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Nemesis379

Nemesis379

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I had the Asus ve247h which i didn't like at all, then i tried a UE32D5000 but was way too big and had bad blacks.

I've been looking at the U2312HM but i hear there's a problem with some sort of grainy AG coating on the monitor?

Max i'm gonna spend is £150-£300.

Cheers.
 
Hi there,

The Dell 2412M and U2311HM are very nice monitors, so either one is a good buy.

As for the 0.6ms, that would be input lag vs CRT of the U2312HM. This is a very good figure, but to be fair the U2412M offers an input lag 9.4ms which is also very good (under one frame). As for response time, from the TFTcentral tests they say they is pretty much on-par, though the U2312HM is slightly better.

However, if you plan to run an Xbox on one of these monitors then you would probably best with the U2312HM - due to it's 16:9 aspect ratio and 1920x1080 resolution. The U2412M is better for desktop use and (many would say) PC gaming - but on Xbox gaming and watching widescreen movies a 16:9 monitor is a better bet. Also, since the U2412M doesn't do 1:1 pixel mapping then it will vertically stretch a 16:9 image output from a console, which isn't ideal.

As for the anti-glare coating, this is basically a standard thing with Dell monitors which are in reality professional/office monitors. So they don't have the shiny surfaces and vibrancy of competing consumer focused monitors - but instead the anti-glare is very effective and the image quality is still very nice.
 
The U2412M is not good for movies either, which is the reason I got rid of mine. As said it's a great office/pro monitor, and OK for PC gaming, but that's it.
 
Decent yes, tons even! Perfect? no.
The Dells are very decent only drawback is the AG-coating (which some even prefer!) but the only thing that's somewhat comparable with a much less noticeable coating is the Samsung S242A850D but it has backlight issues. It is another decent monitor though, just not perfect ;)
 
I just want a decent monitor that has adjustable stand (portrait ect), good for movies (deep blacks) and games.

Also not bright monitor as my eyes can't look at a black text/white page for too long as eyes start to strain.

Another forum a guy has suggested me the XL2420T, this monitor looks amazing but I don't have a clue if it will be any good for my main purposes.

I don't play hardcore FPS on my computer only games like HoN, WoW, TF2 & Orcs Must Die!, but do play FPS on Xbox 360 so...

In all honesty mate what would you suggest for a max price of £300?
 
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I'd go for the u2312m aside from the AG coating it is pretty much perfect, if you're even bothered by it you most likely already wont notice its there after just a few days.
 
Recieved this monitor today, love the stand/look, good colours i've calibrated it so it's all good, the only fault i would say is that it has a slight backlight bleed on the bottom right hand corner, but i can live with it.
 
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Dood you should have gone with the benq xl2420t, i have oneof these for my pc and xbox and it is amazing. I changed from a dell u2711 due to the aggressive ag coating but absolutely lovethebenq. Too late i believe.
 
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