Catleap Q270 - 27" 2560*1440 IPS LED for ~$280 - Page 43

Fortigurn · 27th July 2012, 12:51 PM

Mini review of the ACHIEVA Shimian QH270-Lite Quad HD 60Hz (US$280 from the same seller), here; another review here. I'm impressed, and definitely thinking about one of these now.

MoJoMaN · 27th July 2012, 1:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atti

whats max mhz u get ? on 1440 ?

For $300 I know it won't overclock so won't even bother but a 2560 X 1440 IPS screen @ 60hz is all I need.

mental_empathy · 27th July 2012, 1:58 PM

All I want to know is if it will work on my Sony vaio z12
Damn I really want one of these

Fortigurn · 27th July 2012, 2:24 PM

I'm interested in knowing if you can calibrate them sufficiently for photography work, and if the colour reproduction is sufficiently stable. A couple of people mentioned calibrating them (I've read about 20 pages of this thread), but I didn't see anything about how they perform long term in this regard.

Edit: found plenty of information here.

W0MB13 · 30th July 2012, 9:40 PM

My monitor from GreenSum arrived today.

http://imgur.com/a/7sWOE

It has a hairline scratch of dead pixels in the bottom right corner. No big deal, can never really notice it in actual use. I assume it is a scratch or some debris is stuck under the panel. Pixel fixing apps made no difference.

The only thing I am really noticing with this monitor after moving from my 24" is that it feels kinda weird. Like it's sitting too high and too far from the wall, or rather like I am sitting too close to it. Perhaps I just need to get used to the extra size.

The front of the screen is approx 18cm from the wall when the monitor is right up against the wall with the stand. Currently my eyes are something like 70-75cm away from the screen.

XxDeadlyxX · 31st July 2012, 2:49 PM

Just received my monitor from 120hz.net today, and all I can say is...

WOW this thing is awesome!!!

Now to try to overclock it... Hope to get to 100hz

Rogue_Elefant · 31st July 2012, 3:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XxDeadlyxX

Just received my monitor from 120hz.net today, and all I can say is...

WOW this thing is awesome!!!

Now to try to overclock it... Hope to get to 100hz

half your luck, I'm still waiting for mine to be shipped.

XxDeadlyxX · 31st July 2012, 5:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue_Elefant

half your luck, I'm still waiting for mine to be shipped.

Must be because mine was earlier invoice maybe? I had #268.

I have so-far overclocked mine to 85hz

Tried 100hz but think it didnt work perfectly... but will try higher again when I get a gtx 680 at some point. But wow 1440p IPS is jaw-dropping :O

Good times

Also a video guide for overclocking the Q270 (nvidia, but AMD guide in channel too):

XxDeadlyxX · 31st July 2012, 9:38 PM

Ok actually just got to 96hz... seems to work well... good for being a multiple of 24hz too for movies

Fortigurn · 31st July 2012, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XxDeadlyxX

Ok actually just got to 96hz... seems to work well... good for being a multiple of 24hz too for movies

How long is that likely to last? Are these monitors good for overclocking long term?

aussie-revhead · 31st July 2012, 11:05 PM

Who knows .... we will know in the long term.

sunrise · 31st July 2012, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fortigurn

Mini review of the ACHIEVA Shimian QH270-Lite Quad HD 60Hz (US$280 from the same seller), here; another review here. I'm impressed, and definitely thinking about one of these now.

ordered one from another seller for around 280.. now i wait

RB Snake · 31st July 2012, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XxDeadlyxX

Ok actually just got to 96hz... seems to work well... good for being a multiple of 24hz too for movies

If you do get 120hz... let me know if you can actually tell the dif between 60hz. At the moment 60hz feels super smooth to me. I can't imagine 120hz being much smoother. Which is why I'm looking to get a second hand one.

3t3rna1 · 31st July 2012, 11:53 PM

Both my monitors arrived today with zero dead pixels. Ordered on Thursday night and arrived the next Tuesday, can't complain about that.

It took a bit of screwing around to them working under Linux because they don't auto detect correctly. Eventually I found the setting that got it sorted so they're both up and running at 60Hz.

I'm in desperate need of a decent monitor stand however. Warcom have a dual one for $280-ish but I could get a 3rd screen for that... any suggestions?

tarek001 · 1st August 2012, 1:09 AM

Id like to be able to have hdmi connectivity so I'm looking at paying slightly more.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/YAMAKASI-...ht_8916wt_1159

No real difference other than the extra inputs would that be correct? I read somewhere in this thread that it may cause input lag? can anyone confirm/deny this?

27th July 2012, 2:24 PM	#634
Fortigurn Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: taipei.tw Posts: 11,961	I'm interested in knowing if you can calibrate them sufficiently for photography work, and if the colour reproduction is sufficiently stable. A couple of people mentioned calibrating them (I've read about 20 pages of this thread), but I didn't see anything about how they perform long term in this regard. Edit: found plenty of information here. Last edited by Fortigurn; 27th July 2012 at 9:08 PM.

30th July 2012, 9:40 PM	#635
W0MB13 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,124	My monitor from GreenSum arrived today. http://imgur.com/a/7sWOE It has a hairline scratch of dead pixels in the bottom right corner. No big deal, can never really notice it in actual use. I assume it is a scratch or some debris is stuck under the panel. Pixel fixing apps made no difference. The only thing I am really noticing with this monitor after moving from my 24" is that it feels kinda weird. Like it's sitting too high and too far from the wall, or rather like I am sitting too close to it. Perhaps I just need to get used to the extra size. The front of the screen is approx 18cm from the wall when the monitor is right up against the wall with the stand. Currently my eyes are something like 70-75cm away from the screen. __________________ Last.fm

31st July 2012, 2:49 PM	#636
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31st July 2012, 9:38 PM	#639
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27th July 2012, 12:51 PM	#631
Fortigurn Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: taipei.tw Posts: 11,961	Mini review of the ACHIEVA Shimian QH270-Lite Quad HD 60Hz (US$280 from the same seller), here; another review here. I'm impressed, and definitely thinking about one of these now.

27th July 2012, 1:58 PM	#633
mental_empathy Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lidcombe, Sydney Posts: 1,726	All I want to know is if it will work on my Sony vaio z12 Damn I really want one of these

31st July 2012, 11:53 PM	#644
3t3rna1 Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Perth Posts: 1,398	Both my monitors arrived today with zero dead pixels. Ordered on Thursday night and arrived the next Tuesday, can't complain about that. It took a bit of screwing around to them working under Linux because they don't auto detect correctly. Eventually I found the setting that got it sorted so they're both up and running at 60Hz. I'm in desperate need of a decent monitor stand however. Warcom have a dual one for $280-ish but I could get a 3rd screen for that... any suggestions?