Is an LG LCD Monitor better & stable or a Benq LCD?

[apoorvasheth]

This is Apoorva from India, Mumbai.

Recently, I planned of replacing my 2yrs old CRT Flat monitor with an LCD one.

Now, while doing a research on the LCD monitors available in the market, I have rounded on 2 companies, i.e., LG & Benq.

The models that I have shortlisted for LG are: LG W1952TE & LG W2252TE.

And for BENQ, it is: Benq E2200HD.

I went through series of description and comparison chart at different websites for the above mentioned LCDs but e'm still not confident in regards to which LCD I should go for therefore, here's where I need an expert's help!

Firstly, here are the links for respective models:

LG W1952TE:
http://www.in.lge.com/Product/...71&pid=6955&subcat=LCD

LG W2252TE:
http://www.in.lge.com/Product/...71&pid=6975&subcat=LCD

Benq E2200HD:
http://www.benq.co.in/products/LCD/?product=1403

(Please Note: Once you are at LG's website, kindly click on Specifications tab for entire details).

Now, one interesting feature that I found in a Benq LCD over LG's LCD during my comparison is the HDMI feature Full Support which BENQ has to offer & this really tempts me to go with a BENQ LCD.

But what I am worried about is the stability and performance of BENQ LCD vs an LG LCD wherein both the company does provide 3 years warranty, however, which LCD could prove to be a better one in the long run once it crosses those 3years of warranty.

Also, we all are very much aware of the risks of using an LCD monitor over a CRT one and these risks can be > a) Lines appearing on the screen b) More dots appearing on the screen c) There's a part inside an LCD warranty I am not aware of but I have heard from others that if it goes bad, than the LCD becomes useless and one need to get rid of it completely  how true is this? Therefore, which LCD among LG & BENQ has wider chances of getting affected by above mentioned points?

I would need a good support from the experts out here in order to help me re-gain confidence in buying an LCD Monitor since they are costly.

There's one more question I would like to ask. Firstly, request you to kindly have a look at the screenshots attached with the post.

Now, looking at these screenshots, at least for BENQ, I am quiet sure that it has a glossy finish but e'm not sure for LG LCD. Therefore, could you kindly confirm if both LG & BENQ LCD have glossy (Shiny) finish or does some part of it also have a Matt finishing.
B'coz, I am always interested in buying a product that looks attractive, i.e., has shinning (Glossy) finishing.

I will greatly appreciate a quick reply on this!

Regards,
Apoorva.

 

[mmnno]

No, LG is not more reliable than BenQ.

Here's Anandtech's review of the E2200HD. Apparently there are some issues if you want to drive it at 720p, but I can't think of any device that will do 720p but not 1080p anyway so that shouldn't be a problem.

The LGs both have a lower resolution than the BenQ.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: mmnno
No, LG is not more reliable than BenQ.

Here's Anandtech's review of the E2200HD. Apparently there are some issues if you want to drive it at 720p, but I can't think of any device that will do 720p but not 1080p anyway so that shouldn't be a problem.

The LGs both have a lower resolution than the BenQ.

I wouldn't say all that now. There's a reason why people used to buy Sony's instead of some funky brand you buy it at radio shack.

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: Azn

Originally posted by: mmnno
No, LG is not more reliable than BenQ.

Here's Anandtech's review of the E2200HD. Apparently there are some issues if you want to drive it at 720p, but I can't think of any device that will do 720p but not 1080p anyway so that shouldn't be a problem.

The LGs both have a lower resolution than the BenQ.

I wouldn't say all that now. There's a reason why people used to buy Sony's instead of some funky brand you buy it at radio shack.

I guess, but Blu-Ray players aren't sold by radio shack brands yet (Best Buy brands yes, radio shack no.) And all BR players are required to support 1080p anyway. So the only device I can think of that might do 720p but not 1080p is like, an HD camcorder or something, and you should hook that up to your PC anyway.

Yeah, the E2200 really should do 720p fine, but for PC/360/PS3/Movies it won't matter. 1080p is more important.

 

[apoorvasheth]

Hello All! Thanks for your prompt response!

@mmnno

I couldn't understand this:

" but I can't think of any device that will do 720p but not 1080p anyway so that shouldn't be a problem. "

@Azn

" I wouldn't say all that now. There's a reason why people used to buy Sony's instead of some funky brand you buy it at radio shack. "

What's this? I couldn't understand it and why Benq is being referred with Sony?

And mmnno: What's all these >>> ????

" I guess, but Blu-Ray players aren't sold by radio shack brands yet (Best Buy brands yes, radio shack no.) And all BR players are required to support 1080p anyway. So the only device I can think of that might do 720p but not 1080p is like, an HD camcorder or something, and you should hook that up to your PC anyway. "

What are you all talking about?

Are you people here to help me with my query or to confuse me further and why the actual topic is being divereted to terms like Sony, Blu-Ray, Radio Shack, Funky Brand, etc...???

Please reply in a simple language in connection with what I have ask for.


Secondly, at the link provided for "Anandtech's review of the E2200HD, on one of the review pages, its being mentioned as:

" Uncalibrated color accuracy is good under ColorEyes Display Pro but not so good under Monaco Optix XR; switch to calibrated color accuracy and the tables are turned, with Optix XR generating a better result -- although the scores are a lot closer than the uncalibrated results. The real benefit is that Optix XR generates a color profile that doesn't have the any colors with a Delta E above 3.0, and only four colors are above 2.0. Compare that with ColorEyes where there are several large spikes, the highest reaching 5.5. The E2200HD doesn't turn in the best Delta E results we have seen, but average dE of around 1.5 after calibration is certainly acceptable.

Color gamut is definitely nowhere near as high as the top displays, and in fact the results are near the bottom of our charts for desktop LCDs. However, the color gamut of 73.5% is more than sufficient for sRGB viewing."

This is being mentioned at the link:

http://www.anandtech.com/displ...howdoc.aspx?i=3449&p=4


Kindly reply at your earliest....


Regards,
Apoorva.

 

[dguy6789]

LG is without a doubt one of the highest quality LCD manufacturers, if not the highest.

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: apoorvasheth
Hello All! Thanks for your prompt response!

@mmnno

I couldn't understand this:

" but I can't think of any device that will do 720p but not 1080p anyway so that shouldn't be a problem. "

Anandtech says the E2200HD won't display a resolution of 1280x720 properly. I say this shouldn't be a problem because any device that will output 1280x720 will output 1920x1080, which is the native resolution of the E2200HD and the setting you should use anyway.

@Azn

" I wouldn't say all that now. There's a reason why people used to buy Sony's instead of some funky brand you buy it at radio shack. "

What's this? I couldn't understand it and why Benq is being referred with Sony?

And mmnno: What's all these >>> ????

" I guess, but Blu-Ray players aren't sold by radio shack brands yet (Best Buy brands yes, radio shack no.) And all BR players are required to support 1080p anyway. So the only device I can think of that might do 720p but not 1080p is like, an HD camcorder or something, and you should hook that up to your PC anyway. "

What are you all talking about?

Are you people here to help me with my query or to confuse me further and why the actual topic is being divereted to terms like Sony, Blu-Ray, Radio Shack, Funky Brand, etc...???

Please reply in a simple language in connection with what I have ask for.

Azn seemed to be saying that some cheap electronics might not be able to do 1080p, only 720p. I don't think there are any such devices you would likely hook up to a computer monitor.

Secondly, at the link provided for "Anandtech's review of the E2200HD, on one of the review pages, its being mentioned as:

" Uncalibrated color accuracy is good under ColorEyes Display Pro but not so good under Monaco Optix XR; switch to calibrated color accuracy and the tables are turned, with Optix XR generating a better result -- although the scores are a lot closer than the uncalibrated results. The real benefit is that Optix XR generates a color profile that doesn't have the any colors with a Delta E above 3.0, and only four colors are above 2.0. Compare that with ColorEyes where there are several large spikes, the highest reaching 5.5. The E2200HD doesn't turn in the best Delta E results we have seen, but average dE of around 1.5 after calibration is certainly acceptable.

Out of the box, its colors are not perfect, but decent. Using a hardware calibrator, they are very good.

Color gamut is definitely nowhere near as high as the top displays, and in fact the results are near the bottom of our charts for desktop LCDs. However, the color gamut of 73.5% is more than sufficient for sRGB viewing."

This is being mentioned at the link:

http://www.anandtech.com/displ...howdoc.aspx?i=3449&p=4


Kindly reply at your earliest....


Regards,
Apoorva.

Color gamut is the range of colors the monitor can show. sRGB is the gamut all Windows content is created for. sRGB is often described as "72% NTSC" so the E2200HD is very close to sRGB at 73.5% NTSC.