So I need a new monitor and I've been sorting through a lot of threads on the forum here a lot the past couple of days. A couple of requirements I had for a new monitor was that it had to have a display port connector and preferably also an hdmi connector but I could overlook that since both also have dvi connections.
I did take a look at the NEC PA241W however that is pretty much out of my price range right now. I'm sure it's a great monitor but the price is too high. I also took a look at Viewsonic's lineup again since that's the current monitor I have and they've served me well but I still can't get onboard with their products since they only have vga and dvi connectors. Would it really kill them to give us some more connections? I have to move up to the 27"+ just to get dp.
So, the U2412M and the SA850 both have 1920x1200 (for 16:10) and both have max color depth of 16M colors. Dell lists response time as 8ms GTG, while Samsung lists 5ms. Dell lists dynamic contrast ratio as 2million:1, while Samsung lists it as 1000:1. WTF? Is Dell just inflating their number here or just measuring the wrong thing? They list the typical contrast ratio as 1000:1.
So assuming the contrast ratio was just a mistake, the only real difference here appears to be the response time, which gives Samsung a slight edge.
I plan on using the monitor for probably 60% gaming, 40% everything else. Given that the response time could be the determining factor, but I will say that I have played on other panels and it's not a huge thing for me either. The price does seem to be in Dell's favor on the other hand. Any other issues not officially listed about either of these two models, like bad batches or too many RMAs?
I did take a look at the NEC PA241W however that is pretty much out of my price range right now. I'm sure it's a great monitor but the price is too high. I also took a look at Viewsonic's lineup again since that's the current monitor I have and they've served me well but I still can't get onboard with their products since they only have vga and dvi connectors. Would it really kill them to give us some more connections? I have to move up to the 27"+ just to get dp.
So, the U2412M and the SA850 both have 1920x1200 (for 16:10) and both have max color depth of 16M colors. Dell lists response time as 8ms GTG, while Samsung lists 5ms. Dell lists dynamic contrast ratio as 2million:1, while Samsung lists it as 1000:1. WTF? Is Dell just inflating their number here or just measuring the wrong thing? They list the typical contrast ratio as 1000:1.
So assuming the contrast ratio was just a mistake, the only real difference here appears to be the response time, which gives Samsung a slight edge.
I plan on using the monitor for probably 60% gaming, 40% everything else. Given that the response time could be the determining factor, but I will say that I have played on other panels and it's not a huge thing for me either. The price does seem to be in Dell's favor on the other hand. Any other issues not officially listed about either of these two models, like bad batches or too many RMAs?