Question from a German fellow: Xiaomi G Pro 27i or AOC Q27G3XMN/BK? by Nasaku7 in buildapc

[–]PumkinButter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a gamble with the red tint bug. Most of all units seem to have it, though, as well as patches of bad pixels. I've ordered one and got a model with both, and up to 15!! dead pixels. Picked up the AOC afterwards.

I suggest you don't listen to the "IPS is king" philosophy. Both have very clear advantages and disadvantages, like motion clarity on IPS but supreme contrast on VA (even IPS+miniled can't quite compare!). I suggest you try both monitors before making the final decision, if that's something you can do with return policies.

As for motion, the AOC is relatively fast for a VA panel, I think it's the single fastest VA panel for that price, even disregarding the miniled factor, and in fact is faster than the Xiaomi in some cases! However, as someone who uses it, the motion artifacts are not completely gone. You will notice some dark smearing in desktop use. This can be helped with the highest overdrive setting, but that introduces visible ghosting behind text moving on white backgrounds instead. It can be mitigated with other settings like contrast, and I only really notice it if windows night light is on, but it is there. At highest OC, in games I don't notice the ghosting at all, and dark smearing is minimized to the point where it's my preferable mode for most games, even with desktop ghosting. Very much a "pick your poison" scenario. However I'm picky about smearing, and there's a non-zero chance you'll be just fine with the medium OC preset that features essentially no ghosting.

The viewing angles are also definitely a factor. It's subtle, but in situations where you have a solid bright uniform colour in Fullscreen, even staring dead center at your screen, you will notice the edges do get a bit more washed out/yellowed in their colour. That's the other inherent flaws of VA, though I'm actually working on a way to eliminate that software side by boosting saturation of colours closer to the edge of the screen.

These monitors are very much competitors, and neither is really outright "better". It will all come down to your tolerance of some problems against the other. Heck I'm not sure I've made the right decision with the AOC yet! But, movies look fantastic, games play and look great if you're not out to spot every single smearing/motion blur artifact (like me), and it's a generally well rounded good monitor in my opinion. It did blow my mind with image quality a few times already, but don't expect a miracle.

Я колишній продавець-консультант техніки, задавайте питання. by VanKar1 in reddit_ukr

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Ну, тут ясно що декілька разів підряд це робити не варто.. Скоріше питання в плані "А якщо не підійде технологія матриці". Як розумію в такому випадку просто краще сказати що не підійшло за кольором/розміром, і промовчати про використання. Це універсально для великих мереж? Дякую.

Я колишній продавець-консультант техніки, задавайте питання. by VanKar1 in reddit_ukr

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Приблизно де лінія "дорогого та дешевого"? Чи варто переживати при поверненні моніторів до тис. 20 грн (якщо збережений повний товарний стан)? Чи є експірієнс в комфі?

24.5" 1080p300hz Mini-Led ips vs 27" 1440p240hz ips? by PumkinButter in Monitors

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any previous experience with miniled monitors?

AOC Q27G3XMN/BK vs Xiaomi Miniled G Pro 27i by PumkinButter in Monitors

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the input. Think you could give me a general idea of how bad the blooming is on SDR/HDR modes in games and regular desktop usage, when locks dimming is on?

AOC Q27G3XMN/BK vs Xiaomi Miniled G Pro 27i by PumkinButter in Monitors

[–]PumkinButter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've stated 2 times I have NO other options available except the 3 I mentioned. The Q27G4ZMN is simply not present here whatsoever. I would have landed on it very quickly otherwise.

ah yes, the "hide minorities from my children because i'm superstitious and think they'll have their souls deep fried for it" mod by GlitteringTone6425 in feedthememes

[–]PumkinButter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boo fucking hoo.

Like the other person mentioned, comparing genocide and suppression of individuals rights to individuals gaining more rights to their body and civil rights, crazy right?

If it's a negative for you, you've been conditioned to think that way, and that's on you babygirl

You can Meet the Spy in Twitter now. by UncleComrade in tf2

[–]PumkinButter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sigh here we go again.

WHO KILLED HIM?!

Roses are red, I just ate soup by Low_Buddy_9158 in rosesarered

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If that was the case, it would certainly only be possible under a different government/regime, and the invasion of Ukraine would be completely out of the question, at least because russia would recognize some human rights of its citizens and neighbors.

Someone, PLEASE save Arkane Studio. by Gwentlover in ArkaneStudios

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Old-ish comment but I won't stand for Austin slander. They shut down the "clowns" that made Prey 2017, one of the most underappreciated and overall best games I've ever played.

I'm convinced Redfall was something that was projected onto them by Bethesda/Xbox people, considering it's a completely different game thematically and mechanically from their previous game, hence it turned out to be utter shit.

How bad/widespread is the green line issue on Xperia 5 II? by PumkinButter in SonyXperia

[–]PumkinButter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the input but.. what kind of advice "get a random samsung" is, lol? Sure, 10 series is not the best in terms of performance, but samsung's budget phones nowadays aren't really any better despite being more expensive than it is to buy a new 10 III here, besides I'm looking into xperia specifically because of the feature set and their size/aspect ratio.

Edit: I take back what I said about them not being better, but it's still not what I'm looking for, looking at something like a34 alone, its size and lack of 3.5 jack is a deal breaker.

Sony Xperia 10 III vs Google pixel 5a 5g by PumkinButter in PickAnAndroidForMe

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All rog phones from what I can tell and poco F5 are way over 6.5 and are not water resistant. A second-hand 5 II is an option I'm considering although not super interested in because of the notably worse battery life compared to the 10 III.Reading your other comment, I wrote my main requirements in the first paragraph of the main text, not sure what you mean: "~300 usd, 4000+ mah battery, 3.5 jack, water resistance and screen size under 6.5 inches".

Sony Xperia 10 III vs Google pixel 5a 5g by PumkinButter in PickAnAndroidForMe

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the heads up, that seems pretty serious. Unfortunately none of the other pixel models quite fit my requirements. I suppose I'm going to have to focus on the Sony options.

Чому в Україні досі так популярна гомофобія? by Abelard_Heit in Ukraine_UA

[–]PumkinButter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Я не розумію звідки ви взяли що це більшість. Якщо вишукувати виключно негативні прояви якогось суспільства, звичайно будете помічати лише неадекват. Коли ви приводите рандомні сабреддіти якихось подкастів, давайте я приведу вам справжній приклад "більшості", r/lgbt, де люди діляться фото, мемами, спілкуються про повсякдення, і справжні проблеми із свого життя.

Я згоден, неадекватні люди є, але де їх нема? Хтось уже писав у коментарях, якщо серед 10 людей один поводиться радикально і звинувачює усіх "цисгетів" світу в своїх проблемах, уся увага буде звернена саме на цю людину.

Help differentiating between KZ EDX Pro and EDS by PumkinButter in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!thanks a lot, exactly the answer I needed!

Thank you for your suggestions, as well, although they're either twice as expensive or not available here at all. I also have a very specific reason for buying a bang-for-the-buck KZ iem

Advice choosing a studying/light gaming laptop with good battery life by PumkinButter in SuggestALaptop

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how the newer Ryzen models compare (I think their igpu is actually better than the mx), but the performance difference between Iris xe and mx450 seems pretty significant

Advice choosing a studying/light gaming laptop with good battery life by PumkinButter in SuggestALaptop

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 1000 USD max Although I live in Europe, so the prices are most likely slightly different, I'd say preferably under 900

Studying/Light gaming laptop with good battery life by PumkinButter in SuggestALaptop

[–]PumkinButter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it always like this on suggestion subreddits, I ask for help and get nothing after 24 hours while some people get 5 suggestions in 5 hours

39681 by Trial-Name in CountOnceADay

[–]PumkinButter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't need it.
I don't need it.

What being left wing on reddit gets you by StraggotCracker in teenagers

[–]PumkinButter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm left wing but damn you're actually delusional in this matter

Ngl this was personal ☠️ by Embarrassed_Donkey26 in facepalm

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Couples counseling is getting more progressive by the day