Advice Please

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:14

Not sure to buy a 24" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor or use my Sony KDL26EX302U 26-Inch Widescreen HD Ready , no sure what to do :confused:

, will just be watching blu-ray and surfing the internet via HDMI

Advice please thanks

HW91 · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:17

budget?

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:22

£250 , Was looking at Dell ST2420L 24" (61 cm) Full HD WLED Widescreen Monitor VGA, DVI-D, HDMI Black

cmndr_andi · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:24

For watching Blu-rays your existing Song TV should be great, however when you are doing desktop stuff and surfing the net you may find the low resolution to be a bit limiting (1366x768) compared to almost double the number of pixels on a 1080p or 1200p 24in monitor.

I would have a go with the TV first (since you already have it) and if you feel you need more resolution (and smaller pixels) for using the web, then we'll be happy to recommend you some good monitors.

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:31

cmndr_andi said:
For watching Blu-rays your existing Song TV should be great, however when you are doing desktop stuff and surfing the net you may find the low resolution to be a bit limiting (1366x768) compared to almost double the number of pixels on a 1080p or 1200p 24in monitor.

I would have a go with the TV first (since you already have it) and if you feel you need more resolution (and smaller pixels) for using the web, then we'll be happy to recommend you some good monitors.

Please recommend me some good monitors

cmndr_andi · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:39

With that kind of budget I would really go with a high quality monitor like this.

However, if you don't think you need an IPS panel, then something like this will be a good bet.

HW91 · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:53

get the BenQ EW2420, it's perfect for your use although if you think you may start gaming with it then get the u2311H

PCM2 · 9 Dec 2010 at 20:12

Depends on what kind of gaming you do. I spend a lot of my time thinking about the EW2420 whilst using the XL2410T to test out gaming performance. Obviously this is for mental comparison but I don't usually experience such a monitor lust. I had the same thing when I was reviewing the U2311H just after the U2410.

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Dec 2010 at 20:33

I dont do gaming , just for watching blu ray , web browsing , browsing photo collection & CS5 also word 2010

PCM2 · 9 Dec 2010 at 21:01

That was a reply to HW91. I would recommend the EW2420 for your uses but do be aware of the inter-unit variability that seems to affect the panel more than some others.