for the price and the purpose....seriously go for LCD TV. especially since u planning on 40" above. id recommend u save the money and go with the LCD TV. in the meantime just use the current LCD monitor til uve managed to get the TV.


Apple Cinema Display 30"...about RM7k

ST2410 would get my vote then....bang for buck...but purely for display only...

unless u need built in speakers than the ST2410 is out of the list as it doesnt have any.

hahhahaa....actually my speaker system no longer in use....its on the table as decoration only...and the subwoofer is my foot stool

now full time using the Audio Technica A500 headphones.

Kuro? still got meh?

last i heard Pioneer was backing out from making plasmas already...

n yeah.... Plasmas are awesome... better color reproduction and no ghosting


my R501 only 1 set is still in use....for my htpc...the gaming rig is the footstool one... was thinking about selling them both to fund for speaker upgrade for HTPC...but pokai now...need to save money for wedding

i still want speakers for my main rig just in case i feel like using it

wat lex said is true.... the bolded part...

i use a 42" HD Ready Plasma on my HTPC and text is blurry. readable but still blurry.


but personally to me...if u want a monitor...buy a monitor. not a TV. better response time etc.

RM50 can get DVI-HDMI cable in mid valley....so other places might be cheaper.


but why u wan HDMI? just use DVI-DVI la...same picture quality minus the audio and its alot cheaper too.

DVI-DVI cable costs typically around RM25 for 2 meter....n thats considered slightly expensive...

depending on where u buy u can probably get it for about RM12.

just thought id highlight something regarding the Dell ST2410. been wanting to share this for some time but keep forgetting.

this is in regards to the bezel design....

look at 1st pic...notice the white part? how it "comes out"...this could be an issue for those like me, who wants to put dual monitors side by side and have no gaps between the bezel.



that white thingy kinda makes that impossible. the following 2 pictures show wat i mean and why the white thingy blocks it.

ive put 2 different background colors (orange and blue) in between the monitors for u to see the gap and also how the white part blocks it.





as u see... the white thingy that comes out at the lower corners doesnt allow the monitors to be right next to each other... there will have to be a small gap about 2-3mm. this is the closest i can get it.


and yes.....my monitors are dusty



EDIT: take note that this is only 1 of 2 issues i have with the ST2410....the other issue is that it doesnt come with digital video cables...only vga cable...but thats easily rectified.

other than these 2 issues... id have to say that the ST2410 is an excellent monitor. and its up to u guys who wanna run dual monitors to decide whether or not this thing i mentioned will be an issue to u.

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Apr 18 2010, 12:28 AM

dooooooooooooooooooddd....

i aint THAT mad..



although the thought DID cross my mind....

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Apr 18 2010, 12:34 AM

naaaah....ill leave it as it is...kinda used to it already....and too pokai to spend unnecessarily on tapes...need to save money for wedding

dun wan....after warranty then can consider...for now...leave it alone

yep...thats correct

the x-fi would be better....when using HDMI for audio to the monitor, the monitors onboard DAC (aka sound processor) will be doing the processing... and it would most likely be a cheapo DAC...as compared to the X-Fi's (most likely) better DAC.

no add on when i bought both my ST2410s...

just bought DVI cable at cex for RM25 per piece.

ive never seen the samsung...but my vote will go to the ST2410....

23" vs 24".....

read the words

@EyraYus
700 can get u the very popular 24" Dell ST2410 @ RM679

then use the balance to buy a cheapo DVI cable...coz it only comes with vga cable

ST2410 comes with VGA cable and power cable.

only no DVI and HDMI cable.

have u tried calling their service advisor?

i suggest ringing up their customer service and tell them ur issue and see if they can do anything for u.

lets get one thing straight...

IPS and LED are 2 DIFFERENT THINGS.

IPS is the panel itself and LED is how the panel is backlit.


as for why people say IPS wins LED....its because most LED monitors are using TN Panels.

kuro isnt a monitor...

the biggest monitor available to us would be the 30" apple and dell monitors.

though i doubt consoles can go up to a resolution that high.