Anyone who orders new hardware assumes at first that it is new. A player ordered a new monitor and found that it had been used for weeks.
Here’s what the player did: The user Stormycity_is_back posted a picture on Reddit of his new monitor. He explains that he bought the monitor new in the store.
By the way, he bought the LG UltraGear 27gs60qc-b, which you can find on Amazon for around 150 euros. This is a model with a VA panel, so it’s not really an expensive device.
The surprise comes only after the purchase. When he connects the monitor, it shows him the usage time of the monitor. And this is listed as 925 hours. According to several users, it therefore cannot be considered a new model.
Monitor has nearly 1,000 hours on it, but is only a fraction of its lifespan
Why has the monitor been running for so long? This can only be speculated. Some suspect that it could be a display piece that has been running for several hours each day. This likely did not happen during production, as devices in the factory usually run for between 30 minutes and 1 hour for testing and calibration.
Is 1,000 hours bad? No, not necessarily. Generally, the average lifespan of the monitor depends on the technology:
- LCD monitors often last 30,000 to 60,000 hours.
- OLED monitors can reach 60,000 to 100,000 hours or more with the same usage.
Therefore, the nearly 1,000 hours of usage from the user is only a fraction of the average lifespan that a monitor should typically have. From this perspective, he does not need to worry that he has lost much time with his monitor.
A user on Reddit calculates this and explains:
925 hours correspond to only 5.5 weeks of “nonstop” usage or about 20 weeks if you consider 6 days a week at 8 hours each. This is probably between 1 and 2% of the expected lifespan of the monitor (which is usually at least 60,000 hours).
The criticism from many users is mainly that a used model is being sold as “new” here. Many recommend that the buyer should contact the seller, show him the numbers, and ask for a discount.
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