I like my trusty Viewsonic VP171, it's been going strong for about five years now. But it's only 17" and 4:3, so I'm thinking about something better. Unfortunately most monitor reviews I can find seem to be old, or model numbers don't quite match, leaving me unsure what comes recommended on the current market.
The market I'm in is for a 22-24" widescreen, but I don't think I want a TN panel. I'm a keen amateur photographer, and would value a screen with wider colour reproduction, although I'm aware this can also bring drawbacks by moving the gamut away from the usual sRGB and introducing greater need for monitor calibration. It should also be respectable in terms of ghosting so that games are playable, although this is a secondary use.
However I'm only an amateur photographer, not a pro, so I'd never be investing huge sums of money in an Eizo or LaCie screen, lovely though they are. Budget-wise, I'm guessing I'd realistically have to spend £200-300 for a high quality non-TN panel at this size. My Viewsonic, despite being old, is a high-end monitor and as such comes with luxuries such as a great stand with lots of adjustment and rotation, and a good selection of connectors. Also screen rotation is of less use on a 22-24" widescreen, but I still value the extra bits and pieces you tend to get like USB hubs, variety of inputs, etc. I use DVI at the moment but would look for DVI, Displayport and HDMI (in that order) on a new screen.
Can anyone recommend anything? I'd seen a link to the NEC EA231WMi which uses an IPS panel, as does the Dell U2410 and Viewsonic VP2365wb. Bit difficult to decide what to get, so any suggestions or comments welcome! Maybe I should even ditch the idea of a wider-gamut screen and get a cheaper, sRGB optimised TN panel??


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