Dell 2407 Dot Pitch

[aldel]

Hi folks,

I would like to gain from Dell 2407 owners' views if I may. I have read as many reviews and info on this forum on the Dell 2407 as I can find, and not seen any input on the coarse (0.27) pixel dot pitch of this monitor. The 30" and 20" models are finer at 0.25 pitch.
I currently run an Iiyama 22" Pro514 CRT which has 0.24 dot pitch which is excellent but starting to fail.
I am considering the 2407 to gain more viewing space. I want it for surfing, website work, photography, DVD and watching TV via a PCI card with games being a lower priority. I have concerns about possible poor text quality at lower than the highest resolutions with such a high pixel pitch. I well remember the old 0.28 pitch CRTs !!
There are some finer pitch LCDs out there but at a huge cost and none seem to have all the features of the 2407.

Thanks for any feedback,
Aldel

 

[Baddass]

pixel pitch on an LCD works a little differently to a CRT. It determines the distance between adjacent pixels and is dictated by the size of the screen and the resolution (since an LCD has a fixed native resolution based on the size of the liquid crystal matrix. As a result, all 24" screens have 1920 x 1200 res, and so all have the same dot pitch. From using a 2405FPW for a couple of years i'd say there is certainly no issue with text clarity or text size on a 24" TFT. I've tested several 20"WS models too, and while the text is a little smaller, it doesnt really impact sharpness or clarity. 19" models look noticably a little larger imo, but again, not really an issue. You'll find most people have no issue with text clarity on LCD's, it tends to be very good.

 

[aldel]

Thanks for the re-assuring info.
My choice is gradually swinging around to the 2407. Justing waiting a few more days to finally convince myself. OC's price with 4 years waranty seems good.
Should I expect to see at least one dead pixel on a new one or is that a rarety?

I feel it is a great pity that none of the retail stores seem to display them as you can't beat actually seeing one in the flesh so to speak.

Thanks, aldel

 

[StevenG]

pixels are luck of the draw. most monitors dont suffer from this. out of 6 TFT's ive owned only 1 has had pixel problems.

The monitor itself, i thought they looked big in pics but are bigger in person and much better than i thought there just amazing screens. Buy one now!

StevenG