NAG's Technical Writer?

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Neo said:
Being an overclocker and being fully capable of being a magazine's technical editor is a World of difference. Also saying he's one of our country's top overclockers is like trying to tell me the guys in bafana bafana are the best soccer players in our country...they still suck.
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SA actually has an extremely dedicated Overclocking community and every year they are invited to GOOC (one of the premier overclocking events.) This year Vivi managed to come 7th overall. SA has also held records for many benchmarks so please get you facts straight before you go attacking people with no knowledge on the subject. (Ironic that you are complaining about someone doing the same thing)

Neo said:
You don't have to be an IT professional to be an overclocker either. Overclocking is tinkering with a motherboard, ram and CPU....it's ONE subject that he may or may not be good at, but, a technical editor needs WAY more knowledge on a LOT of other topics in the industry...so his overclocking achievements mean jack-shit when it comes to being a technical writer. PERIOD.
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Okay that is a fair point but I never disagreed with that just said he is heavily involved in the IT industry and chances are if you are an overclocker you will be knowledgeable to other topics in the industry. Also overclocking is becoming quite a large part of knowing items. Take and i7 920 to someone who doesn't OC it is a 2.66ghz processor but to and one who can overclock it is a 4ghz beast waiting to be unleashed. Also any good overclocker learns how processors, motherboards and graphics cards work so they know how to volt mod them and push them to the limit. So being a good overclocker does not instantly make you qualified for the job but it can bring with it a whole bank of experience.


Neo said:
The facts are on the table. It was a larger monitor with LESS pixels than the previous one. That makes the image quality LESS. That means it's WORSE than the previous model.
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Pixels are not the only thing that determines quality think you need to read up more on this first.

Neo said:
You cannot argue with facts in the "technical" World. That is something Mr. Sibeko is trying to do and all it's doing for him is to show that he simply has no clue. Maybe if NAG had an "overclocking" section he could write for that section...

but calling him a "technical editor" for an entire magazine is just plain daft, what NAG seems to be these days anyways.
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He was actually brought in to write the overclocking section so am I not sure if he is the Tech Ed? You don't seem to be sure either think you should confirm this.

Basically read up on stuff before you attack things. You seem to be just having ago at everyone and everything TBH Just my 2c :)
 
The dude maybe and overclocking champion and right up there with the best in the world but he over does it with the overclocking aspect in his reviews. Sometimes 3/4 of a mobo review is about how the overclocking went...

But people must also realise that the concept about the Dream Machine is about what hardware would you get if you had unlimited cash.

PS: The mag has gone down the drain in terms of print quality.
 
Merely a thought here, but how about you get the author of the article to give his view? ie go post on NAG site/forums if they have and see what response you get.
 
Neo said:
Yeah...that P2770HD is a bigger monitor, but if he knew what he was talking about (and that's asking a lot) and size was what he was after, he should have set his sights on a 30" 2550x1600 capable LCD....which of course is almost impossible to get in the country so naturally the T260 was an "okay" fit. The fact that he replaced a higher spec'ed PC monitor with, what is basically a TELEVISION just tells me one thing...he's lost the plot!

And to those people saying that 16:9 is WIN and 16:10 is FAIL...it's not about that. This component is a COMPUTER component. 16:9 is okay if you're a console fanboy and don't know of better.

You simply can't do it.
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Consoles are not the only ones adopting the 16:10 format, so are blu-rays.

And by that, there would be no advantage on 2550x1600 because the hardware to power games on it would be too costly. And the clearest of movies would look blotchy on such a high resolution.
 
That's your opinion the same as I have mine. But I've been reading the NAG for a long time and I've seen this happen way too often. This month was my last month of buying the NAG due to various issues, the magazine's quality is simply crud...sorry..it is. I'd buy the People magazine if I wanted toilet paper prints and I sure as heck wouldn't pay almost R50 for it.

As for NAG's technical writier, I have absolutely NO clue of his background at all. I just read the NAG and keep seeing "facts" and arguments that make me laugh and when I check who wrote it, it's Neo. This last monitor review that he did was just the cherry on the cake.

It's CLEAR to me that NAG is writing reviews on hardware in the same way that Gamespot reviews games - which means the higher the kickback, the higher the rating. To make a TELEVISION the Dream Machine monitor was possibly the stupidest thing NAG has ever allowed.

And yes, PIXELS matter. RESOLUTION matters - it's what makes the difference between 640x480 gif image and a BLU-RAY movie. Look I'll do Neo's work for him...and because I'm not afraid of Samsung not giving me a Christmas present, I have no issue in telling the truth:

Samsung P2770HD Review:

Here we have the Samsung P2770HD. It's the same as the P2770H, but it has a built-in TV tuner and multiple TV connectors. This is all irrelevant seeing as it's posing as a computer monitor. Let's break it down:

Screen size: 27" - wow...that's nice and big.
Resolution: 1920x1080 - uhm...that's lower than the T260....which then makes the fact that it's bigger a BAD thing. Oops.
Contrast Ratio: 50,000:1 - yeah it's an improvement over the T260 - but not enough to climb to the top
Multiple connectors so you can plug your consoles into it - The T260 had an HDMI port as well.....your point is?
PPI - LESS than the T260 - yeah....sucks, doesn't it?
It can do proper 16:9 - So does my 63" Plasma - There's a reason why I don't use that for a PC monitor. If you're stuck on a 16:9 argument, perhaps you should ask yourself if you're reviewing a PC monitor or a television (guess which one he chose)

So you have a monitor that can do NOTHING more or better than the T260, it has less Pixels per inch, has a lower maximum resolution which does result in lower image quality. You can hit your head on the table as hard and long as you want...those are the facts.

So, now I'll ask you again: what was the reason the Samsung T260 got replaced with a TELEVISION in the NAG Dream Machine? (The answer is very simple, it comes down to "uhm...it's bigger" - and THAT is the mentality being applied all over that magazine).

Maybe I'm wrong, or I come from a weird generation where the NAG "Dream Machine" meant that it's the best stuff you could possible put into a PC. Some other people STILL go by this legacy and consult the "Dream Machine" specifications when buying computer components with their hard earned cash. It's those people I feel the most sorry for.
 
Fox1 said:
Consoles are not the only ones adopting the 16:10 format, so are blu-rays.

And by that, there would be no advantage on 2550x1600 because the hardware to power games on it would be too costly. And the clearest of movies would look blotchy on such a high resolution.
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Dude...PC gamers are use to resolutions over 1920x1080. You need to understand that PC gamers have access to hardware much more powerful than consoles, so to say that the hardware is too expensive for those resolutions may get you some flack because other PC gamers here are gonna laugh at you.

1920x1080 is an INSULT to enthusiast PC gamers. The fact that Samsung are making larger sized LCD panels and only supporting 1920x1080 is a JOKE. Neo should have seen it the same way, but he went the total opposite direction and wanted people to believe that PC gamers are happy with the same stuff that console gamers are...THAT IS A LIE!
 
Eish, it sounds like NAG really has gone to the dogs in my absence.

I can't say I'm surprised, though. With the attitude some of the staff held towards their customers, mixed with the rise of the gaming website, it was doomed to failure or replacement eventually. I'd buy a magazine if it was actually worth it, but even back when I stopped buying it things were far less interesting than they used to be.
 
What puzzles me is why he hasn't chosen an LED monitor to be part of the 'dream-machine' yet? Maybe he's still living in the (figurative) dark ages.
 
Neo, you do realise that the T260 is end of life, meaning that they might've changed the monitor because they can't find stock of it, it's the same as the sound card they've got what they've got. Also yes the resolution has dropped, but since I've gone from a 1920x1200 to a 1920x1080 monitor I've noticed very little difference in picture quality, I've actually seen an increase as it's a newer panel and better colour reproduction. Also games look better because they don't seem to stretch to odd dimensions like they did on the 16:10 size, yes the 16:10 was better for doing every day work. But for gaming 16:9 is actually a better aspect ratio.
You've also got to take into account response time which is 2ms GTG on the P2770hd and 5ms on the T260, the contrast ratio which is 70 000:1 on the P2770 and the 20 000:1 on the T260, I think before you can argue you actually need to see the monitors in a real world scenario.
 
I currently have a 2770H and Im actually very happy with it. 1920*1080 is more than enough, why would you need to do anything greater than HD?
 
2ms, 5ms the difference is so minimal the human cannot possibly pick up on it...
 
Actually that is not true. The difference between 5ms and 2ms is not 3ms but really 125 vs 500 (times per second) so the difference can actually be seen if you look for it. When you scroll text you can see the blur quite obviously on the T260 where as its 22" brother the T220 it is far less notable thanks to its lower 2ms response time.
 
First off Lupus, the contrast ratio on the P2770HD is 50,000:1 - get your facts straight. You remind me of the NAG already. Secondly, you guys are now arguing between response times of 2 and 5 ms latency. You need to wake up and smell the coffee....that is NOT a valid argument because, for gaming (which the Dream Machine is about FFS), once you get to 5ms and lower...it really doesn't matter. If you want something smoother...get a 120Hz monitor...I should know because I own both a T260 and 120Hz LCD monitor.

This random bickering that's going on and grasping at straws for negligible differences between the two monitors is just further proof that my argument is a solid one. Oh, and if the T260 is end-of-life, then he should have waited until a TRUE successor became available...but like I said....this was a "big and shiny" monitor given to him by a supplier...so of course he would swoon his poor head off about it.

Shame. At least some people know better...the rest are lemmings.
 
Lupus said:
Neo, you do realise that the T260 is end of life, meaning that they might've changed the monitor because they can't find stock of it, it's the same as the sound card they've got what they've got. Also yes the resolution has dropped, but since I've gone from a 1920x1200 to a 1920x1080 monitor I've noticed very little difference in picture quality, I've actually seen an increase as it's a newer panel and better colour reproduction. Also games look better because they don't seem to stretch to odd dimensions like they did on the 16:10 size, yes the 16:10 was better for doing every day work. But for gaming 16:9 is actually a better aspect ratio.
You've also got to take into account response time which is 2ms GTG on the P2770hd and 5ms on the T260, the contrast ratio which is 70 000:1 on the P2770 and the 20 000:1 on the T260, I think before you can argue you actually need to see the monitors in a real world scenario.
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Well actually the P2770HD is only 5ms. It also says so in the NAG. here is a link to the samsung website if anyone wants to have a look.

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...KUY/ZA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec
 
Maybe we could get an admin to lock this topic now.

What did I want to achieve with this thread?

Well, to summarize my thoughts and opinions:

The NAG's quality, physically has gone down the drain and the price they're asking for the magazine is not justified.

Secondly, the technical reviews and opinions given in that magazine is factually flawed and way too opinionated to be an unbiased view of technology, like a magazine should have. I think it's unfair that it's continuing to go on because it's misleading to consumers who have always trusted NAG's opinion on subjects.

What am I saying? The short of it is I won't ever buy the NAG again and I'll advise anyone I come into contact with to rather buy the PC Format if they need reviews on PC components and related matters. If they need information on consoles, I'll point them to www.mygaming.co.za (home sweet home) - heck, I'll point them here anyways for anything really.

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I agree with Neo! I wont buy nag again! The pages of my mag are also falling out! Pisses me off! Get much better reviews from PCFormat anyway, even if the reviews come from the UK!
 
only reason i still bought the nag up until recently was to get the game trailers.

i stopped reading reviews after their stuff became heavily biased, even "second oppinions" were biased.

sorry but it's R42 a month i'm saving from now on/
 
Tank said:
only reason i still bought the nag up until recently was to get the game trailers.

i stopped reading reviews after their stuff became heavily biased, even "second oppinions" were biased.

sorry but it's R42 a month i'm saving from now on/
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the better thing to do if you want to see the game trailers is just watch them on the net!
 
Thank teh Goodness of the Internet that I have not wasted moniez on that gemors magazine(glorified Huisgenoot).

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