- 27 inch (69 cm)
- 1 ms (GTG)
- Port: DP, HDMI, AUDIO IN, AUDIO OUT, Dual-DVI, VGA, DC12
- Flicker zero
- 4:3 Fixed aspect ratio
Anyone got an ICC profile for this thing?
05/02/2016
This review is from: Newsync 27R Real 144Hz 27" LED 1960x1080 1ms DP HDMI DVI VGA FPS PC Computer Monitor
Pros:
Cheap (when on sale)
144 Hz
Power button does NOT have to be held in for at least 1/2 a second to turn on (Booo! Acer)
Dedicated Source Input Select button (doesn't share an alternate function)
Multiple sync frequencies supported (1/2 an egg off for not supporting 120 Hz via DP)
OSD buttons are good sized
Menus were in English
No dead pixels
3 day shipping (direct from Korea)
Input Sources other than DisplayPort support 120 Hz
Cons:
Blue Power On LED is too bright (duct tape dimmer applied)
OSD Menu system is fairly primitive
Power cable between wall and brick (with funky prong adapter) looks suspicious (am using my own cable)
DC cable from power brick to barrel plug could be longer
Anti-Reflective coating not evenly applied to screen (missed a spot near the bottom)
"Screen Door" effect noticeable with some sources (limitation of design dpi - not really a bug)
DisplayPort had initial issue (see Other for details)
120 Hz refresh rate not supported on DP(maybe a real ICC profile would help?)
Glossy black bezel could be matte and thinner
Resolution (on this web page) is listed incorrectly - of course, it's 1920, not "1960" - typo
Last item, and this one is subtle: Does anyone remember Sony Trinitron CRT monitors? Remember the twin horizontal "shadows" running across the screen at about 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the screen? Well, it looks like the back-lighting of this Newsync monitor has a similar artifact:
There's a thin (about 1/8 inch) vertical "seam" that runs down the center of the screen from top to bottom. Like the Sony wire shadows, it's hard to see. The brightness of the color being displayed can't be too bright or dim, or else you won't see it. However, once you notice it, it's subliminally there all the time, like a stain on a movie theater screen. The pixels are OK, but the backlight is just a bit dimmer. Am guessing the screen uses two separate edge lit light guide panels, which meet in the middle. Rather annoying, as you start seeing it all the time. Am taking a second egg off for this.
Overall Review:
Speakers not tested (am pretending they're not there)
Firmware update to support Freesync would be great! (not holding my breath)
Need an ICC Profile for Windows (you'd've thunk 120 Hz would be supported via DP)
DisplayPort difficulty: Out of the box, I connected DP first. Input wasn't recognized/seen, even after manually cycling the Source button to DP mode. Not sure whether issue was video card or monitor, but HDMI and DVI-DL worked fine. Eventually, with all three inputs connected, and a reboot or two, DisplayPort started working. Since then, it's worked OK.
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- Edward B.
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