17" LCD under $440, but is this HOT???

[cricky]

Okay, I shouldn't of bought one, but I did. It was just too tempting. I hope it lives up to it's specs... 400:1 25ms refresh. I'm a little concerned about the (dithering) remark next to the 16.7 million colors. But I supposed that most LCD's do this.

547 - 50/500 coupon = $497 shipped - $40 MIR = $457

Yeah, I gave away my code earlier in this thread (ya get one, ivanov?) but I had a spare...

I'm regretting spending the money. Buyer's remorse. But I always wanted an LCD, and considering it was near the price I was looking at a 15" for last weekend... I bit.

Anyone else own one of these? Reviews are really sparse on the net. I don't game a whole lot, but watch a lot of movies/VCD's on the computer. I'm hoping it lives up to the specs...

--Christopher

 

[Optical]

Anyone know if the warranty covers dead pixels? Some manufacuters will refuse take returns if a there is a pixe or two.

 

[tazmania99]

Argh...I'll pass. No matter how I look at it, it still looks ugly to me regardless of the cheap price.

 

[zippy]

Originally posted by: Optical
Anyone know if the warranty covers dead pixels? Some manufacuters will refuse take returns if a there is a pixe or two.

Cornea's web site I think it's a 3 dead pixel policy which is quite impressive. I've been looking at this monitor too. I'm debating whether or not to buy it though because the viewing angles are quite limited.

 

[zippy]

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[TheTechnique]

Originally posted by: cricky
Okay, I shouldn't of bought one, but I did. It was just too tempting. I hope it lives up to it's specs... 400:1 25ms refresh. I'm a little concerned about the (dithering) remark next to the 16.7 million colors. But I supposed that most LCD's do this.

547 - 50/500 coupon = $497 shipped - $40 MIR = $457

Yeah, I gave away my code earlier in this thread (ya get one, ivanov?) but I had a spare...

I'm regretting spending the money. Buyer's remorse. But I always wanted an LCD, and considering it was near the price I was looking at a 15" for last weekend... I bit.

Anyone else own one of these? Reviews are really sparse on the net. I don't game a whole lot, but watch a lot of movies/VCD's on the computer. I'm hoping it lives up to the specs...

--Christopher

Let us know how you like it. I got the envision 7100e for $515 shipped from Amazon, I love it.

 

[cricky]

My Cornea arrived today... Looks beautiful with Windows XP and ClearType. I haven't had a lot of chance to put it through the paces, but I am impressed with it so far. The design is kind of basic, but so was my old monitor. Nice and light. And holy heck is this thing bright. I had to turn down the brightness because I thought it would hurt my eyes.

Refresh seems good. Web pages blur a tiny bit, but no more so really than a CRT. I haven't tried video or gaming yet (I just unpacked the thing) but Winamp visualizations don't blur...

Negatives: One dead pixel... I guess it happens, and it's not distracting. The pixel shows up as black on white...

I'm impressed, thanks for the deal!

--Christopher