Recommend a 24"-30" monitor
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- zarkonite0
Samsung SyncMaster 275T here for web work, it's accurate.
- grafiske0
This thread is bullshit so far.
WHAT ARE THE TOP TRUSTED BRANDS?
- acescence0
The Apple, Dell, BenQ and NEC 30" monitors all use the same LG Philips panel. Most of the higher end monitors have either LG Philips or Samsung panels inside.
- ShaneHolley0
I was looking for the same kinda thing a little while back though I had even less to spend.
What I found with many hours of reading various reviews was that:
Dell were great a couple of years ago but the H-IPS panel monitors that everyone raved about are as rare as rocking horse shit now.
HP and Phillips do some good H-IPS and S-IPS around the £700 mark.
I ended up having to settle for a iiyama ProLite for now but will be looking to replace in a year or so. That said, for a TN it's not all that bad. Still not as sharp as S-IPS panels though.
- erikjonsson0
how do the LEDs measure up now? I got a shitty samsung tn panel next to my mbp led right now and they both suffer flaws but different ones
- Amicus0
I've heard a 27' iMac is a better buy than the 30' Cinema Display but with more pixels......
Not sure if you can get a Matt version, cause I hate glossy.
- yeah the 27" imac is still cheaper than a 30" acd right.erikjonsson
- grafiske0
You can get Samsung and Acer LCD's for about 200 bucks in the 20'-24' range.
Are these good? For print design? For life?
- rascuache0
shameless bump for the transatlantic peeps
- akrokdesign0
dell 24" ultrasharp or a apple 24".
- bulletfactory0
i too have a dell 24" - love it.
my wife has a dell 27" and apple 30" - apple was overpriced (the office purchased it), but both are great.
- danthon0
love the dells. especially with the cf card reader built in
- monNom0
good reviews here of the new dell 24". (Dell U2410)
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/their 'Panel Search' is a great feature. Just type in the product and find out what panel it's got. TN is lousy for colour. Better is PVA/MVA or IPS (H-IPS)
- canuck0
ordered a dell 22" eIPS on sale for $250. hoping it is pretty good quality
- crillix0
I had a 30" Samsung 305T, beautiful monitor with great color (mostly web work). Lasted about a year and is now lost in the warranty process, I should probably call about that soon its been too long =(
- Mojo0
I use a Dell 24" ultrasharp from 3 years ago. It's still awesome, though some models have a banding issue.
- What, because they're 6bit pieces of shit? You get what you pay for.monospaced
- I paid £850 for it three years ago, it's a great monitor, but some firmwares had issues. Got mine replaced. kthxMojo
- jamble0
I bought a 24" Acer flatscreen from ebuyer for £200. It's been top notch. It's not quite as fapp-able in the looks dept as a cinema screen but it's sharp and of course cheap.
- I would have serious concerns over the image fidelity and color accuracy on a monitor that cheap.monospaced
- I only do web but it seems fine to me and I've had about 1.5 yearsjamble
- Nightshade0
I love my Dell
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/15…
If you're doing colour-accurate work, they do a more expensive one (+£200) which is more suitable.
- rascuache0
Wow, these are coming out at a LOT cheaper than the "flagship" colour LCDs (Eizo, Lacie etc).
Are the likes of Eizo's £1200 24" worth the spend??
- lukus_W0
I heard it's all about the type of panel that's used.... TN are the most common and they're not so good .. blacks aren't black and view angle is poor. IPS panels are much better - but cost a lot more too... they have more accurate colour characteristics and you can view them at awkward angles.
- 3030
I would stay away from TN panels - good for watching movies and playing games but not good enough GFX design. Get one with IPS (S-IPS) panel but price will be higher.
I bought used dell 2005FPW with IPS panel and don't regret my choice.