Re: Avoid Aria & Digimate/Hansol/Arianet TFT LCDs

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:31:39 GMT, Lordy <usenet-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Spend the extra few quid and get a 'branded' screen somewhere else.
>
>My first Digimate (bought this time last year) was excellent.
>
>Since then , in trying to get a dual screen set-up, I've been through 4.
>
>1st From SVP - Dead Pixels all over the place. Returned.
>2nd Aria - Dead Pixels - Returned.
>3rd Aria - Worked for a month then started switching itself off
> When attempting to raise an RMA at ARIA they fob you off with the
>Manufacturer.
> I took the Gamble - thinking it would be quicker..
> Digimate promptly collected and returned within 5 days - only
>problem it was the same monitor with the same fault.
> Digimate promptly collected (again) and returned a 4th monitor - a
>Hansol monitor. Same design, no logo. This worked fine for two days then
>some stuck sub pixels appeared (only two obvious ones) - lots of little
>minute smaller onces. I have to double check the two big ones are not
>doubles - in which case I can return.
>
>Also the build quality is worse than my older one, the cold cathode
>light at the bottom shines too strongly when the brightness is down so
>you get a blue haze of light along the bottom. I'm guessing this is
>common on cheaper monitors.
>
>So
>
>1) Aria have joined Dabs in my list of companies I refuse to use. (I
>still use ebuyer).
>
>2. Digimate's customer service is spiraling downwards (presumably due to
>the decline of the build quality of their monitors). They often promise
>to call back but dont, and sometimes have the answering machine on
>during working hours. Also they will tell you they cant do things, which
>they can do easily if you insist. (ie deliver to different address etc).
>This is Matt's speciality if you are ever unlucky enough to have to call
>them.
>
>3. My next 19" TFT will be a branded one (LG, Samsung etc). Its not
>worth the hassle to save 30 quid. Since my first excellent Digimate
>monitor a year ago, I've had 4 monitors in a row all of which were sub
>par. That suggest to me either I'm very unlucky or Digimates build
>quality is down the pan.
>
>Digimate do have a 3 year warranty though, and I'm fairly sure this
>monitor will get worse over the next couple of weeks. But I need my dual
>screen over the Crimbo period - so I'll action it again in the new
>year..
>
>Lordy

Lordy,

I've just bought 2 of these from ebuyer last month - no dead pixels
and excellent quality:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=14344473234&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=83914

Jasper


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