I'm looking to get myself a new monitor as a Christmas present, I currently have a Samsung 226BW which has done me well for the last 5 years or so. I just feel like getting a higher res bigger screen.
First question is, will I notice much improvement over the 226bw? It was definitely the one to go for at it's size and price back in the day, has there been much improvement in image quality since?
Second question, I've pretty much narrowed my choice (though still open to suggestions) to either the Dell U2412M (£221) or the BenQ GL2450 (£115). Now there is quite a price difference in the two of them so what I want to know is whether or not the Dell is worth the extra £106, almost double the price of the BenQ. What differences will there be? I can afford to get the Dell if I'm convinced it is worth the extra cost. I do like the idea of 16:10 aspect ratio over the 16:9 of the BenQ already but that's not quite enough to make me spend the extra money on it.
Third question, are there any other options you guys would recommend? I'm tempted by the 27" version of the BenQ as well but really not sure if I need a monitor that big, I don't sit miles away from the screen as it is, it might be useful for watching TV/films on it but that's not too important. I'm also worried at the dpi getting too low with just the 1080p spread across a 27 inch screen.
Thanks for any input
First question is, will I notice much improvement over the 226bw? It was definitely the one to go for at it's size and price back in the day, has there been much improvement in image quality since?
Second question, I've pretty much narrowed my choice (though still open to suggestions) to either the Dell U2412M (£221) or the BenQ GL2450 (£115). Now there is quite a price difference in the two of them so what I want to know is whether or not the Dell is worth the extra £106, almost double the price of the BenQ. What differences will there be? I can afford to get the Dell if I'm convinced it is worth the extra cost. I do like the idea of 16:10 aspect ratio over the 16:9 of the BenQ already but that's not quite enough to make me spend the extra money on it.
Third question, are there any other options you guys would recommend? I'm tempted by the 27" version of the BenQ as well but really not sure if I need a monitor that big, I don't sit miles away from the screen as it is, it might be useful for watching TV/films on it but that's not too important. I'm also worried at the dpi getting too low with just the 1080p spread across a 27 inch screen.
Thanks for any input
