I'm looking for a new monitor

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Hi all.

As the subject says, i'm looking for a new monitor that will replace 2x 19" LG's.

The size i'm looking for is 24", I was looking at the Dell 2408WFP but after reading about the input lag, i dont know if i should.

The monitor is not for gaming. Its for my work computer where i edit pictures, design and code websites.

Question is, will i notice the input lag when doing my work?

Or should i be looking for something else? if so, what?

Price range, around £450.

Thanks,
Paul
 
PSP83 said:
Question is, will i notice the input lag when doing my work?
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Enough of it and mouse cursor will be clearly lagging behind mouse movement and it also makes harder to coordinate mouse movement because when screen shows cursor above intended target it has actually gone over it. (and that Dell is real "lag meister")

IPS-paneled HP LP2475W looks like best affordable all around 24" monitor and what Dell should have been.
Now you should be aware of but just in case you need to use colour managed applications or otherwise colours of images look oversaturated in wide gamut displays.


Hazros don't seem to be able to adjust backlight brightness at all and all dimming looks to be made using panel blocking which makes contrast crash down while keeping black bad. (and wastes power)
I wondered how black level and contrast were that mediocre/bad in HZ24W and HZ26W but review of HZ26Wi added lot of sense to those:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/hazro_hz26wi.htm#colour
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1220470066/1#1
 
Another vote for the HP until Hazro have the new revision totally sorted, but if you are serious about your colour accuracy you'll need a colorimeter to calibrate it - so bank on around another £120 for something like the Eye One Display Lt (that also goes for the Dell and 26" Hazro as all three are wide gamut).
 
PSP83 said:
how about this monitor http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-SA ?
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You don't want to edit images with TN, they don't have any vertical angle from where brightness would be entirely even.
(either upper edge is darker or lower edge lacks black)


philjohn said:
but if you are serious about your colour accuracy you'll need a colorimeter to calibrate it - so bank on around another £120 for something like the Eye One Display Lt (that also goes for the Dell and 26" Hazro as all three are wide gamut).
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Calibration (&calibrator) doesn't do anything to differences between colour spaces but corrects errors in gamma curves and such, which you have in pretty much all monitors.
Converting colours between colour spaces is job of colour management using colour profiles of input/viewing/output devices.
 
EsaT said:
Calibration (&calibrator) doesn't do anything to differences between colour spaces but corrects errors in gamma curves and such, which you have in pretty much all monitors.
Converting colours between colour spaces is job of colour management using colour profiles of input/viewing/output devices.
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Which is exactly what decent colour calibration devices do - they create a profile which can then be used in colour managed apps like photoshop etc.

PSP83 said:
is £420 a good price for the HP LP2475w? and is there any problems with it?
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Yes that's a good price for it, I've not noticed any problems on mine, but then again it's still early days.
 
Yeah, final conclusion about quality can be only said after couple years (like with anything) but I haven't heard about any problem with it.
I would keep it as best choise for all around 24" monitor with very good connectivity.
S-PVAs have better black/contrast but horizontal gamma shift in darkest shades so it's really nice to see more IPS screens for affordable price.

BTW, some monitor makers provide colour profile needed for colour space conversions... now if M$ would just make whole OS colour managed. (it was they and HP who decided sRGB is enough for everyone)
 
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