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Which One of the 24" 1920x1200 Monitors Should I Get?

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Cool, thanks for clearing that up. I knew the 2007wfp LCDs had different panels, but I'm glad that so far you know what you're getting with the 2407's. Now all I need to do is see if I can justify getting the 24" or just settle for a 20.1"...
 
Originally posted by: TBSN
Cool, thanks for clearing that up. I knew the 2007wfp LCDs had different panels, but I'm glad that so far you know what you're getting with the 2407's. Now all I need to do is see if I can justify getting the 24" or just settle for a 20.1"...
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4" is quite a bit more than most people would think. It really REALLY tacks on the area and space of the monitor.

If you don't think 4" is big enough to make a difference, just ask your girlfriend!
 
well yeah, 4" plus a lot more resolution. The pixel size is actually smaller (=sharper looking) than a 20" 1680x1050, I believe. (not totally sure about that. A 24" would definitely be sweet, just putting all the prices together b/c I'm building a new computer, so these things get quite expensive :0
 
Keep in mind driving a 24" will require you to have a balanced video card compared to a 22" or smaller because of the resolution.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is the 24" panels ability to do 1:1 Full HD at 1080p. Pretty big consideration imo if you're looking for something that can replace a smaller HDTV.

I don't think you'd be disappointed with any of the main 24" mentioned, but if price is a key concern you're probably better off sticking to the Dell or Gateway. I returned the Dell because it didn't do 1:1 at the time, but I'm sure I'd be satisfied with the A04 that does.

I'd recommend going with a 24" though if it fits your budget. I went from a 19" 4:3 and tried a 22" 16:10 and wasn't really happy with the upgrade and TN quality. The 24" Gateway satisfied most of my needs although there is the inverse ghosting as mentioned. Only really noticeable in certain color schemes but otherwise its great. Works great with my PC, HD cable, and DVD player. I'll probably add an XBox360 or PS3 at some point as well.
 
Thanks again for the advice. Yeah, the 1080P capability is definitely what would swing me toward the 24"ers. I am planning on doing video work (which may include HD), so in that case 1080P would be a must. Unfortunately a monitor that is accurate enough to do color correction in HD would set me back quite a bit more than would the "mainstream" 1080-capable monitors, but for a budget editing rig I think having HD resolution would be really nice...

I think if I do go for the 24" I will get a Dell because I like how it looks as well as the ability to adjust it in so many ways. I think I can get it cheaper than the Gateway right now, but that may change. I hope I can find some kind of 20% coupon, small business coupon, or whatever was mentioned on one of these posts, but whatever.

Thanks for all the info everyone, now all I have to do is decide to hit checkout (may take a couple of months, until I get out of school and get a job. Gotta love how college makes you broke 🙂 )

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Oh, I actually have a couple more important questions I forgot to ask:

-Which of the 24" monitors support 1:1 pixel scaling (not sure what the term is exactly, but essentially which ones are able to run lower resolutions scaled to the actual pixels of the screen)

-Does the Dell have an HDMI port, and does it support HDCP? If not, I may consider one of the others...
 
There is actually one 24" IPS out there, the NEC 2490WUXi, but it costs twice as much as most of the others.
 
Two things to clarify:

1) There are no 6-bit Dell 2407WFP monitors, they are all the same 8-bit panels, it's the 2007WFP where you run a risk (aka 'panel lottery').

2) With the A04 revision of the 2407WFP (the only one currently shipping from Dell and Dell Canada--where I bought mine 2 weeks ago) 1:1 pixel mapping works for 1080P and also at 1600x1200, with the A03 revision this was an issue I guess.
 
Yeah the LG is actually very nice.

Two of my friends own it actually 😀

And i can say that from theirs & ours at werk, it is indeed a superb MVA LCD.
If you need sh!tty quality inputs like S-Video & composite, then the BenQ or maybe Dell might be better, but the LG has component, VGA, & HDMI, which are the most important as far as i am concerned.
 
Well, if all of the panels are the same, the only things to consider are the height/tilt/pivot adjustments, the inputs (I think they all have HDMI, and I would only need that and DVI), and, of course, the price. Correct me if I'm wrong...
 
I just spent the weekend at a LAN party and one of our guys has the 2407 and i can tell you he & i never noticed any 'input lag'. Do not be put off by the panel either, i own 2 IPS panels at home (all of which suffer from image persistence) and the image quality of the 2407 at least matched it for every day and gaming use, the only thing it couldn't touch was the viewing angles. Things might be different from a graphics professionals point of view but apple ship their high end monitors with the same panels do they not? You have to understand nothing is perfect and they will be negatives you will pick out from it, but please take everything you read here with a pinch of salt (including my post).

I notice even the minor imperfections with things and i was very impressed with it. Paired with his 8800GTX it looked and ran awesome.
 
Originally posted by: TBSN
Well, if all of the panels are the same, the only things to consider are the height/tilt/pivot adjustments, the inputs (I think they all have HDMI, and I would only need that and DVI), and, of course, the price. Correct me if I'm wrong...
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The LG doesn't have DVI, but comes with a DVI to HDMI adapter cable. HDMI and DVI are electrically compatible, but HDMI also allows for an audio signal on the same connection. You can use the HDMI port as if it was a DVI port.
 
Ok, I'm going to go with the Dell (that's the one i was originally leaning towards anyway). Thanks for all the help, as always.
 
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