I just got off the phone with an NEC rep 5 minutes ago. I called in concern to a newegg review i had read on the monitor (damuman's post) about how the panel is now out of production and soon will be replaced by a TN panel version. This really irritated me because i have been meaning to save up to purchase this monitor, and was hopefully wishing NEC would build the same type of monitor with the same AS-IPS panel at a 22" and 24".
I asked the rep whether or not newer editions of this monitor were to be expected and he gave me the model numbers. They are: 22mgx for the 22" and 24wmcx for the 24". I asked if it had the same panel and he said he didn't know. I asked when they would be released and he said they can be expected in October, however the 24" wont have opticlear until March of 2008. He also said the 22" will have a price of about $380.00 with a m.i.r of around 20-30 dollars (i cant remember how much). He couldn't give me the price range of the 24" but confirmed it would have a m.i.r. of $30. I was a little curious about why the price for a 22" was cheaper than the 20" and he simply responded that its to "compete in the market". I'm not convinced that's the real reason. I really hope NEC doesn't make these monitors TN panel as damuman's review suggested. I guess if you're looking to get the 20wmgx2 now is the time because the rep confirmed that the monitor is out of production.
That's all the information i could haggle out of him (as it's clear he didn't know what the true panel on this monitor is, which just happens to be my biggest concern). Any other information from informed users would greatly be appreciated since I have been looking to upgrade my monitor the last few weeks.
I asked the rep whether or not newer editions of this monitor were to be expected and he gave me the model numbers. They are: 22mgx for the 22" and 24wmcx for the 24". I asked if it had the same panel and he said he didn't know. I asked when they would be released and he said they can be expected in October, however the 24" wont have opticlear until March of 2008. He also said the 22" will have a price of about $380.00 with a m.i.r of around 20-30 dollars (i cant remember how much). He couldn't give me the price range of the 24" but confirmed it would have a m.i.r. of $30. I was a little curious about why the price for a 22" was cheaper than the 20" and he simply responded that its to "compete in the market". I'm not convinced that's the real reason. I really hope NEC doesn't make these monitors TN panel as damuman's review suggested. I guess if you're looking to get the 20wmgx2 now is the time because the rep confirmed that the monitor is out of production.
That's all the information i could haggle out of him (as it's clear he didn't know what the true panel on this monitor is, which just happens to be my biggest concern). Any other information from informed users would greatly be appreciated since I have been looking to upgrade my monitor the last few weeks.
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