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27" TN screens / Asus VE278Q

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Fallingwater

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I love huge screens. Sadly, I can't afford a 30" IPS, so I'm looking at buying a 27" TN in the 350 euro range. I've read up a bit, and I see that TN panels have issues with horizontal angle. Now, considering how big a 27" is, this worries me - would I notice weirdness at the sides of the monitor when having it in front of me?

Also, what's your opinion on the Asus VE278Q? I've read a few reviews, and performance seems nice, but build quality worries me a bit.
 
I have a Planar px2710mw 1920x1080 and am very happy with it. Yes the viewing angles are not as good as IPS, but I have no problems when I'm at my desk. I was looking at ASUS vw266h and that is another very good TN. It has 1920X1200.
 
TN it is then. I'm about to order the VE278Q, unless someone can point me to a better alternative or critical flaw I should know about...
 
The only thing I can think of is what is your intended purpose of the monitor. If for web, office, gaming or "normal" use, then I say it is a great choice.
 
Actually I have a bit of feedback. I'm basically like you - sucker for big screens and low on the budget side.
So I got this exact model last week and generally it's been mostly great - nice colors and connectivity.

HOWEVER, before you commit, these are the cons you need to know.

Indeed viewing angle is bad. It sees a lot of use for watching movies and tv shows. I can tell you that even small vertical variances result in noticeable changes to picture.
For example with the monitor on the desk and me on the sofa 6 feet back and a foot down I noticed that a lot of dark objects are just plain black and indistinguishable.

Second - the led back-light is bullshit. I admit - I did little to no research before this, but that's because my previous screen failed and I needed a new one fast.
When watching something with sharply changing light/dark scenes you can notice how the entire back-light dims and lights up over a second or so. It can get annoying after some time. And it's certainly not what I expected it to look like - for example dimming only the LED's that are behind dark spots in the scene and vice versa, but either the whole back-light is on or it's off(that's my impression anyway).

Third - no manual in the box, but that's just as well, cuz the manual I got from the net was worthless anyway - it had little to no useful information on the various OSD functions.

To tell you the truth I feel I got screwed over by marketing bullshit.
 
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At the price range we are looking at I decided LED backlighting wasn't what I was looking for. Now RGB LED is a different story, but also another price problem. I also agree that watching movies from a distance can be a bit off, vertically, although mine doesn't seem as bad as yours(martixy). Horizontal I have no issues. This Planar px2710mw was a gift, but cost $250 at the time. That's a lot of monitor for the price and it is better than what I expected with all the complaining about large TN monitors.

Now i'm looking for a new graphic card for gaming. But that's another thread i guess.
 
Well it is subjective you know.

But I've been tinkering with the controls somewhat and I think the back-light issue comes from a setting I accidentally left on - ASCR. It makes the whole monitor darken when something dark is displayed, but honestly - I feel it does absolutely nothing for contrast(apparently it's an abbr. for Asus Smart Contrast Ratio). It was actually an accident I even discovered what that option does. That of course can easily be attributed to the lack of a decent manual.

The vertical viewing angle issue is still valid though. In fact in my experience angles of >-5 deg vertically start to show significant contrast losses.
Which means the following - for the best picture it has to be viewed either head on, or from above(never from below).
Right now when I watch a movie from the sofa behind me(i.e. below the surface normal of the panel) I've resorted to tilting the monitor with a book placed under the back of the stand.
I think I should get me a wall mount to solve that issue. 🙂

I wonder when they'll start mentioning panel types in the specs.
 
martixy said:
Well it is subjective you know.

But I've been tinkering with the controls somewhat and I think the back-light issue comes from a setting I accidentally left on - ASCR. It makes the whole monitor darken when something dark is displayed, but honestly - I feel it does absolutely nothing for contrast(apparently it's an abbr. for Asus Smart Contrast Ratio). It was actually an accident I even discovered what that option does. That of course can easily be attributed to the lack of a decent manual.

The vertical viewing angle issue is still valid though. In fact in my experience angles of >-5 deg vertically start to show significant contrast losses.
Which means the following - for the best picture it has to be viewed either head on, or from above(never from below).
Right now when I watch a movie from the sofa behind me(i.e. below the surface normal of the panel) I've resorted to tilting the monitor with a book placed under the back of the stand.
I think I should get me a wall mount to solve that issue. 🙂

I wonder when they'll start mentioning panel types in the specs.
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When most consumers start understanding what they mean, and base their purchasing decisions accordingly. In other words probably never.
 
I can't find any on sale in my country. Or rather, I can find one ve278q, three vk278q and two ve276q (same thing only with an ordinary backlight), and they're all from online stores with horrible reputation and many complaints. I was gonna order from the worst... good thing I googled for opinions on the store before I did it.

So now I need an alternative...
 
martixy said:
Actually I have a bit of feedback. I'm basically like you - sucker for big screens and low on the budget side.
So I got this exact model last week and generally it's been mostly great - nice colors and connectivity.

HOWEVER, before you commit, these are the cons you need to know.

Indeed viewing angle is bad. It sees a lot of use for watching movies and tv shows. I can tell you that even small vertical variances result in noticeable changes to picture.
For example with the monitor on the desk and me on the sofa 6 feet back and a foot down I noticed that a lot of dark objects are just plain black and indistinguishable.

Second - the led back-light is bullshit. I admit - I did little to no research before this, but that's because my previous screen failed and I needed a new one fast.
When watching something with sharply changing light/dark scenes you can notice how the entire back-light dims and lights up over a second or so. It can get annoying after some time. And it's certainly not what I expected it to look like - for example dimming only the LED's that are behind dark spots in the scene and vice versa, but either the whole back-light is on or it's off(that's my impression anyway).

Third - no manual in the box, but that's just as well, cuz the manual I got from the net was worthless anyway - it had little to no useful information on the various OSD functions.

To tell you the truth I feel I got screwed over by marketing bullshit.
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Its the Dynamic Contrast BS. Turn it off.

My Samsung does exactly the same thing (but its not LED). It's annoying and I never used "dynamic contrast"
 
I have the Hanns G 27.5" (1920 x 1200) and am shocked at how good it is for the price.

£250 (<€300) it is very good for gaming and the extra screen space (I came from a 22") is wonderful.
 
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