Re: New Monitor
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/15/21 03:43 PM
01/15/21 03:43 PM
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I hope so! Now you see why I never turn mine off. I did find out there is a way to have that flashing notice in the upper left turned off in that users manual.
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Re: New Monitor
[Re: oldbroad]
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01/24/21 11:10 AM
01/24/21 11:10 AM
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Oldbroad, I have to tell you that I had to order a new monitor this morning. I checked and I've had this Samsung curved screen monitor for longer that I thought - almost 5 years. I never physically turn it off, it just goes to sleep when I put my computer to sleep at night. As I commiserated with you, I also HATE that little round button control on the back! For the last month or so, it has started not "waking up," but I've always been able to get the screen back. Not this morning, even after rebooting... I'm not sure if the HDMI port has gone belly up, but I'm sure not going to use a VGA cable/adapter with my high end video card. Because I work on a lot of computers, I always have a cheap spare monitor, so connected it. I have LOVED this 24" Samsung monitor, but when shopping this morning, I scrolled on by the Samsungs because of that stupid control! Ended up getting a 27" curved monitor ASUS with buttons on the back. I may hate those too, but thought you'd appreciate this!
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Re: New Monitor
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01/24/21 05:17 PM
01/24/21 05:17 PM
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I didn't think it was very long either. But then my beloved ViewSonic only lasted about 5 years too. I don't know of any that allow you to change settings using your keyboard.
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Re: New Monitor
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01/29/21 03:58 PM
01/29/21 03:58 PM
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OK. Finally have a lazy afternoon to myself so I can post this. Got my new monitor Wednesday and set it up yesterday. OMG! This thing is amazing. Now, I'm going to preface this with how much I LOVED, LOVED my Samsung curved 24" monitor in spite of the dreadful control on the back. Once I got things set up the way I wanted them almost 5 years ago, I haven't touched it since. I do not turn my monitor off every day - I just let it go into "suspension" when I put my computer to sleep every night. I shut my computer down completely every Sunday night. There is nothing going to the monitor, so no need to physically turn it off.
My new 27" ASUS curved screen monitor is amazing. I didn't expect it to be this big, but that curved screen is so easy on the eyes. The thing is built like a tank which is something new for me with monitors! Now matter the price of the monitor, the stands/bases always seemed flimsy to me. Not this one! There is even a nod to cable management in the heavy duty stand. And if I want to turn it off physically, oldbroad... it has a dedicated BUTTON on the back! Yippee! Now it did have a small little round thingie similar to the Samsung thingie, but it was much easier to use. One of the real buttons has pre-set picture options such as Racing, Theatre, FPS gaming etc. I could scroll through them to get the picture I liked best. I am very sorry to lose my Samsung, but this new monitor is amazing!
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Re: New Monitor
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01/29/21 07:30 PM
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I found I had to move it back several inches. Yes, I have to use the little round thingie to scroll up and down the menu. But the fact that I can use an actual button to bring up the menu option and then just use it to scroll is huge. Using the round thingie to bring up menu items never failed to mess me up!
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