After trying out the Dell 2407-HC, I felt the inverse ghosting issue was annoying me too greatly for me to justify keeping it, thus onto my quest in search for a new 24" gaming monitor.
Some issues other than the inverse ghosting with the 2407-HC that I had was image tearing right in the middle of the screen dead across the center when viewing Blu-ray videos in 1080p using an HDMI-to-DVI connector, that annoyed me tremendously when I'm trying to enjoy a HD movie.
Also, the analog input quality from the HC is really sub-par, if you hook up your PS3 or any other device for that matter through the Component or Composite input, the image quality is really horrible compare to the digital inputs. Not to mention the HC does NOT support 1080p through the Component input jack.
I've already send the monitor back to Dell after doing some research online for an adequate all-around gaming panel with good quality and came across the one monitor which has very little exposure about it even if you search it on google.
The Gateway FHD2400 which you can pick up and your local B&M eletronic stores is, 24", 1920x1200, supports 1080p through DVI, Component, AND HDMI!, No annoying inverse ghosting with grey backgrounds, no tearing during 1080p Video playback using the PS3 Blu-ray, Component input quality is way better compared to the 2407-HC and, [drum-roll please], it has 92% Wide color gamut!
The user also has the option to turn on the Overdrive through the monitor OSD to increase the response time to 3ms. Without Overdrive or "Ultra Reponse" as they called it, the typical G-to-G response time is 5ms which is plenty adequate for anything else I've been using thus far. I don't feel the need to turn on the overdrive at all.
During gaming sessions of TF2 and other Source engine titles there is no more distrations from the inverse ghosting so now I can actually enjoy my games instead of paying attention to the inverse ghosting all the time... Bioshock was another title that suffered greatly to this issue that I came across.
A few things to note about this monitor is that it's a TN panel, I know right? TN AND 92% COLOR GAMUT? CRAZY! So the viewing angle is a little worse than the 2407-HC due to the panel type, but since I'm the sole user of this monitor that doesn't bother me.
Also the monitor has a Glossy screen surface which some people might actually prefer or they might not as opposed to the matte screen surface on the 2407-HC. One last difference is the FHD2400 does not have the media card ports but has 4 USB2.0 ports instead.
After using the FHD2400 I felt that it was a alot better gaming panel compared to the 2407-HC and I'm glad I've returned my 2407-HC. So if your main goal with this 24" panel is to be using it for games, I suggest looking at the FHD2400 as an alternative choice.
Gateway FHD2400
Specs:
24"
TN Panel
1920x1200
16:10
400cd/m2 Brightness
1000:1 Contrast
160 Degrees Viewing Angle
3ms Response Time (w/o Overdrive 5ms)
16.7 Million Colors
92% Color Gamut
D-Sub VGA, DVI, Composite, S-Video, Component, HDMI
4 USB 2.0 slots
Resolutions:
720x400
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1152x864
1280x1024
1400x1050
1440x900
1680x1050
1600x1200 (Not listed in manual spec, but I tried it and it works with a 8800GTX)
1920x1200
Product Link HERE
Product Manual HERE
EDIT: SP
Some issues other than the inverse ghosting with the 2407-HC that I had was image tearing right in the middle of the screen dead across the center when viewing Blu-ray videos in 1080p using an HDMI-to-DVI connector, that annoyed me tremendously when I'm trying to enjoy a HD movie.
Also, the analog input quality from the HC is really sub-par, if you hook up your PS3 or any other device for that matter through the Component or Composite input, the image quality is really horrible compare to the digital inputs. Not to mention the HC does NOT support 1080p through the Component input jack.
I've already send the monitor back to Dell after doing some research online for an adequate all-around gaming panel with good quality and came across the one monitor which has very little exposure about it even if you search it on google.
The Gateway FHD2400 which you can pick up and your local B&M eletronic stores is, 24", 1920x1200, supports 1080p through DVI, Component, AND HDMI!, No annoying inverse ghosting with grey backgrounds, no tearing during 1080p Video playback using the PS3 Blu-ray, Component input quality is way better compared to the 2407-HC and, [drum-roll please], it has 92% Wide color gamut!
The user also has the option to turn on the Overdrive through the monitor OSD to increase the response time to 3ms. Without Overdrive or "Ultra Reponse" as they called it, the typical G-to-G response time is 5ms which is plenty adequate for anything else I've been using thus far. I don't feel the need to turn on the overdrive at all.
During gaming sessions of TF2 and other Source engine titles there is no more distrations from the inverse ghosting so now I can actually enjoy my games instead of paying attention to the inverse ghosting all the time... Bioshock was another title that suffered greatly to this issue that I came across.
A few things to note about this monitor is that it's a TN panel, I know right? TN AND 92% COLOR GAMUT? CRAZY! So the viewing angle is a little worse than the 2407-HC due to the panel type, but since I'm the sole user of this monitor that doesn't bother me.
Also the monitor has a Glossy screen surface which some people might actually prefer or they might not as opposed to the matte screen surface on the 2407-HC. One last difference is the FHD2400 does not have the media card ports but has 4 USB2.0 ports instead.
After using the FHD2400 I felt that it was a alot better gaming panel compared to the 2407-HC and I'm glad I've returned my 2407-HC. So if your main goal with this 24" panel is to be using it for games, I suggest looking at the FHD2400 as an alternative choice.
Gateway FHD2400
Specs:
24"
TN Panel
1920x1200
16:10
400cd/m2 Brightness
1000:1 Contrast
160 Degrees Viewing Angle
3ms Response Time (w/o Overdrive 5ms)
16.7 Million Colors
92% Color Gamut
D-Sub VGA, DVI, Composite, S-Video, Component, HDMI
4 USB 2.0 slots
Resolutions:
720x400
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1152x864
1280x1024
1400x1050
1440x900
1680x1050
1600x1200 (Not listed in manual spec, but I tried it and it works with a 8800GTX)
1920x1200
Product Link HERE
Product Manual HERE
EDIT: SP