Monitor size?

Bhogal · 27 Sep 2011 at 06:10

I am looking for a monitor for my soon to be new computer, but am not sure what size I should be looking at. I am looking between 22"-24". A bit of a general question, but which is better?

smilertoo · 27 Sep 2011 at 14:10

of all the screens ive had 24" was the sweet spot.

pat_c · 27 Sep 2011 at 15:07

22" used to be sweet spot of pricing vs utility last year, but now most of the factories are flooding the market with 24", which is now the best price/performance. From the massive drop in pricing of the 27", that I hazard a guess will be the sweet spot next year or year after.

Bhogal · 27 Sep 2011 at 16:43

24" it is then. I have seen a lot of 24" actually be 23.6", except BenQ. Which is the best 24" for around £150-£180?

Moeks · 27 Sep 2011 at 16:44

I'm not so sure that's true, 27" at 1920x1080 is just not a nice as a 24" imo, however if you can afford to buy something like the Dell U2711 which has a resolution of 2560x1440 then ...maybe yea.

I consider 22-24" to be the best place to be, unless you can afford to buy the high res IPS 27-30" displays ...however consider that for that kind of display you need a bit more space too.

Bhogal said:
24" it is then. I have seen a lot of 24" actually be 23.6", except BenQ. Which is the best 24" for around £150-£180?

For that price, unless you specifically require lots of extra inputs, the LG IPS231P-BN is the best display you can get, it's a vastly superior IPS panel rather than a TN. Until this LG came out, it was preciously unheard of to get an IPS display for much less than about 250 pounds. Also don't undervalue the usefulness of a height adjustable stand (not relevant if you have a VESA arm or monitor stand I suppose).

Bhogal · 27 Sep 2011 at 16:45

Moeks said:
I'm not so sure that's true, 27" at 1920x1080 is just not a nice as a 24" imo, however if you can afford to buy something like the Dell U2711 which has a resolution of 2560x1440 then ...maybe yea.

I consider 22-24" to be the best place to be, unless you can afford to buy the high res IPS 27-30" displays ...however consider that for that kind of display you need a bit more space too.

Yep, out of price range

Bhogal · 28 Sep 2011 at 23:28

Can anyone tell me who has the best warranty for dead pixels on monitors.
Thanks

Bhogal · 28 Sep 2011 at 23:48

Also, am considering the BenQ G2420H DBL (24"), any suggestions on this? Reviews seem to be very good

Bhogal · 29 Sep 2011 at 00:15

Moeks said:
I'm not so sure that's true, 27" at 1920x1080 is just not a nice as a 24" imo, however if you can afford to buy something like the Dell U2711 which has a resolution of 2560x1440 then ...maybe yea.

I consider 22-24" to be the best place to be, unless you can afford to buy the high res IPS 27-30" displays ...however consider that for that kind of display you need a bit more space too.

For that price, unless you specifically require lots of extra inputs, the LG IPS231P-BN is the best display you can get, it's a vastly superior IPS panel rather than a TN. Until this LG came out, it was preciously unheard of to get an IPS display for much less than about 250 pounds. Also don't undervalue the usefulness of a height adjustable stand (not relevant if you have a VESA arm or monitor stand I suppose).

Only just realised the price of this monitor. It is a possibility!

dalehitchy1 · 29 Sep 2011 at 01:11

Bhogal said:
Also, am considering the BenQ G2420H DBL (24"), any suggestions on this? Reviews seem to be very good

Just Ordered 3 of these monitors... There coming Friday .... Will let u know

Bhogal · 29 Sep 2011 at 01:14

dalehitchy1 said:
Just Ordered 3 of these monitors... There coming Friday .... Will let u know

Cool. Shame no HDMI though, otherwise would have been even better. Saying that, great price. Any ideas if these are height adjustable/tilt?

dalehitchy1 · 29 Sep 2011 at 01:23

Bhogal said:
Cool. Shame no HDMI though, otherwise would have been even better. Saying that, great price. Any ideas if these are height adjustable/tilt?

Dnt think they are..... The g2420hdb (none led version) has hdmi tho

Bhogal · 29 Sep 2011 at 01:34

dalehitchy1 said:
Dnt think they are..... The g2420hdb (none led version) has hdmi tho

Yea, think I prefer LED ovr HDMI connection though

Yaayuh! · 29 Sep 2011 at 08:28

Bhogal said:
Cool. Shame no HDMI though, otherwise would have been even better. Saying that, great price. Any ideas if these are height adjustable/tilt?

You can tilt slightly but no height adjustment.

Spikey Willow · 29 Sep 2011 at 08:34

I bought a 22" a few years ago. Loved it at the time, now I'm itching for something bigger.

Bhogal · 29 Sep 2011 at 08:40

Spikey Willow said:
I bought a 22" a few years ago. Loved it at the time, now I'm itching for something bigger.

Oh well. That clears that up.

Bhogal · 29 Sep 2011 at 08:42

Rossi~ said:
You can tilt slightly but no height adjustment.

Ok thanks. Shame but not biggy I guess. Then again can't really complain for price.