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I was considering the U2713HM or the PB278Q but the backlight bleed issued put me off. Then i saw this and it was hard to resist 
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How many are left Gibbo?** ANOTHER WEEKEND MEGADEAL: Samsung S27B970D ULTRA THIN LED PROFESSIONAL PLS MONITOR!! - £300 DISC
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What are the benefits of this monitor say against a similar Dell offering? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-060-DE&groupid=17&catid=1120
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Read my "Quality Monitor Advice" thread in this Forum.
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Damn, this is tempting but my poor old gpu can't really make good use of all those extra pixels. Was planning on holding out till next year for the new cards and upgrade the monitor at the same time. Then again, when is the next time these will be this price again? Decision, decisions...
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It will either never be this price again or it may be when it is completely obsolete. It will likely be discontinued before that happens, however. I am not usually this blunt but at this price if you even considering a new 27" monitor and think the WQHD resolution would be nice then you should go for it. The S27B970D is quite a special monitor, one of my favourites actually. The way it is all set up from the factory, the overall design, the quality control (much better than competing models from Dell, ViewSonic and ASUS) is all very nice. The responsiveness is decent as well, certainly when it comes to pixel responsiveness anyway. It has a fair bit of input lag but many people would find that level fine for gaming. If they do take issue with it then the other options (such as Dell U2713HM) probably won't be massively appealing either! I've got a review up on my website written from primarily a 'gaming perspective' as well.
This really is a storming offer from OcUK and one you might just kick yourself for missing out on.
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I was looking at this a few months back and I'm glad I didn't pick it up then! I had to get it on finance as I'm already up to my neck in expenditure this month, what with buying an unlocked 5s from apple!
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Such a shame they did not sell them in normal matt option, the Samsung is still one of the top or best 27" screens going on the market.
£499.99 should be the normal price anyhow.
Hopefully we get some newer 27" panels due soon
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Such a shame they did not sell them in normal matt option, the Samsung is still one of the top or best 27" screens going on the market.
£499.99 should be the normal price anyhow.
Hopefully we get some newer 27" panels due soon
I'm sure there's a matte version of this product, I looked at it while considering this
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Do overclockers take the money straight away I need to get to my bank monday morning to put enough cash in to cover this monitor have £160 in the bank at the moment an over £1000 cash in my wallet lol.
Samsung sell a matt screen version of the monitor S27B971D i think.
Samsung sell a matt screen version of the monitor S27B971D i think.
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Yeah checked Samsung S27B971DS and is non glass and matt black, its also £800 + 
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You guys have no idea how hard I am raging right now that my money doesn't come in for another 2 weeks.
OCUK Y U DO DIS?
OCUK Y U DO DIS?
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Worst for me have the cash but not where it's needed in my bank account have no credit cards because paying interest is for suckers.
At least it's not the samsung 971 with the matt screen overclockers is selling for £499 that would been perfect for me still not sure about glossy screen but its such nice looking monitor will see if its still available Monday for same price.
At least it's not the samsung 971 with the matt screen overclockers is selling for £499 that would been perfect for me still not sure about glossy screen but its such nice looking monitor will see if its still available Monday for same price.
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May have to jump on this. Dell have just replaced my U2913WM with a new one so best time to sell I am thinking and get on this deal.
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I don't think so, just two options of the same basic screen.
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What the hell, I don't splash out often. Ordered.
Can't tell if you're joking but people don't generally sell faulty products without pointing out the problem unless they have a deeply profound love for dealing with complaints and returns.
Can't tell if you're joking but people don't generally sell faulty products without pointing out the problem unless they have a deeply profound love for dealing with complaints and returns.
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If you pay off your credit cards promptly then you don't pay interest..