Best alternative to S-IPS?

[nitro666]

Hi everyone,

I really like overclockers.co.uk and that is where I buy my computer parts from now even though I live outside the UK. My next purchase is a montior and I want the NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi 26" model but I have been waiting for this for over a month and it seems to be out of stock all the time.

The primary reason why I want this particular model is because it has an S-IPS panel actually (H-IPS panel to be more accurate). I current have an 18.1" NEC (LCD1850E, IPS panel, 5+ yrs old) and a 19" Samsung (910v, PVA panel, 3+ yrs old). Among many things I am a graphic designer and color accuracy and wide-angles without color shift is very important. My current NEC is perfect with this and the difference with the samsung is quite big so I am quite hesitant with other panels other than IPS. However my current screens are quite old now, so I am pretty sure the technology today has drastically improved so I am considering a different model other than the NEC LCD2690WUXi and I need to select one from the following:

- Samsung SM-245T 24" (WS Samsung S-PVA panel)
- LG L245WP 24" (WS AU Optronics P-MVA panel)
- Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP-HC 24" (WS Samsung S-PVA panel)

I rarely play games on my computer, so its mainly Photoshop sRGB color mode for web work and occassionaly RGB and CMYK for print work... Quality is top priority.

So from the above list, the Samsung is the most expensive and it seems to be very well spec'd however it apparently uses the same panel as the Dell 2407WFP-HC Ultrasharp except that it doesn't have any ghosting issues that users reported with the Dell. I like the looks of the Dell and features but it is the cheapest from the lot so not sure if there is a quality cost for this such as the ghosting issue. So apparently the Samsung SM-245T is better than the Dell 2407WFP-HC model. So now it's the LG L245WP versus Samsung SM-245T The LG has a variation with the panel so not sure which is best from these two and it has more brightness. On the other hand the Samsung has faster response time so that's a plus for the occasional game I play and higher contrasts which is more important for me than the extra brightness I guess...

Can anyone share some opinions please?

 

[nitro666]

I didn't know that the Dell 30" (3007WFP-HC) has an s-ips panel but it turns out it does, it has a WS LG.Philips S-IPS panel. That's great and it almost cost as much as the Nec 26" however the only problem (for me at least) is the very high resolution. I am not sure if it will be a problem to design web graphics at 2560 x 1600 resolution, so I will have to make a few tests. The screen will be massive infront of me so there are other practical issues to consider. For video-editing, photo-editing, cad, print work, etc it's a dream! but my main business is web so I have to think this through Right now I am imagining a 2560x1600 in a small monitor which would be a nightmare as everything would be very tiny but on a 30" it might actually be comfortable. We'll see, if not like you said, I'll pre-order the Nec 26", unfortunately anything less than 24" will not work for me as I want to step up from the 19"/20" size.

 

[nitro666]

It turns out that 2560x1600 will be a problem for me. I usually have my applications maximized and with that resolution everything will be miles apart I current work with dual screens and have the same width, but of course apps maximimzed on one screen not both. 1920x1200 is perfect! I finding it a problem to work on 1280 width when I am designing web sites that look good on 1280x1024 as I don't have enough room, so I am going to stick with my original descision to buy the 26" NEC. I might consider the Samsung SM-245T 24" even though its not an s-ips panel but on the other hand since I am doing mostly web work not many users view my work with an s-ips so we'll see...