hey gigahertz20 I cant reply to your PM until I hit 25 posts sooooo:
NOT True... I get a normal boot like any other monitor. Honestly between the monitor and my SSD those have been the 2 biggest "oh wow" upgrades I have done in years.
gigahertz20 said:Saw your post in the thread (http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2241326&page=28&highlight=eq276w) about the Auria 27" monitor you own, I'm thinking of buying it from Micro Center for $400. Is it still working solid without issue for you and would you recommend it still? Any noticeable issues while playing fast paced games like ghosting/lag/etc?
Its been a rock.. I do not notice any ghosting or lag. It might be there but I dont see it
I did read in a user review on Micro Center that said you have to use the Display Port connection on the monitor or you'll have lag when gaming, review is quoted below, would you say it's accurate?
I run DVI-D and it works for me
http://www.microcenter.com/product/384780/EQ276W_27_IPS_LED_Monitor#The biggest issue to warn you gamers out there is to MAKE SURE TO USE THE DISPLAYPORT and NOT the DVI to significantly reduce the input lag. Using the Displayport under the native resolution will bypass the internal scaler, which seriously reduces input lag. If you use the DVI port, it will not bypass the internal scaler. You can see this for yourself when even first turning on your PC. With displayport, it will show you the BIOS flash screen, but with DVI, you will only get an image when Windows boots to the desktop, this is how slow/pathetic the built in scaler is.
NOT True... I get a normal boot like any other monitor. Honestly between the monitor and my SSD those have been the 2 biggest "oh wow" upgrades I have done in years.