24" Monitor Recommendations

[shrek101]

£195 inc shipping below for the Yaruka cant vouch for the company though as I haven't used them before

http://www.dclstore.co.uk/products.asp?prod=1170

[rufeo]

From what I can tell the DGM screens may be either TN or VA panels but the Yuraku all seem to be VA. I'm still researching this myself so please don't take this as gospel but I'm looking to buy one tomorrow and want to make sure I get a VA panel so unles I find out otherwise I'll be getting a Yuraku panel. If anyone has any more info on this I'd be delighted to hear it

As an aside, the Yuraku are HDCP compliant so a PS3 will work with it via DVI.

To the OP, if you really want the cheapest 24" and be almost guaranteed a VA panel then the yuraku is by far the best choice. no issues about it being a TN panel like the digimates that found elsewhere, you've already got quite alot of links to them as well!

I'm after a 24" monitor too, but I'm dubious about the Yuraku, having read so many horror stories about their build quality.

I was obsessing over getting something really good, and having read numerous forum threads I was resigned to waiting for the Rev A01 of the Dell 2408, even though it's far more money than I'd like to spend.

Then we got a batch of cheapo 22" Hanns-G Hi221Ds at work, and they look fine to me! Obviously the panel must be TN at that price, but I can't see what the problem is. No doubt I'd see it with two different monitors side by side, but for the difference in price I don't think it would be worth it. Sure, I do some photo editing, but I'm no professional. I'd like something a little better than the Hanns-G though.

Given that, can anyone recommend the best 24" monitor for someone who doesn't think TN panels are the spawn of satan?

http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...-dillemma.html

Here's a link to a comparison between the two dell 24" monitors, one being a TN panel and the other a PVA. For about 330 quid you can get a hyundai w240d pva panel from scan. I've got one and it's great, did breakdown recently but the customer service was great. from pick up till they repaired it and delivered it back it took less than a week

How do you know which panel it is?

I am on look out for a 24" hope its fine with my new rig with a Nvidia GTX260 for games and other stuff

I was tempted to pay that bit more for that lovely Dell for around £400 but as just packed in my p/t job I dont want to be silly spending a lot of money if I can

If you want the cheapest then get a yuraku, steer clear of the digimates if you can. as for the same price you get the best chance of a PVA panel and also the benefit of having HDCP which the digimates don't have. If you can spend a little more then read the reply to the above quote. hope that helps

[shrek101]

rufeo which hyundai did you get I see Scan do two models, they look good spec

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=677404
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=721743

[bibio]

Hi,one thing i found with Dell(bought off eBay seller),warranty ain't bad.
Had my 2405 for a few months short of 3years.Had a prob with it,phoned Dell up,Tech guy was excellent etc.
Next day had a mint 2407 rev A04 delivered ,its looking excellent.Bit lighter weightwise thou compared to the 2405,delivery guy nearly got a Hernia



Cheers BOB

[directhex]

rufeo which hyundai did you get I see Scan do two models, they look good spec

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=677404
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=721743

the first is TN, the second is PVA

[shrek101]

Thanks I didnt see the pva bit lol on the description.

[rufeo]

rufeo which hyundai did you get I see Scan do two models, they look good spec

yeah they're really good spec for the money. it came out just before the dell 2408 so for the money the monitor was probably the best value for money when you take into account the number of inputs and adjustability. got it hooked up to my pc and also ps3 atm, the 1:! pixel mapping is a god send as it means i can run the ps3 without the display being stretched. only the dell can beat it in my eyes atm, as it has displayport and memry card reader (reader is a bit useless to me though....) i think it's quite reasonable priced since i got mine for over 400 quid at xmas

[shrek101]

rufeo how is it for games? I am hoping my new rig with GTX 260 card would be enough for games abet a little slower of FPS

I thought picked up parts for a new rig was bad enough but getting a good monitor for a reasonable price is bad enough

[Emirzan]

Just been commenting about a Hyundai 240D (PVA version) in another thread so thought I'd step in with my thoughts. One of the primary reasons I bought this screen was for use in gaming, I was tempted by the 2408wfp but the huge input lag put me off (not sure if the newer A01 revision has fixed that or not). The Hyundai has low input lag, I didn't personally notice it in my CS:S sessions so definitely good enough for me.

Being a PVA screen it has decent image quality and after calibration I found the colour reproduction to be excellent. The range of inputs is handy and means you can hook up any console. The other important thing is that the screen supports 1:1 pixel mapping and scales images very well. The only reason I'm getting rid of mine is because it's faulty. I get random green lines flashing horizontally across the screen when it's displaying moving images, very irritating but not something that effects all the screens obviously.

I bought mine on today only from scan for a bargain £320 delivered. Very impressive and I've seen it on the page several times so may be worth waiting if you're really interested.

[rufeo]

rufeo how is it for games? I am hoping my new rig with GTX 260 card would be enough for games abet a little slower of FPS

I thought picked up parts for a new rig was bad enough but getting a good monitor for a reasonable price is bad enough

I've got a gtx260 as well, and it runs fine. only game struggling being crysis. Did have a 8800gts 640mb and it was coping with it before my upgrade. good thing with the gtx260 is that they seem to be overclocking fairly well, got mine heavily overclocked and it should run as quick as a gtx280 based on the overclock hexus did on their BFG gtx260ocx review.

in terms of games, the monitor handles it very well. no input lag and no noticeable ghosting. There is a bit of inverse ghosting, but i can only notice it when broswing forums. it definitely doesn't show up in games unless the whole background is going to be a constant colour.

Probably the best selling point of this monitor right now is that it is definitely a PVA panel. unlike the tn panel that have been cropping up in the DGM/yuraku monitors.

[Sepulchre]

I ended up with the Hyundai 24" PVA panel mentioned above after find out a friends Yuraku was a TN panel. OCUK have them on special this week and if your a frequent forum poster you get free delivery so it can be had for £305 delivered.

I'm personally chuffed to bits with it, I find its great for gaming, COD4 looks amazing at full 1920x1200 and the colours for use in photo editing are excellent once calibrated.

[TAKTAK]

Yuraku was a TN panel.

really?

thats the first Yuraku i've heard of with the TN.. the other knockoffs yes... but you used to be guaranteed a PVA with Yurakus...

[a4c1000]

For a review of the Yuraku, and how to tell what panel it is have a look at
forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=151179 (sorry cant post link as a new member)