Which 24" monitor to go for?

Well if you're mostly gaming I'd say the Samsung, but if you do photo processing, office work etc the IPS panel would probably be better. The only reason I say that rather than just the IPS is that they can sometimes have worse response times and slight blurring on fast movement, especially the cheaper IPS panels. I haven't used that one though, so I'm in no position to comment specifically, they're just my general thoughts.

I'm going to order the B2430H soon if I see nothing better. Also going to ask OcUK to price match too, they're £10 more expensive than somewhere else that also offers free delivery.

I'm interested in the BX2450 too, but comments on it are few and far between, plus it can't be VESA mounted *I think*.
 
shipinabottle said:
Am I allowed to link a competitor despite OCUK not selling the BX2450?

if not contact me via email in trust?
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Hi mate, unfortunately not, I did send you an email through trust though. What do you think of the monitor besides your initial comments then? Any downsides to that model? If it's less than £200 it's a serious contender for me, I like the design quite a bit in comparison to the B2430H, and if the panels and IQ are similar, that's a deciding factor. I know that seems almost superficial, but it'll be in the middle of my desk, elevated, for about 3 years.
 
I prefer the look of the former, but it's now an older model than the latter and perhaps a little highly priced. Anyway, I'm going backwards here.

There is nowhere that does the BX2450 for less than £200, so I think I have to decide between the B2430L and B2430H, which should be easy! Do I need HDMI or not is the question. I don't have it on my 226BW and forsee no use for it on that panel, so I may as well save the money.

Is the panel in the B2430H and B2430L the same though? I imagine it is.

Now the only other problem - best price for B2430H on the net in a 2 min search is £136.30 with free delivery. OcUK price - £159.99 including free delivery. £23.69 saving to go elsewhere. Hmmm, I think if this is the one to go for I'll give OcUK a chance to match it, I'd much rather buy from them, but the cheaper price is a large reputable retailer too.
 
I have been looking at the Samsungs also. The HDMI port is not the only difference as the 2430L screen is only 23.6 inch compared to 24 inch of the 2430H.
 
Went for the P2450H on offer at OcUK in the end.

My first impressions (copied from another thread):

I got my P2450H yesterday. I'm planning to write a more detailed review, not long, but also with pictures when I'm ready. I'll give my first impressions though:

Pros:

Great looking monitor. Very nice.
Good size, ideal with Aero Snap.
Contrast is good, better than my old monitor for sure.
Quite good amount of customisation available on the OSD.
Scaling of non-native resolutions to full panel size is much, much better than my old Samsung 226BW. Shame I won't be using that feature.
Response initially looks great, no trails or artifacts observed yet. Conversely, my old monitor at 2ms used overdrive and produced white trails. This appears to be much more a true 2ms panel rather than an overdriven 5ms. That or the overdrive is miles and miles better. Samsung call this 'overdrive' RTA (Response Time acceleration) I believe.

Cons:

Stand is rubbish. No weight to it and as such the thing wobbles everywhere. Will probably need a desk mount.
Touch buttons take a little getting used to, not a major issue but may annoy some.
Settings out of the box are pretty far off perfect. Brightness wayyy too high like most new monitors really. Seems to have a slight dominance in green, though my old one was the same with blue before some tweaking. I think this one will need more thorough calibration.
Vertical viewing angle is quite poor. This is probably eccentuated because of the size of the panel (at the same distance from my face as the 22"). However, this is expected with any TN panel. I think a more adjustable stand will help alleviate this for me somewhat.

Overall, not the large jump in IQ I was expecting from my last panel. I think rather than a bad thing about the P2450H, this is more of really high praise for the 226BW. It was leaps and leaps ahead the Hanns G I had before that. The P2450H is a good picture with potential to be absolutely cracking once it's set up right. The only big let down is the stand, but it doesn't offer less than most in this price range anyway.

Very pleased with my purchase, the extra real estate will come in handy. Without seeing in the flesh the competition, IQ is hard to place within all new monitors.
 
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