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AURIA EQ276W 27" Monitor

Re: Suggestions Needed for a 27" monitor

reply to Krisnatharok
I love my 27" Asus but, sadly, it refuses to emulate 3D. I blame it on the wife.

reply to Krisnatharok
3D isn't worth it at this point in time. 120Hz isn't worth it either, unless you do competition gaming or have the money floating around. Any particular features your looking for such as a certain resolution?

Oh, and here's a better monitor than all of the above imo:

»www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Yamakasi-Ca···7965f124

reply to Krisnatharok

Re: Suggestions Needed for a 27" monitor

reply to kingdome74

Re: Suggestions Needed for a 27" monitor

A 3D capable monitor (120 Hz), a 3D capable GPU (any Nvidia 560Ti/570/580/670/680) and the glasses kit.

And a game. I think the Batman games are 3D. Would love to play them in 3D with all their DX11 glory.
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reply to Krisnatharok

So I ended up going with the AURIA EQ276W IPS from Microcenter. Picking it up tomorrow!

I was going to suggest the Auria EQ276W as I really think highly of my unit. However, I have not specifically tested it with games. Therefore I couldn't say what kind experience you might expect with that type of usage model.

It was my understanding the more inputs you have on the monitor the more likely you'll experience lag and the Auria EQ276W has DVI, HDMI, VGA and DisplayPort.

I think I have steam installed on the system I am using it on so I can test it out.

***Edit***

OK, tried Half Life 2 and its smooth as butter,....IMO.

Tournament gaming, not sure but general use no problem.

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An International Affair
While I, after much deliberation, ordered the Achieva Shimian QH270-Lite monitor, it is by no means the most popular of these Korean displays.

Here's some common information about all of these displays

All of these seem to be using the same LG LM270WQ1 27" panel
Base models will only feature a single Dual-Link DVI input, and power. Higher end models are available with things such as DisplayPort or HDMI, but they may introduce more input lag
Only models with multiple display inputs will feature an On-Screen Display for adjusting things like Contrast and Color.
My display successfully displayed resolutions under 2560x1440 from my MacBook and a Windows 7 Machine, although the image was stretched to fill the entire display. However your mileage may vary, especially with things like HDMI to DVI adapters and noncomputer devices.
These monitors use an external power brick with a Korean plug. Some eBay sellers include power adapters to cope with this, but you can just replace the wall cable with a standard American cable (such as the ones found on powersupplies and other monitors.)

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reply to Octavean
Picked it up today. Looks absolutely fantastic, very bright whites and good colors (no dead pixels I can find). It puts my 20" Apple Cinema Display (DVI) to shame with them side by side. I'll have to dig out the camera and take some pictures since a cell phone camera doesn't do it justice.

With the super-high resolution, I went ahead and bought an HIS MultiView II ($44 via Newegg, got it price-matched at Microcenter) to power the Apple display through USB so my GTX 580 isn't taxed further driving the second monitor.

Really happy with this display.

Microcenter also has a 30-day no-questions-asked return policy with no restocking fee, so if you consider the AURIA, pick it up in person.
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reply to Krisnatharok
I picked my unit up as well although I think Microcenter will actually ship the Auria EQ276W. This means, unlike a number of Microcenter deals, you don’t have to have a store location near you to take advantage of it. I’ve also heard stories of store managers allowing customers to open the box in the store and power it up to look for dead / stuck pixels so there may be a plus to going in-store beyond instant gratification.

Its hard to find any negatives with respect to the Auria EQ276W 2560x1440 LED IPS monitor IMO. I still want to buy another one.

There are a few minor issues though. Apparently changing resolutions can take some time. So during the boot process you might not see the BIOS POST options or you might not see the Windows splash screen (if your running Windows). A very minor issue IMO.

I’ve run the Auria EQ276W 2560x1440 LED IPS monitor in Windows 7 and OS X Lion / Mountain Lion. Its been really great overall.

Finally beat The Witcher 2 on the new monitor. I don't think there's a better game out there that can show off the IPS's colors and blacks. Absolutely gorgeous, but my GTX 580 is starting to choke from all the pixels. heh
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That resolution will really push the 580 at max detail for any recent game. It's nice for actual work, but I don't think I would ever game at that resolution (even if I could).

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Re: AURIA EQ276W 27" Monitor

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Re: Suggestions Needed for a 27" monitor