The text looks fuzzy on MBP running OSX leopard. Also tried my PC running XP... same result. So that eliminates operating systems and video cards.
Pity I never had the HP and NEC2490 side-by-side, the NEC looks so much clearer.
I think the thing that really sucks is that these displays are not commonly available to view at a PC shop.
I wasnt exaggerating about my opinion of the poor text + heavy AG coating ... but having said that many people are quite happy with the text (and the coating).
I initially purchased...
This is the same thing I saw on my (now returned) HP ... I don't think you have a one off bad display ... unless it was a whole batch!
I agree it has great colors but pity it cant do the little things like maybe display clean text :)
Yes, I am in the unfortunate position of needing a large monitor with excellent text ... as I work 8-10 hours a day as a software developer. So it seems that other features are more important in these higher end monitors, which is understandable.
At the moment there are 100s of rubbish TN...
>>For me the biggest issues is still the text.
>>I have come to the conclusion that the text issue might be caused by the fact that H-IPS is less sharp than S-IPS and VA.
Well I completely agree with you on this one.
I purchased the HP2475W about 2 weeks ago and returned it after a few...