sounds like a bargain as most 3440x1440 curved freesync monitors are close to a grand,

That's what I thought how bad could it possibly be? all these screens are manufactured the same, granted im not expecting a Samsung, Asus or Benq monitor but I think it will do the job and look impressive :smile:

Does any know of any reviews for this monitor?
Cant seem to find any :angry:‌ :angry:

if i didnt have my 34 inch acer curved monitor ,i would go for it. you can always get your money back with paypal.

From item descrption: "With a fast refresh rate of 60Hz, it’ll easily keep up with the fastest paced games with really smooth results."

Emphasis above NOT mine :neutral_face:
Can't believe they put that in bold.... IK IK, whaddya want for £220 notes, but still :stuck_out_tongue:

I ordered one. lets see how it is

3440 x 1440 for 220? freesync, curved, and uk seller.

Too good to be true?

I don't need this. But I want this. I too cant find any reviews. Anyone have any info?

is it an ips or va display or tn.

and what does 2K Quad mean.

Looks too good to be true? Tempted to get one just to see lol.

Part of LaptopsDirect, here it is on their main site;
laptopsdirect.co.uk/ele…asp

This brand has been posted before recently...

ElectriQ 28" 4K Ultra HD 1ms Monitor £199.97 @ Laptops Direct

ElectriQ 28" 4K Ultra HD 1ms FreeSync Monitor FREE Delivery £205 @ Debenhams

If this is an IPS panel, and I can’t find a TN based panel that exists at this size/res then this could be a bargain.

Theres been serious QC issues with these panels in other brands though, so could be just junking all the awful panels

Isn't it slightly suspicious that this has the same wording as the following:

acedealclub.com/dea…ts/

Is this the seller posting? I can't find any reviews for this monitor.

I have a GTX 1070 and currently use a AOC 16:9 1440p.... worth the upgrade?

placed an order will see what happens ,seems too good to be true almost.

Flimsy frame & bad for gamers is as much as I can find out

13 sold in the last 60 minutes.
Plenty of dreamers out there.

Why is this such a good offer? The main question is, they don't say anything about warranty on this product. Neither do they give any information about what sort of panel it is. I don't even care about the panel at this price. But I'd like to fall back on warranty if I could.

I doubt that the monitor is freesync since the highest refresh rate is only 60hz, But for the price its pretty decent.
just my opinion: if its not 1440p/higher and ips, its a pass.

At 3000:1 contrast this has to be an AMVA panel. Tempted tbh for the cost.

Warranty and aftersales support is top of my list with monitors/TVs. It might be cheap but should anything go wrong, you'll probably end up eating up the cost of replacing/repairing it judging by the negative feedback left. Having said that, this is tempting but the magical stock boost from 5 to 10+ after a few were sold is suspicious so I probably won't order one.

Your probably going to want a 500 page
manual too I'm guessing :astonished:

Are people looking at the price? Why compare it to a 144hz monitor 3 times the price...

Look at what else you can get at the same price and compare against that.

Also your gonna need a really good PC to render QHD at over 60Hz when in max graphic settings.

All we know is it won't be TN because TN panels at this size, curvature and resolution do not exist. No one is making them.

That leaves VA, IPS, OLED, the first two are the likely ones

Exactly! Honestly how bad can this be?

If it is terrible or they send you a duff one then just return, simple as.

If it is half decent then £220 you can't go wrong.

Budget low brand TV's that advertise as 4k lol and are 4 planks of wood thick I.E Polaroid in tesco's. People trample over each other at Xmas to pick those up at £300 lol

It adds to the fun :wink: bit like opening a cracker

Possibly the worst case scenario is a B grade panel, rubbish stand, poor OSD, short and slow warranty, difficult company for returns.
In practice that might mean up to 3 dead pixels which they say is considered within bounds and a mediocre overall package.
Certainly worth a punt and what would put me off is it might be difficult to return within 28 days just because you don't like it.

Does this require HDMI 2.0 to run at 60Hz?

lg panel

No, just a functioning monitor with good aftersales would do. Also returning this will be your own cost so there is something to lose. Does PayPal make the seller pay for that if there's something wrong the monitor?

It is still a good price, never said it wasn't. :unamused:

My money is on a Samsung VA panel

1080p @ 144hz or 1440p @ 60hz? what's better?

it is a pretty funky looking screen looked at one in tottenham court road in a gadget shop was 329.00..i just bought one for the crack...if its crap will have a few days holiday and go to huddersfield and take it back :))god im sad

i buy gadgets the old lady buy batteries..not bandm ones mind :))

you can view 2 seperate inputs as well

To be fair to the people worried about issues with this, this is what buyitdirect says on their ebay page;

"Faults Occurring Within 1 year (3 months for refurbished products): If you've had the product for up to 1 year, your product will be repaired directly by the manufacturer. If that's not possible we will give you a replacement, or if that's not possible, a refund."

So you don't need to worry too much as you can deal with them direct if you can't contact the manufacturer and they are pretty reputable as they are they are essentially Laptops Direct as said on their page "Buy It Direct owns and operates a number of specialist websites including: Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Direct TVs, Servers Direct and Furniture 123."

Now I need to decide if im going to buy it haha :grin:

Bought one; let's see how it fairs

If u play fps game like csgo or battleground then 1080p 144hz if u want to feel the color and want to enjoy the game like witcher3 or other games then 1440p 60hz

i have Cataracts 256 greyscale will do :)))

200 a days dollar got to be worth a punt ..gonna buy another for the shed

This is too good to be true...but I bought one.

Bought it. NEEDED something like this in my life. RIGHT in the budget too...but now I think its too good to be true. I don't know why but I somewhat feel the same as I did when I bought the Xbox one S Minecraft edition for £89.99. We shall see when it delivers.

I asked and it is not an ips panel... Still hasn't said what panel it is

He says it's a TN panel

I’ll just keep my boxed and return it if it turns out to be junk

For £200 though, I might just keep it even if it is a TN, I've got a really old LG ips I've had for probably 8 years. Then if anything else comes along that's better during black Friday I'll opt for that and sell this cheap

Yeah. To be honest I'd probably keep it anyways haha. Will not find a screen this size with this resolution for similar price on black Friday. It just won't happen. Maybe the 34 um58 will come around for cheapsies but I doubt it.

Once again,

there is no TN panel at this size, probably this is a 60Hz AMVA panel, similar to IPS panel, just see the high contrast ratio, what is 3000:1. So either LG, or Samu panel.

DrTraktor's right. There simply aren't any TN panels that exist in this size, form factor and resolution. It will either be IPS or VA. The fact that it's 34" alone rules out TN, as TN ultrawides are 35" and all 2560x1080. So unless they've really messed the specs up, it has to be one of the first two options.

'Surprisingly' they've sold none since the price went up...

Buyers, please feedback your thoughts on here as even at £330 I'd be tempted if it performs ok.

I bought one but realy dnt knw what I Wil do with it, but at this price u can't just let it go

Got my dispatch email and will have mine delivered on Monday.

Will give an update to see how this turns out.. :popcorn:

A true hotdeals professional! :smile:

Oh I hope they didn't mess up the specs. But it feels like they did because the guy said it was a TN panel. If it doesn't exist, either he's lying or he just doesn't know?

According to the laptops direct spec sheet. It's a Samsung panel that's in this so it'll be VA panel?

Well it’s shipped and arriving Monday, if it’s a Samsung panel it’s a bargain.

Spec sheet link:
debenhamsplus.com/fil…pdf

Viewing angles suggest it’s VA too.

It sounds like it's going to be a real bargain based on that. You don't often get a height-adjustable stand with a VESA mount on a budget monitor, nor HDMI 2.0. The latter would mean that you can run it at its full resolution and refresh over HDMI. Most budget 1440p ultrawides only have a HDMI 1.4, which would limit you to 30Hz. The AOC U3477PQU for example, the cheapest on Amazon at £500, only has a single 1.4 port and requires using the DisplayPort to achieve native resolution/refresh.

Seems to have all the OSD features you'd expect too, including overdrive. They're going to have to have majorly botched the implementation for this thing not to be worth £220. It does almost seem too good to be true though...

Ooh if it's a va display this is defo a bargain. I mean, Imo it was already a bargain at 34 inch ultra wide for me lol

Got my email confirming the dispatch also, like others mention it'll be here Monday! Actually looking forward to it!

It's height adjustable too?! Surprises upon surprises!

Not sure why they lie on their ebay and state that this monitor is QHD

It’s a bit worrying, I’d return this if it turns up and is a 2560x1080 panel.

They do specifically say 3440x1440 in the listing and so does the spec sheet, so it'd be the manufacturer at fault if it was actually 2560x1080, since it's clearly what they're claiming. The LG listing is obviously an error and doesn't mention a specific resolution in the blurb. There's no reason why it'd have a HDMI 2.0 input either if it wasn't 3440x1440, as 1.4 would be cheaper and more than enough for 2560x1080. Essentially, everything written about it would need to be a pack of lies and a completely different product turns up.

Certainly interested to see what people get on Monday. It's either going to be bargain of the year or an angry ****storm and lots of returns.

Why? 2580x1080 34 inch ultra wide for 220 is still a bargain, no?

its a Samsung VA Panel

IMO still a bargain simply because I was looking at the lg29um68 and that was around the 260 mark new, so in essence 40 saving silver which I think looks nice, curved, 2 HDMI and 5 extra inches no puns please :laughing:

It'd still be a decent price, but 2560x1080 at 34 inches is only 82 PPI, which is real low for a computer monitor. You'd be able to sit there and count the pixels. That's compared to 110 PPI on a 3440x1440 panel of the same size. It'd be fine if you weren't planning to sit right in front of it at a desk though.

its a samsung va panel of its even 1440p. i have a feeling its 2560x1080

Honestly it would be fine in my opinion but everyone to themselves.

I think people are starting to get a little obsessed with PPI, the iphones had rubbish screens for years but in fairness it just worked.

What happened before 1080p did no one do anything on a PC?

If you want the best you need to pay for it I. E £800 if not then you may as well not get ripped off and at £220 I won't feel ripped off.

Yeah exactly. I wouldn't be bothered if it turns out to be 2560x1080. It's still the cheapest 34 monitor to date. The next cheapest thing would be 34 inch lg 2560x1080 which costs atleast £100 more. So I think I'll be content with this monitor.

Well no, because "before 1080p" you had CRT monitors that often had pretty high resolutions relative to their size. Something like 1600x1200 on a 19" CRT is still 105 PPI. I still keep an ancient 17" LCD monitor that's only 1440x900 around as a backup, and even that's 100 PPI. Everyone has their own standards of course, but pixel density is one of the most important factors when it comes to image quality. 82 really would be very low for a monitor. You mention the iPhone, but even the original iPhone had a PPI of 163, which is almost double. Hell, a 3DS XL comes in at 95 PPI and those screens are pretty awful.

Ok first your talking about totally different tech, second CRT monitors we're standard VGA at 640x480 then 800x600 and 1024x768 so basically all the people who used those I.e bill gates couldn't do anything of course as the PPI was so low. As regards to iphone, I was comparing the iphones screens to say the Samsung in which Samsung on the whole normally have twice the PPI. Granted I love Samsung screens but even so the iphone with half the PPI was still very good. At the end of the day get a 5k phone as you really need the PPI to make you feel good. I'm happy with a good quality 1080p and 1440p is even better. Also a phones screen needs more PPI as your much closer to the screen so to compare is silly. Finally why do big brands make this combo then if it's so so unusable I. E Samsung and LG are they stupid?

At the end of the day Ive seen TV screens right next to each other and in general IMO £500 to £900 TVs are virtually the same apart from minor differences, then change panels I. E OLED and go to a different price point £1500 and then you see a difference, in otherwords do you believe that a £400 monitor will smash the pants off this one IMO nope but a £800 will simple as. No good for you no probs buy an £800 one and no need to thank me. If these monitors are fantastic then I hope I helped someone on here by sharing if they are total rubbish then at least in some way they can return, for me it's a win win.

What also annoys me is there are loads of monitors in the 400 to 500 price bracket with a 1440p but they are not slated yet this is?

Why - it's guaranteed some one will say it bleeds light, ghosting, lag etc etc all this rubbish comon we can pick holes in everything in life thats my argument. At the end of the day if your buying a Fiesta it is a Fiesta, if your being a Ferrari then start picking holes as your paying the price for perfection.

We haven't even had the monitor yet, from the specs it looks awesome:

Vs panel - possibly Samsung
Curved
Speakers - ok will take these as being weak but still on if someone uses for YouTube for instance
Bezeless
2 HDMI possibly 2.0, display port
Wall mountable
Height adjustable
2ms refresh
Anti glare which I personally love
Freesync

For 220??.... And your complaining

We will see on resolution which could be 1440p otherwise this would be steal of the century even at 1440p then for me still worth it if all above is correct.

Ha just noticed you posted a liyama 1080p at a huge 91 PPI 24" plain black huge bezels, not curved for £160??? …... And your complaining you've obviously bought that and are now gutted :thumbsup:

yo mine are at my local dpd depot..gonna see if i can collect today as showing delivery tomorrow...i bought 2 just incase there good..if not will send back....will post pics of it if can get today :))

Sounds good man! Mines delivering on Tuesday

Cool good luck :wink:

Nice :thumbsup:

i cant believe it got out of box and its bent ????

just pluging into pcee got a gtx 1080 so gonna see if it performs....tis 3440x1440...its identical to my samsung with no usb..

Let us know your verdict when it’s up and running.

How's it holding up, really considering buying one even at the higher price..

What do you mean bent? You mean the curve? :blush:

Must have been a defective one you got :joy:‌ :joy:‌ :joy:

What does he mean by identical to Samsung with no USB?

Just had a read through some trustpilot reviews of their company, not looking good on the return/warranty front :astonished:‌ :neutral_face:

Can you link us

Where abouts is that on trust pilot?? Are you dreaming if not post link....

What are you people going on about?

Talking rubbish before even getting these monitors, the guy has said like Samsung without USB ports and 3440 x 1440p display which is already better than we thought

I'm never posting on HUKD again what a waste of time, trying to help others to have a bargain instead a stupid amount of trolls who are posting rubbish before we have even had these monitors saying all the specs are incorrect saying no warranty, saying they are going to be cr**, 81 PPI etc, it's just stupid.

Guy who had monitor what do you mean by bent? Do you mean curved? Surely if it was bent the screen would be cracked?

To all the people who sat on the fence with this one and put every one else off just hope these monitors are what the specs say, if Ive helped anyone a thank you would be nice, trolls who didn't buy hopefully you will feel totally gutted and I also hope they never ever go on sale again.

BTW mine actually got canceled by accident due to the amount bought and I was literally the first person who bought on eBay so there you go once again wasn't worth sharing.

Questioning the customer service of a retailer here is not trolling, it's a valid concern and is raised in a lot of threads where the retailer may not be well-known. Don't take it personally.

Too bad your order got cancelled, how many did you order?



Here you go:

uk.trustpilot.com/rev….uk

Doesn't matter, ebay gives the money back in worst case scenario, they can't override their rules.

Would eBay help out for warranty tho in the first 12 months because from what I've read customer service isn't great.

In fact I emailed them asking about this specific monitor and still no reply..

just turned up, so far impressed. no dead pixels, ran through colours and all seem good. will come back with further thoughts after i've spent more time using it but can't say this isn't a bargain from what i've experienced so far

Is it the stated resolution though?

Think that's what everyone was most worried about with this :grin:

Delivered, no dead pixels. Confirmed is 3440x1440. Very impressed. Came with 1x HDMI cable, 1x 3ft DP cable & Pwr cord.

Just got mine set up and can confirm that it's 3440x1440 as stated. :grin:

I have to say, for the money, I'm very impressed with what I've seen so far. The out of the box settings are chuffing awful (as they are on most panels), but a bit of tinkering in the OSD and it looks very nice. Definetly either an IPS or VA panel, as viewing angles are far beyond what TN is capable of. Looking like a bargain so far.

One thing that wasn't right in the specs is the stand being height adjustable. It's a fairly flimsy thing with tilt only, but you can hardly complain for £220.

any chance of adding pictures of the rear of the screen ? waiting for someone to put a vid on youtube :wink:

Good to know that the specs were indeed correct, I believe mines at home so I'll be setting it up once I finish work at seven!

VESA mountable too? oh man what a steal at £220! just my luck to see this late :'(

Haven't got a camera handy, but it's fairly unremarkable on the back. Matte black with a raised shiny black section for the internals and mounting points (it does have the 100x100 VESA mount as stated), with a little silver disc that hides the hardware for the stand. No company logos or anything. It has a joystick-style OSD control that works well enough. The inputs all are on the right side (looking at the screen) of the thicker section on the back, whilst the power cable goes in the opposite side.

Still impressed with what I'm seeing so far in terms of picture quality. It's not perfect, but then neither are £1000 monitors these days. You can spend all that money and still get some dead pixels or horrible backlight bleed. I've returned a bunch of monitors twice as expensive (and more) than this one which had far worse problems. As long as it doesn't explode in my face, it's looking nailed on for bargain of the year.

I guess some kudos are in order for Buy It Direct for honouring the price too, since it seems like an obvious misprice. No way would anybody sell a monitor for this for £220 normally.

i messaged them and asked why as a friend bought one cheaper, indeed they had priced it wrong was a mistake on their end, still a bargain though at £329 looked at the asus rog £1000 bit out of my league lol besides the mrs would kill me

just ran refresh test and confirmed 60hz at 3440x1440

theres this tv same make,

My monitor has arrived.

So far, I'm quite impressed for the money (£220).

The backlighting at the edges is poor - it gets very dull at the far left and right sides.

Unfortunately my laptop can only seem to drive up to 2560 x 1440, which isn't ideal.

Certainly has freesync in the menu, and the resolution seems to be as advertised.

Hopefully I'll figure out some setting to give it full resolution at full width (downloading new drivers to try out now).

Overall, the quality of the hardware seems good. Packaging was decent and the assembly was very easy, with a cheap screwdriver included.

Definitely a good deal for £220, and not bad for £350 if you can live with the poor backlighting at the edges.

Those who received it, can you check on its overdrive capability ( in monitor osd ) or overclocking the screen with cru as Samsungs models go upto 100hz xD

Got mine an hour or so ago.

I'm running at 4k 100hz - Failed at 120.

I'm really struggling to get the colours working well though. Have some nasty backlight bleed.

Been using for a couple of hours on both PC and XBox and so far its been decent, wouldnt call it a bargain but definitely a good price for what youre getting. Speakers are absolutely gash, good job there's an audio out. Overall worth it so far

mine has 1 white deadpixel, but seems both side parts are a bit darker, or i don't know. Is it normal? Anyway i am satisfied. Even the old Borderlands 2 runs at 3440x1440:)

Spent much of the afternoon tinkering with mine and have settled on the following settings for now...

Backlight: 15
Brightness: 41
Contrast: 50
Sharpness: 2
Gamma: Off
Temperature: 6500
Color Effect: Movie (not sure this makes any difference, think it's just a preset)
Overdrive: On
OD Gain: 70
DCR: Off

Also made sure to set full range RGB in the Nvidia control panel. The results are pretty similar to the factory-calibrated U2414H that it replaced. Of course, perfect settings can/will vary per panel. Backlight bleed isn't too bad on mine. Only noticeable on pure black backgrounds.

well im impressed movies look great dont really play games..just gonna take getting used to having a banana screen :))))

yeah after a 27" glossy and bright 1440p 120 Hz ips screen...probably i get use to it:)

but definitely darker on both side where curvy...is it normal? Just wondering.

it was this or a dyson for the ol lady....haha no brainer....

Got mine today and.. I'm impressed. Its definitely has a VA panel and can be overclocked to 89hz in Nvidia control panel.

The screen itself has no dead pixels, though it does have a bit of redness on the right side of the screen. Lots of options ot play around with like overdrive, colour balance, back-light and modes that shouldn't really be on a expected on a budget monitor.

Out of the box the colour looks horrid though with a bit of tweaking, the colour is pretty accurate (to my eyes) and viewing
angles are pretty good - coming from an IPS display. Also, the contrast is MUCH better than any IPS monitor you can get..

Honestly, this is a bargain price for the quality of monitor. Cheers OP.

Just want to say thank you op this is the bargain of the year.

got 100hz easily, bare in mind this only has dp1.2 and hdmi2.0. unsure of what refresh rates can be obtained with either

DP1.2 does 3440x1440 at 100hz max.

How did you get 100hz at 3440 x 1440?

Set up mine also and got the colors to suit me, for the price it's fantastic , nevertheless I have noticed a slight smear (thumb sized) of indifference with the color, noticeable on a white screen, not sure if it's worth the hassle to set it back though.

mine works at 100 Hz too:)

Can't get it to run at 100hz, are you using cru? Could be my Gpus I have old crossfire 7950 setup?

i use only the nvidia software for my gtx 1070, but you need to set OVERDRIVE ON, OD Gain: 70 in the monitor's settings, and probably your radeon software...logicaly should work too.

Presumably a PS4 connected to this will show a 16:9 image with black borders to the left/right?

Indeed. You'll have a 27 inch 16:9 basically when you're connected with a ps4

Thanks OP mine arrived today, no dead pixels, colours look better with a bit of tweaking and managed to get it up to 98htz refresh rate. For some reason it doesn't wanna do the extra 2htz.

Can't complain a steal at this price.

Anyone experiencing lines flickering every so often? Should I try a different DP cable?

Edit: This is at 3440x1440 60Hz. I'm using an Amazon Basics cable, since the one that was included isn't long enough.

amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1

Unfortunately, mine seems to have developed the same issue, and is also now flickering on and off constantly. Tried a few different DisplayPort cables, including the one they supplied and one that I know is good (and has handled both 4K and 1440p/144Hz monitors just fine before). No difference, sadly. Seems like it's failed inside 24 hours.


Crappy phone camera, but it gets the problems across.

is it over clocked if yes try dropping res down to 59hz

No, it's at the standard 60Hz. I'm not going to mess about underclocking it to get it to work, as that shouldn't be necessary. Plus it was working just fine at the same settings all day yesterday anyway, so it seems unlikely to be an issue on that front. It's back in the box now anyway awaiting a return. Hopefully that'll be hassle-free.

after reading other coments on google about monitors flickering ,seems like if its not the cable its the monitor thats on its way out.

Ahh damn

Keep us updated on returns please as I feel all are inevitably going to fail, cheers

Decided to go for LG 34UC79G for the extra £50 to today's price. Seem like there are going to be issues with these :thinking:

no issue yet

You got a link to this one? I missed the deal but looking for something similar

Well mines up and running. Really impressed.

No back light bleed, uniformity of backlight is great until the last couple of mms each side which look pretty dim.

Colours I've not quite got right yet. Used the above settings but found changing the colour effect to movie crushes the blacks badly, feels like dynamic contrast is enabled when you select that. Also those settings seem to make reds a litte strong. A colour temp of 7500 seems better.

Both sides (roughly a 1/4 each side) of the screen have a big oval blob with a reddish tinge on an all white screen, will see if I can tweak that away. That's the only downside so far.

Running at 85hz happily.

Set mine up today. Got it running at 100Hz. Had an issue with the flickering but once I turned the monitor off and back on it seemed to go away :thinking:

My issues developed after about 10 hours of use. Please confirm no issues after giving it a proper run :heart_eyes:

New cable arrives tomorrow. Fingers crossed...

No problem hinge glad I helped :thumbsup:

No problem, glad i helped :thumbsup:

No worries :thumbsup:

I have mine runing flawless at 100hz. no serious bleed. but as a bit dim at the edge.
i measured at 270cd/m
and after a fast calibration with DisplayCAL and a display i1 2. i got the sRBG at 99.2% and adobe at 78% with at max delta value at 1.78

First paid via eBay and PayPal = Covered from experience

Second i ordered one as I'm not greedy

Third I have spoken to a very nice lady who is honouring purchase and has told me any problems and they will replace

Fourth I have looked at reviews for everything from takeaways to films, electrical goods etc etc and from experience not always right, look at Sky and Virgin media broadbands reviews yet millions are subscribed

End of

Ok I misread the bit about you saying amount being bought. Fair enough, you get a decent TV for a good price. Hope your son makes good use of it for years to come.

Got a good tutorial for DisplayCAL? I've been given a ColorMunki Smile. (Been sat in a drawer for months now!)

i just followed instructions on the website

well i bought straight away got 2 and am smashing bat f 1 on 100hz and using 1070 overclocked and its pucker for 200 sobs ..if it goes wrong will just ring barclay card hey ho....i have a sammy LS34E790CNS in my garage and cant tell the difference..bang on electriq...its deffo a sammy or lg panel...

SRGB preset with no changes?

one day on the beer wiv a few mates costs more....hey ho if lasts longer than a hangover bonus..:)))

and for some reson in win 7 pro icreasing font size makes it crystal clear coxz i got cateracts :))))

Only downside i found that, both sides of the screen have a big oval blob with a reddish tinge on an all white screen, not that bad anyway. I am too picky i guess.

I have this also, not as bad as what you mentioned but there's a smear of pixels that are different to the color of the screen, it's not really noticeable but it's a pain. I have contacted them and getting a replacement, after I send my back tomorrow.
I shouldn't really complain for the price, let's just hope the next panel isn't as flawed.

How do you send it back?

I contacted them via eBay and sent some pictures, they allocated a collection day and once they receive it I'll get a new one.

If the next panel is again flawed I might just keep it because as one mentioned for the price I can't really complain

All these panels flickering and having other issues...and like a guy mentioned above about it "being on its way out" makes me think they're using a used ips or va screen surrounded by their "new" product and selling it off as new. I might be wrong but that's what I think

Thanks :raised_hand:

Mine's developed a few more issues after 15 hours of use. A new DP cable is arriving today. Hoping that fixes things.

Hoping it does but by the sounds of things it's a dodgy panel, mines still going strong after about 20 hrs. Wonder how long it will take for it to produce a defect. Fingers crossed it doesn't after the 30 days.

mine's running stable, although i still have those darker reddish tints on both sides...they are visible when i am on white background, otherwise they are invisible. I don't know i can live with them, or not. Apart from that, PERFECT. I like the 100Hz, the vivid colours, the secondary picture on the lower right corner...

On the safe side maybe have it on running a video for a fair amount of time to see if it occurs or not. It's your luck with any monitor if there is a fault or not even the premium offerings.

I’ve got the same tints too:

yes exactly like that! Should i send it back or keep it...?Big dilemma.

I was thinking the same, especially as I have a dead pixel relatively centrally too on closer inspection.

But for 220 I can’t really complain. Wouldn’t mind exchanging it but a straight refund would be a waste.

i'd wanna exchange, not a refund obviously...somebody has flawless, so might be give a try...

Have the red tints too. Screen is perfect otherwise

lol

So anyone think this is worth it at the full price? Looks great

220 definitely was a good price, for 300+ i'd go for a HP OMEN 32" 1440p 75 Hz monitor

ebay.co.uk/itm…Vsz

Just ordered the 32" Pavilion version myself, Currys and Currys Ebay were selling them at £299 until Today, glad I opted for that and not this given some of the issues people have had, very tempting though at £219.

From what I gather both the Pavilion and Omen are basically physically identical (aside from the Omen has USB 3.0 Ports and Omen branding) and from user reviews it would do 75Hz and supported Freesync until HP hobbled it with a Firmware update on later shipments to push the more expensive Omen.

Tried a different DP cable and it's still flickering every few minutes.

Panel is perfect, aside from that. Will email seller tomorrow and see if I can get replacement. (A refund is okay, but I really want this monitor as it's killer for the price.)

Wow... glad I didn't buy one of these :joy:‌ :joy:‌ :joy:

Where did you get it for that price?

People get excited over 1440p but it doesn't matter if the screen quality is sh*t

But that's a totally different thing. It's not an Ultra wide...

still a very good, cheap monitor

Are you running multiple monitors?

No, just the one.

Just got the monitor today, overclocked to 85hz, 100hz at 1080p but it does heat up at the bottom of the screen, anybody else had this?

just tested with dp1.3 and can confirm i get the same issue but none with hdmi

yeah, gets quite warm at times. but this is to be expected with an internal psu

Brand new unopened on eBay couldn't let it go

Yeah, HDMI works for me, but not ideal

I get this when the screen is black in a movie. How big of a deal is this? Besides the fact that it looks like a monster's teeth

Quite bad. Though its hard to tell how much backlight bleed there is; with your camera overexposing the image. I'd lower your brightness (if you haven't done so already) to 0-15 backlight and set brightness to 40-42. And see if that makes a difference.

My monitor is fine and has very little backlight bleed. Its not really noticeable though, unless I'm displaying a very dark image/scene and have no ambient light around - i.e no lights switched on.

I've lowered the backlight now. its a lot darker. But manageable i guess. I mean, I can deal with the bleed, its not a problem but what could it lead to is what I'm worried about, you know?

Its normal to have some backlight bleed on monitors. You won't find a perfect one unless you keep swapping. But no.. It won't cause any further problems. Unless you're really bothered by it, you can always request a replacement.

FYI these monitors are apparently VA panels sourced from Samsung from last year's model - from OcUK forums. Hence why they can sell them for so cheap.

Thanks. It's sort of bothersome but enough to live with. It's strange because when I try putting a black background nothing changes but if it's "dark" in a movie/game then it's there. And yeah I assumed as much. Otherwise there's no way it would be this cheap.

Not sure anyone still cares, but BuyItDirect/AppliancesDirect/LaptopsDirect confirmed the fault and refunded me today (they also gave me the option of a replacement, but I decided not to bother). They were nothing but helpful throughout and arranged collection of the monitor too. Nowt to worry about if you need to deal with them for any faults based on my experience.

Mine's being collected on Friday. I've got until then to decide on a refund or exchange. Tempted to try an exchange and see what I get.

I'd go for a different monitor, but can't see anything that competes with this. What's your plan?

I would love to have this for £220. :cry:

I'd say go for a replacement if you were otherwise happy with the monitor, as you won't get anything remotely like it for the same price any time soon. I just couldn't be arsed with potentially playing the return game again, especially as I really don't really have any problem with my current monitor. I'll probably hold out for OLED to become mainstream at this point. Bored of returning horrific IPS monitors with backlight bleed and uneven panels.