Achieva Shimian Monitor Club - Page 9

Possibly. They both worked right away when I hooked them into my 680

How does bigclothcraft ship the monitor in term of packaging ? i've seen red_cap double box's them but seem to be slower to ship and also green-sum but he's more expensive. Ideally i'd want a double box as i've seen shipping box's get squashed on the way here quite a few times...

Update: My Shimian Lite is still working. There are no dead/stuck pixels after running some tests. The default 230V 50/60Hz power adapter that came with the monitor still works. I also ordered a 110-240V rated power adapter on ebay and it generates the same amount of heat as the 230V brick that came with my monitor. Everything is working well with the supplied adapter, so don't bother ordering a replacement adapter since they both get hot.

Does anyone know about the input lag on these? (the non ad-board versions)

I play a lot of Counter Strike and currently play on a LG e2370v, an e-ips monitor with a 'thru mode' which eliminates all (most?) input lag. Want to know if there will be a (noticable) difference.

Here are some pictures of my Achieva Shimian! Hopefully these will help persuade someone into purchasing this beautiful monitor. The pictures really don't even do the monitor justice, the colors on this thing are amazing. Coming from a 1080p TN panel, the 1440p IPS is a world of difference! I only have one dead pixel near the upper left which I cannot notice at all and it takes me a minute or two to even find it. I tried Jscreenfix but to no avail. No worries, like I said, can't even see it. The extra desktop space is amazing and the colors are mind boggling. I'm very happy with my purchase. IMO, it makes the most sense to get the Achieva Shimian because:

-cheapest, while still retaining some quality
-better stand than catleap
-vesa mounting without tearing apart

One caveat would be the power brick. I don't feel 100% comfortable running this ghetto-rigged power brick. I'm thinking about buying a different brick or a step-up transformer. Any electrical engineers?

Also some problems that I read before purchasing about the Shimian were unbalanced monitor and whining. I have not experienced either of those.

And please don't crucify me for not only owning Z-5500s, but having them right next to each other. Bought them off craigslist for my dorm next year, but currently I don't have enough space on my desk.

Edit: Happy Easter all! Unfortunately I got some nasty fever/cold thing going on, otherwise I wouldn't be on OCN right now. Pretty sure I got it from this one chick sipping on my Keith Stones. Ugh....
Gona go watch D. Rose and the Bulls massacre the Knicks.







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Edited by leighteam - 4/8/12 at 9:59am

Beautiful Leighteam,

My payment will be processed in a couple of days and then I hope I will be able to post some pictures soon as well

What I noticed from your pictures is that the screen is very 'deep' inside the plastic housing. In my current monitor it's like 3mm deep before the panel starts, but in the Shimian it looks like a cm. Could be more beautiful if it the panel was not placed so deep in the housing.

For the rest I really like the design and the white outlining.

You don't like the power brick because you're in the US and have different electric standards, or just because it looks like it is rubbish quality?

Yeah the screen is kind of deep. I don't mind it though. I actually really like the white outline on the bezel. I didn't really notice it before I purchased. As for the power brick, it's because I'm in the US. Would rather be safe than sorry. 0_o

Edit: WHY ISN'T MY TEXT SHOWING
Edited by leighteam - 4/8/12 at 10:35am

Few days late, but if you haven't ordered yet, hopefully this helps.

1. The tempered glass models do sometimes have dust behind the glass, yes. In regards to dead/stuck/bright pixels, though, I don't think the tempered and the non have any real variation. It's just luck. I have one bright pixel, and of all the flaws with my panel, it's the least noticeable.
2. Correct.
3. Correct.

1. My stand leans and wobbles. I fixed the lean by shoving some paper under one side. I'm dealing with the wobble until I buy a new stand.
2. That is what mine came with. Luckily it works just fine, but other people have needed to buy a 100-240V (like this).
3. Mine buzzes. It could be due to the power brick, or capacitors/chokes inside. I really don't want to drop $40 and/or open it to find out.

1. Somebody did post a fix for this. I think it involves re-connecting or re-soldering some cables, or something to do with certain LEDs being too dim? Mine has this tint, and similar to above, I'd rather not open it and run the risk of breaking it. I can't notice it in games or videos, and I'll manage on websites.
2. The only thing I've seen on this was on a Catleap, and it was caused by overclocking. The issue went away when he went back to 60Hz.

1. The most basic version is down to $325 right now, which is a great deal. Unless you are very concerned about the color, I'd just go with that.
Edited by PiERiT - 4/8/12 at 10:42am

Wow.man that looks.awesome! Makes me.want mine soon bad its in customs right now!

Mine seemed to stop buzzing all on it's own after awhile. YMMV though.