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27 inch Doublesight monitor - $399 shipped

I remember seeing some very tempting deals on DS-265W a while back, then unheard price of sub $400 (IIRC) for a 26'' H-IPS. The catch was that those, while otherwise nearly identical to their planar twins (PX2611, both oem manufactured by PCBANK I believe) lacked backlight control, which bothered quite a few people. You might wanna check if this particular model has that essential feature.

Another issue was their horrible quality control / customer support and return policy. I realize this is a totally different model based on a S-PVA panel, but the company's not-so-stellar track record is something to think about. The DS-265W deal was a real hit or miss, I just didn't have balls enough to jump on it 😛

Awesome price though 🙂
 
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I actually had a 30" Doublesight and after about 6 months stated getting a severe bleeding issue. They cross shipped me a new one and it was one of the easiest RMA experiences I've ever had.
 
Conscript said:
I actually had a 30" Doublesight and after about 6 months stated getting a severe bleeding issue. They cross shipped me a new one and it was one of the easiest RMA experiences I've ever had.
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that's good to hear. I am only basing my opinion on what I have read back then in those threads here at AT. maybe they have improved their practices, or their quality of service fluctuates a bit?
 
This is not the same monitor as the famed DS-265W. Since it's a PVA, there might be excessive input lag. It's a good price for a 27" non-TN computer monitor, but I will point out that I spent less on my 32" IPS 1080p TV that's being used as my computer monitor.

Personally, as a gamer, I wouldn't buy a PVA panel without being able to find an input lag test somewhere. For example, the first revision Dell 2408 monitor had a 60ms input lag (quite noticeable to even non-picky users). The later revisions reduced that to less than 30ms (only noticeable to picky users) IPS panels OTOH typically have 15ms or less of input lag (practically unnoticeable to all).
 
yeah, I know 😛
I realize this is a totally different model based on a S-PVA panel
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I just brought that up to point out the shortcomings D265W had despite its excellent bang for buck.

Personally, as a gamer, I wouldn't buy a PVA panel without being able to find an input lag test somewhere. For example, the first revision Dell 2408 monitor had a 60ms input lag (quite noticeable to even non-picky users). The later revisions reduced that to less than 30ms (only noticeable to picky users) IPS panels OTOH typically have 15ms or less of input lag (practically unnoticeable to all).
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Agreed, but some people just don't play enough to notice input lag, or can live with it. Better blacks would suit them better in that case. I would just make sure this model does have some backlight control.
 
kalrith said:
This is not the same monitor as the famed DS-265W. Since it's a PVA, there might be excessive input lag. It's a good price for a 27" non-TN computer monitor, but I will point out that I spent less on my 32" IPS 1080p TV that's being used as my computer monitor.

Personally, as a gamer, I wouldn't buy a PVA panel without being able to find an input lag test somewhere. For example, the first revision Dell 2408 monitor had a 60ms input lag (quite noticeable to even non-picky users). The later revisions reduced that to less than 30ms (only noticeable to picky users) IPS panels OTOH typically have 15ms or less of input lag (practically unnoticeable to all).
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which TV are you referring to? I'm hesitant to buy a 1080p 32' due to dot pitch.
 
IvanAndreevich said:
For me, this is cold because it's still 1920x1200.
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please tell me you mean as opposed to 2560x1600 or 2560x1440...

and not because it's not 1920x1080?

If the former, well yea...but it's also no where near the price.

If the latter...well...I'm going to assume there's no way that's what you meant.
 
Corporate Thug said:
which TV are you referring to? I'm hesitant to buy a 1080p 32' due to dot pitch.
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Panasonic TC-L32S1. I think it's great. I'm about 3' back, which is perfect for me since I wanted an immersive gaming display. As long as you're far enough back, then the dot pitch isn't a problem. Don't expect to be 2' from it and like it, but if you can be 3-4' from it, then it would be great.

The dot pitch on my plasma screen is huge with it being a 50" 720p TV. However, I have no problem with it being 9' away. I do some web-surfing on it with my HTPC and have no problems with the dot pitch.
 
kalrith said:
This is not the same monitor as the famed DS-265W. Since it's a PVA, there might be excessive input lag. It's a good price for a 27" non-TN computer monitor, but I will point out that I spent less on my 32" IPS 1080p TV that's being used as my computer monitor.

Personally, as a gamer, I wouldn't buy a PVA panel without being able to find an input lag test somewhere. For example, the first revision Dell 2408 monitor had a 60ms input lag (quite noticeable to even non-picky users). The later revisions reduced that to less than 30ms (only noticeable to picky users) IPS panels OTOH typically have 15ms or less of input lag (practically unnoticeable to all).
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where do i find that 32" ips lcd for less than 400?
 
killster1 said:
where do i find that 32" ips lcd for less than 400?
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These are cheap, since pixel density is much lower than on a monitor of comparable size (30'' @ 2560x1920), but that wouldn't really mean much if your primary use is gaming and videos, I can assure you that (using the very same monitor as kalrith's atm).

The deal we got in on is over and from what I have heard the price has gone up somewhat. Amazon had a similar deal at one point but that was a while back..

I was considering LG's model at first, but I stopped after finding out LG started playing the panel lottery game.
 
Just a question for you guys and girls in the know.

Since the price of monitors and a nice HDTV are about the same. Why not just buy a lcd tv for a bigger screen at about the same price?

Just curious.
 
well in this specific case, the resolution is greater that any 1080p TV (1200 vs. 1080 horizontal lines). In general, I have also found that usually the casing of computer monitors is more conducive for desktop use.
 
Thanks conscript,

I am preparing to redo my computer room and was thinking of going from a 24" monitor to a 40" hdtv hanging on the wall in front of me.
 
vaylon said:
Just a question for you guys and girls in the know.

Since the price of monitors and a nice HDTV are about the same. Why not just buy a lcd tv for a bigger screen at about the same price?

Just curious.
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With monitors, you can get S-IPS or H-IPS which are going to have better viewing angles than regular TN (Twisted Nematic) than LCD TVs use.
 
vaylon said:
Thanks conscript,

I am preparing to redo my computer room and was thinking of going from a 24" monitor to a 40" hdtv hanging on the wall in front of me.
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dot pitch.

1920*1200 resolution on a 24-27 incher is a going produce a sharper picture than 1080p on a 37 or 42 inch TV
 
http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html
according to the linked page, 3.6'' from the TV seems to be optimal for a 32''. That's how far I am sitting at as we speak, and I don't notice any adverse effects from poorer dot pitch. Text looks just fine. There are some issues with colored text in colored background, which is specific to this model and can be fixed with a colorimeter (don't have one, don't care).

At 37-38'' it is likely a bit more noticeable. The common consensus seemed to be that for desktop use you don't want anything larger than 38''.
 
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