Cheapish allround 24" - alternatives

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I hope this kind of questions is allright here, if not, delete my post or whatever

So, I've been reading reviews and forums, and ended up with a few alternatives for my new monitor. I find many reviews are very focused on gaming. This is more for allround use, but fps gaming should be doable. Also, clean un-bloated design is important.

What would you say are the main differences one should consider when choosing between the following monitors?

Also, any obvious alternatives I should include?

Samsung 2493HM
BenQ G2400 W/WD/Wt (is there a difference except looks?)
BenQ V2400W
Dell 2408WFP (should maybe not be here since its 1.5x the price of the others)
 
all 24inch LCDs in this range will be TN's. The Benq's are very nice out of the box for TN's.
 
BenQ G2400W equals BenQ G2400WD, there is also BenQ G2400WA around, where A = analog only output.
 
The G2400W is basically discontinued, and replaced by the G2400WD. The G2400WT is a G2400WD with a height adjustable stand.

The Samsung is good, but the touch sensitive menu buttons are a chore. They are hard to see and are flush with the bezel so you can't find them by feel. It is a nice monitor other than that flaw.

I would not touch the Dell right now, because it's like a box of chocolates "you never know what yer gonna git" in terms of which revision (A00 or A01). A00 is quite the laggard, and you may notice it in daily use with your mouse not moving as quickly as you'd like, as well as some text sharpness complaints.

Out of these, depending on your price range, the G2400WD might be best, and BenQ's online store has one with an Ergotron stand available too.

If you're into aesthetics, the V2400W is the same as the G2400WD and it may be a good alternative.

You may want to look at the Samsung T240 as well, as another alternative. I somewhat recommend it over the 2493HM.

3fps said:
I hope this kind of questions is allright here, if not, delete my post or whatever

So, I've been reading reviews and forums, and ended up with a few alternatives for my new monitor. I find many reviews are very focused on gaming. This is more for allround use, but fps gaming should be doable. Also, clean un-bloated design is important.

What would you say are the main differences one should consider when choosing between the following monitors?

Also, any obvious alternatives I should include?

Samsung 2493HM
BenQ G2400 W/WD/Wt (is there a difference except looks?)
BenQ V2400W
Dell 2408WFP (should maybe not be here since its 1.5x the price of the others)
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How is the V2400W vs the 2493HM in image/color quality and viewing angles?
 
3fps said:
How is the V2400W vs the 2493HM in image/color quality and viewing angles?
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I just bought the model up from the 2493HM, the 2693HM. I got it at best buy on sale for $420 after tax. They just dropped the price on in again to 340, so I will need to get a price adjustment if I decide to keep it.

I have not used it for anything else besides a monitor (video playback, browsing, photoshop) and it seems like a well rounded monitor. Can't say anything about the HDMI aspect as I have no HDMI devices to test it. Some HD video's I viewed were a bit grainy at times, but I read around and it seems like it has to do with the source files and not the monitor.
 
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