BenQ EW2420

YesSirICanBogey · 21 Oct 2010 at 13:59

Looks really nice at ~£160. However, I cannot find any reviews anywhere :confused:

Have anyone seen this monitor in action / seen a review?

Cheers

crackerbear · 21 Oct 2010 at 14:04

The only review I've seen is this:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=58821

However it's only buy 1 user, not an "expert review" as such. His review is pretty good though, but as PCM2 brought up to me, he doesn't mention anything about the fabled "black crush" that *VA panels exhibit.

YesSirICanBogey · 21 Oct 2010 at 14:24

I read that one as well. The review seems fairly negative whereas the conclusions sound more positive. A bit confusing.

Fearing the chassis might look really cheap IRL compared to Samsung PX2370 which I am also considering... That one lacks the VA though and is more expensive.

PCM2 · 21 Oct 2010 at 14:59

There's a great discussion going on about the EW2420 here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18198895. I doubt the build quality is up to the PX2370's standard. That is a superbly built monitor, it really is. But at what cost? And really it's the image quality that counts.

YesSirICanBogey · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:05

For me, both counts. I don't want to have something cheap-looking sitting on my desk when I've spent premium money getting a beautiful aluminium lian li pc chassis.

You're right though, £100 premium is a bit on the steep side.

PCM2 · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:25

Yes indeed. I think what you really need to go with that is a sleek OLED monitor combining elegant glass and aluminium throughout with an 'invisible' bezel.

YesSirICanBogey · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:26

And add a digit to the price tag

PCM2 · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:27

A nice 9 at the start perhaps?

crackerbear · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:28

PCM2 said:
Yes indeed. I think what you really need to go with that is a sleek OLED monitor combining elegant glass and aluminium throughout with an 'invisible' bezel.

But then it won't be so much a £100 premium, but a £100 premium plus an arm, a leg, a kidney, your house, car and possibly dog too

YesSirICanBogey · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:48

The £100 price premium referred to the PX2370 over the EW2420.

crackerbear · 21 Oct 2010 at 17:04

YesSirICanBogey said:
The £100 price premium referred to the PX2370 over the EW2420.

I'm aware of that. I was referring to PCM2's remark on the getting an OLED with all the bells and whistles over the PX2370.

YesSirICanBogey · 27 Oct 2010 at 15:25

On the back of PCM2's experience with the BenQ, I am again leaning towards the Samsungs. Looks like the PX2370 will get my sterlings.

One last route I am considering is a larger monitor, like 27''... However, a decent 1920x1200 is quite expensive so I was wondering if a a normal 1080p 27'' is worth considering. The one I have been looking at is the Samsung P2770H or P2770HD (what is the difference anyway?).

Any tips here would be welcomed...

PCM2 · 27 Oct 2010 at 15:38

The difference is that the 'HD' has a built in TV tuner. If I were you I would wait for the P2770FH to land - it is supposed to be really responsive. Problem is I haven't ever tested a 27 inch Samsung monitor so I can't give advice. What I would say is that the PX2370 is one of the nicest looking Samsung monitors but you're paying for style over substance - the more I have been using similar monitors and novel panel types the more I agree that it's simply too much to spend on a 23 inch TN panel.

YesSirICanBogey · 27 Oct 2010 at 16:21

P2770FH is likely to be priced above P2770H (I don't need a TV tuner). I am not sure I would like to pay a premium for 1ms response instead of 2ms (which is pretty damn quick as well, right?).

Is there any other incentive to choose the FH model?

Basically, the PX2370 is priced at the same level as P2770H...

PCM2 · 27 Oct 2010 at 17:11

The quoted responsive times can be safely ignored on both models - I found some Japanese thread that compared them and said that the FH was a bit faster in their tests. It was quite vague though and in reality the difference is probably negligible. I think with the PX2370 you're really paying a premium for the looks. I am not debating that as far as TN panels go it's a good one - I've tested its close counterpart the XL2370 and it was very impressive. Things have moved on a bit since then but the price hasn't reflected this and it still masquerades as a premium monitor.

YesSirICanBogey · 4 Nov 2010 at 13:59

Dropped the cash on the PX2370 in the end. I'm a sucker for design.