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Pamela P.

Pamela P.

Joined on 05/08/09

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Very Good Monitor

ASUS ML249H Black 24" HDMI Widescreen MVA Panel 178° Wide Viewing Angle Height & Pivot Adjustable LED Backlit LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1 (3,000:1)
ASUS ML249H Black 24" HDMI Widescreen MVA Panel 178° Wide Viewing Angle Height & Pivot Adjustable LED Backlit LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1 (3,000:1)

Pros: -Amazing colors -Outstanding contrast -A-MVA panel -No aggressive Anti-glare -No Backlight bleed -True 8-bit colors

Cons: -Some ghosting (not enough to be distracting) -Monitor came with a slight green tint...I reduced the Green value to 96 in the RGB settings and it vanished -The "Trace Free" setting doesn't seem to remove ghosting but instead causes some strange color distortions during fast motion.

Overall Review: I love this monitor. If I look for ghosting, it is there but otherwise, it is unnoticeable. The colors are accurate and vibrant. The blacks are distinct and inky. The A-MVA panel really sets this monitor apart. I was using an e-IPS panel which had a lot of backlight bleed and bad IPS glow (blacks turn violet at an angle). That monitor also had an aggressive anti-glare film while this monitor has a semi-gloss screen (not enough to reflect images but not non-reflective). This monitor fixed all my gripes with the e-IPS. Also, I used an hdmi switch to plug in my PC, Xbox, and PS3. I would have liked to see DVI/DP but i knew it was just hdmi/vga when I bought it. My settings are: Standard Preset 90 brightness (I use it in a bright environment) 80 contrast (default) R-100 G-96 B-100 Trace-free - 40

Very Nice IPS

NEC Display Solutions EA232WMI-BK Black 23" 14ms Full HD Height,Swivel & Pivot Adjustable IPS Panel LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 1,000:1 w/ Speakers
NEC Display Solutions EA232WMI-BK Black 23" 14ms Full HD Height,Swivel & Pivot Adjustable IPS Panel LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 1,000:1 w/ Speakers

Pros: This is a very nice monitor. The construction feels high very high quality and the picture is amazing out of the box. Colors are contrast a great with very minor tweaking (disable ECO + adjust brightness). This is a huge step up from my old TN panel which suffered from massive backlight bleed. Oh and it is IPS!!

Cons: -14ms response time may be a problem for some but as of yet it hasn't bothered me even on fast FPS games. -very minor backlight bleed that is only noticeable in on a black screen with the lights off. Even then it is not noticeable unless you are looking for it.

Overall Review: This monitor is wonderful...I use displayport for my PC and HDMI-DVI for my xbox/ps3 (VGA is useless nowadays). I am not a photo editor or an intense gamer but I occasionally do both and this monitor excels at them! Everything is as it should be and flaws are very minor. All in all this monitor is impressive

Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI  LED-Backlight LCD monitor  Slim Design  250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)
Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)

Pros: This is a great monitor! The led back lighting makes the colors stand out and the contrast is amazing. This replaced an old dell 19" 1280x1024 monitor and the difference is stunning. Also, the multiple inputs is nice...I have my PC on DVI, Xbox 360 on VGA, and my PS3 on HDMI. Great OSD too.

Cons: There was a slight green hue on mine (unlike the blue others have complained about.) This was fixed by setting the green value to 48 from 50... now the colors are great! It is also WAY too bright for me out of the box, I had to squint at it. The power LED is super bright and distracting but was quickly fixed with some tape!

Overall Review: Not IPS or VA? Some don't like 1080p on monitors vs 1200p, but I like the fact that almost all devices and media are the correct aspect ratio on this. I HATE black borders on most things. Over all a great monitor once you tweak it a bit.

good stuff

Arctic Silver CMQ-22G The high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound
Arctic Silver CMQ-22G The high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound

Pros: it works what else can I say keeps my unlocked 740BE cool cheap for such a large amount

Cons: none

w00t for unlocking

AMD Phenom II X3 740 Black Edition - Phenom II X3 Heka Triple-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor - HDZ740WFK3DGI
AMD Phenom II X3 740 Black Edition - Phenom II X3 Heka Triple-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor - HDZ740WFK3DGI

Pros: -Unlocked to an x4 on my AsRock 785g board, just set acc to auto and reboot! -overclocks beautifully -have it at 3.33ghz x4 now (16.5 x 202fsb) this is with a wimpy little cooler...will be getting a CM Hyper 212+ soon

Cons: why does newegg require you to enter something here?

Overall Review: This thing is amazing! Highly recommended!

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: -Very good layout -Unlocked my x3 740 to an x4 first try -crossfire support -ddr3 1600 support -integrated graphics are decent (using onboard while my HD 5770 is with XFX for RMA)

Cons: -The DVI on my board is dead -Board feels kinda flimsy when installing ram

Overall Review: Replacing a dead gigabyte 790xt-ud4p Very good board overall, especially for the price (half of what I paid for the 790xt and with at least equal if not better performence.)