Best Sub $200 23-24" LCD (Non Gaming)?

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My uncle's birthday is coming up and I want to get him a 23-24" screen. He works from home and is always on the computer. He primarily uses outlook, word and firefox. He does not game at all. I wish I could get him a nice IPS panel but I simply don't want to spend over $200. Since he does like to take pictures, however he hardly touches them up.

Asus 23-24" LCD's seem to be best bang for the buck but there are TONS of models. I have been debating between the three below:

VH238H - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236117
VW246H - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
VH242H - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

I would appreciate any feedback. I was originally going to get the VH238H because someone said it had the best colors in another thread, but then I saw another thread where it had terrible vertical lines. :c/
 
Honestly for his use He would be far better off with a cheap PVA panel like the samsung 2333t or similar. The contrast is better and reading text is nicer and movies and multimedia look great on them.
 
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blackhand1001 said:
Honestly for his use He would be far better off with a cheap PVA panel like the samsung 2333t or similar. The contrast is better and reading text is nicer and movies and multimedia look great on them.
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This looks interesting. Do you know if anyone has done any comparisons with the 2407WFP and 2408WFP?
 
Oh nice. Not sure how I missed the 2333t. Only $160 shipped @ Tigerdirect too! Need to make sure they have good return policy for dead pixels otherwise I'll get it from the Egg.

Think I should just spend the little extra and go for the Viewsonic VP2365wb? It is $280 @ Amazon. Mainly because I think when he has a long document to read he can swivel it to Portrait mode and it'll auto-rotate the screen. Could be real useful in the long run, I would think.
 
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Oh nice. Not sure how I missed the 2333t. Only $160 shipped @ Tigerdirect too! Need to make sure they have good return policy for dead pixels otherwise I'll get it from the Egg.

Think I should just spend the little extra and go for the Viewsonic VP2365wb? It is $280 @ Amazon. Mainly because I think when he has a long document to read he can swivel it to Portrait mode and it'll auto-rotate the screen. Could be real useful in the long run, I would think.
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Try to find a used 2408wfp or 2407wfp. They have the S-PVA panels which in my opinion are even nicer. They also have pivot, height adjustment and like 9 inputs as well as 4 usb's, compact flash, and an sd card reader.
 
blackhand1001 said:
Try to find a used 2408wfp or 2407wfp. They have the S-PVA panels which in my opinion are even nicer. They also have pivot, height adjustment and like 9 inputs as well as 4 usb's, compact flash, and an sd card reader.
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Rather get something new, so that it can be shipped directly to his place + have warranty. Thanks tho.

I'm just going to get the 2333T.

Thanks all!
 
ZzBloopzZ said:
Rather get something new, so that it can be shipped directly to his place + have warranty. Thanks tho.

I'm just going to get the 2333T.

Thanks all!
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Good choice, I got my friend to get one a few months ago and he's extremely pleased.
 
blackhand1001 said:
Try to find a used 2408wfp or 2407wfp. They have the S-PVA panels which in my opinion are even nicer. They also have pivot, height adjustment and like 9 inputs as well as 4 usb's, compact flash, and an sd card reader.
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Nothing wrong with a 2333t I bought one a few months ago, and have nothing bad to say about it. In fact when I compare it to the 2407wfp I can tell you there is almost no difference color the dynamic contrast is better on the dell but its not something that i use, so its no big deal.
 
The 2333T is a good display if you can find one without issues: I went through five, all had some issue or the other (dead/bright pixels, uneven brightness etc.)...best of luck.

Waiting on the Asus ML249H right now from amazon; it's 207.99 right now.
 
no height adjustment or anything on the Asus ML249H. You would think to get something sub $200.... no?
 
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