers weren't high so that could have changed.

Good luck with your delivery.

Headshot

Hey Tar what does your shipment look like?

This is mine at the moment



Looks like it finally left S.Korea today

Tar.Aldarion

Our monitors are on the same shipment

It's 3am in korea so they left quite a while ago now.

Tar.Aldarion

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

For NV I think it can just work out of the box with custom resolutions, and if it doesn't then you have to start messing around. Ie if you change to 120hz and there are artifacts you can use CRU and "LCD Reduced" to lower scanning values for a better picture.

If you want to play games, I think most need the catleap 2B driver.

Headshot

So customs for me was 55 euro

Getting delivery today, cant wait

Tar.Aldarion

Customs for me was 34e. I rang and paid it over the phone, at the same time the delivery guy tried to ring me so it went to voicemail, he just left then, without even knocking...Now it wont come til tuesday. Ffs. Such bad service from dhl, didnt even try the intercom or knock, and then wouldnt come back 10 minutes later when I rang about it.

So mine was about 270E delivered, amazing.


I've taken tuesday off work to play with it haha.

Headshot

So got me monitor

Very impressive shipment I have to say

So ill be getting a vesa mount anyway lol. The stand is rubbish but lets get down to the important part. Right now I dont see any dead pixels or light bleed but I havent really tested it in depth yet so its probably unfair to comment on the matter

Ill have to get down to playing some games etc

Gbear

Has the number of dead pixels and bleed improved since people first started getting these shipped them?

Dr Silly Bollox MD

Headshot wrote: »

So got me monitor

Very impressive shipment I have to say

So ill be getting a vesa mount anyway lol. The stand is rubbish but lets get down to the important part. Right now I dont see any dead pixels or light bleed but I havent really tested it in depth yet so its probably unfair to comment on the matter

Ill have to get down to playing some games etc

Insert eek smiley here

pacman here







stupid touch no smiies.

Tar.Aldarion

Jealous

Headshot

I fixed the monitor stand too Tar

Iv had some more tests and I just dont see any defects on the screen

Im extremely happy with it so far

Serephucus

Y U NO PICTURES

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah come on where are the pix to rub it in, get on it!
How's the light bleed? Did you OC?


OC it please, what card have you. So when i come to do it I can ask you all the questions.

Headshot

I have to take down the old monitor and tidy up that keyboard cable. Btw how cool is that mouse mat I got, covers the whole table lol

Ill also will OC but I have to do some investigation on OC with sli. I use 2x 670 gpus