24" - LG or Dell?

sitheris

sitheris

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I can't decide between these two - the LG L246WP-BN or the Dell 2407wfp-hc.

I've read about people having inverse ghosting issues on the Dell, and other people who have no issues at all.

I think the Dell looks nicer overall, and has a little bit better panel but the LG seems to be the de facto 24" at the moment (at least according to these forums)

Can anyone help me decide? Looking to use it on my MBP for general use (websurfing, programming) and a little bit of WoW.
 
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1251645

I'd get the LG.

As for the people who say they can't notice the inverse ghosting, I wouldn't trust them with reviews either. They're the type of people like my father; if it works and it looks decent, it's OK! And he can't really notice the small things, like maybe a dead pixel, incorrect color calibration, or the difference between 192 kbps and 256 kbps MP3s, etc.

Personally at the moment I'm leaning towards for a BenQ since they are just like the LGs, but LG still hasn't resolved the overscan issue dealing with my PS3 while the new BenQ revision has.
 
Had the LG for a few weeks now. Love it. Moved to it from the Westinghouse 37" 1080p.
 
kennard said:
Had the LG for a few weeks now. Love it. Moved to it from the Westinghouse 37" 1080p.
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That's funny because I also have the Westinghouse 37" 1080p display - I was previously using it on my PC and then my MBP briefly but then I moved and it became my living room TV. So now I'm looking for a display for my desk :)

I think I'll go check out the LG at Best Buy this weekend and possibly purchase it if I like what I see.
 
sitheris said:
That's funny because I also have the Westinghouse 37" 1080p display - I was previously using it on my PC and then my MBP briefly but then I moved and it became my living room TV. So now I'm looking for a display for my desk :)

I think I'll go check out the LG at Best Buy this weekend and possibly purchase it if I like what I see.
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That is funny. I moved in with the girlfriend and we needed a living room TV so I picked up the LG as a replacement after quite a bit of research. Although I miss the massive 37" from 2 feet away, the LG is a little more practical. I haven't seen too much on what settings work well on the LG so I just tuned it myself. You may want to play around a bit at Best Buy if the picture looks like crap.
 
That is even funnier because I'm using a Samsung 32" HDTV as my monitor right now and I'm moving in with my fiance in Jan and will be using that as a living room TV, so I'm searching for a good 24" or 30" LCD monitor right now. I guess I'm not the only one having my TV "taken" away from me. :eek:
 
Note to self: do not tell girlfriend my computer monitor can work as a tv...
 
I picked up the LG last night at Best Buy - this thing is freaking sweet :) No dead pixels or ghosting, hooray! I plan to reorganize my desk and move the monitor back a little today, since it's so large

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The LG is forsale at Best Buy at $449. May be able to use the 12% coupon also. $395+ tax.
 
I love my LG. I've had it for 3 months or so. No dead pixels, no ghosting that I've noticed, definitely one of my better buys.
 
I would go try for a refund. If you did it with AmEx, it'll be okay. BestBuy is not known to be the easist store to deal with.

Sorry, but this weeks BB deals SUCKED. Next week's is alot better. There is also a westy 42in 1080p for sale too.
 
From bestbuy.com

What if I find a lower price at another Best Buy store or on BestBuy.com?
If an item you purchased at Best Buy is advertised at a lower price at another Best Buy store in your local area or on BestBuy.com within 30 days of your original receipt purchase (14 days for select categories*, 60 days for HDTVs purchased from 6/3/07 through 2/2/08), we will refund you 100% of the price difference. Simply bring in your original Best Buy receipt to the customer service counter while that lower price is still in effect. Clearance items, open-box items or Web-exclusive offers advertised on BestBuy.com are not eligible for price matching.


whew..looks like I'm safe
 
Here's my suggestion, buy a new one at the sale price and try to get the 10%. Then return that new one using the old recipt.
 
So where did you get this 10% off coupon? My dad just bought a TV today and could of used that... jeeze.
 
sorry about not posting it sooner. I assumed that everyone here knew about it along with the BestBuy HD Advantage hack.
 
thinkdifferent said:
Here's my suggestion, buy a new one at the sale price and try to get the 10%. Then return that new one using the old recipt.
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I bought the last one they had lol. I'll just settle for the $150 and use it to buy some 360 games i want. i wasn't really expecting it to be on sale anyway, but i'm not complaining :)
 
The sale is all week, I would check back at the end of the week to see if they have any in stock if they can't price adjust you.
 
Ok like where on the forums and what forums ? lol... and what is this Advantage hack?
 
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