Which would YOU choose?

[entropism]

OK, so I found a best buy that has an Acer X241WSD for $290, or I could get the Westy L2410NM for $320, or the LG 246 for $420. The PC is used for games (mostly non demanding stuff like warcraft), movies, and general usage. No photoshop or anything that needs precise color precision, though I'd like my movies to be as accurate as possible. I'll be the only one viewing it, so I don't have to worry about horizontal angles, but I'm trying to avoid vertical color shift.

Oh, and I don't use consoles, so I'll only need the single DVI for connections.

So.... Any suggestions? I'm thinking the Acer, but anyone with suggestions, please chime in.

Oh: I'm currently using an old Dell 2001FP IPS panel, which I'll be setting up as a second monitor, this was my first and only LCD, just to let you know what I'm used to.

 

[budafied]

well the westy doesnt have dvi, so you'd need an adapter to hdmi, but thats cheap...

You really cant go wrong here. the LG may be the best price tho, considering its normal price is much higher than $420

 

[Ravynmagi]

I looked at the Acer in the store. Unfortunately the price here in Phoenix isn't reduced as much as it seems to be in other places, two of the stores had it the price was $400. However the main problem for me is it didn't seem to have a quick way to toggle between inputs. I was just playing with it a few minutes in the store, so I could have missed something.

I picked up the Westinghouse L2410NM, it looked good, though required a bit more work calibrating than I've usually had to do and required increasing the gamma value on my video card as well. But eventually I got it looking pretty nice. But it buzzed when I lowered the brightness and it was really bright. I tried a second monitor and had the same buzzing. So they both went back.

I went to a third Best Buy store tonight and found the LG 246 display model for sale for $450 (again, seem we Phoenix people get to pay more than you guys in other parts of the country). I really didn't expect to find this, so was more than happy to buy the floor model at this price, especially when NewEgg charges $650 for it.

I am extremely pleased with the LG 246 so far, but have only had it half an hour so far. Stand seems real nice, much better than the Westinghouse and I can pivot the monitor should I ever need to. I haven't calibrated it yet, but already looks very good anyway. I enabled 1:1 mode and powered on my Xbox 360 to this. It did 1080P perfectly.

So far only two or three minor issues with the monitor. The 1:1 setting seem to go back to Full if I use the PIP feature. And I wish the Input button was a toggle so I could just tap it once or twice to go from HDMI to VGA. Unfortunately the Input button brings up a small listing of my 3 inputs, I have to scroll down to the input I want and click OK. Which is a bit awkard since I think these buttons are probably more difficult to use than the Westinghouses because they are under the front bevel so I have to reach over the keyboard and under the monitor.

But those were minor issues I can easily live with. I'm very happy with the monitor and am pretty sure this will be the one to keep. Haven't done any gaming with it yet though. However I usually play RPGs, MMOs, an RTS games, so I don't expect to have any issues there either.

 

[entropism]

Normally, I'd jump on the LG immediately. The only sticking points are that it's A: at CompUSA, which is closing down and doesn't have returns. Everything would have to be through warranty. B: I'm on vacation, and while BestBuy will ship the Acer to PA from Florida for free, I'd have to ship the LG myself, OR carry it on the plane with me, which I'd rather not do unless it was a HUGE upgrade from the Acer.