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I'm looking to purchase a large monitor in the £500 - £1500 price range. Money IS an object so obviously the lower the better, however I don't mind spending a bit more on such an important part of my setup; and one that should last a good few years.

I've been drooling a little bit over the Samsung SyncMaster 305T but wondered if there was anything out there that was better?

I'd happily consider anything 24" or more, with a minimum of 19x12.

I'll be using it for all kinds of things, from photoshop to 3dsmax to programming and gaming (I don't mind knocking the res down and am not too fussed about leet response times). It won't be used as a television. The main focus is on image quality, colour gamut and price. I'm not too fussed about extra features like usb hubs or being able to rotate it.

Any ideas or links to trustworthy monitor review sites?
 
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The Dell 2407 IS a popular monitor, with a lot of sales and thus happy punters espousing it's virtues on the web, however it's not reputed to have as good image quality as the Samsung.

I've a mate with a Dell and it is very nice, but how can I one-up him with the same panel? :p Seriously though, I want better colour reproduction than the Dell offers. Whilst it's nice, it's not great. I want something better.

A quote from one review site states
I looked at the 305T in a side-by-side comparison with the Apple Cinema HD 30-inch and the Dell UltraSharp Widescreen 3007WFP, and the 305T was a clear winner in terms of overall image quality and motion performance. - PC MAGAZINE
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By bit depth do you mean whether it is an 8 or 6 bit panel? I would assume 8 bit because it states 16.7 million colours and it's PVA technology, rather than TNF.
 
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bigtabs said:
The Dell 2407 IS a popular monitor, with a lot of sales and thus happy punters espousing it's virtues on the web, however it's not reputed to have as good image quality as the Samsung.

I've a mate with a Dell and it is very nice, but how can I one-up him with the same panel? :p Seriously though, I want better colour reproduction than the Dell offers. Whilst it's nice, it's not great. I want something better.
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Do you know what improvement Dell did with HC update for 24" or 30" monitors

Before was 2407WFP and now updated version is 2407WFP-HC

Same goes for 3007WFP 30-inch now updated version is 3007WFP-HC 30-inch.

3007WFP-HC 30-inch DELL improve from 700 contrast to 1000 contrast.

And for 2407WFP-HC DELL improve image quality what I heard or undertand.
 
Yes, HC refers to High Colour, meaning that it displays 92% of the NTSC gamut, as opposed to the (I think) 72% of it's older panels. Still, it's IQ is called into question when compared against some other models, including the similarly priced FP241W.

I can't find that CRT anywhere for sale, and to be honest I get pretty tired in front of those things, even ones with high refresh rates. Plus I could do with having a little space left on my desk! :p

The Benq FP241W looks like a tasty piece of kit for £440.
 
who offers a linkable (without a frame/seam break) monitors? so you could wrap like 3 24-30 monitors around your head! i think i remember seeing a link to something a while back. just wondering if they were more widespread now.

how much GPU would suffice? 2 of those double card (to GPUS on one board) nvidia in SLI mode?
 
Cartoon Corpse said:
who offers a linkable (without a frame/seam break) monitors? so you could wrap like 3 24-30 monitors around your head! i think i remember seeing a link to something a while back. just wondering if they were more widespread now.

how much GPU would suffice? 2 of those double card (to GPUS on one board) nvidia in SLI mode?
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Can't do multiple monitors when using multiple GPU rendering. Applies to SLI and Crossfire. You would still need two cards, but wouldn't actually run them in multi-GPU rendering mode.
 
bigtabs said:
I'm looking to purchase a large monitor in the £500 - £1500 price range. Money IS an object so obviously the lower the better, however I don't mind spending a bit more on such an important part of my setup; and one that should last a good few years.

I've been drooling a little bit over the Samsung SyncMaster 305T but wondered if there was anything out there that was better?

I'd happily consider anything 24" or more, with a minimum of 19x12.

I'll be using it for all kinds of things, from photoshop to 3dsmax to programming and gaming (I don't mind knocking the res down and am not too fussed about leet response times). It won't be used as a television. The main focus is on image quality, colour gamut and price. I'm not too fussed about extra features like usb hubs or being able to rotate it.

Any ideas or links to trustworthy monitor review sites?
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I bought the BenQ FP241WZ 24" LCD and I love it. Great monitor, great ports and features. High quality as well for what you're looking to do; low response time, high contrast and brightness, latest LCD panel tech, etc. Default 19x12 res.

Oh, and it currently retails for £395.
 
I got the Dell 2407 (non-HC) and I have absolutely nothing to complain about with regards to color saturation or brightness or contrast.

This monitor is way way WAY bright. I had to set it down to 30% or it hurt my eyes when viewing large bright white areas (such as many webpages)!

A minor niggle is the menu system is a bit cumbersome. Lots of options and navigation feels "backwards" to me; pressing right navbutton moves the menu highlight up rather than down.

The table stand that is delivered as standard is nice. Feels solid and light-weight but doesn't allow you to elevate the screen all that high up. A bit more "legroom" in this department would have been preferable IMO.

Also the component input does not support 1080P. And the quality is rather washed out and a bit fuzzy compared to my Sony TV's component input (which is as sharp as VGA which feels pretty much as sharp as DVI). And it doesn't deinterlace 1080i either so you get interlace fringing when anything moves.. Tried playing some PS3 on it via component; didn'tr eally work. :p

But I don't need/use the component in so it matters little to me really.

VBesides these minor (to me) complaints this is a super monitor. No dead/stuck pixels or pixels elements anywhere on the screen. Lots of inputs. flash reader and 4-port USB 2.0 hub built in. Sleek design. Wholeheartedly recommended.

Peace.
 
Rainbow Man said:
I got the Dell 2407 (non-HC) and I have absolutely nothing to complain about with regards to color saturation or brightness or contrast.

This monitor is way way WAY bright. I had to set it down to 30% or it hurt my eyes when viewing large bright white areas (such as many webpages)!

A minor niggle is the menu system is a bit cumbersome. Lots of options and navigation feels "backwards" to me; pressing right navbutton moves the menu highlight up rather than down.

The table stand that is delivered as standard is nice. Feels solid and light-weight but doesn't allow you to elevate the screen all that high up. A bit more "legroom" in this department would have been preferable IMO.

Also the component input does not support 1080P. And the quality is rather washed out and a bit fuzzy compared to my Sony TV's component input (which is as sharp as VGA which feels pretty much as sharp as DVI). And it doesn't deinterlace 1080i either so you get interlace fringing when anything moves.. Tried playing some PS3 on it via component; didn'tr eally work. :p

But I don't need/use the component in so it matters little to me really.

VBesides these minor (to me) complaints this is a super monitor. No dead/stuck pixels or pixels elements anywhere on the screen. Lots of inputs. flash reader and 4-port USB 2.0 hub built in. Sleek design. Wholeheartedly recommended.

Peace.
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I bought last week (2-monitors) Dell 2407-HC version, So far no problem. :)

HC update looks very good!
 
Dell seem to be discounting the 2407HC and 3007HC at the moment, in the case of the 2407HC it's "while stocks last". I'm wondering if they're trying to shift inventory ready for the introduction of new models. Anyway I'm getting tempted by the 3007, I can see a lager + credit card + Internet accident happening before the end of the month :smile:
 
Hurm. I'd never ever consider a CRT again no matter how good it might be.

If not for the huge size and enormous heat they pump out then for the issues with geometry and convergence and uniformity and the hassle of adjusting all the various video modes PCs are so fond of using so that the image fits the screen to an at least reasonable amount.

Add to that moire issues and various other irritating artfacts and niggles.. No way. never agian.

CRTs suck IMO.
Peace.
 
To each their own; I'll take any resolution I want, deeper colors, no stretchmode hassles, and crisper picture any day.
Also, sorry for the repeat, didn't notice Sobek has great taste as well. :D
 
so we still don't have widescreen monitors that can do 4:3 aspect without hassles? i need by backwards compatability all my fave games, i've already played and want to play again occasionally.
 
There's plenty of widescreen monitors that can handle 4:3 without a problem. If by Without a problem you mean at it's natural resolution and aspect ratio.

Of course, that's only up to and including 24" monitors. 27" and higher I haven't seen any with scaling options.

Anyone know if any upcoming 27" or 30" monitors will have newer controller chips to handle scaling of video? And also allowing more than just DVI as an input? I just can't justify buying a 30" monitor that has "only" DVI and no scaling options.

Regards,
SB
 
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