Picking a new 24" IPS monitor

JamesPearlEX · 24 May 2014 at 12:31

I've decided that it is time to get myself a 24" IPS Monitor. My budget is ~£220. I preferably want a 5ms response time as I like my games (is 5ms even noticeable over 8ms in games?) and 16:10 aspect ratio. I'm not fussed about having HDMI, speakers/audio pass through or USB ports. I am also not too fussed about having a fancy stand as I will probably end up getting a clamp on dual monitor stand for my desk.
So far I have found these options:
AOC I2460PXQU
iiyama X2485WS-B1
Asus VS24AHL
BenQ BL2411PT
Dell U2412m
I have found very limited information about the first 3 monitors but it seems that the AOC and iiyama monitors are not better than the other options. A problem I found with the Asus monitor is that it doesn't seem to have 1:1 pixel mapping therefore allowing it to run in 16:9 as/when/if you want to. Does anyone know if any of the other monitors have this problem? The BenQ BL2411PT has the same panel as the ASUS monitor above, but it is set up differently. I keep seeing the Dell U2412m popping up as well. Is this still a viable option? It is quite an old model and they are not that widely available. Also, with it being an older model does the dead pixel policy still stand?

Has anyone got any input on which monitor to get or any other options I could look at? I wouldn't mind getting a 16:9 monitor if it was much better than any 16:10 options.

Straz · 24 May 2014 at 12:44

Depends how seriously you take your games, for almost all genres the input lag from most IPS screens won't be too much of an issue - if you play any competitive fps games such as CS or BF4 then you may notice some input lag, again this isn't always an issue if you just play casually.

My vote would be the BenQ out of those. Maybe I've just been lucky but 4+ monitors all perfect on arrival and no problems with back light bleed or dead/stuck pixels.

JamesPearlEX · 24 May 2014 at 12:53

I do play CS and BF4, but I don't think I'm really good enough to notice tiny amounts of input lag and I have a friend with a P2414H who doesn't notice any problems in CS. Also from what I've read about the BenQ monitor, it seemed to have the lowest input lag and was very snappy. A downside to the BenQ in my opinion, is that the bezel makes it look a bit cheap and plasticy compared to some of the others.

altrewin · 24 May 2014 at 13:11

Personally I would look at either of these
YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2414H 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Midnight Grey £191.99
1 x Dell Professional P2414H 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £185.99
Total : £392.98 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Reviews:
http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/dell-p2414h
http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/dell-u2414h
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I have the P2414H myself, lovely monitor and once calibrated a bit (I used the settings from the review) it produces some lovely colours. Easily my favourite monitor atm bar the U2414H (only because of the bezel).

JamesPearlEX · 24 May 2014 at 13:25

altrewin said:
Personally I would look at either of these
YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2414H 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Midnight Grey £191.99
1 x Dell Professional P2414H 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £185.99
Total : £392.98 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Reviews:
http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/dell-p2414h
http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/dell-u2414h
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I have the P2414H myself, lovely monitor and once calibrated a bit (I used the settings from the review) it produces some lovely colours. Easily my favourite monitor atm bar the U2414H (only because of the bezel).

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree about the bezel on the U2414H, it puts me off as well. Also, I'm not a fan of the inputs on the U2414H. Are either of these two monitors good enough to justify getting 16:9 over 16:10?

PCM2 · 24 May 2014 at 13:33

JamesPearlEX said:
Thanks for the suggestions. I agree about the bezel on the U2414H, it puts me off as well. Also, I'm not a fan of the inputs on the U2414H. Are either of these two monitors good enough to justify getting 16:9 over 16:10?

That's quite a personal choice really and what you use now may dictate which direction you take. The BenQ BL2411PT gives a much nicer experience than older models like the Dell U2412M - it has a better colour gamut, better responsiveness, lighter matte screen surface and flicker-free backlight. The P2414H and U2414H share these advantages but are cheaper than the BL2411PT - albeit they are 16:9 with the slightly lower resolution.

JamesPearlEX · 24 May 2014 at 14:33

PCM2 said:
That's quite a personal choice really and what you use now may dictate which direction you take. The BenQ BL2411PT gives a much nicer experience than older models like the Dell U2412M - it has a better colour gamut, better responsiveness, lighter matte screen surface and flicker-free backlight. The P2414H and U2414H share these advantages but are cheaper than the BL2411PT - albeit they are 16:9 with the slightly lower resolution.

I prefer DVI and DP over HDMI as my 770 only has one HDMI output and I wouldn't use the speakers built into the monitor if it had them anyway. I also like having a VGA port on the monitor as it gives me more options of what I can plug into it. I also prefer 16:10 over 16:9 as the extra vetrical space increases productivity and is useful when doing work.

Will16valver · 25 May 2014 at 20:11

how can you even tell which monitors are IPS? am i just being blind?

heighnub · 25 May 2014 at 20:46

For what it's worth, I spent an age looking at 24" 1920x1200 screens and settled on the Benq after reading the review over at pcmonitors.info (http://pcmonitors.info/reviews/benq-bl2411pt). I considered the older U2412HM but was put off by reports of the anti-glare coating.

I didn't end up getting it though as I'm still debating a 24" vs 27".

I'd personally pay more and avoid the newer Dell's because of their reduced vertical resolution, although you can somewhat compensate for this by moving the taskbar to the side.

faceman123 · 27 May 2014 at 04:38

dell they are better

LeeC22 · 7 Jun 2014 at 01:14

I recently set a system up for a friend and he got the Benq BL2411PT. He wanted a 27" 1920x1080 but I advised the 24" 1920x1200 because it was going to be purely a work monitor, no gaming or movie watching involved. I told him that the extra pixels would be far more beneficial than simply bigger pixels. He wasn't willing to spend more to get a higher res 27", so the Benq was ideal.

I am incredibly picky with monitors, but I was impressed with it. I would have no hesitation in getting a pair of them, if I had the space for two 24" screens.

The thing is though, of all the things you can buy for a PC, monitors are absolutely the most personal choice thing you will buy. You really have to see it for yourself to judge. They are very much a "One man's meat..." scenario. Accept that you might have to return a couple... or in my case, six (at which point I gave up)... and just keep buying/returning until you find the one that's right. Even if you get the right model for you, you might still have to deal with panel inconsistencies.

They're the biggest PITA to buy, out of any PC component.

Yamahahahahaha · 11 Jun 2014 at 12:08

Thanks for the recommendations all. My BL2411PT arrived last night and it's just about everything you could want from an IPS 60hz monitor. Colours are almost spot-on out of the box and the most significant thing I've done is turned the brightness down from an eye-watering 100 to 33. No sign of any backlight bleed or dead pixels yet, touch wood.

I wish there was more to say about it but it literally does everything it says on the tin. Persistence is extremely low compared to my S-IPS TV and older 1ms TN monitor which means it'll be fine for gaming.

This will keep me going until the next generation of monitors arrive with 120hz+ refresh rates.