Westinghouse or DCLCD 24"?

[Benton The Race]

Hey guys I am looking to make a purchase today and greatly appreciate the help. I am looking for the best 24" monitor under $400 for surfing and playing 360 on. Out of these two, which is better. Are there better options than these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824211009

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824255001

 

[Benton The Race]

All the reviews point to the first one. Plus a 4000:1 contrast seems pretty amazing for the price. Is the monitor a solid choice?

 

[Neuffy]

Re: the Sceptre:

4000:1? Can't be non-dynamic contrast, so it means nothing.

If it's 2ms, it's got to be a TN panel (right?), so with the general TN advantages and disadvantages.

Just fyi, I'm typing this on the Westy linked, and by "glossy" they mean the bezel (frame), not the screen. Screen's an (imo) pretty good semi-matte.

Westy's an MVA, so you get better color reproduction and viewing angles, along with a bit of input lag. Worth it for me, what with it being fine for gaming (twitch, UT, etc, for me at least) and Painter/Photoshop.

 

[Benton The Race]

So the westy should have better color and overall image quality than the sceptre correct?

 

[Neuffy]

I'm typing this on the Westy

The Westy has significantly better colors and viewing angles, but slightly lower response time (typically doesn't matter) and a bit of input lag.

Depends on your priorities. For me, gaming/twitch/etc is fine on the Westy, and I need the color/viewing angles. If you're purely a hardcore gamer for whom color reproduction and viewing angles do not matter, well....you're probably gonna want a 22" TN.

Mileage may vary, you may or may not be sensitive to input lag.
Read the Westy thread, or a few of the TN vs MVA vs other panel types, etc, and you'll probably (sorta) figure it out. The real test is actual, real-life comparison.