Iiyama X2377HDS

I would also like to know what people think of this monitor. I know it was on the 'today only' specials sometime last week for £165 and i think around 15 people bought one. So, if any of those 15 people are on these forums then let us know what you think.

The Asus ML239H has an IPS panel and according to TFTcentral is a great monitor accept maybe for some backlight bleed on the bottom edge (but that could have just been the one they tested). The asus has very little ghosting if you use the 'trace free' setting on the monitor at 40%.

So i am torn between these 2 monitors but the Iiyama is new and so there is not many reviews.
 
We've sold 17 today so chances are someone will post up a review at somepoint. For the money they are unbeatable. :)
 
I couldn't wait I'm afraid and decided to go for a LG IPS235V elsewhere for quite a bit cheaper still (it has very good reviews it seems). Amazing how the prices of IPS panels keep dropping...
 
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I couldn't wait I'm afraid and decided to go for a LG IPS235V elsewhere for quite a bit cheaper still (it has very good reviews it seems). Amazing how the prices of IPS panels keep dropping...
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If you could let us know what you think of the LG monitor i would be grateful.
 
I was just looking at the specs for the LG ips236v and it says the response time is 14ms which is quite slow for an ips screen.

EDIT: just seen another site say its 6ms!

EDIT 2: just looked on LG's site and it says 5ms :D
 
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kingy666 said:
I was just looking at the specs for the LG ips236v and it says the response time is 14ms which is quite slow for an ips screen.

EDIT: just seen another site say its 6ms!

EDIT 2: just looked on LG's site and it says 5ms :D
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Yes, it's not quite so high. I ordered the 235 model anyway (supposed to be better than 236), which has about 8ms I think. That is fine by me as I will use it as a secondary screen for office work. May use it for some games to see the difference and may keep using it for it as I am just a casual gamer and my reactions are much poorer than any couple of milliseconds.
Anyway, should have it some time next week, I'll post back with my impressions.
 
Well, i decided to do the same as you FlyingPig and have just ordered the LG IPS235V for £128 (plus double nectar points from the place i ordered from) but may take up to 5 days for free delivery. I could not resist buying, with this monitor having an IPS panel and VGA, DVI and HDMI connections. It looks like it has VESA bracket mounting holes as i am thinking of wall mounting this monitor. My current monitor is a DGM 24" (the one overclockers sold around 3 1/2 years ago with the PVA panel), this monitor has been good but i wrecked it when i accidentally put the gamma settings right up in the ATI control center and now my screen just looks like its dirty. so i am dropping down from a 24" 1920x1200 screen to a 23" 1920x1080 but i think the response time will be better on this LG.

I think it's quite a nice looking monitor (nicer than the ips236v which i think looks like a cheap LCD tv), fingers crossed it's a good one.

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Anyone know if the panel from the IPS235V is the same as the one used in the X2377HDS ?
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I can't find any info on the model numbers of the panels used in both of these monitors. I think with them being quite new and they are 'budget' monitors it may be hard to find out. I don't think i wan't to take my monitor apart to see if there is a sticker on the panel with the model number but i believe they will, probably, have the same panel. I don't think any other panel maker makes a 23" e-IPS panel. Why do you ask?

EDIT: here is info on the e-IPS type of panel in the LG


e-IPS

During 2009 LG.Display began to develop a new generation of e-IPS panels which is a sub-category of H-IPS. They simplifed the subpixel structure in comparison with H-IPS (similar to cPVA vs S-PVA) and increased the transparency of the matrix. In doing so, they have managed to reduce production costs significantly, aiming to compete with the low cost TN Film panels and Samsung's new cPVA generation. Because transparency is increased, they are able to reduce backlight intensity as you need less light to achieve the same luminance now. This helps keep costs down significantly compared with S-IPS.

The main drawback of e-IPS in comparison with S-IPS is that the viewing angles are smaller. When you take a look at an e-IPS matrix from a side, the image will lose its contrast as black turns into gray. On the other hand, there is no tonal shift (as with TN and cPVA matrixes) and the viewing angles, especially vertical ones, are still much larger than with TN. By the way, the contrast drop occurring when the screen is viewed from a side can be compensated by means of special correcting film (A-TW polarizer), but as e-IPS matrices are meant for midrange monitors and this film costs money, most products come without it. Some are actually 6-bit + AFRC modules in fact (as opposed to true 8-bit) which might explain how the costs are kept very low in some cases.

Although it's unknown what the "e" stands for here, it's likely that it means "economic" or similar, since these new panels are all about trying to keep production and retail costs low. With lower retail costs there is of course an added risk of inter panel variance, which may lead to some quality control issues in some models.
 
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Well, i decided to do the same as you FlyingPig and have just ordered the LG IPS235V for £128 (plus double nectar points from the place i ordered from) but may take up to 5 days for free delivery. I could not resist buying, with this monitor having an IPS panel and VGA, DVI and HDMI connections. It looks like it has VESA bracket mounting holes as i am thinking of wall mounting this monitor. My current monitor is a DGM 24" (the one overclockers sold around 3 1/2 years ago with the PVA panel), this monitor has been good but i wrecked it when i accidentally put the gamma settings right up in the ATI control center and now my screen just looks like its dirty. so i am dropping down from a 24" 1920x1200 screen to a 23" 1920x1080 but i think the response time will be better on this LG.

I think it's quite a nice looking monitor (nicer than the ips236v which i think looks like a cheap LCD tv), fingers crossed it's a good one.
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Hehe, so you went for the same deal, too good to resist! I had to pay a tenner for delivery to NI but it's still worth a punt for that price. I should receive the monitor in the next few days, hopefully tomorrow.
We'll see about the quality but LG is a decent brand and I will only use it as a secondary monitor and also to watch movies / iPlayer on. I am considering it as my introduction to IPS screens on the cheap...
 
It will be nice if you can test the Hanns G next to the LG for us just to let us know what you think of the image quality (colour reproduction and if you see any ghosting in games). I can't wait now as i have had my DGM monitor for nearly 4 years and is really bad with a kind of 'screen burn' making the colours all washed out and dull.
 
Yeah, sure, I'll take plenty of pictures and put them up here with some impressions. As I said before I'm not a specialist with regards to monitors but I'll try my best to give a constructive opinion about the new toy.
Sounds like if the review at expertreviews is to be believed this IPS screen will be much better than what you have now. Looks like this may be a winner if it delivers.
 
First of all a most unusual apology: sorry for hijacking my own thread! :rolleyes:
I was playing with the idea of purchasing the Iiyama X2377HDS but for lack of reviews decided to go for the LG IPS235V, which I purchased for the silly amount of 128GBP.
Initial impressions are very good. Photos look much nicer and vibrant than on my Hanns G, where everything looks washed out now. Maybe I didn't calibrate the Hanns G properly (although I spent some time trying to get it right a few months ago) but it is probably the IPS technology making it look better. Videos look better too, even low res ones. This may have to do with the lower resolution and different pitch density, but the difference is noticeable to me, maybe not so much if you have the same resolution already.
I have yet to play games on it and have yet to calibrate the LG (this is "out of the box").

Here are a few pictures of the two monitors side by side. The pictures displayed on the screen were all taken by myself with a not so great camera, during flight ;)

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By the way, the monitor came with a "Display Quality Assurance Report". Is this standard practice for IPS screens?

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It says colours have already been calibrated, which would explain why it all looks fine and nice to my (untrained) eye?
 
Nice, maybe we should have made a new thread with a LG IPS235V title just to let others know about this monitor. Looks good, if a little small next to your 28" Hanns G. I know it is very hard to see how much better the colours are next to another monitor when using a camera and then i am viewing it on my dodgy monitor but the LG seems to look a lot darker to me, is this how it seems in real life?

Are there any dead/stuck pixels you can see?
And, does this monitor tilt down slightly as i actually sit a little lower than my monitor?
Do you think the blue power light is very bright? (and annoying like my very bright blue LED power light on my DGM monitor)
What connection did you use seeing as you have a dual monitor set up?
 
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