I searched for review about the mentioned Dell Ultrasharp™ 2209WA and the results are kinda negative.
@The Sifu, u might wanna take a look at this review before making decisions.

Hmm. from the review by PRAD, it looks near to perfect. Completely different from the link i posted.
Well, what i can say, you will never go wrong with Ultrasharp from DELL if ur intention is to use for graphic design.

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 10 2009, 02:37 PM

I have to agree that the price is very attractive for an IPS panel monitor. No doubt its more affordable than before. Is it 6ms GTG? If it is 6ms GTG, it would not be too bad for gaming, cuz my DELL S2409W 5ms is doing fine. The normal IPS panels are like 16ms response time, how this E-IPS can respond so fast

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 10 2009, 03:41 PM

It does not happen to every LCD. I can say, it hardly happens.
I previously sent my Viewsonic VX922 for warranty and got a brand new one after RMA. But sometimes they might not give u a new set, instead they will try fix the LCD or change the screen for you in the service center.

You are gonna get it shipped from where to where?
Make sure the shipping company is those reputable ones. Some shipping companies staffs mishandle the items causing physical damage which is not claimable. So be careful when choosing the forwarder.

Actually DVI cables produces the same quality. But of cuz dont buy those RM5 type la. Those might have lesser copper cables in it.

The problem when buying DVI cables is to choose the right type of cable.

In the market there are DVI-A (analog),DVI-D (digital),DVI-I (digital and analog).
For DVI-D and DVI-I there are 2 types namely, single link and dual link.
For single link, u can get max resolution of 1920x1200 @ 60hz and for dual link it can go to 2560x1600 @ 60hz.
So comes the question u might wanna know, do i need a single or dual link?
This depends on your equipment. Check with your equipment documentation. If you are not sure which you need then purchase the Dual-Link cables. Dual-Link cables are backwards compatible with Single-Link so they will work with both connection types.

Happy choosing

IPS panel comes with a high response time and higher price trading off for its superb color precision.
TN offers cheaper price with low response time but color accuracy is not that good. For gamers, TN panels and CRTs are the only choice.

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 11 2009, 12:33 PM

According to Samsung's website, it shows that ur model is using DVI-D.



Look at the image above, the female connector can accept single link or dual link. But since ur 2233sw max resolution is 1920x1080, no use to get dual link also. Just get single link enough d.

I suggest u bring a picture and show to the shopkeepers cuz some of them are not so well versed in these stuffs.

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 11 2009, 12:48 PM

No problem becuz DVI-I connector supports both DVI-A and DVI-D. So far u didn't experience any problem ma right.

Digital signal doesn't supports the adjustment of screen sizes, tilting, zoom in out, wider, taller or etc. It is automatically fit to your screen size. If u wanna adjust those, it is only available for analog signals.
Your problem is you can't use Magic Bright?

Previously using Viewsonic VX922 19". The picture are significantly sharper than my DELL S2409W. If it wasn't because i needed higher contrast, i wouldn't have change it. U won't go wrong with Viewsonic's VX series. Viewsonic is a US company that focuses on display solutions. I would recommend u VX2433WM over the rests.

Dual Link won't solve ur problem as what is explained by BeastX. Dual link only used for higher resolution than 1920x1080.
Ur problem might be solved if u are using DVI-I. haven't tried it yet so not sure.

My Dell S2409W is using DVI-D and i have no problem using the preset mode. But the preset mode only changes color,brightness and contrast. Size is automatically fitted to my native screen resolution. I really wonder how come ur MagicBright doesn't work with DVI-D cuz it only adjusts contrast and brightness. So weird.

OH ya! forgot liao the monitor input is DVI-D lol.

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Added on August 13, 2009, 2:42 am

DVI400 Super-High Performance DVI-D Video Cable for HDTV

Only 1 type, which is sure costly. Branded ma

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 13 2009, 02:42 AM

S2409W is not comparable to VX2433 becuz they are of different league. VX series are the high end display from Viewsonic. Furthermore the price difference since it's launch is pretty much far apart.

When i bought my S2409, i was also eyeing on vx2433. but @ RM640 for 24" Full HD at that time is a damn good buy. every1 was ordering it like mad. at that time vx2433 was selling at RM780-800. So yea, budget kept me back. Anyway, the S2409 is doing its job quite well. My next buy will definitely be Viewsonic or DELL Ultrasharp. The ultrasharp is really sharp.