24" Cheap LCD (TN is fine)

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Mr. Stryker

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I'll be buying one in the next 24 hours. The ones I've picked so far: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3553267&CatId=4420

Nothing else so far, I'd like to avoid Sceptre since I've had 2 of them and would like something different, but it'd be nice if the budget was under $300. Thanks.

And if you must know, I play games a lot more than I watch movies on my computer. Usually Supreme Commander and Armed Assault, but the top five games I play, you can see here.
 
Mr. Stryker said:
I'll be buying one in the next 24 hours. The ones I've picked so far: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3553267&CatId=4420

Nothing else so far, I'd like to avoid Sceptre since I've had 2 of them and would like something different, but it'd be nice if the budget was under $300. Thanks.

And if you must know, I play games a lot more than I watch movies on my computer. Usually Supreme Commander and Armed Assault, but the top five games I play, you can see here.
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For what it is worth, I had picked out that same monitor about a month ago after a decent amount of research into 24" LCD's with an emphasis on gaming features (quick response, lack of ghosting etc). I'm not a competitive gamer but game pretty regularly. But when I saw it up close at a computer show in my area, I thought it was very cheap-looking, crappy buttons, average color reproduction, poor when view at an angle, no better than so-so in every way. I'm sure plenty of people have bought and been happy with it judging by reviews I saw on newegg but I didn't like the look of it in person. Again, FWIW, I went for the Benq G2400WD based on exhaustive research since seeing that monitor and am awaiting delivery of it. Will post on my experience with that monitor once I get it.

Edit: forgot to mention, this monitor is available on ncixus for $251 plus shipping. Also, here is the link to the (long) thread here about it:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1237718
 
I've seen a pair of these in person. They looked alright for color / text / internet. Never got a chance to game on them though.

For comparison they looked pretty much as good as a Dell 2408FPW
 
Thank you for your feedback.

@Arkangyl

Which one are you talking about? The Benq or the Acer?
 
I'm like the op also in the market for a 24" amd am considering the benq 2400w or this Asus which is also 16:9

Main use will be web design some basic Photoshop and console gaming..

Is it better to shop with Ncixus do they have a better pixel policy Neweggs pixel policy of must have 8 dead pixels is kinda a turn off. I'd be real pissed if I spent hundreds on a panel and it had dead pixels smack in the middle of it.
 
I just bought a Samsung 2443BWX at Costco for $210... That price included an instant $70 rebate/discount that ran 'till 3/31 but I think that was like the 2nd time they had renewed that rebate. I had planned to buy another T220 ($200) but with the price difference being almost non-existant I went home w/the 24" panel instead. I've looked at IPS screens and I was on the verge of getting that 22" Dell IPS panel for like $270 but I'm just gonna save up for a nice 24" one instead after they come down a bit more in price, paying more for a smaller screen wasn't really warranted for what I use it anyway.

Anyway, I'm pretty happy w/my 2443BWX, viewing angles are fine for a TN screen, no dead pixels, no ghosting, no input lag that I can see. Costco's return policy is awesome, I think I would've bought it even at $290 just because of it, though I would've been tempted by the BenQ others hever have mentioned (shipping's a killer to Puerto Rico tho). They also had the older 245BW for like $10 more, it's listed w/a lower contrast rate but it has a better stand (w/height adjustment).
 
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RockSolid said:
Hi "cornfield" I think I would stay clear of Benq all together in my Opinion


The Samsung 2494HS HDTV 24" with 16.9 wdiescreen. seam better than Benq or LG. in the price range
http://lcd24-7.info/Monitor/Samsung/SyncMaster-2494HS/Default.aspx
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It has nice specs but where is a good place to buy. I was looking at the benq because it looked like ncixus had it under $300. And the Asus because its just $269 shipped.


Impulse said:
I just bought a Samsung 2443BWX at Costco for $210... That price included an instant $70 rebate/discount that ran 'till 3/31 but I think that was like the 2nd time they had renewed that rebate.
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Do all Costcos have the panels. I've never shopped there. but that price sounds pretty good,


I think I'm gonna go with a dual set up, the dell 2209wa (if I can get a good deal on it) and a 24"

I guess the current 24s in the running now are:

ASUS VW246H
BenQ G2400WD
Samsung 2494HS (even though i dont know where to buy it from yet.)
Samsung 2443BWX (costco)
BenQ V2400W (maybe..)

thanks for the good input guys.
 
I already bit the bullet on an Acer P243w and I love it. This was during the forum downtime.
 
cornfield said:
Do all Costcos have the panels. I've never shopped there. but that price sounds pretty good,
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Hard to say, I've got two Costcos within 15 min of my house, one had both the 2443BWX and the older 245BW ($210 and $220 respectively) while the other one had neither, instead it had a newer 23" panel that was priced much closer to $300 IIRC. I think that other Costco didn't even have the 22" T220 for $200 either... Kinda weird.

One Costco had the TiVo HD's at a great price too ($150, it's $300 directly from TiVo) and the other didn't. The one that had the Samsungs I mentioned and the TiVo had plenty of them, so I really dunno how Costco handles their inventory... But if you go one of their stores they can usually look up inventory in their other nearby stores pretty easily
 
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