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I originally had the A00 model, but Dell recently exchanged me a current A02 panel for it due to my complaints about vertical banding / slightly blurred text.
My own experience is that text quality is noticeably improved in the A02, and vertical banding is now essentially non-existent using a test program such as CheckeMON.exe ... HOWEVER, the A02 panel sent to me now exhibits really horrible horizontal banding in the CheckeMON colour spectrum test - like a rough washboard texture underlying the whole of the screen.
As many others will say, it is nonetheless much more difficult to find real example of such banding in actual day-to-day use of the monitor and, overall, my experience of the 2407WFP is that it is a beautiful to look at, beautifully designed monitor (eg. the ergonomics and various USB, memory card ports) with excellent overall appearance of text and graphics.
Regardless, though, I decided to return the monitor for a full refund. If it had been cheaper, say AUD$1,000, I would have accepted the banding 'issues'. However, the three months I have had of using the A00 and then the A02 panels, and having extensively read reviews about LCD monitors and technology during this period, has left me feeling that the technology still has a long, long way to develop, and with so many exciting developments 'around the corner' such as 26" and 27" panels, higher contrast ratios, better response rates, etc etc ... I did not feel good about spending AUD$1350 (what it cost me at the time) for the 2407WFP as it is.
I've now bought a much cheaper Samsung 204B as an interim solution. It is not without it's own faults, but for the cost I can live with them knowing that when a larger and more expensive monitor again attracts my attention, I can sell the Samsung with much less loss on my investment then if I was trying to sell the 2407WFP s/hand in 6-18 months time.
My own experience is that text quality is noticeably improved in the A02, and vertical banding is now essentially non-existent using a test program such as CheckeMON.exe ... HOWEVER, the A02 panel sent to me now exhibits really horrible horizontal banding in the CheckeMON colour spectrum test - like a rough washboard texture underlying the whole of the screen.
As many others will say, it is nonetheless much more difficult to find real example of such banding in actual day-to-day use of the monitor and, overall, my experience of the 2407WFP is that it is a beautiful to look at, beautifully designed monitor (eg. the ergonomics and various USB, memory card ports) with excellent overall appearance of text and graphics.
Regardless, though, I decided to return the monitor for a full refund. If it had been cheaper, say AUD$1,000, I would have accepted the banding 'issues'. However, the three months I have had of using the A00 and then the A02 panels, and having extensively read reviews about LCD monitors and technology during this period, has left me feeling that the technology still has a long, long way to develop, and with so many exciting developments 'around the corner' such as 26" and 27" panels, higher contrast ratios, better response rates, etc etc ... I did not feel good about spending AUD$1350 (what it cost me at the time) for the 2407WFP as it is.
I've now bought a much cheaper Samsung 204B as an interim solution. It is not without it's own faults, but for the cost I can live with them knowing that when a larger and more expensive monitor again attracts my attention, I can sell the Samsung with much less loss on my investment then if I was trying to sell the 2407WFP s/hand in 6-18 months time.
