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TomSawyer2112
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Oct 22, 2017
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Had an unexpected surprise today, my GN32LD was delivered even though the scheduled delivery day was Monday! I've taken quite a few pictures of the 'unboxing' will try to add them to this post.
First some initial impressions with the monitor, package and experience. The box it comes in is very strong and the packing material is the softer Styrofoam, not the hard stuff so that was great to see. This was actually better than I have seen in many name brand panels, well done Viotek!
The first thing I was greeted with was the base and as mentioned, it is truly beefy. From a construction standpoint, this base/stand is as robust as the best I have ever used both with business/pro panels as well as gaming panels like the Predator. Though it is impressive, it is actually the only thing I've had any issue with so far. The two adhesive feet on the front side had come off in the package, so until I realized they were missing, it did not sit on the desk well (bare metal on wood). Easily resolved, found them sticking to the Styrofoam in the box and re-applied to the base and it sits nicely now. The base also had a small dink in one side,not too big of a deal since it is at the back. The real issue with the base/stand is that the monitor is slightly tilted. It is a non-rotating base of course, so there is no adjustment and I have found that the right side of the panel is almost 1/2" higher off the desk surface than the left. A level confirms that it is lilting to the left.
Now, on to the really important part, the monitor/panel itself. Two things that have truly blown me away:
1. The build quality. This monitor has EXCELLENT fit and finish, easily as good and in many cases better than any other retail high end screen I've used or seen. I was honestly expecting something more along the lines of my old Korean Qnix 27, but this thing is beautiful. 2. Built in power supply!! Again, another thing I was not expecting... no wall wart/brick like my Qnix, just a standard power plug on the back. Thank you Viotek, I was already preparing myself on where to cable manage the brick so this was a nice surprise.
Past that, the unit powered on and was instantly recognized to clock all the way up to the advertised 144hz. Naturally, I selected that, and the image quality is truly glorious. 2560x1440 at the 32" size is just perfect. I am for the first time in a couple of years, not having to wear my 1.0x reading glasses to read the screen. It is bright, uniform and the AG coating is very fine with no shimmer. The screen is REALLY bright, I actually bumped it down to 50 and it's still a bit on the bright side. As expected, blacks are beautiful, rich and after staring at pixel test screens for 15 minutes, I can not find a single dead or stuck pixel. Perfect!!
Besides brightness, I have not messed with settings other than the LED bar on the back (feels like a premium feature, though I do wish the LEDs were brighter). I have played several rounds of Quake Champions and it is butter smooth, seeing no tearing, blurring or anything unexpected. I am going to play with the response time setting a bit and see if I can tell any difference there, but even at default, this is an impressive panel for gaming.
Not a whole lot more to note at this point, I'm off to go enjoy it!
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Oct 22, 2017
Lilhart
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Nov 3, 2017
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TomSawyer2112Is this ratio 16:9. can it go to 21:9?
Nov 3, 2017
TomSawyer2112
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Nov 3, 2017
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LilhartIt is a native 16:9 (2560x1440 resolution), no way of changing that. It may do resolution scaling where you could throw a higher resolution signal at it (4k for instance) even through the physical pixel resolution is constant, but it will always be in a 16:9 aspect ratio for a full screen image, no changing that. If you were to play a 21:9 source on it (like a video), you would simply have black bars on the top/bottom.
Nov 3, 2017
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