Need Help Choosing 24'' Monitor

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I've been looking around for a good 24''. I will be using it for gaming and school work. Idealy the price will be less than $500. I have been waiting for a deal on the ultra sharp 2408wfp, but none has come. The other options I am considering are the samsung 2493hm or t240. Any comments on these?. Any other suggestions for other models would be very helpful.

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stay with the 2408wfp, they are coming out with the firmware in few days
 
xcrico said:
stay with the 2408wfp, they are coming out with the firmware in few days
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I'm looking at one of these Dell's myself. The BenQ G2400W is what am I looking at getting, but I'm not sure if I'll like the TN panel. I was just waiting to see what the new revision Dell's are like. Are they out yet? I am really interested in these as I would rather one of these than a TN panel.

I'm in Australia too and I can't find any IPS panels here except the NEC 2490 which is like $1400 Australian dollars and the 26" is around $1600.

I'm basically looking at:

NEC - $1400-$1600 (no way can I afford that)
DELL 2408WFP - $700-$750 (This is on the edge of my limit)
Samsung 245T - $800
BENQ G2400W - $400

Not many options here in Australia. I would seriously consider the Dell if the input lag problems and so on are fixed in the new revision though.
 
Unless you are doing graphic work that is highly dependant on colour accuracy there is not much point in spending the extra cash to get an IPS screen based on the fact that it will be "better" than a cheaper TN panel. For every day use including the odd spout of gaming and watching the occasional movie there is no reason not to get the G2400W.
 
tisb0b said:
Unless you are doing graphic work that is highly dependant on colour accuracy there is not much point in spending the extra cash to get an IPS screen based on the fact that it will be "better" than a cheaper TN panel. For every day use including the odd spout of gaming and watching the occasional movie there is no reason not to get the G2400W.
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Well, NEC H-IPSs are really good I bought one and I even don't do a color critical work. But they are expensive, so I agree that in case I'd have lower price limit, I'd go to a matte TN, BenQ sounds reasonable.
 
tisb0b said:
Unless you are doing graphic work that is highly dependant on colour accuracy there is not much point in spending the extra cash to get an IPS screen based on the fact that it will be "better" than a cheaper TN panel. For every day use including the odd spout of gaming and watching the occasional movie there is no reason not to get the G2400W.
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I'm still using a CRT, but I keep reading that TN's have such bad viewing angles? How bad are they? and what about the colors?

That's why I was considering waiting and seeing how the A01 revision of the Dell 2408WFP turns out, but again I keep reading about poor text and input lag for that monitor. Is that a drawback of the S-PVA (correct me if this is the wrong panel) panels that they use or can it be fixed?
 
I started to look at the 2 dell 24" today. $200 price difference however.. I'm not sure if its really worth it. Dell E248FPW or the slightly more expensive, Dell 2408WFP... OP might want to have a closer look at the E248FPW as it fits your budget nicely
 
Ice009 said:
I'm still using a CRT, but I keep reading that TN's have such bad viewing angles? How bad are they? and what about the colors?

That's why I was considering waiting and seeing how the A01 revision of the Dell 2408WFP turns out, but again I keep reading about poor text and input lag for that monitor. Is that a drawback of the S-PVA (correct me if this is the wrong panel) panels that they use or can it be fixed?
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I think you need to test it yourselves, I mean the viewsing angles and so.
ABout poor text in 2408WFP, it is probaboy about the crystal structure in S-PVA panels and can't be quickly fixed. They would have to develop a new LCD panel and maybe that would not be a PVA anymore :)
 
Ice009 said:
I'm still using a CRT, but I keep reading that TN's have such bad viewing angles? How bad are they? and what about the colors?

That's why I was considering waiting and seeing how the A01 revision of the Dell 2408WFP turns out, but again I keep reading about poor text and input lag for that monitor. Is that a drawback of the S-PVA (correct me if this is the wrong panel) panels that they use or can it be fixed?
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The viewing angles is something that is heavily overrated and I think it is a non-issue but it obviously effects some people and they have chosen to make an issue of it. I think modern 6bit TN panels are able to display 88% of the colour gamut and then they use some other method to reproduce the other 12% and thus colour accuracy is sacrificed.
 
tisb0b said:
The viewing angles is something that is heavily overrated and I think it is a non-issue but it obviously effects some people and they have chosen to make an issue of it. I think modern 6bit TN panels are able to display 88% of the colour gamut and then they use some other method to reproduce the other 12% and thus colour accuracy is sacrificed.
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As I said, it is a question of personal taste, I'd better work with TN and its flaws then with a PVA.
And I agree with you, most TNs have pretty good frame rate controll, so they basicly display colours well.
 
just got the samsung 2493hm today. i took this because of the excessive amount of ratings and reviews comparing to few other lcd's that i had in mind. I dont mind the speakers, i have no use for it and thats not a biggie. However the hdmi on this thing, looks fabulous and i'm already in love with it.

some of your time in calibration would be needed and it sure is nice. Kinda wished i could wait for the sony xbr hdtv as monitor instead :( but this will hold me up for the next few years :) I have to say, i love it and havnt gotten any dead pixels or any sort of issues. I can get some pics up once i get my camera. probably tonight or tomorrow.
 
tisb0b said:
The viewing angles is something that is heavily overrated and I think it is a non-issue but it obviously effects some people and they have chosen to make an issue of it. I think modern 6bit TN panels are able to display 88% of the colour gamut and then they use some other method to reproduce the other 12% and thus colour accuracy is sacrificed.
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That would be incorrect. What % of the color gamut a monitor can show depends on the backlighting method I believe. LCD monitors today use CCFLs for backlighting, so the percentage of color gamut is between (I think) 40% to 76%. Though some manufacturers have claimed higher percentages using various backlighting tricks that may or may not be legit. LED backlighting can, potentially, show higher than 100% of the NTSC color gamut.

What you're thinking of is that out of the 16.7 million colors available, all 6-bit TN panels can only natively show around 262,144 of those colors. The remaining 16.2 million colors are simulated using dithering.
 
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