Monitor Prices

MadMan-JaMeS · 3 Apr 2011 at 16:16

Hey guys,

How do monitor prices reduce over time ?

I am looking to buy a new monitor around 24" to replace my samsung syncmaster 2033SW, but i'm not sure how much to sell it for 2nd hand ?

i brought it last year from ocuk around september time....

Really wanna get the P2450H, but can't justify spending the full price without getting something back so hoping to sell my old one to help fund it

Just looking for a general price since i have posted in the price check forum with no joy and can't find anything on google or the bay

Mr Krugga · 3 Apr 2011 at 16:29

That Samsung 2033SW sells for £116 new and I would say it depreciates by 30% a year.

Around £80 including delivery that is.

cmndr_andi · 3 Apr 2011 at 16:32

Hi there,

I just responded to your price check thread. However, I won't repeat it here as you shouldn't do price checks on the general forums.

As for monitors going down in price over time - it really tends to be the most popular sizes and resolutions that see true price reductions (mainly due to economies of scale). At the moment this tends to be 22in and 24in 1080p TN monitors. Monitors which are smaller than this generally don't drop so much (and in terms of pixels/size per £ offer generally worse value) - same for the larger or higher quality monitors (however there are a few good value TN 27in monitors).

If you are hoping the P2540H will drop in price - then you may well see the price drop ~£20, as the price does vary constantly (it may be worth waiting for it to be on a daily or weekly deal). However, I really don't expect to see it going anywhere below £160.

PCM2 · 3 Apr 2011 at 16:32

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but I will give you some background on the P2450H. The Samsung P2450H was due to go EOL (end of life) in late summer or early autumn last year. I contacted Samsung's PR department to see if they could supply one for review as I was getting considerable demand and question after question about this model. They had told me with confirmation from Samsung that the model was to be discontinued and 'replaced' by the B2430 et al... Then about a month later I am informed by Samsung's PR department that due to 'demand' the P2450H was being pushed out again to the retailers (see this report). Due to the very short period of time here I don't think it ever reached a cut off point for most retailers (I believe OcUK always had a constant supply) but some retailers saw demand outstrip supply with replacement stock dwindling. The reasons I can think of for this demand is the aesthetics of the P2450H and solid all-round performance. It offers similar performance to the B2430H once you've fiddled with the settings a bit although it is a little weaker out of the box. The main differences are therefore aesthetic and it's personal opinion as to whether the square look trumps the round look - it's certainly different and somewhat unique in the price range so I think this drove the demand.

The upshot of this is that it has the 'desireable factor' that allows manufacturers to get away with pushing up the price a little. I believe it was available for around £160 before its 'reintroduction' (it was £190 when it was first launched) and although it occasionally approaches the £160 level on 'special offer' generally costs more. This same 'factor' can be applied to new monitors that launch - often a monitor will not get considerably cheaper if it is 'replaced' by a new model - it will either go EOL or if it offers something different (as above) stay at a similar price or even go up slightly. For the newly launched model, however, you may find prices reduced considerarably a few months after launch. The best example I can think for this is the XL2370 - costing around £270 at launch last August and now available for around £200. The LG W2363D (which is a Full HD 3D monitor) found itself in an ever-more crowded market. Despite being a very good monitor it didn't receive the same kind of recognition as other 120Hz monitors (such as the BenQ XL2410T, Samsung 2233RZ and ASUS VG236HE). Now that it is available for under £200 (something that is thus far unheard of for 3D monitors of this resolution) maybe it could turn a few heads. Another Samung model, the BX2450, has also reduced in price (to a 'low' of around £200) but is now available for £230 from most places, which is still lower than the £260 launch price. Given all of this and the fact that the P2450H has undergone all the price reductions it's likely to receive don't expect too much movement here.