hp w2408h question

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Last night I ended up purchasing this monitor from Best Buy after they price matched Office Depot for 399 + tax. I was aware of the Samsung and LG panels and checked the service menu on the monitor that was on display and it was a Samsung. After unpacking it and setting it up I found out that I received a LG panel:( My initial overall impressions of the monitor are pretty good. I like the glossy display and how the colors look. My primary use is gaming and movies and it tested well in TF2 and UT3 with no noticeable input lag. I am running on vga now but plan on picking up a dvi to hdmi adaptor in the next day or so. I was disappointed to find I had the LG panel but after using it a bit I am pretty impressed. My questions are:

1. I really like this display but it has some blacklight bleeding which is not to noticeable. Will a Samsung panel be that much of a difference? If I take this back to Best Buy how can I exchange it for a Samsung panel? Is there a date code I should look for?

2. Since I am running it via vga I do not have access to the Nvidia flat panel scaling options. Once I purchase an adaptor will Nvidia scaling be a little sharper than the monitors internal scaling? I am watching 720P .mkv files and have the monitor set to fill screen and its pretty good but some sharpness is lost in the process.

My main beef with the monitor so far is blacklight bleeding but I don't want to return it and end up with dead pixels or something worse. Suggestions?
 
Play some games on it. My guess is the two panels won't be that much different, but everyone's eyes are different.
 
If it looks alright to you I wouldn't bother returning it- you might get stuck with something worse or one with dead pixels or something like you mentioned.

You also have to remember, a lot of the people who are saying the LG panel is totally worthless only get the samsung panel etc, are probably the same type of people who refuse to even use a TN monitor because they think they suck so much or whatever.

If it looks good to you and you like it, keep it.
 
Abit667 said:
If it looks alright to you I wouldn't bother returning it- you might get stuck with something worse or one with dead pixels or something like you mentioned.

You also have to remember, a lot of the people who are saying the LG panel is totally worthless only get the samsung panel etc, are probably the same type of people who refuse to even use a TN monitor because they think they suck so much or whatever.

If it looks good to you and you like it, keep it.
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The less you try to find the very MINOR flaws, the more you will like it. I returned so many TVs(52" Samsungs and Sonys) because I tried to find every flaw.

In the end, stuck with one that had some minor flashlighting in the corners and said screw it, and kept it because I liked it and was tired of exchanging.

If there is nothing wrong with the monitor, to you, and you like it, keep it.
 
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