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While the latest rumor of £600 is better than $750 ,, its still WAY to high for a xx70 card. hell even the 30 series $500 was to high. The xX70 cards should be ~ $470. included the absurd recent inflation.

The OG Quantum-Dot is what is now being described as NANOLED . Pronounced NanoLED. Each Quantum-Dot is its own LED, producing its own colored light. The eventual implementation of QuantomDot was nothing more than a filter layer added to traditional LED panels to better filter colors from the LED. Which marketing then termed QLED. Since they cant now use QLED again for 'actual' QuantomDot tech, they are now coining the term NonoLED. As for QD-OLED. This is effectively the same as QLED, but for OLEDs. An OLED panel with a QD filter added to help with colors. It to isnt the OG Quantum-Dot tech. But QD-OLED is what ur thinking of. Also, the backlight is the same for all LED displays, be it edge lit, back lit, FALD ..Mini ..or micro. Its still tlhe same. QD is the filter layer, not the backlight.

Hey ..it could be worse. it could be the dumpster fire that is Part 2. I'm sure we'll have that to 'look forward'? to.

Perhaps a very shrunk window, possibly a program / batch file running in the background. Check make sure u havnt got a malicious program running amuck.

TBH when it comes to used cards of a previous generation, I don't consider prices 'normal' until we're looking at about 30% off or more and, crucially, has to be below a 'normal' MSRP, not the hyper inflated pricing of the 20, 30 and 40 series cards.. For example, during the 20 series launch I bought a 1080ti used WITH a waterblock for £500. The 1080ti was ~£700 card new, - 30% is £490. Other cards at the time were around £400-450 iirc, the one i got had a waterblock which i needed so worked out about right. Bare in mind this was during the 20 series launching which was a terrible generation compared to the 10 series with the only improvement beyond the 1080ti being the 2080ti which cost waaaay more than it should have and started the trend of increasing pricing by an entire tier, which we now see throughout the entire GPU lineup. As such you could easily argue that under normal circumstances, should the 20 series had been a good generation, the 1080ti would have been cheaper on the used market. Compare that to today, and your not getting anywhere near 30% off (below 'normal' MSRP) on used cards, and even if you did, the abnormal original MSRP are so high that ur still paying what you would have paid in the past for a brand new top tier GPU. E.G 3080ti used for £650-£750, (50%-60% off 'new' MSRP) the price of a flagship 'New' 10 series, 9 series etc. Long story short, the GPU market both new and used is in a terrible state for normal 'Joe Blogs' consumers, be they those who usually buy mid tier, or those who buy high tier. For 1080ti like performance your looking at a used RTX 3060 (non ti), which sell for between £300 and £350. Sounds good until u realize the 1080ti released 6 years ago. 6 years and the performance of the card has only dropped in value by half when looking at a newer equivalent used. Ironically a GTX 1080ti sells for £200-£250 nowadays. The RTX 4070 needs to be around £500 +/- 10% for it not to be DOA. Reality check ..it wont be. So its DOA.

Have you tried plugging it into a different outlet Could be getting particularly dirty power causing random resets. You didnt mention changing software , have you tried a fresh OS install and/or different SSD/HDD

Building one within that budget would likely be way to hard. You more likely ot get a better deal buying an old gaming capable PC.from ebay ..or maybe CeX. And dont just search 'gaming PC' ..anything listed as a 'gaming' PC will have a 'gaming tax' added. Look for jjust random prebuilt old PC's that have the capability to game. Options from CeX that could get you going. Option 1: GTX 1050ti Option 2: GTX 1660ti Option 3: GTX 970 Option 4: GTX 1060 Havnt checked ebay, but should give you an idea.

An IR blocking window tint solves this issue. IR blocking tinting has official uses, just like on houses, reducing harmful IR effects from the sun. Bonus ..it stop this sh*t also. Ofc it doesnt obstruct visible light so if the camera in question has dual lenses for both IR images and visible light, it wont help. But still.

Ok fair point.

Entitlement and have principles are two entirely different things. Someone who is entitled tends to act that way across their entire life. being selfish, unappreciative, and blames others for their own issues. Being principled however is to have a set of morals, codes, to ensure things stick to a standard and being ethical. For a 'thing' to stick to an idea or rule of how it works etc. Being principled doesn't mean being entitled, equally so to not be principled doesnt mean being entitled. They are entirely different. Just because a person expects and wants to ensure a thing stays the same as has been proven to work fine in the past, instead of becoming worse for one party and better for another, isnt entitled, its principled. We have over two decades of GPU pricing structure to show that the past few years are anomalous, benefiting the companies at the detriment to the 'average' consumers.

And yet, despite this MASSIVE ripoff pricing, there will be PLENTY of people, without principals with 'different' principals, who will just say "fk it" and buy it anyway , they should also by a soothing ointment from their proctologist while they are at ...though they're probably used it by now.

Also depends on the type of AA the game is using. 'cheap' AA like TAA and FXAA ..blur the entire image. With the right kind of game and setting, that kind of AA can blur the edges of things enough to hide the Aliasing caused by a lower resolution render. Heavy implementation of DoF can also hide the aliasing found in fine far of details like power lines, and small branches of trees. Same goes for motion blur. Disable AA / DoF / Motion blur , and ull likely see a difference. If not then its probably down to your viewing distance. A lower than native resolution can look perfectly fine when dealing with games, its desktop use with text what is a problem.

Not the 42" version. The other C series sizes use Evo/EX panels but not the 42", and i believe the G3 series uses the MLA panels 55" to 83" iirc.

Last i heard the C3 was just a C2 refresh, no major improvements, no new tech. Just a upgraded processor. Would have been nice if it came with improved BFI, back inline with the older CX, since BFI was nerfed with the C1 to only run at 60hz. IMO, if u can find a C2 for as much or cheaper than what they were going for last December , get one. The C3 is going to be no better placed one release than the C2 was, in other words its going to be the same price, no price drop. One can only hope this is a blip in OLEDs strive to replace LCD. they need to continue to get cheaper and continue to improve. The C3 is neither from what i've heard.

There is a section in the pinned thread explaining the differences.

Depends on what is doing the scaling. Is it game specific scaling, or GPU scaling, or TV scaling. And ofc depends on the content, Movies, Gaming, Office work. Each will look different, with office work being the worst since it uses ALOT of fine lines for text and such.

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Yes and no. The thing is, all current monitors use 'sample and hold'. As such persistence blur is present on ALL displays regardless of their refresh speed and pixel response. The only way to reduce/remove persistence blur is to flicker the image, aka Black frame insertion (BFi). On LCDs this is done by flickering the backlight. This however can cause strobe crosstalk as seen in the image above (the duplication of the moving image). This is a result of the backlight strobing and pixel refresh speed not being perfectly in sync. This is also why BFI and VRR is almost always exclusive, one or the other. Only a handful of manufacturers have bothered to implement synced BFi e.g.Asus 'ELMB Sync' in 'some' of their models. On OLEDs BFI is effectively turning of the pixels entirely for a given duration at the end of a frames duration. The almost instant pixel response leaves plenty of room for the BFi interval, unlike on LCD.. So can you get close enough to the reference image to consider it 'perfect' ? ..yes its theoretically possible and there have been 1 or 2 displays that have got damn close. But to do so would require a combination of technologies and techniques that simply put ..manufacturers havnt been bothered to do for one reason or another. For example there is zero reason what so ever that an OLED display cant have VRR + BFI and 240hz. It would obliterate all when it comes to moving image resolution.In fact it would likely result in the reference image. However BFI cuts brightness in half. and OLED already struggles to get super bright. HDR is a big marketing tool, using VRR+BFI as a selling point would work directly against HDR marketing. This is why BFI has been all but removed from LG OLED TVs ..it used to have 120hz BFI with optional levels of strength (pulse width) ...however current and last gen models now only have 60hz BFI which sucks. Why nerf BFI ? .. brightness.

And yet another reason to run custom 'Windows' OS versions. If you feel bad about the whole 'not paying' part ...buy a copy ..then dont use it, just use a custom version. Ideally one with bloat and spyware stripped out.

A chef uses tools ..kitchen appliances ..to make said meal. And is called a chef. An artist uses tools...including digital ones ...to make art ...and is called an artist. AI image generators are a tool, and the vast majority of results require tweaking in other programs to be properly presentable. I can draw a scene using stick figures in a few seconds, it would look like a 5 year old drew it ....i wouldn't consider it art or myself an artist. i could spend a week on a drawing digital or otherwise, and come out with something presentable and consider it artwork, and as such myself an artist for it. The final product and objective matters. You cant just plug in a few key words, press generate and use the image as is and expect people to consider it 'art'. but you can use it as part of something that can be used to create a piece of art, or otherwise spend time tweaking the programs settings, the use of specific images, tuned keywords etc to come out with a results that requires minimal tweaking. The fact a person used an image generator as part of the process shouldnt disqualify them from being considered an artist, the work art ,,or the copy-write protections afforded to it should they choose to pursue it. A chef can use all many of modern technology to assist in the making of meals, many have a lot of automation involved, they are still a chef. Much of the anti Ai image generator crowed honestly sound like butt hurt individuals worried about loosing money and or recognition as artist, or people with artistic skills, to those who would normally be unable to produce works for themselves in a convenient timely manner. I suppose its not abnormal, new tech that make things more accessible are usually decried by the people who have control over the 'old' original ways of production.

This is 'temporary image retention'. This disappears after being left alone for a minute or three even without a refresh cycle. Repeated display of the image however will eventually require refresh cycles. Its actually tested for by some reviewers. Its a thing on all OLED displays to varying degrees, Its nothing to worry about. Its the 'permanent retention' (Burn-in) you need to worry about and that will only happen if the images you displaying to cause temporary image retention are being displayed for hours on end. This isnt limited to large static boxes, but also UI elements in games, and things like windows task bar and browser windows. Make sure your taking the necessary steps to reduce instances of repeated display of static images in the same positions.

An Ai is only ever going to be as 'good' ..or rather ...is only going to 'behave' in a way corresponding to those who programed it and what was used to train it. As such it is responding openly using the structures given to it by its creators, those people who would be more reserved and unwilling to openly say certain things due to real world repercussions. The Ai ,while attempting to mimic such reservedness, can be manipulated into 'saying the quiet bits out loud' unmaking itself, and maybe its creators / data set. If anything, the 'horrible' responses its given are less spotlight on the failing of AI and more the failing of people. Specifically the people making it and the so called 'acceptable' / 'correct' info its being given to learn from. If you gave the AI the 'KKK handbook' and 'ideological handbook of Hitler' so to speak, it would ofc be terrible. Ofc those two things are like the villain twirling his mustache. Easy to spot , easy to oppose. However, what we have is the kind of 'bad' that clothes itself in good deeds, a veil of righteousness, camouflage. Its not until you press it into the open that it reveals itself. The AI needs work, but more importantly, its data set that it learns from and the people behind it ..need improving.

Always buy from a retailer and go to the retailer for warranty replacements. let them deal with Dell. At least thats the general rule of thumb in the UK. If that isnt possible and contacting Dell has the above result. The Legal route will get u the result you want as its a cut and dry case. If you have it available to you in your country a legal notice of intent to sue can get things sorted without having to actually go through the process.

The point in mentioning the 42" was due to it being the size OLEDs start at within a reasonable price. E.G the LG C2. if ur not going for the 42" OLED .. then might aswell stick with traditional monitors at 32". UNLESS you really want the bigger size.

You can actually sit at a relatively traditional desktop distance with a 4k 42" display. 35" is the closest u'd want to sit, with ideally a distance of between 41" to 47" being ur target http://phrogz.net/tmp/ScreenDensityCalculator.html#find:density,pxW:3840,pxH:2160,size:42,sizeUnit:in,axis:diag,distance:41.1,distUnit:in Baring in mind most people will say for a desktop setup "an arms length/reach" ..for an adult male thats ~35" ,as measured from tip of nose to finger tip. From a visual quality stand point the mentioned 42" OLED would be best, however as also mentioned, a RTX 3060 isnt best suited to 4k resolutions especially in demanding games. If you havnt already, do read the pinned thread on how to choose a monitor, it should prove helpful.