24" LCD Monitors, Suggestions?

[tvisitor]

Hey all,

I'm in the market for a 24" LCD, like many people I see here.

I'm not looking for the cheapest. I like to buy and try to stick with it for a while (a few years if possible). I do NOT use my monitor for anything but a connection to my PC. For console gaming, I have a big screen TV that serves that need.

The PC connection will be through DVI only - no VGA. I do not care about other inputs. If the monitor happens to have them, fine, but it's not needed. Other little things aren't needed either, but if it has them, OK... (USB connections, card readers, etc.) Portrait mode is not a concern either, but Widescreen is. I definitely want widescreen. This will be head-on view. I don't have others sitting off to the side off-axis that need to watch. Having height adjustment and some level of tilt to center things a bit better would be nice, though.

I do to things, and I do them frequently: I game (frequently FPS games, though some old games via emulators) and I do development, so I spend that time heavily in Visual Studio and other text editors. So, I am looking for something that can handle games, but not kill my eyes when I'm text editing. I don't want a TN flavor panel.

I was ready to pull the trigger on a Dell 2407, but after reading up on it (and I'm glad I did) it seems that there are heavy ghosting problems. Other forums were suggesting the BenQ FP241WZ, but it seems that it's been discontinued. I can still find it, though.

So, what's a guy like me to get under those conditions? Suggestions? Don't worry about price, I'm not about to cheapen out on my eyes.

Thanks.

 

[WolfpupNX]

I'm in the same boat as you - want a great monitor for games as well as apps.

To tell you the truth, I'm still leaning towards the Dell, but I also have a bit more time to see how that works out (building a whole new rig and getting the monitor as part of it, and it'll be a few weeks before I pull the plug). I've heard good things about that BenQ as well as the LG 24" model (the latter supposedly having the least lag for gaming). Though I think the Dell has the best colors - not sure if the BenQ matches it, but pretty sure the LG has fewer.

Seems also like not everyone's having problems with the HC and ghosting. Some of it may depend on how fast your video card is. Either way, in the support forum for Dell, they are investigating and working on a fix hopefully, so there may be an A01 coming down the pike soon (or hopefully even a fix for the A00) that resolves this issue, as otherwise I guess it's a great monitor.

I really dunno what to tell you - kinda pulling my hair out over this one too. heh

 

[happyma]

i think NEC LCD2690WUXI is suit for you.

 

[Ikasu]

too bad it costs 1700!..lol..you might want to look into the planar 26 inch. Uses a IPS panel as well and is priced around 900-999. There's a huge thread about it on the forum...you should give it a look. It has it's share of problems but all LCD's do...none is perfect...It's not a very good monitor for console gaming but since you have a tv for it already then that eliminates one of the problems. It has banding issues for console gaming at 1080...

But yea...seems like a great monitor..I was planning to nab a planar 26 incher until I decided on the nec 2690WUXI...until I was like screw it...I'mma just wait for FED and nab myself a FW900 24" wide screen CRT...lol..