Joined on 06/20/04
great when you set it right
Pros: Great IPS monitor for the price Good color and easy on the eyes when set up CAN TURN DOWN LCD OVERDRIVE- YAY NO GHOSTING WHEN TRACE FREE IS SET TO 40 or LOWER! (acer- you stink your monitor didn't let me change that even in service menu)
Cons: Stand stinks. Propped some stuff to keep it from flopping. Monitor buttons are horribly placed, feels like im pushing guitar strings blindly- lol. Need to turn overscan to ZERO in the radeon driver, to have image full screen. Stock calibration sucks. Set these settings and let me know if you find better- so far I like these and use f.lux for night lighting warmer color GAME MODE bright 88 contrast 70 saturation 30 color temp user 80 / 80 / 80 skin tone natural sharpness 50 (too much is weird) trace free 40 (any higher you get overdrive ghosting) aspect control full vivid pixel 0 (beyond 20 its junk edge enhancement) ascr OFF (auto contrast is junk on almost every monitor) ECO mode off- it messes around w contrast and brightness
spooky w the q&a....some things I didnt write?!
Pros: good price good size good accessories Somehow the q&a states I've owned many acer monitors, which I have NOT.
Cons: Overdrive ghosting and power off issues. Blah, asked acer about this and they didn't have a solution. The service menu doesn't allow turning off or reducing overdrive, so I'm stuck with headaches. Yes I'm that sensitive to light and blur- I hate motion blur in games too LOL
Good price but unstable at FACTORY 1288 oc.
Pros: Price.
Cons: Loud fan when hot Factory OC 1288mhz unstable. Bad asic (probably reason why factory oc fails sometimes on stock 1.15v)
Overall Review: From my previous review that I couldn't update. Well the card was randomly BSOD in games after random times. I bought a new PSU, same issue. Also coil whine on some games. XFX doesn't do advance RMA, nor does return shipping cost. Gigabyte did on my 2 year old 7950! So RMA for what, another card that may be unstable? GTR gets the good chips and cooling, this RS does not, and the rma is mediocre. Pros: -Not loud -8gb vram -new drivers give a big increase Cons: -Low ASIC! > 65.1% argh -Does not pass OCCT stress test at 20% PT at the top clock 1288. 1275 passes. Stock is 1266. This gpu runs 1.15v for top 2 states. So XFX, whats the deal here????? In normal games ok, yeah but I don't buy a CPU that barely passes intelburnintest or prime95! A GPU with PT should pass OCCT. That's the benchmark that reports errors and so far it has never done me wrong, my 7950 ran 1100 at 1.18v no problems no artifacts after I found with OCCT. Again people, DONT USE 3dmark, a game, or Heaven as a stress test, its not going to tell you if the gpu or memory has errors. Would you overclock a cpu using microsoft word or winzip to see if it is stable? NO. So this card might pass using ref 1266 at the 1.15v but does not pass with its mild factory OC. BLAH, maybe it's a dud... I will play for a while and see if it has issues that crop up. XFX Response:Hello, We're sorry you didnt get the ASIC score you were hoping for, as you know its a silicon lottery. That being said, it sounds like its running stable and as intended at factory clocks, correct? I do want to point out that Heaven, Valley and 3dMark are all acceptable synthetic benchmarks to test video memory, lets not get that confused. If you are experiencing any issues, please contact us at neweggsupport@xfxforce.com XFX Support
Good TV, thanks to newegg service
Pros: Cheap. Works well low power usage (measured 28 watts max!) picture is good
Cons: no vga input? first TV i got had screen issues yet the box wasn't damaged newegg took care of me well, as they are known for good service. I suppose JVC refurbed a TV they didn't test, or it got damaged when they were packaging it? no idea.
warm light like a 12 watt CCFL
Pros: Warm as advertised. Uses 6-7 watts but light like a 12 watt ccfl... nice
Cons: It doesnt shine light toward the socket unlike some other bulbs, its about 200 degrees angle of light but thats understood with LED
Good camera
Pros: Good camera comes with 8gb sd. Good idea of mounting mirror (see cons for my issue). Blutetooth speaker works well, clear
Cons: Mounting things for the mirror are too small to fit over my VW mirror. German mirrors seem to be wider, don't know why.
Good customer service
Had a problem and it was a no haggle RMA.