RIP Dell TFT

Binary Shadow · May 21, 2011, 14:27:43 PM

Seems pointless to mess around trying to get the old one replaced, its old, id struggle to find any proof of purchase and dont have time to try and beat dell into replacing it, it was a fair wedge to buy but then IMO its lasted long enough.

Eggtastico · May 21, 2011, 16:47:25 PM

Quote from: Bacon on May 21, 2011, 14:16:54 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico on May 21, 2011, 13:58:39 PM
Quote from: Bacon on May 21, 2011, 13:46:43 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico on May 21, 2011, 09:37:13 AM
isnt there a consumer rights/sale of goods act that covers you upto 5 years?
http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/eu-2-year-guarantee-sales-of-goods-act-gives-us-6-years-to-claim-for-faulty-appliances/

Thats all well and good, but its upto you to argue the case, its a long process/argument when your talking about a single defective pixel, whats the point when you can buy an LCD monitor with zero defect warranty, you make a single no hassle phone call and get it swapped out.

I always think about after sales when deciding on a purchase. Have you tried taking something back to Comet even if it is genuinely faulty?

it depends on price & what you term as reasonable use. Not sure how much the monitor was new, but I would expect something with an RRP of £500
to last a lot longer than 6 years considering it has no moveable parts that can be affected by wear & tear.
We not talking about a pixel, we are talking about something inside going pop .
As for the comet statement - I dont shop in the high street. Havent done for years.

We are talking about a £200 monitor with a single defective pixel as per the Zero Defect warranty, on topic with this thread.

Quote from: Binary Shadow on May 20, 2011, 23:04:51 PM
i pressed the button to switch to DVI and *POP* no power LED

does that really sound like a dead pixel?

soopahfly · May 21, 2011, 16:49:21 PM

I'll take the old one off your hands for postage

Eggtastico · May 21, 2011, 16:49:24 PM

Quote from: Binary Shadow on May 21, 2011, 14:27:43 PM
Seems pointless to mess around trying to get the old one replaced, its old, id struggle to find any proof of purchase and dont have time to try and beat dell into replacing it, it was a fair wedge to buy but then IMO its lasted long enough.

thats where its down to the individual & what they believe is reasonable time.

Bacon · May 21, 2011, 18:06:07 PM

Quote from: Eggtastico on May 21, 2011, 16:47:25 PM
Quote from: Bacon on May 21, 2011, 14:16:54 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico on May 21, 2011, 13:58:39 PM
Quote from: Bacon on May 21, 2011, 13:46:43 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico on May 21, 2011, 09:37:13 AM
isnt there a consumer rights/sale of goods act that covers you upto 5 years?
http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/eu-2-year-guarantee-sales-of-goods-act-gives-us-6-years-to-claim-for-faulty-appliances/

Thats all well and good, but its upto you to argue the case, its a long process/argument when your talking about a single defective pixel, whats the point when you can buy an LCD monitor with zero defect warranty, you make a single no hassle phone call and get it swapped out.

I always think about after sales when deciding on a purchase. Have you tried taking something back to Comet even if it is genuinely faulty?

it depends on price & what you term as reasonable use. Not sure how much the monitor was new, but I would expect something with an RRP of £500
to last a lot longer than 6 years considering it has no moveable parts that can be affected by wear & tear.
We not talking about a pixel, we are talking about something inside going pop .
As for the comet statement - I dont shop in the high street. Havent done for years.

We are talking about a £200 monitor with a single defective pixel as per the Zero Defect warranty, on topic with this thread.
Quote from: Binary Shadow on May 20, 2011, 23:04:51 PM
i pressed the button to switch to DVI and *POP* no power LED

does that really sound like a dead pixel?

Oh well the direction of the conversation had gone way past talking about the original monitor.

Binary Shadow · May 24, 2011, 15:39:41 PM

Woohoo finally arrived, will post my verdict once i have unpacked it.

Binary Shadow · May 24, 2011, 16:05:48 PM

Well its running and... its HUGE! lol and OMG it looks amazing! I'll have a play with the settings but seems uber straight out of the box

Leon · May 24, 2011, 16:09:42 PM

Huge? Isn't it actually smaller than the old Dell UltraSharp or did you not go for the U2311H?

Binary Shadow · May 24, 2011, 16:15:25 PM

The old screen was 20" this is the 23"

Leon · May 24, 2011, 16:18:32 PM

Ah my mistake I thought the dead one was the same as mine the 24inch a chunk of us went for 5-6 years ago

As for the HUGE mark... it may seem like it now but you quickly get used to it and will start thinking "Hmmmm maybe I should of gone for the 27inch" hehe

Binary Shadow · May 24, 2011, 16:20:39 PM

Loads of people were going for the dell UltraSharps when i got mine, i couldnt stretch to the 24" tho.

Leon · May 24, 2011, 16:23:12 PM

Remember spending £600ish on it back then, its surprising as I wouldn't spend that these days and I'm earning more now.

Binary Shadow · May 24, 2011, 16:29:15 PM

Quote from: Dooms on May 24, 2011, 16:23:12 PM
Remember spending £600ish on it back then, its surprising as I wouldn't spend that these days and I'm earning more now.

Yeah my old one was far from cheap and i couldnt stomach £400 this time round.

neXus · May 25, 2011, 09:19:29 AM

When your in front of one of those apple screens (not imac, the screen) they are something else, Really are. The price though for them is absolutely nuts! and would not buy one unless I won the lotto and you can get nearly as nice for 1/4 of price, but yeah the build and how good they look...

Leon · May 25, 2011, 09:40:50 AM

Apple screens are the same as the Dell UltraSharps but with extra cost and less inputs

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