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ChronoDog
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I've recently upgraded my old trusty 2407WFP to a brand new U2410, and have been using it for a bout 2 months now, and here's my mini-review of the experiences so far:
Going from a 2407WFP (Rev. A03) (not HC) to a U2410 (Rev. A02), the main points:
1) Input lag (or the lack thereof). When put side-by-side, the input lag on the U2410 is orders of magnitude lower than that of the older 2407WFP. The best way to show/see it is by extending the desktop, placing a window so that half of the window will be on one monitor, the other half on the other, and moving the window up and down. I've tested it in the regular modes and the Game mode, and the difference is very noticeable.
2) Color Banding. Compared to the 2407WFP, the U2410 shows less color banding, not a lot less, but noticeably less.
3) Viewing angles. There's hardly a basis for comparison here, since the panel types are different (VA on the 2407WFP, IPS on U2410), but there are a few things worth noting. When viewed from even the slightest angle, a black or dark image on the U2410 shifts to being purple-ish on the dark tones - it's something that happens on any IPS panel, and takes getting used to when upgrading from a VA one.
4) Contrast. A lot higher contrast on the U2410, takes getting used to after a VA panel. May be a little hard on the eyes at first, lowering it in the display's settings won't help - it's a panel type thing.
5) Various other things:
- The overall build quality of the U2410 feels a lot cheaper than that of the 2407WFP, although the buttons and OSD have changed for the better.
- The U2410 has no internal magnetic shielding (the 2407WFP does) - so if a cellphone goes off or you turn a fluorescent lightbulb on right next to the monitor, it sort of turns off and back on for a couple seconds.
- The pass-through audio on the U2410 is not suitable for listening to music - once the monitor goes in standby, the sound goes off.
- The power mechanisms on the monitor are strangely connected. In addition to the audio issue, switching from one input type to another will re-initialize the internal USB hub's and card reader's power - so it's best not to leave hard drives, network devices and such plugged in there.
- The card reader on the U2410, while not supporting CF, finally supports SDHC cards - lack of which has been a terrible inconvenience on the 2407WFP.
- Having 4 digital inputs + the ability to do proper PBP = bliss. I can literally make an Eyefinity setup on just one screen, using almost any two connectors and run games with a much wider view angle on a single screen. The only downside of it is the blue on-screen border that the monitor adds to one of the inputs. Not sure if there's a way to get rid of it, but it's not too bad - only about 2 pixels wide.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the upgrade for the aforementioned reasons, but if you already own a 2407WFP and are happy with it, there's hardly a reason to upgrade - unless you're after things like lower input lag, HDMI/DisplayPort/dual DVI inputs, proper PIP/PBP support, EDID support, SDHC support and more color calibration options.
Going from a 2407WFP (Rev. A03) (not HC) to a U2410 (Rev. A02), the main points:
1) Input lag (or the lack thereof). When put side-by-side, the input lag on the U2410 is orders of magnitude lower than that of the older 2407WFP. The best way to show/see it is by extending the desktop, placing a window so that half of the window will be on one monitor, the other half on the other, and moving the window up and down. I've tested it in the regular modes and the Game mode, and the difference is very noticeable.
2) Color Banding. Compared to the 2407WFP, the U2410 shows less color banding, not a lot less, but noticeably less.
3) Viewing angles. There's hardly a basis for comparison here, since the panel types are different (VA on the 2407WFP, IPS on U2410), but there are a few things worth noting. When viewed from even the slightest angle, a black or dark image on the U2410 shifts to being purple-ish on the dark tones - it's something that happens on any IPS panel, and takes getting used to when upgrading from a VA one.
4) Contrast. A lot higher contrast on the U2410, takes getting used to after a VA panel. May be a little hard on the eyes at first, lowering it in the display's settings won't help - it's a panel type thing.
5) Various other things:
- The overall build quality of the U2410 feels a lot cheaper than that of the 2407WFP, although the buttons and OSD have changed for the better.
- The U2410 has no internal magnetic shielding (the 2407WFP does) - so if a cellphone goes off or you turn a fluorescent lightbulb on right next to the monitor, it sort of turns off and back on for a couple seconds.
- The pass-through audio on the U2410 is not suitable for listening to music - once the monitor goes in standby, the sound goes off.
- The power mechanisms on the monitor are strangely connected. In addition to the audio issue, switching from one input type to another will re-initialize the internal USB hub's and card reader's power - so it's best not to leave hard drives, network devices and such plugged in there.
- The card reader on the U2410, while not supporting CF, finally supports SDHC cards - lack of which has been a terrible inconvenience on the 2407WFP.
- Having 4 digital inputs + the ability to do proper PBP = bliss. I can literally make an Eyefinity setup on just one screen, using almost any two connectors and run games with a much wider view angle on a single screen. The only downside of it is the blue on-screen border that the monitor adds to one of the inputs. Not sure if there's a way to get rid of it, but it's not too bad - only about 2 pixels wide.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the upgrade for the aforementioned reasons, but if you already own a 2407WFP and are happy with it, there's hardly a reason to upgrade - unless you're after things like lower input lag, HDMI/DisplayPort/dual DVI inputs, proper PIP/PBP support, EDID support, SDHC support and more color calibration options.
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