[PCM2]

Hi PerDegaton and welcome,

I appreciate you sharing your feedback and I’m glad you’re really enjoying the monitor overall. I’d say it can’t hurt to mention your issue(s) to the shop and see if they could sort a replacement, even if it’s the one you originally sent back. They may allow you to swap them over again.

Unfortunately the sorts of issues you’re experiencing can and do happen on any monitor model. They’re more common on some than on others, but I consider this model to be pretty average in terms of these issues. Regardless, I always advise users to just use the monitor normally and try to enjoy the experience rather than focus on specific issues or hunt for them specially. Because if you do that, you’re bound to find something you don’t like and are in for a very long and arduous journey of returns and regret if you let those issues get to you. 🙂 I don’t say this lightly – it’s just how the monitor market is, unfortunately.

[PerDegaton]

Thanks, I think your second paragraph is very true, but it’s quite hard to think like that with a newly bought and expensive monitor, everyone would like a perfect product for his money.
But it is probably better to enjoy it for what it is and not always try to find problems with it, otherwise there will be a very long and ardous journey, with no results guaranteed, just like you said.

That said, it is possible that I will try to ask the shop for one more replacement (or the previous one).

And if they say no, I will use this one and won’t look at plain black pictures from different angles for no reason at all 🙂

[docace911]

Even if one is buying a $15,000 Samsung 82″ its a panel lottery. I am impressed that the uniformity and calibration is done on the Philips (its not on the Samsung or Sony). They also have a VERY good pixel dying policy that is WAY better (read it) than anyone else. Basically ANY stuck pixel will be replaced which is really good.

I am trying to get the Freesync Gsync 20-65 – working on it.

[docace911]

Freesync / Gsync Hacked!

I was able, using CRU and a few clicks, to change the freesync range to 30-64hz. I tested this with GSYNC compatibity the the pendulum demo (40-60hz) looks great.

Tried some borderlands game of the year and no tearing – with PhysX on high, I do get a lot of drops to the 30’s with my 1080.

Not sure why they have it set to 48-60. Going down to 30 works fine.

[PCM2]

The variable refresh rate range that can be set without issues typically varies a lot between units. So the manufacturers are often conservative with the range they set. It needs to work reliably and consistently on all units. They perhaps could’ve pushed things down a bit further, but I guess they were playing it safe.

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