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Ok here's the 411 on the LCD.
Setup
Unpacked and setup = easy, the stand which swivles and height adjustable clamps on easily to the panel, once you have the LCD on your desk it is a bit dificult to get at the connectors, must tilt the screen forward to connect anything = (minor issue)
Configuration
When I first turned the panel on, it defaults to input 1 which is VGA, I had the DVI connection to the video card which is the second input, this was easy to switch, first button, press it once and it cycles from input 1 to 5.
I didn't even read the manual yet and I was able to setup brightness/contrast and RGB levels, I set it to PC-Blue which seems to be very nice
The brightness and contrast are not set to max, it becomes too bright then.
I also connected the USB from the PC to the LCD and connected the mouse and keyboard to the LCD directly (cool feature)
Heat
Didn't realize it but this thang runs a bit on the hot side, there are vents on the top, if you put your hand there, you can tell how hot it is, also the panel itself is hot, if you put your hand 1/2 CM close to the panel you can tell how hot this thing is. (hope it's normal for panels since I don't have too much experience with them)
Quality
Desktp looks great at 1900x1200
everything is crisp and not one burnt pixel, all is good, colour reproduction is very good as well, I'm impressed.
DVD quality, well here is where I start noticing some grain, and I'm not overly excited about the playback quality via Component in, I would have thought it would be identical to my Hi resolution JVC broadcast editing monitor sitting right next to it, but no the JVC is far superior to it.
I connected my DVD player's component out to the Dell and Svideo to the JVC and still the JVC beat it hands down!!!
however the 16:9 playback is a welcomed feature and I can enjoy the directors view of a movie (I don't yet have a 16:9 tv at home, that will come soon)
My Pioneer DVD player has a feature to playback at 480P when I set it up and watched a movie the grain around the edges was highly noticeable (could be a player issue)
HD playback, again I was not over impressed, the grain is noticeable, when i am a foot or two away from the panel, if I move back over 5 feet it starts to look better, I have my AXIO LE connected via component to the Panel with some HDV footage I downloaded for testing purposes, and one clip was bad, the second clip was much better and you can tell it was HD. I thought it would be much better than that though.
Conclusion
Now I didn't buy this screen to strictly watch HD or DVD's, the desktop quality is amazing, crisp, clean and bright, just hoped the DVD/HD playback was much better, but i do not regret the purchase, maybe I am a bit picky about quality.
Oh if there is anything specific you want me to test, please let me know.
let the discussions begin....
Cheers,
Elie
Setup
Unpacked and setup = easy, the stand which swivles and height adjustable clamps on easily to the panel, once you have the LCD on your desk it is a bit dificult to get at the connectors, must tilt the screen forward to connect anything = (minor issue)
Configuration
When I first turned the panel on, it defaults to input 1 which is VGA, I had the DVI connection to the video card which is the second input, this was easy to switch, first button, press it once and it cycles from input 1 to 5.
I didn't even read the manual yet and I was able to setup brightness/contrast and RGB levels, I set it to PC-Blue which seems to be very nice
The brightness and contrast are not set to max, it becomes too bright then.
I also connected the USB from the PC to the LCD and connected the mouse and keyboard to the LCD directly (cool feature)
Heat
Didn't realize it but this thang runs a bit on the hot side, there are vents on the top, if you put your hand there, you can tell how hot it is, also the panel itself is hot, if you put your hand 1/2 CM close to the panel you can tell how hot this thing is. (hope it's normal for panels since I don't have too much experience with them)
Quality
Desktp looks great at 1900x1200
everything is crisp and not one burnt pixel, all is good, colour reproduction is very good as well, I'm impressed.DVD quality, well here is where I start noticing some grain, and I'm not overly excited about the playback quality via Component in, I would have thought it would be identical to my Hi resolution JVC broadcast editing monitor sitting right next to it, but no the JVC is far superior to it.
I connected my DVD player's component out to the Dell and Svideo to the JVC and still the JVC beat it hands down!!!
however the 16:9 playback is a welcomed feature and I can enjoy the directors view of a movie
(I don't yet have a 16:9 tv at home, that will come soon)My Pioneer DVD player has a feature to playback at 480P when I set it up and watched a movie the grain around the edges was highly noticeable (could be a player issue)
HD playback, again I was not over impressed, the grain is noticeable, when i am a foot or two away from the panel, if I move back over 5 feet it starts to look better, I have my AXIO LE connected via component to the Panel with some HDV footage I downloaded for testing purposes, and one clip was bad, the second clip was much better and you can tell it was HD. I thought it would be much better than that though.
Conclusion
Now I didn't buy this screen to strictly watch HD or DVD's, the desktop quality is amazing, crisp, clean and bright, just hoped the DVD/HD playback was much better, but i do not regret the purchase, maybe I am a bit picky about quality.
Oh if there is anything specific you want me to test, please let me know.
let the discussions begin....
Cheers,
Elie
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