Achieva Shimian Monitor Club - Page 85

oh yes!

They have a thunderbolt port. This technology was created from mini-display port and PCI express. In order to run these Korean monitors you have to purchase a mini-displayport to dual link DVI adaptor. This will allow these monitors to run at full resolution then.
Edited by joon32 - 7/6/12 at 9:50pm

I would love to by one of these but it would be a supper inconvenience to move cable and plug in a HDMI adapter every time I wanted to use a console. And 150 bucks more for the modle with an HDMI port isn't worth it

Would some kind of switch that will do the trick?... just plug a dvi-d into one end for PC and dvi-d with hdmi adapter plugged into receiver for consoles.?.
Edited by Accuracy158 - 7/6/12 at 11:35pm

I've been lurking for a while, but I finally ordered my own Shimian QH270 Lite and it arrived this afternoon.

Placed the order Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM with Dream-Seller. Got the monitor shipped notification on Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 5:36 AM. Monitor arrived Fri, Jul 6 at 3:45ish (I attached a picture of the shipping summary from DHL).

Overall impressions? I love it. I had three Dell U2311H's before, and sold those off to get the single 27" monitor. I didn't realize how much the anti-glare coatings on those monitors bothered me until I got the Shimian today.

The monitor only has one defect, two dead pixels about a half an inch below the top bezel. They are hardly noticeable (it was really hard to get a decent picture of them) and don't distract from the other 3.68 million some-odd pixels.

I have the 240V power supply just plugged into my 120V ( or 115V? Whatever we Americans rock ) and it is doing well. Using my Infared Thermometer I am getting about 110F after being used for a handful of hours, about the same as other random power bricks plugged in nearby that I tested.

Bunch of pictures in the "Spoiler"
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
Edited by bybeet - 7/6/12 at 10:32pm

Anyone know if I could run this as the "+1" in a 3+1 monitor setup and use it as my primary gaming monitor when playing single screen?

Y'know, in CCC, set it as the "preferred display". Will this default ALL games to that screen or will the computer know I have both an eyefinity setup and this monitor? So if I set Skyrim to play in a single monitor, will it automatically go to that screen? And if I go back to playing Diablo 3 or Battlefield, will it default to my original eyefinity? If it's something as simple as setting the preferred display every time, I'm OK with that. Just so long as I don't have to enable/disable eyefinity and shuffle setting all over the place.

One more question. I also use my 47" 3D LG in my bedroom to play games via an in-wall HDMI cable from the PC. All I do is reach around back of the TV and plug in the HDMI and "voila", my eyefinity screens turn off, and all audio/video routes to the TV. Will this still happen if I have the 3+1 set up? I know there's some weird thing about these cards that, although they have 5 outputs, they only support 4.... (simultaneously??) So since the TV in the room won't be simultaneous, will it still work? But will it even recognize it because all 4 "active" ports are in use. The HDMI will take up the 5th port, but it's not in use until I plug it into the TV and the computer detects it....

Would be epic to play the games that don't run in eyefinity/surround in glorious high resolution.

EDIT:
If too lazy to look at sig:
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Edited by mydecember1985 - 7/7/12 at 12:15am

I am using it with my Shimian with no problem. You got to really tighten the 3 hex screws on the swivel. I like the base because it makes it so easy to move the monitor closer or further back. Plus the kids need it really close to the desk because of the larger screen area and this stand allows you to have it a half-inch off the desk.

Well, I ordered one anyways. I guess I got the upgrade itch. I'll figure out how to make it work.

Has ANYONE had success using a Mini DP-to-DVI adapter with these things?

I have 2, so I can always switch around one of my monitors from DVI to DP so I can hook this up in addition.

Anyone use one of these monitors that only has DVI with a PS3. I thought someone said you could do it at 720p. If so what type of adapter did you use?

Here are pictures of my Shimian's backlight bleeding using maximum and minimum brightness. I tried to take pictures that would represent the reality as close as possible, but maximum brightness ended up a bit brighter than it really is, while minimum brightness ended up a bit darker than it really is.





I use less than 50% brightness in every day use so I don't mind it. It's really only visible in very dark scenarios like playing Amnesia.

Oh, and those little dots you see are not pixels. It has something to do with camera, I think. There's only 1 green pixel that can't be seen in the pictures.

hey guys,

i've been looking into this Korean monitors thing for a long time , and i finally decided to order an achieva lite for it's the cheapest of all of them

anyway , i was wondering if i could get this to work on a gtx670 with decent fps rates with games !

would my card handle 2560x1440 smoothly with high graphic games like crysis 2 ?

if yes then i'll join this club immediately