Newegg's top 5 24" monitors, need opinions

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PsichoDM

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So let's make a little social experiment here (not really). Newegg is usually a place I visit on regular basis and over the years I developed the habit of trusting the average user rating on that site. I put up the top 5 monitors on newegg based on rating, and you guys get a chance to tell me if you actually agree with their average rating or if there's a big catch to it.

1) Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support - Retail

2) SAMSUNG T240HD Rose-Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor - Retail

3) NEC Display Solutions ASLCD24WMCX-BK Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

4) ASUS MK241H Black 24" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with 1.3M Pixel Webcam - Retail

5) BenQ T241W Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments Built in Speakers - Retail

Also, in your opinion, which one of these would be the best?

Thank you!
 
be the best...


for what purpose?

and what budget?



 
Eh, I would personally go for the NEC because of the input suite (particularly the component input). It being a *VA panel at a decent price is nice too. If that wasn't available I'd nab the Samsung (again for the input suite).
 
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The NEC ASLCD24WMCX-BK actually uses a TN panel.While it their website does state 178/178 viewing angle (when CR>5) based on the price it is still a TN panel. Also it is $50 cheaper than the LCD2470WVX which is most definitely a TN panel. The 5m response is another hint that this is a TN panel.

The only S-PVA 24" NEC monitor that I know of is the LCD2470WNX which sell for over $800 at Newegg.


Generally speaking, monitors with TN panels sacrifice image quality for low response times and cheaper production costs. The question is how important is image quality to you? Also most average casual users will probably not notice the difference between TN panels and the higher quality *VA and IPS.
 
I agree....monitors are a poor choice if accurate colors and deep blacks are required, but unless you are going to be watching a lot of movies, they work excellent for gaming, casual video watching, etc. They are cheap too.
 
I actually bought 2 of the Acers last week. They arrived Tuesday of this week, and I absolutely love them. I'll copy/paste my Newegg review:

Pros: This monitor is an absolutely amazing deal. I bought 2 of these for a dual monitor setup. For reference, I'm coming from a single 20" 8-bit S-IPS panel. Honestly, I was very afraid of "downgrading" to a 6-bit TN panel. However, I have a new found appreciation for the HiFRC dithering method. This picture is every bit as clear as my old monitor, and the extra screen real estate is amazing. These things are seriously gigantic.

Both monitors I received have 0 dead pixels. The menu settings are straight forward. I looked hard, but I didn't notice any backlight bleeding at all.

Surprisingly, the monitor supports a 1:1 mode. I don't have any HDMI devices with which to test this, but it sounds very promising. I don't know why this isn't publicized at all.

Cons: The viewing angles are typical of a TN panel. They aren't quite the near-180° angles I experienced with my S-IPS, but they're good enough for my use.

Other Thoughts: It's adjustable, but these monitors are EXTREMELY bright. You'll burn your eyes out if you leave the brightness at the default setting. I've got them at 40 right now, and I'll probably end up turning it down a little more before I get settled.

For the price, this is probably one of the best 24" monitors around.
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And I'm not kidding. For reference, I'm coming from a Dell 2007WFP (the S-IPS one, not the S-PVA). These monitors are very, very nice, and the price is absolutely killer. Since I bought 2, and each monitor was $40 off with free shipping, I saved over $120. TNs tend to get a bad rap, but these are an amazing value.
 
Were you not kidding about them burning your eyes, or not kidding about them being inferior to your old panel? lol
 
aZn_plyR said:
Were you not kidding about them burning your eyes, or not kidding about them being inferior to your old panel? lol
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Haha, not kidding about them being awesome. I honestly can't tell a difference between this and the S-IPS, and I'm 100% certain it's due to the HiFRC dithering algorithm. The colors just look stunning. It's hard to believe it's a TN panel.
 
Fangs404 said:
Surprisingly, the monitor supports a 1:1 mode. I don't have any HDMI devices with which to test this, but it sounds very promising. I don't know why this isn't publicized at all.
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Does it do 1:1 via VGA? I am looking into the Samsung T240HD/T260HD, but I am also considering the 24" Acer as its price to performance ratio is hard to beat.

I am just wondering if it will scale my Xbox 360 games over VGA properly?
 
heavyfeul said:
Does it do 1:1 via VGA? I am looking into the Samsung T240HD/T260HD, but I am also considering the 24" Acer as its price to performance ratio is hard to beat.

I am just wondering if it will scale my Xbox 360 games over VGA properly?
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That's a really good question, and I don't have a definitive answer. I imagine the answer is yes, but I'm not sure. The "manual" doesn't list anything but specs, and their website is less than helpful. I'm not sure. Maybe call them? If a had a console, I'd be happy to test it for you, but I don't.
 
Just thought I'd relay my experience w/ Acer TN monitors, although it's a 22" not a 24". I just moved up from a CRT and bought a new P221w and at the same time a used NEC 2080UX+, basically because I do a lot of photo editing and all the posts here made me paranoid about the TN color rendering. Tonight I just calibrated both monitors with a Spyder2Pro, and spent 20 minutes dragging Photoshop between the 2 monitors. I honestly can barely see a difference, even with some solid color gradients I made to check for banding etc. The 2080UX+ is a decent 16ms 8 bit IPS panel, but I'm telling you this Acer TN panel is almost indistinguishable. I'm still happy to have both, as it's nice to put the photo fullscreen on one monitor and all the toolbars on the other, but I now feel like I would have been fine to get 2 modern TN panels.
 
^^^^

What's the input lag?

The 2690WUXi has 32.5ms, so I figured that may be more than what the OP is looking for.
 
the soyos don't have HDCP, and HDFURY does not work correctly on it.

Reason why I am sending mine back to geeks.com for a refund, plus the refurb one I received is broken since it loses signal after an hour, and there' s a dent on it. lol
 
Biges said:
Your post is even less informing, so you are just a plain hypocrite. And it is not even your topic.
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Actually my post is the lease informative post in this topic, although that I am informing you of it being the lease informative post it still has some values of information.
 
JaguarSKX said:
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What's the input lag?

The 2690WUXi has 32.5ms, so I figured that may be more than what the OP is looking for.
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I don't know I have read many a thread on this monitor an from those that own it the lag really is not noticeable. The only way I can see it as a problem is if you are a competitive gamer. Otherwise the uniformity of the monitor I think far out weighs the slight lag.
 
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