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Aslanna wrote:I haven't actually researched the Acer.. But I don't really like the silver plastic. I prefer the Dell black.
The thought of having two different colored monitors crossed my mind but only for a second. I decided on reliability (good reports) over the banding issues of the 2407.

As I've probably mentioned a few times, my room is not brightly lit 90% of the time so I'm not seeing any color on the edges of my screens except black no matter what color they are. (see above dark room pics) If given the choice, I'd go with the thinnest framed monitor with all other things being equal...but in actual usage, the color and frame size doesn't come into play for me.

I also slightly overlap the two monitors (2405 frame edge behind the Acer) to reduce the screen gap.
I like the Acer and Dell equally..well maybe the Acer a little more because it's a generation newer (as would be the 2407) and the picture is a little better IMO. (not by much and not noticable if the monitors aren't side by side)

If not for the huge 2407 problem threads, I probably would have gotten another Dell but all of those issues led me to the Acer which is excellent. It's really nitpicking when it comes to these two monitors as I doubt anyone would be disappointed with either.

I never had much luck with the Card reader ports in the 2405 and use a separate card reader as well.

IMO, there's never too much room on a monitor. I had no problem filling up the second monitor and I'm sure would fill up a third most of the time. Just say no to Alt-Tab!

As for what Masteen mentioned:

Dead pixels scare me. Between my five high res LCDs (including my laptop and two projectors ) I've got 7,747,200 pixels and none of them are dead...BUT...if you read the somewhere else in this thead, I did have one stuck pixel near the center of my first Dell 2405 (stuck on red) and that was enough to drive me nuts. I had to exchange the monitor for a new one which was hassle free but took time.

Reading the comments on the Acer, most have perfect pixels but not all. If I had dead pixels (less than the five required for Newegg's return policy) I'd have to find a way to return it...which completely sucks for everyone involved.

Dell is definately the safer way to go in that respect. The nice thing about LCDs though is if/when you do get a good one, it's likely to stay good for its lifetime..pixels don't start dropping out randomly...typically, they're good from the start or not.
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I've read some good things about the a03 revision of the 24" Dell panels, so I ordered one this weekend.
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masteen wrote:I've read some good things about the a03 revision of the 24" Dell panels, so I ordered one this weekend.
I think the A03 has been out long enough that you should get A03 and not an A02.
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Winnow wrote:
masteen wrote:I've read some good things about the a03 revision of the 24" Dell panels, so I ordered one this weekend.
I think the A03 has been out long enough that you should get A03 and not an A02.
Saw a couple posts from people who had the a02's, and had no trouble getting Dell to replace it. But I'm definitely hoping for an 03 from the get go.
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Walmart has the 24" acer online for $699 shipped. For anyone still interested. Dell also has a sale going on too, I think for $730 shipped for theirs.
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Kluden wrote:Walmart has the 24" acer online for $699 shipped. For anyone still interested. Dell also has a sale going on too, I think for $730 shipped for theirs.
699.00 is same price as Newegg which has a great reputation...but, what is Walmart's return policy on LCDs? If they are more liberal in that particular area than Newegg, it might be worth ordering from them due to the dead pixel concern...don't like to give Walmart business unless I have to though.
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I've only heard that they work like Costco on their internet orders. So, if you don't like it (ie, dead pixels), you can take it back to ANY walmart store. Hence why they would be better than Newegg.

But, that is just what I've heard, and have not confirmed with Walmart.
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Kluden wrote:I've only heard that they work like Costco on their internet orders. So, if you don't like it (ie, dead pixels), you can take it back to ANY walmart store. Hence why they would be better than Newegg.

But, that is just what I've heard, and have not confirmed with Walmart.
Unfortunately, if it's the exact same monitor, I would have ordered it from Walmart instead of Newegg then if it was on sale back when I bought it even though I ended up with a perfect pixel monitor (which should happen ~95% of the time. There's no reason you should have to accept dead pixels.

I didn't know Walmart operated their mail order like that. It's nice to be able to return a bad product directly to a store instead of dealing with the shipping, etc. Those bastards sure know how to run their business even though it squeezes out the little guy.
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Mine is here, and it's really nice. I haven't checked the revision, but it doesn't seem to have any issues at all.

You remember the briefcase in Pulp Fiction? That's what turning this thing on was like.
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I finally checked, and my panel is one of the a03 revisions, and let me tell you how awesome it looks. I had to crank the default brightness down a bit, but the color presets are awesome.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with all that desktop now. I'm just glad digital blasphemy makes widescreen backgrounds now!
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masteen wrote: I have no idea what I'm going to do with all that desktop now. I'm just glad digital blasphemy makes widescreen backgrounds now!
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Mine arrived yesterday. I'm still in the process of building my new system, so I can only use it as an unaccelerated second on my lappy but still...

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More and cheaper 30" LCD's to consider for next year when single graphics cards will support the high resolutions of 30" monitors.
The competition is really heating up in the 30-inch display space. Dell keeps slashing its own 3007WFP prices to ridiculous extremes (we just spotted it for $1,274 on Dell's own site), Apple finally got its 30-incher under two grand in August, and now HP is busting out its own aggressively priced option for full pixel assault.

We've already spent plenty of time geeking out over the LP3065's specs, so the real news here is that HP is offering the display for $1,699, and it's already been spotted on PC Mall for $1,629, so there seems to be some flex to that price tag. HP is estimating a ship date of November 11th, and while there might not be much to differentiate HP's offering from the pack -- though a trio of dual-link DVI-D ports does sound intriguing -- it's good to see someone else in the US break the $2,000 barrier.
I'm targeting Nov/Dec 2007 for a 2X quad core AMD system (yes, eight cores) and early 2008 for a sub 1K 30" monitor. AMD is developing what sounds like a great chipset to go along with their quad core CPUs which will support two of them on a motherboard. Along with a DX10 video card, I'm also targeting one of the new hybrid hard drives that will have static memory built in for instant boot ups and overall speed increases. Basically, your OS will mostly remain in the solid state memory all the time on the hard drive so your computer will act more like an appliance when turning on instead of going through the whole boot routines...I leave my computer on all the time but still! The overall speed boosts are sounding like a big improvement over current HD tech.
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Dell has 15% off at the moment with free shipping. $680 for 24" and $1275 for the 30". Can probably use those coupon things too if you can find them.
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Staring at my new 24" Dell and loving it; I couldn't imagine why anyone would really want something this big close up on a desk, but I can now. ;)
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Grats! You'll grow into it soon and start finding it 'too small' and wanting to upgrade to 30"!
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...or maybe wanting a second 24'! Nice to be able to full screen multimedia on one monitor while having a second monitor for other stuff!

The new 8800's should be able to handle native 30' resolutions without needing to use both DVI ports on the card so that will be nice. I haven't confirmed that but I'm assuming it!
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Not sure I'd buy another 24". I'm looking forward to 30". Someone let me know when they get < $1000 !
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I'm actually in the market for a ~30" display for my gaming setup.

It will be dual use between my HTPC/Gaming PC and my Xbox 360. Ideally this would mean a DVI input for the PC and VGA for the 360. I'd like to run the 360 at 1920x1080 over VGA if I can find something that'll do this.

The new Dell 3007 would be ideal except for one minor detail. It only has one input (DVI) and that requires a video card that I don't have (yet).

I'd appreciate any references you point me at.
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mmmm, new 40" LCD's from Samsung. Actually the 40" has too low a resolution. Boo.

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http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/sams ... klit-lcds/
Samsung is showing off their LED-backlit LCDs today at the ICDL 2007, or Int'l Conference and Exhibition on Display LEDs... where else. First up is their 30-inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel (WQXGA) resolution panel (pictured above) capable of 16.7M colors, 300cd/m2 brightness, 6ms response, 180-degee viewing angle, 900:1 contrast ratio, and covers 111% of NTSC color gamut. That panel will likely turn up in Samsung's own SyncMaster lineup as well as being repackaged and sold by Dell, Apple, HP and others currently in the 30-inch monitor game. Also on display is a 15.4-inch LED-backlit LCD sporting a 1440 x 900 resolution, 5.8-mm thinness, and 3.1W power consumption making it suitable for all the new laptops. This panel manages 262k colors and a 330cd/m2 brightness while covering 45% of NTSC color gamut. Last up is a bump to that 40-inch LE40M91 we saw at IFA which brings a 500 cd/m2 brightness, 180-degree viewing angle, and relatively meager 1366 x 768 pixel resolution offset by a smokin' 100,000:1 contrast ratio through the use of "local dimming" LEDs -- a process whereby the backlighting is effectively shut off in dark areas to generate true black. Samsung plans to include these local dimming LEDs in their LCD TVs shipping this year. Great... prices and dates now please?
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Finally, LED Backlit LCD panels from Samsung:

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6880

These look sweet. Might be 24" LCD #3 for me in a few months!
Higher color saturation, 180-degrees viewing and near perfect light uniformity

Several weeks ago DailyTech reported that Toshiba Matsushita was in the process or rolling out new LED-backlit LCD panels, first to be introduced into notebooks. As notebooks become thinner, the need for LED-backlit screens become more important as they take up far less space and requires less power. The same is true for desktop displays, but LED-backlit LCD panels are used primarily for a different reason here: uniformity and color gamut.

Today, Samsung announced that it will be launching several new LCD monitors that use LED backlighting, starting with a large 24-inch display. According to Samsung, the new LCD panel will rival that of even some of the best LCD and plasma televisions. The new displays boast the highest contrast ratio for LCDs available today at greater than 1000:1 ratio. Not only this, color saturation will be top-notch as well. Samsung's specifications indicated that the new panels will deliver color levels at 111% of the NTSC standard while traditional LCDs can only muster out 72%.

The new 24-inch panel will boast a resolution of 1920x1200, which is standard in the industry for screen of that size. Samsung will also feature its highly celebrated S-PVA (super patterned-ITO vertical alignment) technology, giving a true 180-degrees viewing angle.

At this time, no comment has been given on when the new LED LCDs will hit OEMs. However, the lag between Samsung panel announcements and monitor production can sometimes exceed six months.
BTW, I don't know how I survived without 2X24" monitors in the past. Throwing up all movies, images, etc on the second monitor is so nice while browsing the newgroups, surfing, etc and especially nice for when working in apps like photoshop...there's always something up on the second screen. file manager, media player, comics, it goes on and on. Having a second 24" is extremely nice for viewing side-by-side PDF pages on a second screen while working on the first or playing in a game (reference PDF or webpages on second monitor)..or stock charts, level II streams, etc while trading.

Not sure I'd want a 30" over a high quality 24" like the new one mentioned in this post. I'd for sure want two 24" monitors over a single 30". It would be nice for movies but when sitting directly in front of a 24" the movie size is ok...hell, in bed with a 17" widescreen laptop a foot or so from my face, the picture seems like it's huge. If viewing from a distance, it does matter more so having the 10 foot projector image is key for that!
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It's expensive atm, but the new Dell 3008WFP looks good:

http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2007/12/19/d ... d-monitor/
We reckon anyone will fall in love with this sleek and huge 30-inch LCD monitor. Not only does it exudes high-fashion styling with its black brushed-metal finish, this full-HD-ready mammoth is also one-of-a-kind with a slew of connectivity options. It is possibly one of the first consumer-grade displays to feature the upcoming DisplayPort, a compact replacement for the current standard DVI socket.

Did you just murmur that there are no DisplayPort-compatible computers and A/V boxes yet? Dell has you covered with just about all the necessary video inputs known in the market. These range from a HDMI and dual DVI terminals to the legacy analog component-video, S-video and composite jacks. Furthermore, the 3008WFP is shipped with an inbuilt video processor that scales lower-resolution video signals to fit its luscious 2,560 x 1,600-pixel screen.

Just add a PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Elite and a couple of high-power computer graphics cards for the ultimate personal entertainment kit. Pricing and launch details for Asia were not available at press time, though it's already on sale in Japan for a whopping S$2,950 (US$1,940.79).
I like that it has a built in scaler and I suppose having the new mini DVI DisplayPort will be useful for future graphics cards.
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Anyone have a Samsung 24"? I've seen them get below $500 in the local stores. I believe the model is 245BW.
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valryte wrote:Anyone have a Samsung 24"? I've seen them get below $500 in the local stores. I believe the model is 245BW.

Samsung has made the panels for Dell LCD 24" monitors in the past but I don't know if they still do or if they share the same panels anymore. The Samsungs were as good as the Dell's (although they were more expensive) but there is more variety today in types of LCD panels so it's best to research that.
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This monitor does pretty well in reviews (it's the 245BW you mentioned) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... ng%2b245BW. $400 is a really good deal.
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Aardor wrote:This monitor does pretty well in reviews (it's the 245BW you mentioned) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... ng%2b245BW. $400 is a really good deal.

The comments about the viewing angles would raise a red flag for me. It seems to be a consistent negative comment from the newegg reviewers. Even for a "no frills" monitor, I'd want decent viewing angles, otherwise the colors, etc distort too easily with even small head movements on a large monitor.
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I thought that the Samsung 24" was supposed to be lacking in inputs, although I have not confirmed. And like Winnow said, they at least used to make the Dell panels--no idea now though!

Still targeting the 24" Dell for my new system next year, but that 30" is looking pretty damn nice!
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Just bought a samsung 22" for 200 bones. Had been using a tube since day 1. Color's look a little off from what I'm used to but otherwise I LOVE IT! normally was $300 but best buy had a single one @ $200. Fry's wanted $350 for the same one... usually they are cheaper.
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I bought the Samsung 226BW (22") a couple of months ago and I love it, but like Winnow, the viewing angles were a red flag. Depending how I sit I have tip the monitor down or up because I'll see the top of the monitor start to shade off darker than the rest of the screen. It was really annoying at first since my old Dell monitor had the exact same viewing from any angle, but the colors on this are so much more bright and clear.
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I've been a tube head for so long, I just figured ALL flatscreens had that issue. Yes it is rather anoying (infrequently) but I can live with it for $200. This was a hold me over moniter anyways. Will be relegated to a box comp moniter when i get that $1000+ 30" I saw. (new job paying well ;) )
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Winnow wrote:Oh, the only issue I've encountered with my Dell 2405 over 1.5 years + is that in the middle of the screen, it's developed a very slight discolorization. It's not the pixels. I think the plastic screen cover has discolored...possibly from heat? I left my monitor on all the time for the first year and now turn it off when I go to bed as the only thing I can think of is a heat related issue with the screen cover or perhaps the lamp somehow discolored in some areas? there's a blotch in the top right center and another bloth bottom center which is only detected on mosty white backgrounds...which you see when reading web pages a lot.

I'm curious if any other 2405 owners, that have had their monitors for awhile, can see any very slight discolored areas on an all white background. It's minor but I'm picky!
I've actually had this for about a year now I think is when I first noticed. Although the locations for me are diferent. I only really see it in the upper left corner. Normally I don't notice it depending on the background but when I do notice it annoys me in a "I paid a lot of money for this" kinda way not in a distracting kind of way.

However I did do a bit more monitor calibration recently and it's not nearly as noticeable now that I check so that's a plus.
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No issues with mine yet.
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My Acer AL2423W died this morning after 2.5 years. The backlight comes on just long enough to flash the Acer logo, then shuts off again. After spending an hour trying to find support information in the mess of self-targeting redirects and broken links on Acer's site I gave up for now and bought a Samsung T240 that was on sale. Looks good so far, colors are bright, vibrant, and the console is fairly intuitive. The stand isn't adjustable, but I almost never adjusted the Acer anyway.

I'm still going to try to get the Acer fixed, but their tech support is amazingly elusive and what stories I've found so far (2-3 week turnaround, owner pays shipping, etc) are not encouraging. On the upside, whenever I get it taken care of I'll finally have dual 24" screens to work from.
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I want another 24" monitor to run with my Dell 2405. Since that has been discontinued, does anyone know of something that will run next to it and have the same looking screen? I don't want something that's going to make my existing monitor look out of place. I also do not need usb ports or the need to tilt. I just need another screen, nothing fancy.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Scratch that, I'll probably get 2 more 24" and make it a threesome.
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Fairweather Pure wrote: Scratch that, I'll probably get 2 more 24" and make it a threesome.
Matching monitors is nice but not that important although if you recall in this thread or another, when I added the 24" Acer to my Dell, the frames didn't match up well aesthetically.

I now have a 24" 1920x1200 monitor on the left for my PC, a 27" 2560 x 1440 iMac to the right of that, and my 46" 1920x1080 Samsung LCD to the right of that....iPad sits closer to me on a stand somewhere in between iMac and Samsung.

This monitor setup It has some small to large progression appeal. The 46" Samsung sits back 2-3 feet from the other monitors but from my chair, the 27" screen runs right into the 46 (you lose depth perception so the monitors appear connected instead of the 46" being 2 feet back). I use the 46" as my main PC monitor. If I'm playing a PC game/360/PS3, I'll use the 24" as my PC monitor while playing. The iMac is mostly relegated to iTunes duty for my iPhone and iPad and as a Netflix/Movie/TV monitor for my network. My HD projectors don't get used that much anymore.

At this stage, I've got to admit my eyes aren't what they used to be so using the 46" as my main PC monitor rocks. The high ppi iMac screen is awesome for videos. Having a second PC (iMac in his case) separate from your main powerhouse PC is great for troubleshooting and not having to deal with window management from your dual/tri screens. Side by Side mice on a large mousepad isn't as bad as it sounds and the mini wireless keyboard for the iMac stays out of the way unless I need it.
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Jesus Chirst. Who would've thought tht trying to find a decent 1920 x 1200 moniter would be so difficult? Everything is 1920 x 1080!
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Isn't that the resolution of 1080p? HDTV has made the pressure for TV and monitor convergence very strong. I'm typing this on a 32" 720p LCD HDTV right now!

p.s. I can't believe I bought that Dell 4 years ago! The time, where did she go?
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masteen wrote:Isn't that the resolution of 1080p? HDTV has made the pressure for TV and monitor convergence very strong. I'm typing this on a 32" 720p LCD HDTV right now!

p.s. I can't believe I bought that Dell 4 years ago! The time, where did she go?
Yes it is, but 1920 x 1200 is better! I have my original monitor at that res, and if I want to use Eyefinity without compromise, then I need 2 others that match. So, I ended up grabbing a couple more Dells.

I'll be gaming and computing in 5760 x 1200!
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did you get them in the outlet? They probably have the 2405 and 2407 at OK prices there.
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Nope. I grabbed them off a third party site that I found an online coupon for. On top of that I had no tax and free shipping. The taxes on that Dell prebuilt were pretty shocking. Around 150$!
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I just added a set of logitech z 5500 speakers. This little computer sure got expensive! Well, my wife is inheriting my entire setup, which isn't bad at all so I guess that's a way to help justify!
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I *LOVE* my Z5500's. They're my main surround sound plugged into my Xbox 360.
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Animalor wrote:I *LOVE* my Z5500's. They're my main surround sound plugged into my Xbox 360.
Man, you have no idea how nice it is to read that. This is the first audio product I have ever bought without hearing in person. I based my purchase entirely on reviews and the fact that I found another great deal. Your post helped ease my nervis!
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I have some of those speakers as well, but admittedly I have not fired up my desktop in a few months. :)

Console gaming goes through Sony's STR-5400 ES home theater receiver and 5.1 Monitor Audio surround.

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I just set up the other 2 24" monitors and, well, this is just stupidly awesome. I mean... I cannot even describe it. You just have to experience it. It's surreal. I feel like I'm in a tank or something. It has a very confining feel.

It reeks of over the top, excessive computing. I am in awe. I can't believe I own this.
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Just a quick note.

The 24" inch Dell monitor that I bought way back in Feb of 2005 on this thread finally died a few days ago. I threw it, along with the piece of shit 24" Acer monitor I bought a few years later away and went looking for a replacement.

I just wanted to replace my third monitor with something that had a decent picture.

Ye'old eyes are going so I figured I'd get a 27" 1920x1080 monitor instead of 24. I considered 2560x1440 but for 27" my iMAc text is so freaking small and also wasn't in the mood to spend a grand on a monitor that is the third least used of my three monitor setup. (well four monitors buy the iMac doesn't count)

Didn't have many requirements:

-low ms even tough I game on my 46" screen. It's always good to have quick response time (this monitor has an extremely low 2ms response time)
-led backlit. No one should be buying anything other than LED backlit monitors now although the fatter, less power efficient monitors are still out there
-decent picture

What I ended up with was a Samsung S27B350H 27" monitor.

Newegg sells the monitor for 329.00. I found it at Costco for 269 with an additional 40 instant off making this an extremely good deal at 229.00 (100.00 less than Newegg)

All three of my monitors are Samsung now. (even with the monster issues I had and twice replacing the capacitors (4 in total) in my original Samsung TV, their screens are still excellent)

The monitor is super light and razor thin. It's an absolutely no frills monitor (HDMI only so be aware if you need a DVI to HDMI cable for your PC)

After a couple tweaks in the settings:

Color Tone: Warm 1
Gamma: Mode 2
Brightness from 100 to 70

and the picture is outstanding. It's nice to have two other monitors to make adjusting the settings easier for comparison.

There are also settings to adjust viewing angles. For example, if you sit away on a couch, view from an angle, look down on your monitor, up from below it, etc. there are settings to adjust the viewing angle for your needs.

If you're in the market for an inexpensive 24-27 inch monitor and all you care about is picture quality, head to Costco and pick this up for a great price @229.00. Three of these for ~660.00 would be a sweet setup for multimonitor gaming with a great picture and 2ms response time. I'd be all over that if I didn't already have two other 46" screens.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... k=S27b350H

BTW, the "red" in the frame doesn't exist in RL. It looks black and you only see any hint of red on the frame in full daylight and even then, barely. Also, the panel is TN, not IPS. You'll pay more for an IPS and in this case it doesn't matter unless you have some really wild viewing angle requirements. I'd call it an excellent secondary monitor or maybe one for a laptop, etc. If I was forced to only use a single monitor, I'd go 30" and 2560x1440 res.
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Picked up the exact same monitor a few months back for like $250
Very happy with it.

Only complaint is the monitor stand is ridiculously cheap plastic and not adjustable.
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I've had good luck with Asus thin 22-24" led models.
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Winnow wrote:The monitor is super light and razor thin. It's an absolutely no frills monitor (HDMI only so be aware if you need a DVI to HDMI cable for your PC)
If you've an ATI card you'll have to doink with the settings to make it look right using HDMI out, not a big deal but annoying for something that should "just work".

Have two Acer and one AOC 24" LED-LCD. All are quite nice, the AOC is absolutely bare bones with a really cheap (but functional) stand.

I've had a number of PS caps blow in Acer LEDs, not always due to the cap itself. PS assembly is a commodity item, you'll get the same one in a number of brands.
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Nearly 10 years later my 2405 is still chugging along as my secondary monitor. Only real issue is some 'dead' pixels in the middle due to an unfortunate mouse bounce.
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