Which 24 inch monitor ?

sony144 · 25 Mar 2009 at 20:46

Hi all

I am looking to buy a new 24 inch monitor this week. But I am unsure to go for the Samsung T240 here or the Dell E248WFp here. Which out of these 2 monitors or any other would you suggest ? I want to buy 2 so as I can connect in a dual monitor setup. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Michael

danyjr · 26 Mar 2009 at 11:36

I would go for Samsung T240 personally, but your preference may differ.

sony144 · 26 Mar 2009 at 11:51

Not sure

Thanks for the advice think I will prob go for the T240 as I just want a good all roudn monitor for gaming, web browsing, videos and some graphic design. Think the contrast ratio of the Samsung has thrown me towards it.

Thanks,
Michael

Kua · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:49

The Samsung monitors seem to be king of their price range.

Whappers · 29 Mar 2009 at 14:55

Kua said:
The Samsung monitors seem to be king of their price range.

Is this pretty much the monitor to get then?

Just want to be 100% clear on this as my friend (OP) is going to be ordering this later today...

orderoftheflame · 29 Mar 2009 at 15:09

I bought a pair of T240s late last year. Great for the price, well chuffed.

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Whappers · 29 Mar 2009 at 15:16

orderoftheflame said:
I bought a pair of T240s late last year. Great for the price, well chuffed.

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Cheers mate.

Dakotacs · 29 Mar 2009 at 18:02

Another vote for the T240, a very nice monitor.

lynchy6789 · 29 Mar 2009 at 18:27

i think i am going to buy the T240 to go along with my XFX 4870, after i have paid for my leeds festival ticket £185 :O.

Hamoodii · 29 Mar 2009 at 20:35

orderoftheflame said:
I bought a pair of T240s late last year. Great for the price, well chuffed.

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looks nice :cool:

D D Danneh · 29 Mar 2009 at 21:41

I would suggest the T240's too. I'm only recommending it because it seems to be the most popular of the TN 24" screens, and I haven't seen anyone complain about it. NOT because of the contrast ratio though, don't ever let that sway you, unless it's absolutely the only thing that's different.

The "20,000:1" contrast ratio is dynamic, this means that it adjusts the backlighting to get darker blacks or brighter whites. This is all good, but with adjusting the backlighting, it changes the entire screen, which means you cannot have a bright white AND dark black at the same time, and in this case, it would act with the "true" contrast ratio, which is usually between 500-1000:1 (and, if you are comparing contrast, is the one you should look at).

I'd even say it's possible that the E248WFP may have a better true contrast ratio than the T240, but that still shouldn't be a deciding factor on which monitor to buy. The best way to check, is with people that have tried both monitors, usually review sites or, like you are doing, on forums. The facts and figures mean nothing if the panel is poor, and there is no way to know that without owning one.