Peripherals: Recommendations for a 24 inch monitor?
Recommendations for a 24 inch monitor?
by freakwithahat - 12/27/08 4:54 PMIt needs to have enough inputs for a 360, PS3, and PC. Therefore, I've been looking at monitors with VGA, HDMI, and DVI. It needs to be HDCP compliant (not a problem these days), and I'll be using it for watching Bluray movies, DVDs, and gaming (on PC, 360, and PS3). I would like to have a 16:9 aspect ratio, so as to prevent letterboxing when watching movies. I don't want to spend more than $300-400 (before tax, shipping, etc.). I'm willing to buy refurbished if it will get me a better LCD. Specifically, if there are any deals on non-TN monitors, new or otherwise, I would be especially grateful. That being sad, with my budget, I acknowledge that I'm probably going to end up buying a TN monitor. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I bought two of these.
by R. Proffitt
- 12/27/08 6:57 PM
In reply to: Recommendations for a 24 inch monitor? by freakwithahat
Only 150 and has vga, HDMI. I know it works with my PC and XBox 360 (HDMI) and a PS3 (HDMI.) Link only, can't say it meets your spec but we bought 2. See http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=TS-22W7H-R
Monitor
by Phil Crase - 12/28/08 7:08 AM In reply to: Recommendations for a 24 inch monitor? by freakwithahatCheck out what Viewsonic or Samsung have to offer you should be able to find one close to the price.
Non-TN unlikely at that price point.
by SerengetiValley - 12/29/08 10:33 PM In reply to: Recommendations for a 24 inch monitor? by freakwithahatYou are unfortunately correct in your assessment that in that budget range, you'll probably end up with a TN panel. AFAIK, there are no MVA/PVA 24" panels in that range, and you can forget S-IPS which are much more expensive.
My sincere suggestion is to avoid TN if you want to use the 24" for movies since even a slight change in viewing angle will cause severe color shifts or darkening. Either wait for your budget to rise or compromise on size and opt for a 20" or 22".
I am not in the US currently, so I am unware of deals, but you can search for refurbished Dell 2408WFPs. These are generally decent for price, offer the inputs you require, and the panel is IIRC, MVA (need to confirm this).
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6272
I have its predecessor 2407WFP-HC and it's a very decent unit, considering the price. Not as many inputs as the 2408, but no complaints whatsoever in more than 1.5 years of daily heavy duty use.
Scaling
by SerengetiValley - 12/29/08 10:37 PM In reply to: Non-TN unlikely at that price point. by SerengetiValleyTo add to my own post: you also need to check how the monitors scale the input signal. Most 24" are 1920x1200 i.e. 16:10.
Some don't have fixed-aspect scaling on all inputs, or have very poor scaling, so you may end up with distortion, or a bad case of the jaggies in the images. The scaling thing is not as straighforward as you might expect, so research this for the specific model before you buy it.
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