Samsung PLS - 24" vs 27"

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Cyane

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Hi there,

I'm looking to finally turn in my 4:3, 17" screen and dive into the widescreen world and was wondering which of the two would be a better buy. Not sure about you guys, but I don't know if I can justify dishing out close to $1000 for the 27" version. I'm going to be using it mainly for Gaming and watching Blu-ray (I use my monitor for lots of other things, but I don't think they should factor into my decision). I run a Core i7-920, 6GB DDR3 and a Radeon 6970, so while even the 2560x1440 on the 27" version sounds very nice, I'm still very hesitant.

Anyway, what are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers!
 
Is that your way of saying go for the 24" version? =P

Does anyone know from experience ore research if there any differences (other than size) or any major issues with the 24" version?

Thanks!
 
I'm deciding the same thing you are, except I'm going from a 24 to a 24 or 27. I do a ton of text work, so I'll probably pass on the 27. I may pick up the 24 PLS and go for a dual monitor system with my other 24.

I remember when I went from a 19 to a 24. You'll get a huge "wow" factor that will be satisfying for quite some time.

There are a couple threads in this forum that go into considerable detail for both monitors. Scroll down a bit and you'll find them.
 
Most people are still impressed or at least passive about a 24" screen. You'll be looking at that monitor for a while, so I'd spend all I could afford.
 
i think most people commenting here got the 27in. was waiting for more 24in feedback as well.
 
I have both.

My wife likes the 24" because of its larger text (larger dpi), whereas I prefer the 27" because I can fit more side-by-side. I have recently raised my Windows 7 custom ppi setting to 114%, which is supposed to be the correct setting. I have found that the majority of applications respond favorably to the raised ppi, except I had to manually adjust the about:config in Firefox. You may find that some applications are not dpi aware, but you can still use CTRL+ or mouse wheel to zoom. I find the default ppi setting of 96 to still be acceptable, but a little on the small side.

The 27" has a greater bit depth (although I doubt it is significant), and can be lowered on its stand a bit more.
 
Ok, so I think I've decided to get the 24" version. I went to my local computer store and convinced an old co-worker of mine to set it up on display for me to take a look at it. Seemed flawless to me - no dead pixels, no sign of the Blacklight Bleeding I've seen a few owners of this monitor have posted, and awesome viewing angles.

So now that everything looks fine, my question is - how likely is it for dead pixels to suddenly appear if they aren't there at first viewing?
 
I you like it i would get it if it was flawless, it's not very likeyly for dead pixels to appear after so i wouldn't worry about that.
 
The 24" is 6-bit + FRC as opposed to 8-bit. You may not care about this.
 
I do care if there's a major benefit with one versus the other. From what I saw with my own eyes, it looked pretty damn good to me and I'm pretty picky when it comes to monitors and computer hardware in general.
 
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Well, I got my 24" and I have to say, even at default calibration, holy man does this monitor look awesome.

Which reminds me, can anyone point me in the direction of good / popular colour calibration software that's free?

Thanks again.

Cheers!
 
Cyane said:
Well, I got my 24" and I have to say, even at default calibration, holy man does this monitor look awesome.

Which reminds me, can anyone point me in the direction of good / popular colour calibration software that's free?

Thanks again.

Cheers!
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I used 39 brightness and 75 contrast, and red,green,blue in custom color at 45,50,45 respectively.

Out of the box, whites are a bit tinted, so that helped.
 
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