Which 24" Monitor

[Professor Frink]

Not sure which monitor to get.
NEC LCD20WGX2
Dell 2407WFP-HC
Dell 2408WFP
LG L245WP

Has to be no more than £460 (would prefer under £400).

I'm just getting confused after looking at reviews.

[Jay]

have a read here, there is some info

http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...-screen-2.html

[Professor Frink]

Thanks

[peterb]

I'm in the same position, but after quite a lot of reserach (including asking for advice on Hexus) I will probably be buying the NEC. They are part of Mitsubishi, and they have alsways had a good reputation for monitors, and they have a very comprensive spec page on their website (which I'm sure you have found)

[Crazywhores]

How about the Acer P243W Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver monitor

It's available at overclockers for £258:49 and looks really nice with plenty of customer 5* reviews

Has 1920*1200 resoltion and is fully HDCP with VGA/DVI/HDMI ports
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almost the same spec, but this time from BENQ

BenQ G2400W 24" Widescreen HDMI/HDCP LCD HD Monitor - Black

again from overclockers at £260.84
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Last and not least a 24" Dell

Dell TrueColour E248WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey

DVI and 5ms response for £270.24 again from overclockers (No HDMI port this time)
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Three good brand name monitors there for very decent prices. Sorry for no links but I need to get 5 posts first , and no I'm not on overclockers referral program (if they even have one)

[MadduckUK]

not sure id trust overcockers with something knocking on the door of £300. good prices apart from the BenQ though

[peterb]

Just realised that the NEC monitor you quoted is a 20". If you want the 24", probably the one to go for is this

NEC Display Solutions - MultiSync® LCD2470WNX

Don't be put off by the price on the NEC website, it is available for less than that. Its big (unique?) selling point is that it isn't a TN panel - I don't know about the others as I haven't specifically checked, but when I was researching, NEC were one of the few mfrs who specically state what the panel technology is.

(I haven't bought it - yet - still feeding pennies into the piggy bank!)

[Professor Frink]

I've got the NEC MultiSync LCD1770NX atm so I know NEC do good monitors but I think I've been brain washed in love the Dell ones.

[Professor Frink]

NEC MultiSync® LCD2470WNX 24" = £469.99 from Overclockers




24" LG L245WP = £444.14 from Scan




24" Dell 2408WFP-HC = £440.50 from Scan

[hse180]

I would go for the 24" Dell 2408WFP-HC

[MadduckUK]

I would go for the 24" Dell 2408WFP-HC

there is a fancy, and at the same time understated style about dell monitors that is pretty much the best out there... that and the thin bezel's...

i love my fujisiemens monitors, but if someone offered similar spec dell's id have to change

[tintax]

The Dell 2407WFP-HC has been on the Custom PC magazine's list of 'Elite' components for a while now. They generally make sense (at least to me) and they certainly get to test more kit than most of us do.

[Professor Frink]

Does the Contrast Ratio make much difference? Is there much difference between 1000:1 and 3000:1?

The Dell is winning atm because it's got more inputs and looks sexy as hell.

[Anastie]

After a lot of research and viewing I went for a 24" Samsung. But of the ones above the Dell is well rated.

[Jay]

why did you pick the samsung?

[Anastie]

why did you pick the samsung?

First was price as I only paid £225 and collected from PCW.
All the reviews I read were very good accepting that there was a lot of debate about the panel. But I figured if it was not fit for purpose I would return it. So worth the try. I got it home and out of the box it was superb IMO. Great for games, reading on the net and movies. No regrets at all.

Embarrassing note: DOH Mine is 22" you are after 24" sorry

Amazon.co.uk: Samsung SM226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor: Electronics & Photo