- 30"
- Active Matrix, TFT LCD 2560 x 1600 (2K)
- 1,000:1
- 16.7 Million
- Tilt
"Mixed bag" update, 1.5 years later
02/25/2010
This review is from: DoubleSight 30" Active Matrix, TFT LCD LCD Monitor 8ms (GTG) 2560 x 1600 (2K) DVI-D DS-305W
Pros:
Nice picture quality
The price was right
Cons:
The main reason I am coming back to review this again is this annoying screeching sound when the monitor makes in standby mode. I'm not sure if the monitor developed this over time, or if I just never noticed it in the first 6 months I owned the monitor.
The sound is one of those high pitched noises, sorta like a CRT TV makes whenever it's running - the kind of noise older folks usually can't hear, but people with young ears are driven insane by. It's an intermittent sound, coming with a very regular pattern - on for 1.5 seconds, off for maybe 5-6 seconds, then back on again for 1.5 seconds, etc.
It drives me crazy - I can't stand to be in the same room when it's doing it. I usually just turn the monitor off entirely rather than let the power management turn it off automatically. I can't tell if it's coming from the power brick or the unit itself, mainly because those types of high-pitched sounds are very hard to localize.
Overall Review:
I was the poster of the first review on this site for this monitor (review titled "Mixed bag"). I wanted to post this as an addendum to that post, but couldn't see a way to do so.
I hope that the manufacturer has found a way to correct what is clearly a manufacturing defect, or a design flaw.
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- Andrew T.
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Verified Owner
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Owned For:
more than 1 year
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