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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: missalaire on Tue, 26 March 2013, 10:03:30
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24" Asus PA248Q 1920x1200 IPS LCD Monitor w/ 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub $259.99 after Rebate, promo code + Free Shipping at Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=GELOBJYmEeKAhn6F092uNwSIU8_8X2V3_0_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16824236287&cm_sp=
$259.99 after $20 Rebate + Free Shipping
+ $50 off w/ promo code EMCXSTX67, ends 5/6
Specs:
4x USB 3.0 ports at side.
Factory true color pre-calibrated out of box
Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture
A+ IPS Panel
1920x1200 (6ms)
HDMI, D-Sub, DisplayPort, DVI
Height Pivot Swivel Adjustable Stand
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Smokin' deal! I paid $300cdn plus tax for mine. Spyder4 Express calibrator with ArgyllCMS/dispcalGUI software really woke it up, was too blue at stock.
Not many 1920x1200 screens around, especially with pixel-mapping mode (Samsung has never had).
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Available again.
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Amazon has 24" Asus PA248Q 1920x1200 IPS LCD Monitor w/ 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub for $279.99 - $20 rebate = $259.99 with free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008DWH00K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20&ascsubtag=UiABSrOWEeKyFfY2E6PhoASIU8_kCxX3_S3N_0_0&ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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can't go wrong with the Evo monitors.
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Have that monitor though i paid significantly more I think the deals are coming because the PA249Q is on the horizon.
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ah just read the title.. correction, this isn't an evo monitor LOL ips.
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I've owned this particular model. It was "ok" except for a couple of issues:
- Cracking and popping noises from the plastic. As the room you're in cools or warms, this thing snaps and pops with the best of them. It's worst at night time when it's quiet and the plastic frame goes <SNAP> out of nowhere. Pretty annoying. Solid on ebay for $110 ish. It's far worse than even the most snappy/poppy Dell models.
- The SRGB profile is pretty bad. You need do use custom settings to ensure the reds aren't completely blasted out and over saturated. Then you're stuck using a non-standard profile, once you actually get things looking ok.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend this thing at all. Especially now that there's so many better options out there for IPS and IPS-like panels.
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I've owned this particular model. It was "ok" except for a couple of issues:
- Cracking and popping noises from the plastic. As the room you're in cools or warms, this thing snaps and pops with the best of them. It's worst at night time when it's quiet and the plastic frame goes <SNAP> out of nowhere. Pretty annoying. Solid on ebay for $110 ish. It's far worse than even the most snappy/poppy Dell models.
- The SRGB profile is pretty bad. You need do use custom settings to ensure the reds aren't completely blasted out and over saturated. Then you're stuck using a non-standard profile, once you actually get things looking ok.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend this thing at all. Especially now that there's so many better options out there for IPS and IPS-like panels.
No one needs IPS except for color , and color doesn't really matter unless you're printing or doing photo work.
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I've owned this particular model. It was "ok" except for a couple of issues:
- Cracking and popping noises from the plastic. As the room you're in cools or warms, this thing snaps and pops with the best of them. It's worst at night time when it's quiet and the plastic frame goes <SNAP> out of nowhere. Pretty annoying. Solid on ebay for $110 ish. It's far worse than even the most snappy/poppy Dell models.
- The SRGB profile is pretty bad. You need do use custom settings to ensure the reds aren't completely blasted out and over saturated. Then you're stuck using a non-standard profile, once you actually get things looking ok.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend this thing at all. Especially now that there's so many better options out there for IPS and IPS-like panels.
never had the frame issues your talking about and it has the same frame as just about ever other PA and PB ASUS monitor which non have had that issue and yes out of every PA monitor they have put out it by far has the worst pannel and lookup table though if you look at the specs you should have realised that. Also my panel came calibrated fairly decently actually. With your other problems could you have just got a bad one?
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I've owned this particular model. It was "ok" except for a couple of issues:
- Cracking and popping noises from the plastic. As the room you're in cools or warms, this thing snaps and pops with the best of them. It's worst at night time when it's quiet and the plastic frame goes <SNAP> out of nowhere. Pretty annoying. Solid on ebay for $110 ish. It's far worse than even the most snappy/poppy Dell models.
- The SRGB profile is pretty bad. You need do use custom settings to ensure the reds aren't completely blasted out and over saturated. Then you're stuck using a non-standard profile, once you actually get things looking ok.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend this thing at all. Especially now that there's so many better options out there for IPS and IPS-like panels.
never had the frame issues your talking about and it has the same frame as just about ever other PA and PB ASUS monitor which non have had that issue and yes out of every PA monitor they have put out it by far has the worst pannel and lookup table though if you look at the specs you should have realised that. Also my panel came calibrated fairly decently actually. With your other problems could you have just got a bad one?
My wife ended up with it as a hand-me-down, she couldn't stand the cracking noises. Perhaps climate was a factor? We're quite humid and warm here.
I wasn't expecting color profile perfection, but the hyper-saturated reds were still a surprise. It just seemed very poorly calibrated, because you could correct much of it with your own profile and/or hardware calibration.
I work purely in the realm of digital+web, so I prefer monitors that have a legit SRGB profile which doesn't require mods.
I ended up with an Apple thunderbolt display. Everyone knows the disadvantages of these (cost, shiny glass, etc), but it's still proved a wise choice given the great stock SRGB profile. There's now cheap korean displays with the same panel and similar backlighting. I'd probably go for one of those, or that bare-bones HP model.
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I've owned this particular model. It was "ok" except for a couple of issues:
- Cracking and popping noises from the plastic. As the room you're in cools or warms, this thing snaps and pops with the best of them. It's worst at night time when it's quiet and the plastic frame goes <SNAP> out of nowhere. Pretty annoying. Solid on ebay for $110 ish. It's far worse than even the most snappy/poppy Dell models.
- The SRGB profile is pretty bad. You need do use custom settings to ensure the reds aren't completely blasted out and over saturated. Then you're stuck using a non-standard profile, once you actually get things looking ok.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend this thing at all. Especially now that there's so many better options out there for IPS and IPS-like panels.
never had the frame issues your talking about and it has the same frame as just about ever other PA and PB ASUS monitor which non have had that issue and yes out of every PA monitor they have put out it by far has the worst pannel and lookup table though if you look at the specs you should have realised that. Also my panel came calibrated fairly decently actually. With your other problems could you have just got a bad one?
My wife ended up with it as a hand-me-down, she couldn't stand the cracking noises. Perhaps climate was a factor? We're quite humid and warm here.
I wasn't expecting color profile perfection, but the hyper-saturated reds were still a surprise. It just seemed very poorly calibrated, because you could correct much of it with your own profile and/or hardware calibration.
I work purely in the realm of digital+web, so I prefer monitors that have a legit SRGB profile which doesn't require mods.
I ended up with an Apple thunderbolt display. Everyone knows the disadvantages of these (cost, shiny glass, etc), but it's still proved a wise choice given the great stock SRGB profile. There's now cheap korean displays with the same panel and similar backlighting. I'd probably go for one of those, or that bare-bones HP model.
OR dell 27" is only $500 on sale..One review said unbeatable performance outta da box, and the 30" was recently down to $9xx
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I've owned this particular model. It was "ok" except for a couple of issues:
- Cracking and popping noises from the plastic. As the room you're in cools or warms, this thing snaps and pops with the best of them. It's worst at night time when it's quiet and the plastic frame goes <SNAP> out of nowhere. Pretty annoying. Solid on ebay for $110 ish. It's far worse than even the most snappy/poppy Dell models.
- The SRGB profile is pretty bad. You need do use custom settings to ensure the reds aren't completely blasted out and over saturated. Then you're stuck using a non-standard profile, once you actually get things looking ok.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend this thing at all. Especially now that there's so many better options out there for IPS and IPS-like panels.
never had the frame issues your talking about and it has the same frame as just about ever other PA and PB ASUS monitor which non have had that issue and yes out of every PA monitor they have put out it by far has the worst pannel and lookup table though if you look at the specs you should have realised that. Also my panel came calibrated fairly decently actually. With your other problems could you have just got a bad one?
My wife ended up with it as a hand-me-down, she couldn't stand the cracking noises. Perhaps climate was a factor? We're quite humid and warm here.
I wasn't expecting color profile perfection, but the hyper-saturated reds were still a surprise. It just seemed very poorly calibrated, because you could correct much of it with your own profile and/or hardware calibration.
I work purely in the realm of digital+web, so I prefer monitors that have a legit SRGB profile which doesn't require mods.
I ended up with an Apple thunderbolt display. Everyone knows the disadvantages of these (cost, shiny glass, etc), but it's still proved a wise choice given the great stock SRGB profile. There's now cheap korean displays with the same panel and similar backlighting. I'd probably go for one of those, or that bare-bones HP model.
OR dell 27" is only $500 on sale..One review said unbeatable performance outta da box, and the 30" was recently down to $9xx
I really wish I could use the 30" Dell. Unfortunately, it's a wide-gamut display with SRGB emulation that looks a bit strange. Apple's SRGB is handy because it's very close to how many people will end up seeing your work. It's fairly forgiving in that respect.