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[At The Gates]

hey guys, I think it's about time I upgrade from my samsung with a native resolution of 1440x900 to something....a little more pleasing of the eyes.
I'm not familiar with Hanns-G, all I have heard are some good and some bad, i'm currently looking at this model Hanns , pretty much all the reviews are good, and I cant seem to think "why not?", plus I am also upgrading my video card with this purchase, definitely going with a 5850, unless the price of the 5870's comes down by the time I get my tax returns.
So what are your opinions on Hanns'G?

also what about Asus monitors? Asus

Edited by At The Gates, 14 February 2010 - 05:43 PM.

[Scroll_Lock88]

Go for the Asus you won't be disappointed :P

[EVIL Shenanigans]

Unfortunately no comment on the given since i have very limited knowledge of them; if memory serves, Asus makes decent monitors - never had a Hanns...

I've been buying acer, though, and im not disappointed in the slightest. My newest purchase would be this; sleek, excellent screen, plenty of cables for whatever you desire (on-board speakers are useless, but meh). While re-finding that, i came across this; very overpriced imho, but if your at all interested in the 3d hype/revolution/contamination, would suggest it...

[Stubs]

I had a very nice 21" Hanns-G for a while, still works like a charm. Its old, but it looks very nice and is pretty high-quality. Never had any experience with Asus monitors, but thats my 2 cents on Hanns-G.

[Scroll_Lock88]

Well I am currently running 3 x 22" Asus monitors, same monitor you linked at newegg but they are 22 instead of 24. Not one has a dead pixel, and they have very minimal backlight bleeding. Overall I have purchased almost 50 varying sizes of Asus monitors and not one has had a issue with any dead pixels or the customer complaining of any issues.

As far as Hanns-G though........... Let's say I will never order any Hanns-G branded products, out of the 24 I ordered because they were a 'good deal' last year. 13 of them I have had to RMA due to them randomly shutting off. Could be a particular lot of monitors but this is unacceptable to me. Shows cheap component selection for manufacturing and/or quality control. They were all purchased in close proximity of each other in a 1-2 month time frame and were from 19" to 22" size monitors of varying model #'s.

Acer's, kind of a crapshoot, they have a bit more backlight bleed than I care for. Then again I am pretty picky as far as monitors and displays are concerned. Also these are sub 150$ models so can't ask for too much from them. Have ordered dozens and dozens for basic office machines and they all have held up well. Only have had 1 come back for RMA, but that was because of a backlight going out. 1 out of a good 50-100 is not bad at all :P

[AssHattery]

i have that Hanns-G and i like it alot was recommended to me by 3 others that had the same one and no problems or dead pixels i've actually had bad luck with acer had 2 of them and neither lasted just over a year. its a crap shoot i suppose but im very happy with mine

[EVIL Shenanigans]

they have a bit more backlight bleed than I care for.

The 2nd one im running (a nice 21.5") has some bleeding along the top...but the 24" one thats currently my primary and the one that i linked above looks perfect.

[Scroll_Lock88]

The 2nd one im running (a nice 21.5") has some bleeding along the top...but the 24" one thats currently my primary and the one that i linked above looks perfect.

Yeah, on Acer's 'higher end' models backlight bleed is very minimal, it's on their sub 150$ monitors do you really notice. Which is probably why they got so dang cheap and usually are the best deals to get :P

[At The Gates]

well i'm going with the acer, just looks like a better deal all around, and read alot of great reviews on it, I just hope to get my taxes soon, this monitor is on it's last legs, i'm pretty sure the back light is dying, I haven't been able to turn it off/on without it getting this "shimmering effect" that resembles an old fluorescent light that need to warm up before it stops flickering, really f*cking annoying.
I had it turned on for the past 2 days with not a problem, and then my wife decided to use the computer, and turned off the monitor, now the shimmer wont go away....sooo pissed.

[At The Gates]

well, I went ahead and got the 24" asus monitor along with a new thermaltake 850watt power supply and a sapphire 5850, and overall, I'm loving it, however the 1920x1080 setting is eh.....makes it look extremely sharp (using HDMI) but it refuses to fill the whole screen, so I said f*ck it and sticking to the 1680x1050.

Edited by At The Gates, 28 February 2010 - 06:21 PM.

[DarkShadow]

try DVI first and see, because non-native on an LCD is kinda fail with a lot of the cheaper TN panels.

[At The Gates]

yeah, tried the DVI connection, the 1920x1080 is listed as it's native resolution but just cant get it to fit the entire screen....been googling it and a lot of people I guess are having similar issues with that resolution, all different monitors, 1680x1050 is still a huge upgrade compared to the 1400x900 I was running on the old monitor.

[Stubs]

don't hate on cheap TN panels. Good luck fixing your monitor.