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So I was one of the first to buy one of the Korean IPS monitors everybody is now going crazy over and just today I broke my Shimian. Long story short, I attempted to throw a 1/8" audio plug at my brother that was running into my room and hit my monitor instead. Turned it on and boom, the bottom half of my monitor was unusable because of the small impact to the mid-left section of the screen.
The funny thing is just the other day I dropped my Galaxy S phone and also had to spend $100 on a replacement screen. Screens are breaking all over the place!

Ever since I bought the monitor more have been discovered and the price quickly dropped to around $300 for the Shimian. I can always contact dream-seller and tell him my story and kindly ask him to send me a flawless panel for $300 but maybe there's a better 27" IPS variant out there. That's why I made this thread, to make it much easier for myself to find out if I'll make a mistake that I will deeply regret.
By better variant, I have something like much better bezel construction quality in mind as I just might buy a better stand for the monitor and a pretty bezel would be a must for me.

Also, to anybody that is thinking about using my guide to remove the glass off of the tempered glass Shimian, DON'T DO IT unless its for repairs. I originally did it to remove the dust from under the glass but quickly learned the glare was reduced. Having a chance to waste +$300 on a monitor is not worth the benefit.
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So I was one of the first to buy one of the Korean IPS monitors everybody is now going crazy over and just today I broke my Shimian. Long story short, I attempted to throw a 1/8" audio plug at my brother that was running into my room and hit my monitor instead. Turned it on and boom, the bottom half of my monitor was unusable because of the small impact to the mid-left section of the screen.
The funny thing is just the other day I dropped my Galaxy S phone and also had to spend $100 on a replacement screen. Screens are breaking all over the place!
Ever since I bought the monitor more have been discovered and the price quickly dropped to around $300 for the Shimian. I can always contact dream-seller and tell him my story and kindly ask him to send me a flawless panel for $300 but maybe there's a better 27" IPS variant out there. That's why I made this thread, to make it much easier for myself to find out if I'll make a mistake that I will deeply regret.
By better variant, I have something like much better bezel construction quality in mind as I just might buy a better stand for the monitor and a pretty bezel would be a must for me.
Also, to anybody that is thinking about using my guide to remove the glass off of the tempered glass Shimian, DON'T DO IT unless its for repairs. I originally did it to remove the dust from under the glass but quickly learned the glare was reduced. Having a chance to waste +$300 on a monitor is not worth the benefit.

Sorry to hear about your monitor. That really sucks. If you're looking for the best bezel construction & monitor build quality (sleek metal housing!) on your replacement, I recommend you check out the Crossover monitor thread...

http://www.overclock.net/t/1232496/crossover-27q-led-led-p-27m-led-2720mdp-gold-led-monitor-club
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Sorry to hear about your monitor. That really sucks. If you're looking for the best bezel construction & monitor build quality (sleek metal housing!) on your replacement, I recommend you check out the Crossover monitor thread...
http://www.overclock.net/t/1232496/crossover-27q-led-led-p-27m-led-2720mdp-gold-led-monitor-club

Agreed. The crossover is the "nicest" IMO. They just came out with a new LED-P too thumb.gif
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Thanks for the Crossover recommendation, I heard it was only available on G-market however dream-seller was planning on selling it. I'll ask dream-seller since I'm a previous customer and paid $400 for his cheapest Shimian model that he might give me a free upgrade to the CrossOver, the cheapest model. What's new with the LED-P model?
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I seem to really like that new Shimian IPSI model that came out. Tempered glass with a better looking bezel. I just might simply save some cash if I have to and go for that model. Does anybody have any more recommendations/suggestions?
Oh, another question, which seller besides dream-seller do you guys find to be really nice and generous? Obviously being a previous customer of dream-seller I have a very good chance of striking a nice deal for myself but if not, who's second in line that I should deal with?
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i just saw the shimian IPSI model too X_X the bezel is so beautiful im def going for that now im planning on getting from ta_planet since hes the only one who sells it

ta_planet,bcc,AW,greesum their all good people
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i just saw the shimian IPSI model too X_X the bezel is so beautiful im def going for that now im planning on getting from ta_planet since hes the only one who sells it
ta_planet,bcc,AW,greesum their all good people

Good to know, and many people reported that they got the IPSI if they ordered the previous version of the Shimian Tempered glass.
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