the best 24 inch monitor?

Phoenixdancer said:
At below £200 you won't get much for your money..
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That's a leading statement really, but I'll bite. I'd say you get a lot for your money if you're spending just £150-£200. I find it (for my and most peoples usage) a lot harder to justify more than twice that amount on a Dell IPS for the sake of a bit better colour reproduction and viewing angles (at the sacrifice of response too quite often).

I think what you're trying to say is that you won't get a top notch monitor for less than £200, which is, of course, very true.
 
I have had a couple of Ultra sharp dell,s in systems I have built and they are very nice but I dont think they are worth the £200+ over the price of the Samsung for everday use...
 
alexhull24 said:
That's a leading statement really, but I'll bite. I'd say you get a lot for your money if you're spending just £150-£200. I find it (for my and most peoples usage) a lot harder to justify more than twice that amount on a Dell IPS for the sake of a bit better colour reproduction and viewing angles (at the sacrifice of response too quite often).

I think what you're trying to say is that you won't get a top notch monitor for less than £200, which is, of course, very true.
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Its not simply "abit more colour"

- There is so many connections its beyond usefull :P
- 178 by 178 viewing angles.
- No colour change from angles.
- Response time is much improved on new IPS and PVA monitors.
- Stand is Much better.
- Look so much nicer.
- Backlight more uniform and shouts perfection...

Thats why you pay over £400 for a 24".. Oh and its 1920x1200.

I hate useing a TN pannel... cus i dont sit allways directly infront of my monitors and also i sit close
 
I said a bit better colour reproduction, if you're going to quote me at least get it right. I stand by that and my other comments, I'm aware of the differences between those monitors and I don't doubt how good the Dell is, but I still disagree with your original statement about not getting much for your money at below £200. It's simply not true, you get much more for your money respectively compared to spending £450 on the Dell. I don't think many are going to disagree with that interpretation. It's more than twice as much (almost 3x as much in some cases). For the vast majority of people it makes sod all difference, really. I'd love to have one if I could afford it, they're really nice monitors.
 
alexhull24 said:
Tha I find it (for my and most peoples usage) a lot harder to justify more than twice that amount on a Dell IPS for the sake of a bit better colour reproduction and viewing angles (at the sacrifice of response too quite often).
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For my own use I've always gone for Dell Ultrasharp or similar but I echo that sentiment for most users. Even at the Dell Ultrasharp level there can be a lot of variation in quality and going for even dearer panels such as the NEC 2490WUXi or the seriously expensive Eizo range doesn't give that much better results.

So if someone doesn't want or need the slightly better picture or features of more expensive models I always suggest they get a cheaper one and if anything use the saving to just change it a little more frequently to benefit from improving technology.
 
The OP said a monitor for around £170... So why are people saing he should buy a £400+ screen...???

For around the £170 mark the Samsung B2430 is a superb screen..
 
Many people seem to totally ignore the fact that not only do the Dell ultra sharpes consume far too much power and get far too hot (for long life span) but they also have the most hideous anti glare coating on them. It's almost like looking thru vaseline. All well and good having great colour reproduction but it's not so good when looking thru the Dells film. If you have moded 1 of these panels to remove the coating you will know what I mean.
I have the 2209WA ultrasharp (amongst other screens) and although good quality there is certainly issues with the much hailed ultra sharpe range. Don't really get why people choose to overlook these issues. (prolly cause they have spent so much and *think* it must be the best)
Over priced, over hot and over rated. You can easily get a monitor as good (if not better) than a dell for much less cost. (don't even get me started on the 27" and 30" Dell ultra sharpes)
Try a HP or Samsung. BenQ are good value for low end budget but just don't expect too much from their monitors. Keep in mind the price. The midrange monitors for 24" give the best pound to performance ratio.
 
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