LG L204WT?
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not sure but seen it online for £200
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yeah i was looking at this TFT but opted for the Dell 2007wfp insteadUKTopGun said:Yep I'm hoping OcUK will be able to beat one of its competitors
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specs match the latest LG.Philips panel (LM201WE3-TN) but reports from people who have received the screen show it uses a CPT TN Film panel (CLAA201WA03). in fact LG confirmed to me it can be supplied with either panel, but at the moment it looks like the CPT stock is being shipped, posisbly due to the fact the LG.Philips panel is so new
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me too, im very happy with my 203deleted said:I have the L203WT atm, model before the 04 obviously
Anyway I love it, and it looks amazing - probably the best spent cash on my PC setup this year, no doubt the 04 is a quality build.
Anyone seen a review of this monitor anywhere? Been trying to program on my current 1280*1024 screen and just can't get enough code on the screen when I have multiple source files open, which is really frustrating, so I'm looking at something higher res. I know this (L204WT) is TN, but a 20" widescreen 1680*1050 screen for around £210-220 seems like great value.
It's also quoted as having 2000:1 contrast ratio, which if true, would mean a black depth of around 0.15 cd/m2 which is like 3 times darker than I've heard of TN screens managing before. Maybe some high contrast coating (something like Sony's X-Black) is responsible, or maybe it's altering the backlight on the fly like the NEC WS.
I found one user review describing the black levels as follows-
It's also quoted as having 2000:1 contrast ratio, which if true, would mean a black depth of around 0.15 cd/m2 which is like 3 times darker than I've heard of TN screens managing before. Maybe some high contrast coating (something like Sony's X-Black) is responsible, or maybe it's altering the backlight on the fly like the NEC WS.
I found one user review describing the black levels as follows-
Looks like the only weakness then is TN viewing angles. Hard to complain though at this price and with DVI.Michal Dlouhy said:
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I have the LG L204WT and i think it is a great monitor for the price.
The only problem with it is the viewing angles for prue white colours. if you go to high they get a slight green tinge.
As i sit right infront of the monitor all the time its no a problem. Also i found movie playback to be good, its looks great from my bed to the desk.
I can get some photos if anyone is interested.
The only problem with it is the viewing angles for prue white colours. if you go to high they get a slight green tinge.
As i sit right infront of the monitor all the time its no a problem. Also i found movie playback to be good, its looks great from my bed to the desk.
I can get some photos if anyone is interested.
Hi there
Problem is we have little dealing with LG so normally getting a decent price is very hard and LG panels are sold at the other Etailors normally at low margin.
What price are people seeing on this elsewhere and I will have a look around to see if we can get anything but no promises.
On the other hand how does this compare to the Belinea 20"? Surely the Belinea is superior because it uses the AUO panel?
Problem is we have little dealing with LG so normally getting a decent price is very hard and LG panels are sold at the other Etailors normally at low margin.
What price are people seeing on this elsewhere and I will have a look around to see if we can get anything but no promises.
On the other hand how does this compare to the Belinea 20"? Surely the Belinea is superior because it uses the AUO panel?
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Gibbo said:
Cheapest price i found it for was £215 inc vat.
hyper_piper45 said:
I wouldn't mind seeing some shots of the viewing angles if it's not too much trouble. Something like 45 degrees left, 45 degrees above and 80 degrees above, so I can compare with my current screen. Thanks in advance if you can, but no worries if you don't get round to it
Gibbo is spot on, the MVA in the Belinea does offer better viewing angles and a 24-bit panel, and I'm sure more accurate colours, but assuming you want a DVI then the 102035W is £40 dearer, and the LG is faster and has the dynamic contrast mode (assuming it's effective). So there's points in favour of each. From a value for money point of view, the LG L204WT, Philips 200W6CS, Belinea 102035W and 102030W are all very close and I'd have a hard time choosing between them. Maybe even add the Acer AL2216W into the mix.
It's great to see widescreen TFTs with high res screens so accessibly priced now
Cheers for the info lads.
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Ok, i'm at work at the moment so it will be about 6-7ish when i can get some snaps for you.