Question about Hyundai W240D

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Hey, I've been looking into buying the Hyundai W240D 24" monitor but I'm aware that there are 2 versions, the original and the V2. I was wondering if anyone has either one of these and how likely it is that if I order it off an online retailer I will receive the V2 (which is better, apparently. See: http://www.digitalversus.com/article-357-2946-49.html)

Also, if you do have it, is it a good monitor? :p
 
The V2 is an MVA panel. < Wrong on my part, it's the TN>

It's not a bad monitor. I've seen far worse. Works pretty well with PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

I tested the TN version and it was OK, but my gripe was with the (V1 TN) panel whereas with the MVA panel it should be decent.

One thing: If they haven't updated the OSD, it's brutal, but you can get used to it.

EDIT: Sorry, this is the monitor I tried. It has a lot of inputs that actually work pretty well. It was almost as good with PS3 over 720/1080p as the BenQ G2400W, but not quite, though far better than some others I've seen. My issue with the panel was the dead pixel and backlight bleed, but that can vary from one to the other. What was really strange about this monitor was the incredible amount of heat it put out in the first few hours. Even the panel was hot. Once it seemed to break in a bit, it wasn't overly hot.

Viewing angles were ok, decent for a TN. My bad :)

Regards,

10e
 
Are you sure it's MVA? I thought that was the W241D. According to that website in my first post, the viewing angles are 160/160 which tells me it's a TN panel. My understanding is that there were 2 different versions of the same monitor, one from Korea (V1) and the other from Germany (V2), and V2 is basically the "upgraded" version which fixes some issues with the first version.
 
There's some confusion wrt the numbering of those monitors. I've seen both TN and MVA versions with the 240 designation and the MVA with the 241 designation as well. I have no idea if the 240 MVA and the 241 MVA are the same monitor or not. There are other bits of the designation that seem to differentiate, but the Hyundai web site offers no clarification. For example, I've seen "IT W240D" which appears to be the MVA and "?? W240D" (?? = I can't remember exactly) which may be the TN.

I was wondering if 240/241 was for some countries/markets and the XX 240 was for others. Nothing like confusing the customer.

The reviews of the MVA version seem to be good.
 
Michael,
I sent Hyundai an email asking for clarification. They reassured me it was a TFT panel. (heh)

10e,
Thanks for your input, I would go with the G2400W but I would like to have component to hook my Wii up to the monitor. Seems like my only other inexpensive choice is the NEC ASLCD24WMCX. Unless there's a good PVA or MVA panel with component input that's in the 400-500 dollar range (excluding the Westinghouse, I've decided not to go with that)
 
Update for anyone who's interested.

I spoke with someone from Hyundai IT this morning and he told me that the W240D (not the W241D) is sold in the US and the only difference between version 1 and version 2 is that version 2 is 10 more dollars and has 2 USB ports on the side of the stand. He also told me that online retailers in the US have a mix of the 2 versions, so it would be sort of a gamble if I tried to order one.

Then, I got an email stating the following:
"It is not TN nor MVA. It is TFT. W240D that is available in the US has all V2 version."

I am in utter confusion.
 
You can try out the BenQ FP241W or VW.

It's a nice A-MVA panel with a number of usable inputs including component.

Some of the nice features with this monitor are:

1) True 1:1 pixel mapping of 1080p content over DVI, HDMI and component
2) 1920x1080 resolution is properly 1:1 pixel mapped in VGA, which many monitors have problems with
3) 1080p support over component that works. Tested with box Xbox 360 and PS3 and it looks almost as good as HDMI
4) Proper sizing of 3:2 content/480p over component and HDMI
5) Decent de-interlacing of 1080i and 480i video over component.
6) Good brightness control. It can go from eye burning to too dark which is important in today's TOO bright panels.

The only caveats of this monitor:

1) Difficulty switching to HDMI at 1080p with an ATI 38x0 card. I have a workaround that I've listed in both those threads. This problem does not exist with nVidia cards being connected to DVI
2) FP241VW has a wide stand that is not height-adjustable and makes the monitor about 27" wide.
3) Slowish OSD, but not as irritating as the Hyundai.
4) You need to find one that is built past June 2007 to ensure you get the overscan fix and perfect image control

Otherwise the FP241 series is still one of, if not THE best multifunctional monitor around.

-Less input lag than the Dell 2408WFP
-No inverse ghosting issues
-Selectable overscan to help in getting optimal images over video ports (HDMI, component, etc...)

This is the one monitor in my collection that I refuse to give up right now.

It should be available somewhere around your price range.

Regards,

10e
 
Thanks again, 10e. I was considering the FP241VW (I can't find the 241W anywhere). How can I be sure that the product I order has a build date past June 2007?
 
I guess it depends where you can get it?

I'm pretty sure most places in North America are shipping the December 2007 build date for the VW by now.

The best is if you can find it in a retail store for this purpose.

There are a number of places in the U.S. and Canada that stock these now, especially since the FP241W is basically out of production.

Regards,

10e
 
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