Looking to replace my Dell 24" 2407 FPW

b.cummins

b.cummins

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Evening folks,

I am sure many have had the same dilemma, but I am finding my excellent monitor is starting to feel a little aged and would like one with better connectivity and a slimmer profile having downsized to a smaller desk.

I am still after a 24" and was looking at this particular monitor:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-072-DE

I was wondering if anyone has any experience or opinion on how it might compare, as the one thing I have noticed was the resolution being slightly lower at 1920x1080.
 
Why is the Dell 2407WFP such a great screen. I'm still rocking mine in vertical portrait mode next to my Dell 29 superwide as a second screen. It still looks fantastic. A true 'classic' monitor I reckon.
 
b.cummins said:
I was wondering if anyone has any experience or opinion on how it might compare, as the one thing I have noticed was the resolution being slightly lower at 1920x1080.
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I think it'll be a step down, tbh. You lose both vertical resolution and height, plus it's an IPS panel which means poorer black levels than the 2407's VA panel.

If I had to replace a 2407 right now for less than £250 I'd probably go for the 27" GW2760 if the extra width isn't a problem (it's the same height as a 2407, just wider) or the 24" GW2460 if there's no room for a 27.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-081-BQ&groupid=17&catid=510
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1120

You'd still lose vertial res, but both screens use VA panels so image quality will be fairly similar to the 2407.

The real trouble is the 2407 was a really good monitor and there's nothing directly comparable on the market now. I still have one that I use in portrait mode and the one and only contemporary monitor I've used that is unquestionably better in every way is the BenQ BL3200PT, but that's a 32" £500+ screen.
 
Hey,

It is a great screen! Maybe it can hang on for a bit longer..

DrBomb Thanks for coming back, sorry I didn't respond earlier as I've not been about.
I'm just curious as you specifically said less than £250, if I was willing to stretch to that budget are there any other models you would throw into the mix?
 
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mick4545 said:
Its the same resolution as your current monitor, different aspect ratio. Yours 16x10 that 16x9.
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its not the old dell is Resolution: 1,920 x 1,200,
and I dislike the 16 by 9 ,if you go up to a 1440 27inch the vertical height is more comparable to your existing monitor
 
So after the advice on this thread, my thoughts are immediately that the transition to the dell I linked to is more of a sidestep than an upwards one.

I am going to save up for a while with the view of replacing it with a 27" 2560x1440, which hopefully doesn't require a dual GPU configuration!
 
Lol, I have exactly the same problem! Those Dell's from yesteryear were just so darn good that nothing feels compelling... And I quite agree that you don't want to drop down to 1080 vertical, you'd be surprised at how much you'd miss that 10% of pixels. Only sensible choice is 1440p or higher.

2560x1440 is, I believe, completely viable on a single GPU, as long as its a 770 or similar/better.

Check out plenty of reviews before buying though, your old Dell has a particularly good colour gamut and you could easily end up looking at duller hues :S
 
I keep being told this, I forget the thing cost me £800 back in the day clearly there's a good reason for that!

a 770 is the territory I was looking at so at least I'm covered on that angle :-)

That AOC is a nice looking piece of kit, compares well to the Dell then by the sounds of it?
 
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