Examples with Skyrim : (photos, no screenshots, of course)
311.83 : you can see vertical lines if you look closely.
311.83 : "zoom" on a wall. Ok, no vertical lines here.
326.80 : weird "Pixellated" effect.
326.80 : "wall zoom" again : WTF ???? Looks "pixellated", like a 16 bit color palette ???
THAT'S WHY I reverted to 311.83.
327.XX did the same ("pixel thing"), by the way.
311.83 : you can see vertical lines if you look closely.
311.83 : "zoom" on a wall. Ok, no vertical lines here.
326.80 : weird "Pixellated" effect.
326.80 : "wall zoom" again : WTF ???? Looks "pixellated", like a 16 bit color palette ???
THAT'S WHY I reverted to 311.83.
327.XX did the same ("pixel thing"), by the way.
Ah, and yes, I have some "banding" in the gradient test, in the "dark greys".
Maybe these lines are only visible on the AUO screen. You all seem to have the Chi Mei ?
Could an AUO screen owner tell what he sees ? (maybe it's geforce 780M related, but I doubt it)
Except for those who "see" the lines. (even without "magnifying" : just looking at the screen)
I just marked the bottom of some lines in red. It has nothing to do with the "space" between physical pixel elements of the screen.
Yes, I'm about to search for a place who could swap screens.
What bothers me, is that there is no official ASUS comment about this.
And I was able to replace MYSELF the screens of 2 Dell laptops, but not this one :
Could anyone tell me HOW I open the bezel? As I said, the back and front plastic parts seem really put tight together.
Could an AUO screen owner tell what he sees ? (maybe it's geforce 780M related, but I doubt it)
Except for those who "see" the lines. (even without "magnifying" : just looking at the screen)
I just marked the bottom of some lines in red. It has nothing to do with the "space" between physical pixel elements of the screen.
Yes, I'm about to search for a place who could swap screens.
What bothers me, is that there is no official ASUS comment about this.
And I was able to replace MYSELF the screens of 2 Dell laptops, but not this one :
Could anyone tell me HOW I open the bezel? As I said, the back and front plastic parts seem really put tight together.
Nothing wrong with the Dell screens, but my Dell laptops are from 2005 and 2008, and one recently got several vertical lines of stuck pixels - common issue with laptop screens, at least LG models - , so I had to replace it (twice, because the first replacement - pre-owned screen - was also faulty - well, much better : had only 1 vertical pink line) .
Dell used very specific screens with each its "inverter". For example a screen of a M1710 won't fit a M170, even though they are very similar models and the connectors are the same. You have to find old pieces on Ebay... These are old screens (16/10 ratio, CCFL back-light, not LED - I wonder if it wasn't better) with a different connector as the actual ones. And there is a power connector.
(yeah, many sellers offer "compatible" screens, but you don't know what you get)
Dell used to ship their models with Samsung or LG-Philips screens. Most people liked the LG ones better. Both were glossy and "TrueLife".
Of course, many sellers offer "compatible" screens, but you never know what you get finally.
But for my desktop (I7 2700K, Win 7 64), I got a Samsung , glossy , SA23A700D, 120 Hz, 3D capable (with DVI-D cable), but I'm only using it at 60 Hz. It's really great. (couldn't find a glossy LG model)
I like glossy screens (otherwise it's like looking through a muddy glass), with sharp and vibrant colors, no flicker, no waves, no weird pattern "in the pixels".
I still didn't change the G750 screen, as I'm not using it much now. (typing this with the old Dell - WinXP)
Dell used very specific screens with each its "inverter". For example a screen of a M1710 won't fit a M170, even though they are very similar models and the connectors are the same. You have to find old pieces on Ebay... These are old screens (16/10 ratio, CCFL back-light, not LED - I wonder if it wasn't better) with a different connector as the actual ones. And there is a power connector.
(yeah, many sellers offer "compatible" screens, but you don't know what you get)
Dell used to ship their models with Samsung or LG-Philips screens. Most people liked the LG ones better. Both were glossy and "TrueLife".
Of course, many sellers offer "compatible" screens, but you never know what you get finally.
But for my desktop (I7 2700K, Win 7 64), I got a Samsung , glossy , SA23A700D, 120 Hz, 3D capable (with DVI-D cable), but I'm only using it at 60 Hz. It's really great. (couldn't find a glossy LG model)
I like glossy screens (otherwise it's like looking through a muddy glass), with sharp and vibrant colors, no flicker, no waves, no weird pattern "in the pixels".
I still didn't change the G750 screen, as I'm not using it much now. (typing this with the old Dell - WinXP)
Pierre990429 wrote:
...I haven't tried 120 Hz in 2D (but I must have the DVI-Dual cable because few programs - mostly "demos" from scene.org - choose automatically the highest refresh rate declared by the monitor , and with a normal DVI cable, it doesn't work : black screen) : I always have Vsync ON , and I guess it will stress the graphics card less (Geforce 580 GTX - I bought this in November 2011, for Skyrim).
I'm not sure if I would see a difference. And some games (like Skyrim) have something like a stuttering bug if the refresh rate is too high (64 Hz for Skyrim).
Pierre990429, your GTX580 should drive it fine at 120hz in 2D. As for game support, you can limit the FPS for those specific games with high fps/hz issues, but for 99.9% of the games the GTX580 should run many at 120+ FPS. And, like you said your DVI-D seems to be working ok at 120hz 2D, so give it a try 🙂
It may be that Samsung is switching over to new 3D models coming up, and that is why there aren't any listed:
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/3d
