2560 x 1600 direct from S. Korea?

[herulach]

Reviving old thread. Well I finally bought it. The First F301GD Live direct from S. Korea. Including getting stung for import taxes, just over £300 delivered by 3 day courier(UPS), for a lovely 30 inch monitor. Not the prettiest bezel or most full featured, but it isn't glossy (good), no dead pixels, very pleasant to look at / use, and has insanely good viewing angles. Very, very basic controls (no OSD) so mostly have to adjust using Nvidia tools or guess what buttons on base do (not a lot), but not an issue for me.

Movies look superb compared to my old Samsung T240. Have to investigate MPC-HC upscaling options....

Downsides. Stand is pretty bad / basic / flimsy and non-adjustable - not standard ISO either as far as I can see. Not a biggie for me but could put some off. Only minor niggle is minor hum coming from external power brick sometimes, but relocating it as far away as poss from me has made barely noticable, and I'm fussy / running a silent rig.

Overall, happy bunny. For the money, delighted.

I should also have posted back, this thread resulted in me buying a Crossover 290HD ran to about £220 after customs. Similar observations to yourself abouyt qualitry, but I'm pretty impressed

[wasabi]

I should also have posted back, this thread resulted in me buying a Crossover 290HD ran to about £220 after customs. Similar observations to yourself abouyt qualitry, but I'm pretty impressed

Yeah - I could have had a cheaper one, but this seller had one of the higher feedback ratings among S Koreans, and I'd also had confirmation of the matte surface on the First unit. Plus I went for the Pefect Pixel option.

[herulach]

Yeah - I could have had a cheaper one, but this seller had one of the higher feedback ratings among S Koreans, and I'd also had confirmation of the matte surface on the First unit Plus I went for the Pefect Pixel option.

I wasn't saying you could have it cheaper, mines a 29" 2560*1080 rather than 1440. Mostly because at the time I was only running a 670. I then decided to get a pair of 970s a week later, but there you are.

[wasabi]

I wasn't saying you could have it cheaper, mines a 29" 2560*1080 rather than 1440. Mostly because at the time I was only running a 670. I then decided to get a pair of 970s a week later, but there you are.

Yeah - my 750ti is certainly fine in 2D and I'm currently only playing South Park Stick of Truth on it. However have a feeling a graphics card upgrade could be in my near future once I hit 3D games again.... One of those jobs capable of switching the fan completely off when not gaming appeals. Pity the 750s don't SLI.