*Uber HOT* Syntax Olevia 27" LCD TV for $699 ARs!!!!

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robinsj

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This is an awesome TV to, I had the viewsonic 27" LCD, and then got this one, and it blew the viewsonic away. At half the price...... Good Deal!!!!
 
EXman

EXman

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Originally posted by: robinsj
This is an awesome TV to, I had the viewsonic 27" LCD, and then got this one, and it blew the viewsonic away. At half the price...... Good Deal!!!!
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I saw one today and it looked pretty good
 
JSt0rm

JSt0rm

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I picked it up. I was on the fence for the past week and this just pushed me over. My only worry is I'm running out of consumer electronics to buy ;p
 
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osan0001

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Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
I picked it up. I was on the fence for the past week and this just pushed me over. My only worry is I'm running out of consumer electronics to buy ;p
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How can you run out of consumer electronics to buy? I will definately be checking this out tomorrow. I don't really need it as I already have a 42 inch HD plasma and 2 Hyundai L90D+'s (3rd one is is in the process of RMA), but as far as I know there are no graphics cards that will allow triple displays for gaming, at least ones that can power HL2 in 3840*1024 resolution. This Olevia might be able to hold me over until cards are released for triple display gaming. I really don't care for playing CS:S on my plasma as I prefer to sit at my desk.
 
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PCPETE

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Yeah, does this TV use the same chipset and the screen that the 30" Olevia uses. I think it uses same chips, obviously a diff. panal than that Albatron TV and the Anandtech Syntex 30" review.. But this is sweet, trying to convince my folks that this is the one to buy. As for the reponse time- I have seen some programs out there. I will be looking!
 
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JImmyK

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Originally posted by: Tdavis5432
Anyone know if the response time is trulely 12ms and if so does this ghost at all?
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it ghosts with Counter strike for me.
 
rh71

rh71

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bought it, plugged it in... not bad at all for this price but the brightness is killing my sensitive eyes. ;) No ghosting at all with UT2k4. Playing in WS rules.

One thing I regret is that I will not be able to eat in front of my monitor anymore. :D

I will report back once I try the tv capabilities...
 
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rh71

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Originally posted by: new2AMD
Hows the split screen?
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it cuts it right in half as you expect, but can't say that's very favorable on the PC side. The aspect ratio takes a hit on all 4 sides and of course you have to manually change the res on your desktop afterward. It works, but with tweaks.
 
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osan0001

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I picked one of these up today. Pretty impressive for the price. It will serve as my main monitor, replacing my 19 inch Hyundai L90D+'s until I can do triple monitor gaming. In addition to it only being $699.99 + tax on $999.99, it also has 21 months interest free financing when purchased w/ a CompUSA card. It comes out to be ~ $36/month w/ financing. The CompUSA I was in had it hooked up using crappy composite cables alone in an isle. Of course it looked really bad when compared to the other LCDs that were using DVI and component inputs. Also, the guy brought me over to a 24 inch Samsung w 1920*1080 resolution to have me look at the warranty and such. Now that I have it hooked up, I can say it does seem to be very nice. It feels pretty solid. It is very bright and the picture is very crisp, in its native resolution, as expected from an LCD. I watched a bit of the matrix, and although it doesn't look as nice as my HD plasma, it does very well. HD content looks very good (The bit I watched of the Disovery Channel). I played some Counter Strike Source with it and can say it does very well. There is still a bit of ghosting, more than with my L90D+'s, but very good nonetheless. Overall, I would agree with the review on Anandtech (30 inch model). I am very happy with the purchase and would definately recommend this TV.
 
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Torghn

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Originally posted by: osan0001
I picked one of these up today. Pretty impressive for the price. It will serve as my main monitor, replacing my 19 inch Hyundai L90D+'s until I can do triple monitor gaming. In addition to it only being $699.99 + tax on $999.99, it also has 21 months interest free financing when purchased w/ a CompUSA card. It comes out to be ~ $36/month w/ financing. The CompUSA I was in had it hooked up using crappy composite cables alone in an isle. Of course it looked really bad when compared to the other LCDs that were using DVI and component inputs. Also, the guy brought me over to a 24 inch Samsung w 1920*1080 resolution to have me look at the warranty and such. Now that I have it hooked up, I can say it does seem to be very nice. It feels pretty solid. It is very bright and the picture is very crisp, in its native resolution, as expected from an LCD. I watched a bit of the matrix, and although it doesn't look as nice as my HD plasma, it does very well. HD content looks very good (The bit I watched of the Disovery Channel). I played some Counter Strike Source with it and can say it does very well. There is still a bit of ghosting, more than with my L90D+'s, but very good nonetheless. Overall, I would agree with the review on Anandtech (30 inch model). I am very happy with the purchase and would definately recommend this TV.
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How well dose it do widescreen? I've heard it can't do true wide screen (which makes not sense to me as it is a 16:9 screen), but when I went to CompUSA to look at it, I couldn't get a widescreen dvd to fill up the screen. No matter what I tried it always had the black bars. It may have been the DVD player, but nothing I could do would make a wide screen DVD fill up the entire screen without cropping the sides off.
 
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Chadder007

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Ive always thought it was the 30 inch that didn't do the true widescreen .....not the 27.
 
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proomba

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Originally posted by: Torghn
Originally posted by: osan0001
I picked one of these up today. Pretty impressive for the price. It will serve as my main monitor, replacing my 19 inch Hyundai L90D+'s until I can do triple monitor gaming. In addition to it only being $699.99 + tax on $999.99, it also has 21 months interest free financing when purchased w/ a CompUSA card. It comes out to be ~ $36/month w/ financing. The CompUSA I was in had it hooked up using crappy composite cables alone in an isle. Of course it looked really bad when compared to the other LCDs that were using DVI and component inputs. Also, the guy brought me over to a 24 inch Samsung w 1920*1080 resolution to have me look at the warranty and such. Now that I have it hooked up, I can say it does seem to be very nice. It feels pretty solid. It is very bright and the picture is very crisp, in its native resolution, as expected from an LCD. I watched a bit of the matrix, and although it doesn't look as nice as my HD plasma, it does very well. HD content looks very good (The bit I watched of the Disovery Channel). I played some Counter Strike Source with it and can say it does very well. There is still a bit of ghosting, more than with my L90D+'s, but very good nonetheless. Overall, I would agree with the review on Anandtech (30 inch model). I am very happy with the purchase and would definately recommend this TV.
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How well dose it do widescreen? I've heard it can't do true wide screen (which makes not sense to me as it is a 16:9 screen), but when I went to CompUSA to look at it, I couldn't get a widescreen dvd to fill up the screen. No matter what I tried it always had the black bars. It may have been the DVD player, but nothing I could do would make a wide screen DVD fill up the entire screen without cropping the sides off.
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It does do widescreen, but you have to make sure your DVD player is set to 16:9. Otherwise, you'll get a wimpy little 20" picture centered in the screen (with black bars all around).
 
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Redline

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Can someone please tell me what the EXACT Width is when the speakers are removed?
Need to know if it will fit in the cabinet in my bedroom.
Thanks in advance!
 
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