Catleap Q270 - 27" 2560*1440 IPS LED for ~$280 - Page 9

auApex · 16th April 2012, 1:52 PM

Are you trolling? I think you might be but I'll humour you anyway...

Bottom line is that a 27" IPS panel @ 1440p for ~$350 is amazing value, even with some of the negatives associated with these particular monitors.

You really need to consider where it sits in the market. With other TN 1080p monitors costing as much or more, it's a total no-brainer to pick a monitor with an IPS panel, much sharper resolution, way higher dot pitch and much greater screen size.

If you can't understand why people would pay an extra $50 for this monitor over a BenQ 24" TN 1080p screen, seek therapy!

demowhc · 16th April 2012, 1:56 PM

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Originally Posted by OldnBold

I didn't pay that much for my monitor.

Large IPS screen with the worst colour gamut of any others in existance and a 24" TN panel would kill it for gaming .. honestly, what is to like about these?

100hz 1440p LG IPS panel (same as used in U2711) with no shitty AG coating for under $400. Whats not to like apart from the crappy name?

Muddy Funster · 16th April 2012, 4:49 PM

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Originally Posted by demowhc

100hz 1440p LG IPS panel (same as used in U2711) with no shitty AG coating for under $400. Whats not to like apart from the crappy name?

But you cant get the 100hz at the moment can you?

Apokalipse · 16th April 2012, 5:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Muddy Funster

But you cant get the 100hz at the moment can you?

You can unofficially get 100Hz with an Nvidia GPU or 85Hz with an AMD GPU with the right models.

Muddy Funster · 17th April 2012, 7:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Apokalipse

You can unofficially get 100Hz with an Nvidia GPU or 85Hz with an AMD GPU with the right models.

True, although those models (revisions?) are no longer available it seems.

Any chance anyone here has ordered a PCBank 27'? I'm quite keen on one of those from reading overseas results.

demowhc · 17th April 2012, 12:38 PM

They are putting 2B back into production (model that can be oc'd to 100hz) due to user request apparently.

Even without 100hz it is the same LG panel used in the U2711 afaik, for half the price.

hvalac · 17th April 2012, 1:03 PM

if that 100hz model goes back into production I might need to get myself one of these in the next few months, i'm really keen to see what it's like for the price tag 1st hand.

Toliandar · 17th April 2012, 2:49 PM

Hopefully the bigger companies pick on the demand for a higher standard than 60Hz refresh rates.

I'm actually as to how this overclocking the refresh rate works? Are there monitors from bigger brands like Samsung that can be overclocked?

RnR · 17th April 2012, 3:33 PM

Is the pdf manual available somewhere to peruse?

demowhc · 17th April 2012, 3:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Toliandar

Hopefully the bigger companies pick on the demand for a higher standard than 60Hz refresh rates.

I'm actually as to how this overclocking the refresh rate works? Are there monitors from bigger brands like Samsung that can be overclocked?

I think in general theres a few from different brands that can reach 65-66hz. I havent really heard of 100hz from a 1440p IPS panel before, but have seen some at 72 and even 96hz, mostly for advanced users that need video with no 3:2 pulldown.

I also hope the bigger companies pick up on this after seeing a bit of demand for the catleaps, I'd be happy with anything from 72 to 96hz, of course the higher the better, 120hz would be great.

OldnBold · 17th April 2012, 4:10 PM

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Originally Posted by demowhc

100hz 1440p LG IPS panel (same as used in U2711) with no shitty AG coating for under $400. Whats not to like apart from the crappy name?

Lots not to like. I have already mentioned the bad colour reproduction. Let's also drop in the lag of these monitors, supposedly rated at 6ms gtg (not that that is really worth anything). If the reviews are correct they are actually producing closer to 10ms or above. Input lag for fps games should be bag.

These are not the same panels as the Dells. For a start they are S-IPS and the Dell's are H-IPS.

If it were me I would buy a good TN 120Hz monitor for gaming and a decent IPS for photographic or video work.

This lot are monitors which really are good at nothing other than than the bare minimum. I just see no worthwhile application for these monitors other than web browsing and word processing.

aussie-revhead · 17th April 2012, 4:12 PM

OK what makes the panel so bad? LG make decent electronics right? Why would they purposefully make a crap panel? Or is response/colour reproduction etc limited by the control board? Why can this budget brand make a high res 100Hz+ screen when there is no hint of anyone else doing it yet?

demowhc · 17th April 2012, 4:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OldnBold

Lots not to like. I have already mentioned the bad colour reproduction. Let's also drop in the lag of these monitors, supposedly rated at 6ms gtg (not that that is really worth anything). If the reviews are correct they are actually producing closer to 10ms or above. Input lag for fps games should be bag.

These are not the same panels as the Dells. For a start they are S-IPS and the Dell's are H-IPS.

If it were me I would buy a good TN 120Hz monitor for gaming and a decent IPS for photographic or video work.

This lot are monitors which really are good at nothing other than than the bare minimum. I just see no worthwhile application for these monitors other than web browsing and word processing.

Well, they are advertised as S-IPS.

I thought there was no input lag as they dont use a scaler, or you can get it without a scaler.

6ms G2G is standard for IPS, and I've read from numerous places they are the exact same panel as in the U2711, except the "A" and "A-" panels which are allowed to ship with up to 6 dead pixels, so luck of the draw there.

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Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

OK what makes the panel so bad? LG make decent electronics right? Why would they purposefully make a crap panel? Or is response/colour reproduction etc limited by the control board? Why can this budget brand make a high res 100Hz+ screen when there is no hint of anyone else doing it yet?

Its the LG S-IPS "A" and "A-" panels afaik, instead of the "A+" panels used in U2711, which means they can be shipped with minor defects or a couple dead pixels if you're unlucky. The monitor itself is very limited and bare bones, no osd for settings etc.

The overclocking is just from pcb components that can handle higher refresh rates, although they are only rated for 60hz. They started using a cheaper PCB with the 2C revision, and this cannot be overclocked past ~66hz.

C0L0N3L · 18th April 2012, 5:56 PM

Just plugged mine in not 5 min ago..

Immediate impressions..

Its big, bright, cool and wonky.

Will mess around with some just the nvida colour profile to see if I can fix it up.

Tried changing to 98Hz said wasn't supported then tried 85 and it broke it.. had to turn it off then on again.

Haven't noticed any dodgy pixels yet.

demowhc · 19th April 2012, 4:26 AM

Do you know which revision you have? if its 2C, you wont be able to get the refresh rate past ~66 unfortunately.

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17th April 2012, 12:38 PM	#126
demowhc Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,722	They are putting 2B back into production (model that can be oc'd to 100hz) due to user request apparently. Even without 100hz it is the same LG panel used in the U2711 afaik, for half the price.

17th April 2012, 2:49 PM	#128
Toliandar Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 131	Hopefully the bigger companies pick on the demand for a higher standard than 60Hz refresh rates. I'm actually as to how this overclocking the refresh rate works? Are there monitors from bigger brands like Samsung that can be overclocked?

17th April 2012, 3:33 PM	#129
RnR Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 5,938	Is the pdf manual available somewhere to peruse?

19th April 2012, 4:26 AM	#135
demowhc Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,722	Do you know which revision you have? if its 2C, you wont be able to get the refresh rate past ~66 unfortunately.