OcUK L2442WD-VA or Dell 2407 E248WFP

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Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my monitor from a 20" Samsung Pebble 2032BW to one of the (titled) 24"'ers.

I can get the Dell 2407 E248WFP for about the same price (inc shipping) as the OcUK L2442WD-VA, so trying to work out which will be better. Mostly loads of standard Windows stuff and gaming, not overly bothered with video, and it won't be used with XB360/PS3.

So are there any compelling reasons to buy one over the other? Interestingly I can get the Dell with a zero-dead-pixel guarantee, and 4yrs onsite warranty, which at the moment is looking like swinging it for me.

Any advice greatly appreciated.
 
Apologies, it's the E248WFP.
Stupid sellers putting extra info on the end.

So what's wrong with the E248 then? Found a few reviews on it that seem quite positive, and it's more expensive than the OcUK one from OcUK (if that makes sense).

Cheers
 
So what's wrong with the E248 then? Found a few reviews on it that seem quite positive, and it's more expensive than the OcUK one from OcUK (if that makes sense).
The difference is that its a TN panel as apposed to a VA panel, this means it has worse viewing angles, so when you look at it from extreme angles the colours may invert for instance.

Heres a description of the differnt panel technologies, it really depends whats important for you which one you get. However generally the TN panels have the cheapest price tag in comparison to other panel technologies.
The OCuk monitor is such good value because it gives you a VA panel at a TN price, however it seems to be let down by reliability/ contamination of stock/ build quality and aesthetics imo.
hardop said:
TN film (Twisted Nematic)
- low manufacturing/retail costs
- restrictive viewing angles
- fast pixel response times
- dead pixels display white. Stuck pixels display RGB colors
- lower contrast levels means blacks are not as dark as VA based panels
- lower color reproduction

IPS (In Plane Switching)
- improved viewing angles over TN
- very good color reproduction
- slower pixel response times than TN
- dead pixels display black
- lower contrast levels means blacks are not as dark as VA based panels
Super-IPS (S-IPS)
- same as IPS except ...
- likely best color reproduction of all TFT
- less expensive to produce than IPS
- improved pixel response​
VA (Vertical Alignment) Technologies

MVA (Multidomain Vertical Alignment)
- compromise between TN and IPS technologies
- superior color reproduction over TN but not as good as IPS
- very good viewing angles but less than IPS
- higher contrast than TN or S-IPS means very good blacks
- dead pixels are black
- slower pixel response than TN or IPS
- details can be lost when directly viewing dark areas
Premium-MVA (P-MVA)
- same as MVA except ...
- "overdrive" technology increases pixel response but still slower than TN
- may have slightly degraded color reproduction due to "overdrive" process​
PVA (Patterned VA)
- same as MVA except ...
- larger viewing angles
- higher contrast levels means darkest blacks​
Super-PVA (S-PVA)
- same as PVA except ...
- “Magic Speed” (the Samsung equivalent to Overdrive) improves pixel response
- slightly improved color reproduction
- slightly improved viewing angles​
 
Thanks DavidB (also thanks to hardop for that original posting).
Just the info I was after (but was prob too lazy to track down myself).

OcUK one ordered and should be here tomorrow :)
 
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