Which Monitor?

Chris Beard · 5 Nov 2009 at 10:37

Apologies for creating the equivalent of the "which cooler" thread but I always prefer to get up-to-the second recommendations rather than searching through older threads.

Now that's out of the way.

I've just changed my RMA on the Samsung I bought to refund from direct-replacement so I can think my purchase through more carefully.

I'd like to spend between £150 - £300. I would like a 24" or greater 1980x1200 or greater. I'd like a 16:10 ratio. I game and have noticed some ghosting on a 5ms screen, I don't watch many films on my PC, I don't do any 3D mondelling etc and don't need wide viewing angles. I have never noticed any banding. I'd like a DVI input. Would really like 0 dead/stuck pixel policy.

Any recommendations? Looking for bang for buck rather than fit within a £300 budget.

Guest2 · 5 Nov 2009 at 10:53

Dell 2209WA. Quality of quantity

NEC MultiSync EA231WMi-BK r other 23" IPA screen

Failing that my Samsung 2433BW was a good panel. Shame 2 died on me and the build quality is rather poor. I think the knackered panels were just the batch i had (early July 09)

edit - have a read of this -

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18073596

Chris Beard · 5 Nov 2009 at 11:10

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I really value resolution over black depth or faithful colour reproduction. TN 24" is probably my thing, even though it is a lesser tech.

If I were to go with a 24" TN screen are there any that are a cut above the rest?

Guest2 · 5 Nov 2009 at 11:32

Chris Beard said:
If I were to go with a 24" TN screen are there any that are a cut above the rest?

Probably the samsung one you had to replace. Though i would go with dell now as they are generally built better

wonderlust · 5 Nov 2009 at 20:21

is 23" too small?

If not Dell SP2309w Samsung TN panel 2048x1152 native resolution

Chris Beard · 5 Nov 2009 at 20:38

Would really like a 16:10 ratio. Thank you for the suggestion though, more are very welcome

r2d2 · 5 Nov 2009 at 21:51

teddy4 said:
is 23" too small?

If not Dell SP2309w Samsung TN panel 2048x1152 native resolution

This seems like a good plan. :cool:

Chris Beard · 6 Nov 2009 at 20:05

Right, at the frustration with samsung's customer service turn around time on e-mails I'm now looking at the Dell 2408WFP. The really annoying this is no-one seems to guarentee a perferct screen, some dead pixels are OK apparently. Boo I say, 1 dead Pixel is 1 too many.

Gamefreak501 · 8 Nov 2009 at 10:33

Although I can't comment about Dell TFT monitors, I have used Samsung, LG and Philips monitors so far.

I would put Philips on the bottom because of their build quality and the likelihood of dead pixels (my old Philips had 2 or 3 dead pixels on it, in the centre where they were both noticeable.

Regarding LG, I rate them quite highly, but a lot of them are VGA only - unless you start paying big money for DVI - however, the LG I had (it's now being used by my parents) had no dead pixels on it.

Out of the two Samsungs my Brother and myself have; neither has had dead pixels.

I went for a DVI 20" widescreen Samsung P2050 at the end to go with my 8800GTS - as a DVI to VGA adapter on my old LG monitor didn't work.

Just to complicate things for you further, I believe Ilyama guarantee all their flat panels are free of dead pixels - which was one of the reasons my Fiancee has one.

I hope this helps.

Chris Beard · 8 Nov 2009 at 12:10

It does, thank you gamefreak!

Chris Beard · 10 Nov 2009 at 17:17

OK, after much searching I (finally) managed to find a monitor manufactured to class 1 standards (zero pixel faults) at 1900x1200 24". It's a Fujitsu P24W-5 ECO IPS.

Does anyone know anything about this monitor?