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Topic: Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB

Ravynmagi Title: Moderator Posts: 29,978 Registered: Dec 23, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,452 User ID: 572,278	Subject: Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB
	During the past couple months a number of different types of Korean 27 inch 2560x1440 IPS LED monitors have been showing up for very good prices, around $350-400. Apparently these monitors are sold in Korea for about $250 and exporters have been placing them on eBay with free express shipping. Considering that shipping would normally cost $80-100, even with the price markup on eBay it seems like an exceptional deal. These monitors use the same LG panel as the Apple 27 inch Cinema display. But it's a gamble, because some people have had dead pixels and it is probably going to be expensive shipping the monitor back for an exchange. But I decided to take the gamble and bought the QH270-IPSB aka QH270-Lite. The QH270-IPSB is the very basic model and it was the cheapest at $340 on eBay (at the time, prices seem to still be dropping a little every day). This model has no image scaler so it just has a single DL-DVI input and won't work with consoles or anything without DL-DVI (most desktop graphics cards have DL-DVI). This model has no front glass or speakers either (not really something I'd want on a desktop monitor anyway). Mine arrived today... QH270-IPSB 27 inch S-IPS LG panel (glossy) 2560x1440 (16:9) resolution No OSD menu. 1 power button and 2 backlight brightness buttons on the right back side. Glossy black bezel with white outer trim. Basic stand with tilt adjustment (no height or rotation movement) This monitor is going to replace my 30 inch Dell monitor for the following reason. * Image quality. This is the main reason, the image quality on my Dell monitor was no longer what it used to be. I suspected the problem was at least partly because of the AG coating. The screen seemed more grainy now that I remembered it originally being. Also I had an odd bit of screen distortion on the right side, hard to see most of the time, but with solid colors would be very visible. While removing the AG coating did help a lot with fixing the screen quality on the Dell, it introduced some new problems. * Heat and power. My 30 inch Dell uses CCFL backlighting and the monitor radiates a lot of heat. So I've been kinda wanting an LED backlight monitor for a while now. Much more energy efficient and cooler running. Hopefully it'll make my Phoenix summers a bit more bearable. * Brightness. The brightness on the Dell 3007 is on the low side. Even as maximum brightness it still seemed insufficient. So I've always had to increase the gamma settings in my video drivers to compensate for this. With this LED monitor the brightness is much better, don't need to tweak my color settings anymore in the drivers. Side note, removing the AG coating on my Dell did noticeably improve the brightness on that monitor (the AG coating is pretty heavy on that monitor). I'm really impressed with the monitor. It's bright, the S-IPS display looks great, contrast and colors look very good. I've been a long time matte screen fan, but I think I'm starting to dig these gloss displays. The reflections aren't bothering me so much anymore and things just seem more vibrant on the glossy display. And thankfully this monitor seems to have no dead or stuck pixels. The stand is naturally very cheap, but it does hold the monitor steady and has a tilt adjustment. The stand screws into the bottom of the monitor. And there is also a VESA mount on the back if you want to use your own stand or mount. The control buttons are on the back right side. There is a round power button and two rectangle brightness buttons. There are 4 more buttons below that, but they do nothing on this model (they are for the OSD and volume controls on the higher end models). The front has a blue LED when the power is on and red when it's off. The LED light is dim, so will not be distracting. Compared to my Dell 30 inch monitor. This monitor is less than 2 inches narrower and more than 2 inches shorter. So the size difference is noticeable. This monitor has the same 2560 pixels horizontally as the Dell, so the pixels per inch is a bit higher on this monitor than the Dell. Summary, I'm so very happy with this monitor. Ya'll asked recently if I was ever happy with anything I buy. And this time I can say I am. For $340 this monitor has the same quality of panel found in 27 inch monitors that cost almost 3 times more money. I gave up a little size compared to my Dell, but I got slightly better PPI, more efficient LED lighting, better brightness, and a nicer looking screen. And luck was on my side, because there was no shipping damage and no bad pixels. Overclock.net and HardOCP have some lengthy discussions on this model. This QH270 is one of a few different Korean monitors available. Crossover and Catleap monitors are also quite popular. The Catleap seems to have a better stand and maybe better bezel, but it usually costs a bit more too. You can also find some monitors with additional inputs (built in scaler), but extra features increase the price of course. Earlier some of these monitors had refresh rates up to 100Hz, but people are now saying they are all mostly 60Hz, because they switched to a cheaper PCB in these monitors. http://www.overclock.net/t/1215866/reviewed-400-2560x1440-ips-no-ag-90hz-achieva-shimian-qh270-and-catleap-q270 http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1675393 If you are interested in a CCFL backlight, some people are because they feel these provide better or more consistent lighting (I really don't see the difference, but some do) and a matte screen, then this thread might be of interest. http://www.overclock.net/t/1237328/davi-d279sv-vgq2-korean-27-ips-2560x1440-ccfl-and-possibly-matte-screen -----signature----- (none)
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator Posts: 29,978 Registered: Dec 23, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,452 User ID: 572,278	Subject: Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB
	PS. This monitor pretty much completes my computer upgrade that I started last winter. Intel Core i5-2500K replaced my Q9550 ASUS Z68 P8Z68-V/GEN 3 replaced my Gigabyte P45 EP45-UD3P Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 replaced my Patriot 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2-1000 EVGA GTX 680 replaced my XFX 6950 2GB Crossfire (2x) OCZ Vertex 3 240GB replaced my OCZ Vertex 1 120GB RAID0 (2x) Achieva Shimian QH270 27" supplements my Dell 3007 30" Xarmor U9BL keyboard replaces my Saitek Eclipse II Logitech G500 mouse WD Green 3TB (2x) Seagate LP 2TB (2x) Seasonic MII 700 watt Cooler Master Cosmos S case Cooler Master EVO CPU heatsink Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850RPM (6x) No water cooling at all and I sleep much better at night now. Think I'm done with the upgrades for a while now. Only thing I might replace is my mouse. Think I'd like to get a Razer Imperator. I'm on my third G500 now, buttons on these mice seem to be flaking out on my after 6 months usually. -----signature----- (none)
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Lannai Posts: 2,526 Registered: Oct 7, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 1,963 User ID: 973,906	Subject: Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB
	Ravynmagi posted: Think I'm done with the upgrades for a while now. We'll see... -----signature----- Lannai Fidenian
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Mortalis3 Posts: 1,421 Registered: Apr 30, '08 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 1,414 User ID: 0	Subject: Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB
	Ravynmagi posted: Xarmor U9BL keyboard replaces my Saitek Eclipse II Man, I didnt think I would ever see you get rid of your Eclipse keyboard. -----signature----- Oh, the DAoC memories It was my first Dont they say you never forget your first one?
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Locuus Posts: 4,195 Registered: Mar 13, '03 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 4,161 User ID: 779,440	Subject: Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB
	Lannai posted: Ravynmagi posted: Think I'm done with the upgrades for a while now. We'll see... Time for Ravy to get new speakers, webcam, microphone and headphones. Yep yep, there is room for upgrades still. -----signature----- Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. ~ G. K. Chesterton
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