New 24"+ non-tn monitor

jmhduck · 25 Mar 2009 at 12:55

Hi Guys,

So very soon - within the next 4 months I'll be in the market for a new widescreen. I used to have the OcUK 24" *VA widescreen which my parents now have, this was pretty good although the input was a bit dodgy. I really don't want anything smaller than a 24" and I don't see the point in going for anything higher unless the res is higher as well. Budget probably 600 max for 30" and 400 max for 24" (obviously the cheaper the better though, this is slightly variable I'm not going to not get a monitor because it costs another 10 more etc)

So any suggestions?

Hudzy · 25 Mar 2009 at 15:13

I'll start with the NEC 24WMGX3. Love mine.

jmhduck · 25 Mar 2009 at 15:24

Yeah the NEC 24WMGX3 does look great. Do you know if the contrast ratio of 2000:1 is real or using *special* techniques (ie some panels are 1000:1 and then use some special technique to increase it to 20000 etc). EDIT: just answered my own question by checking tftcentral it's using dynamic to increase to 2000:1.

eggcup · 28 Mar 2009 at 18:04

Hudzy said:
I'll start with the NEC 24WMGX3. Love mine.

+1

smogsy · 28 Mar 2009 at 18:08

LP2475w tbh
review here
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm

jmhduck · 28 Mar 2009 at 18:21

Is the LP2475w available in the UK?

perkele · 28 Mar 2009 at 20:07

Yesterday I got a BENQ FP241W.

Can't fault it so far, games are good, viewing angles are good, colours are sharp, a good recommendation from here.

smogsy · 28 Mar 2009 at 20:23

jmhduck said:
Is the LP2475w available in the UK?

yes i have to of them i got them from a competitor

jmhduck · 28 Mar 2009 at 20:35

smogsy said:
LP2475w tbh
review here
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm

It's the same price as the NEC with lower cd/m2 rating and lower contrast - well at least where I just looked

.

RickST · 28 Mar 2009 at 20:56

I have two Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP Love them, will be adding a third shortly

ViRuS2k · 29 Mar 2009 at 03:57

another here with NEC

best pannel evah

95thrifles · 29 Mar 2009 at 06:58

smogsy said:
LP2475w tbh
review here
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm

+1

They used to sell here, I got one at the time, its awesome, dont know why OcUK stopped stocking them

jmhduck · 29 Mar 2009 at 09:22

What do people think of the Hyundai w240D? I can get one of these reasonably cheap - well compared to the other models mentioned.

smogsy · 29 Mar 2009 at 10:29

jmhduck said:
It's the same price as the NEC with lower cd/m2 rating and lower contrast - well at least where I just looked .

the NEC is using dynamic constrat ratio which is ok but can make it look horrid at times, on very fast transitions. you also get more connections on the HP & a IPS panel rather than PVA. its up to you though

Ardbeg · 29 Mar 2009 at 12:34

smogsy said:
the NEC is using dynamic constrat ratio which is ok but can make it look horrid at times, on very fast transitions. you also get more connections on the HP & a IPS panel rather than PVA. its up to you though

Both have the same 1000:1 static contrast ratios and the NEC does have a 500 cd/m2 rather than the HP's 400cd/m2 .....but we are splitting hairs here! means next to nothing in real use situations.

I went for a NEC WMGX3, to replace my aging Sammy 970P. I recieved it on Friday and can say it a brilliant display, no dead pixels or backlight bleed whatsoever and very well built. Biggest problem i have is getting used to the extra real estate. :cool:

Don't think you can go wrong with the NEC or HP tbh.

jmhduck · 29 Mar 2009 at 12:56

Doesn't having extra cd/m2 mean that the panel will last longer as you can increase the brightness due to the display dimming over time? My Belinea 10 20 30 (or whatever the old model number was), looked great when I first got it but after a couple of years the colours started to look washed out etc.

Baddass · 30 Mar 2009 at 15:35

Ardbeg said:
Both have the same 1000:1 static contrast ratios and the NEC does have a 500 cd/m2 rather than the HP's 400cd/m2 .....but we are splitting hairs here! means next to nothing in real use situations.

maximum brightness makes little difference really in practice, since it would be rare to ever need to run at levels of 400 - 500 cd/m2! once calibrated to a sensible 120 cd/m2, the 24WMGX3 offered a 642:1 contrast ratio whereas the HP LP2475W was 694:1. The black depth on the HP is better than on the NEC, and gives you a better contrast ratio as a result. surprisingly really considering it's an H-IPS panel vs AMVA, but a good result from both really

both very good screens, although i'd say the NEC is a better screen for multimedia, video, gaming use, and HP is better for office, desktop, general, photos work. depends on your needs i guess

milkinc13 · 30 Mar 2009 at 20:00

smogsy said:
LP2475w tbh
review here
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm

agreed, brilliant monitor

jmhduck · 30 Mar 2009 at 20:09

Baddass said:
maximum brightness makes little difference really in practice, since it would be rare to ever need to run at levels of 400 - 500 cd/m2! once calibrated to a sensible 120 cd/m2

Does that mean that what I thought about higher cd/m2 helping the monitor last longer is incorrect?

Baddass · 31 Mar 2009 at 08:56

doesn't really make the monitor last longer, no. The maximum cd/m2 is just the max brightness the CCFL backlighting can output at maximum intensity. In theory, this can help secure a good contrast ratio, as long as black depth is decent, but apart from that it means very little in general use. Considering you will nearly always need to turn the brightness down a lot, and ideally calibrate the screen to a comfortable setting like 120 cd/m2 brightness, it doesnt really matter what the max cd/m2 is that the screen can display. dont think it makes any difference to life time of the backlighting at all....