Yamakasi Catleap Monitor Club - Page 544

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Originally Posted by armoured 

Just got mine. Used it for 10min and then I broke it. lol
To everyone who's planning on taking the stand off and using the VESA mount........BECAREFUL with this part when putting back the panel - you might snap the connector. It's REALLY flimsy.

There is a thin wire that connects to the PCB - IF you put back the monitor and you happen to catch that wire - it will break off the connector soldered to the button harness PCB......which is exactly what happened to mine.

I contacted my seller to get a pricing for another connector while I take mine to a shop that can re-solder the connector back to the PCB.
Unless I can hot glue the connector back to the PCB without soldering......any ideas?
P.S - The monitor works if I hold the harness to the PCB.....it's just really on - off so I think it needs a good secure connection back to the PCB.
Sigh......the best 10min ever......I just had to put it on a VESA mount and ruin everything..

Please follow the OP instructions on how to remove the arc.  You DO NOT need to remove the connector at the OSD board.  The connector can be removed much easier, and safer, at the DVI PCB.  This is about the sixth person who has ruined their OSD board by trying this approach.  All cables (well two of three) should be pulled from the DVI PCB - the third cable is the LED lead and that is a simple snap connector.  If you follow the guide you will be happy.

Originally Posted by ivran 


Maybe he has other hardware bottlenecking? I would think ONE 680 would probably be enough.

A single 680 will push well over 60FPS - it has been tested and proven on that "other" site.  There has to be another reason for his problems or he is trolling don't know which.  I can get skyrim with ultra settings to an average 102 on my OC Cats.

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Originally Posted by truestorybro545 

I found the CrossOver. Very nice eBay pricing too. Which one is the best overall? I want to get into 1440p gaming and plan on getting a second 7970 for it (I am a 55 to 60 FPS all the time guy. T'is an unfortunate curse, but I can't help it).

They are all the same internally (basically).  Same panel, different PCB approach to drive the signals.

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Originally Posted by Qu1ckset 

Out of the shimian, catleap , and crossover, which is the better buy? i hear people saying the catleap has horrible stands, and are thses monitors all still shipping with 1-5 dead pixels?

See above - personal preference reigns here.  You are reading people with problems.  People without problems rarely post. I have 6 now - 5 perfect 1 with 1 dead pixel.  It is luck of the draw.

Originally Posted by subyman 


I believe the quality is going up. There are more people saying that they are receiving displays with zero dead pixels now. I just got in a Catleap that had zero dead pixel. You are almost guaranteed a slightly uneven backlight though, but its only noticeable with a black screen. All of them are pretty much the same though. Pick which one you think looks the best physically.

Quality will remain the same - these will always be A- panels from every manufacturer.  So your chances of dead pixles vs. none are whatever the chances are of an A+ panel being downgraded at LG.  It is a shot in the dark every time.

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Originally Posted by Qu1ckset 


well since i hear nothing but how the catleaps have bad stands and lean to the right, thats outta the questions, and it seems alot of people been having problems with the crossovers lately, so im prolly going to stick with the achieva shimian.
questions if i buy a "achieva shimian PERFECT PIXEL" its guaranteed to have no dead, or stuck pixels?

Hey now, Cats lean to the left too!  All of these monitors will have issues.  So don't go by which one seems to be fine today since that will change tomorrow (based on how many people post pro and con reviews.)  Overall, the defect rates are steady across manufacturers with the only difference being is it appears the Cat community is slightly more involved here on OCN.

The pixel perfect option has shown to be garbage depending on who you buy from.  MANY people have reported dead/stuck pixels after purchasing the perfect pixel option.  As I have stated many times before, I would never spend the extra money for the option since there are roughly 3.5 million pixels on these panels.  Do you honestly believe you will see one without hunting for it?  The one Cat I have with a dead pixel only appeared when I was a moron and used the program to find it - and that was after I had the monitor for four months.  I would have NEVER seen it if I didn't go looking for it.  Which leads to my second piece of advice - don't go looking for dead pixels.  With so many there why find a problem when in this case ignorance is truly bliss?

Finally, if you want something other than a Cat - hit the bricks and post in the other monitor club forums!  

This is the monthly reminder to those interested in these monitors to please see the OP before you post - I cannot count how many questions are in this thread that are answered on page one.

Thanks for your time and attention!

Oh, and all you suckas with a Cat that fail to fill out the survey - please do so!  It helps those people that do in fact take the time to review the FAQs.

Cheers!