Yea that brand, apparently they still sell loads of their stuff and I find all of their product portfolio breaks up quickly usually few months after warranty is over. Not to talk about how overpriced they are. And I can say it has little to do with how I use my equipment since all other competitive brands I've used just last so much more time, it just makes their product look like toys in comparison.
At least razer sells extended warranties and accidental protection packages for an affordable price. I got 3 years worth of coverage on my Razer Naga Trinity RGB for $15. Even if I spill soda on it, i'm covered for 3 years.
Why do companies go through so much effort on RGB and not freaking make them useful? I mean come on can't you do a decent bias light that changes color with the dominant color on the screen like Philips Ambilight? Just annoys me that RGB has become a garnish instead of the main course.
It's simple RGB sells, and no company want to make cross industry standard since it's not functionaly necessarily and it tends to lock the user to their "ecosystem" if you call it that, which brings more revenue.
how would they really know if it sells or not when EVERYONE is doing it?
years ago before everything was using it and folks went out of their way to do custom setups and such, absolutely such could have been said "they are willing to pay x EXTRA for pretty lights? ok, not a problem, here you go"
now
"mehh slap some lights on it, no matter if they work properly or not, we need to rush to market make a few sales, kill off the product line before problems are too well known..slap an extra price on it to cover our butt from the warranty claims to cover our next 1/2 baked attempt at doing what others do"
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very very few RGB anything have I found that is tasteful, functional and just WORKS without driver problems (some cases, not work AT ALL.....I not understand these days why drivers are required at all, when the makers likely can take extra time, add some built in driver/firmware to the product so it is "hands-off" instead of "hands-on" or it not work at all.. given the amount of BS problem after problem doing as they (companies in general) are doing and continue to persist in doing.
esp with os such as Win10 or iOS requiring drivers be direct from their respective "stores" .. if were me, I would be like "screw that, is my product your not forcing me to use YOUR drivers, I will just build them into the product directly and keep my customer base happy"
>Wow, what nice and slim bezels! These could be great on a multimonitor setup >Let's see how it looks around the back-- >No VESA mounting options Welp, my interest in this product just went away. I'm sure it's still nice for those just want to keep the monitor placed on the desk, but that's not my use case and I've been able to reclaim a lot of "desk real estate" by not having multiple monitor stands claiming a bunch of space.
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Sttm - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
$700 for 27inch freesync. You are paying for the brand, not the panel at that pricing.Beaver M. - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
What brand? Razer, the brand that is known for early breaking crap?Eliadbu - Saturday, October 26, 2019 - link
Yea that brand, apparently they still sell loads of their stuff and I find all of their product portfolio breaks up quickly usually few months after warranty is over. Not to talk about how overpriced they are. And I can say it has little to do with how I use my equipment since all other competitive brands I've used just last so much more time, it just makes their product look like toys in comparison.Morawka - Saturday, October 26, 2019 - link
At least razer sells extended warranties and accidental protection packages for an affordable price. I got 3 years worth of coverage on my Razer Naga Trinity RGB for $15. Even if I spill soda on it, i'm covered for 3 years.AlyxSharkBite - Monday, October 28, 2019 - link
I had a keyboard of theirs last me years so I tried a headset and mouse and they both died in under a year. Was disappointedskavi - Sunday, October 27, 2019 - link
The gamut seems to be higher than most panels with that refresh rate. Could be worth for some people. (Like me if I had the money)Drkrieger01 - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
Any word on what the wattage for laptop power delivery would be? This might be an interesting business option for docking work laptops.FreckledTrout - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
Why do companies go through so much effort on RGB and not freaking make them useful? I mean come on can't you do a decent bias light that changes color with the dominant color on the screen like Philips Ambilight? Just annoys me that RGB has become a garnish instead of the main course.PeachNCream - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
Was there ever a point where RGB was something other than a checkbox to fill so that competitors didn't have a percieved feature advantage.Beaver M. - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
Because Philips has them very tight on lockdown with patents.Eliadbu - Saturday, October 26, 2019 - link
It's simple RGB sells, and no company want to make cross industry standard since it's not functionaly necessarily and it tends to lock the user to their "ecosystem" if you call it that, which brings more revenue.Dragonstongue - Monday, October 28, 2019 - link
"it is simple because RGB sells"how would they really know if it sells or not when EVERYONE is doing it?
years ago before everything was using it and folks went out of their way to do custom setups and such, absolutely such could have been said "they are willing to pay x EXTRA for pretty lights? ok, not a problem, here you go"
now
"mehh slap some lights on it, no matter if they work properly or not, we need to rush to market make a few sales, kill off the product line before problems are too well known..slap an extra price on it to cover our butt from the warranty claims to cover our next 1/2 baked attempt at doing what others do"
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very very few RGB anything have I found that is tasteful, functional and just WORKS without driver problems (some cases, not work AT ALL.....I not understand these days why drivers are required at all, when the makers likely can take extra time, add some built in driver/firmware to the product so it is "hands-off" instead of "hands-on" or it not work at all.. given the amount of BS problem after problem doing as they (companies in general) are doing and continue to persist in doing.
esp with os such as Win10 or iOS requiring drivers be direct from their respective "stores" .. if were me, I would be like "screw that, is my product your not forcing me to use YOUR drivers, I will just build them into the product directly and keep my customer base happy"
Alistair - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
I'd pay an extra $300 for local dimming and real HDR in a 1440p monitor, such a missed opportunity.firewrath9 - Friday, October 25, 2019 - link
420 cd/m2.Nice.
699.9$?
Coincidence? I think not.
konbala - Saturday, October 26, 2019 - link
Just need a keyboard without numpad...JoeyJoJo123 - Monday, October 28, 2019 - link
>Wow, what nice and slim bezels! These could be great on a multimonitor setup>Let's see how it looks around the back--
>No VESA mounting options
Welp, my interest in this product just went away. I'm sure it's still nice for those just want to keep the monitor placed on the desk, but that's not my use case and I've been able to reclaim a lot of "desk real estate" by not having multiple monitor stands claiming a bunch of space.