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    Am I just unlucky with 23" IPS monitors?

    Hi, really looking for a few tips on a choice for a new monitor after making a bit of an error. I did my searching around and research and decided I would spend a bit extra and go for an Asus PA238Q 23 ProArt. Unfortunately I was disappointed with it to say the least, the levels of "backlight bleed" in bottom left and top right corners were just awful, it made watching Films impossible and even a bit of gaming was spoilt (on dark scenes). Found it just too distracting.

    I also found the anti-glare coating on the screen took a bit of getting used too, I’m used to using an oldish (very old?) GNR 17" TFT from many moons ago but the anti glare effect on the ASUS ProArt made the screen to me look almost dirty? Specifically on a white background (looking at web pages). Its since been returned and im back to looking for a new choice.

    I tried an AOC i2353Ph/Fh in a shop (cheaper but quite stylish looking) to see what i thought and in all honesty the backlight bleed effect was just as bad as the ASUS i returned, noticeable in shop lighting so that was a no go.

    Basically looking for advise on a monitor 21-23inch which has minimal (very low) backlight issues and doesn’t have an anti-glare coating on the front that makes the screen look like its covered in dust. Budget £200-£250 max. Monitor primarily used for the net and some gaming, mostly FPS games and X3 TC Space Sim game. (lots of dark space based scenes that backlight bleed is unwelcome in).

    I think I have narrowed it down to either a Dell U2312HM or HP ZR2740w but am open to suggestions if anyone has anything more suited?

    These really are picked from reviews I've read and I haven’t had a chance to see these monitors in use before I buy so would appreciate any user who use these in day to day operation . Is it a trait of IPS LED panels to suffer from backlight bleed issues where as TN LED panels don't have such issues or really have i just been unlucky with the monitors I bought and have been viewing?

    Many Thanks

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    Re: Am I just unlucky with 23" IPS monitors?

    First of all, welcome - I know you've been registered for a while but it's your first post.

    I recently bought a Dell U2312HM and hopefully I can shed a bit of light on it for you, unfortunately I have no experience of any other IPS monitors, and only have my old 22" iiyama TN monitor to compare to.

    First off - no back-light bleeding for me, none whatsoever so that should allay that fear - I know the Asus you bought seems to be fairly prone to it.

    2nd Anti-Glare - unfortunately the Dell has a noticeable haze on it. As you say white websites look 'dirty' but I'm quickly getting used to it.

    Other impressions - Lovely build quality as always from Dell, even the buttons for the OSD have a satisfying feel to them. The picture is superb, colours are bright and more vivid than the iiyama and viewing angles are 1000x better (although the iiyama was known for poor viewing angles, even for a TN!). The major surprise for me was the lack of ghosting - coming from one of the fastest 60hz monitors available (2ms) I was worried that the Dell would fall short during games but I can honestly say I haven't seen any - and I've looked. Overall I'm very pleased with my purchase and Dell's cast iron customer service was the deal clincher for me.

    Hope this helps.

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    Re: Am I just unlucky with 23" IPS monitors?

    I haven't had any backlight problems with my Dell IPS monitors either. Absolutely delighted with them, very high quality.

    The Acer on my other PC is pretty bad, but then it was a very cheap monitor (TN rather than IPS, fwiw). I can't vouch for AOC or Asus monitors, but I would suggest that if you get a bad Dell you need to send it back under DSR and try another one.

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    Re: Am I just unlucky with 23" IPS monitors?

    see list of reviews from www.tftcentral.co.uk which is easiest to browse here www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews if you already know what you want to look at

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    Re: Am I just unlucky with 23" IPS monitors?

    Another happy user of the Dell IPS range here - I've got a U2311 that I'm typing this on right now, which has absolutely no backlight bleed either. The very old 2005FPW that's sitting next to it has some unfortunately, so I'm not completely biased towards Dell, but they do make some cracking monitors most of the time!
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