i'm also looking out for a new monitor =)
shopping time ^^
looking forward to seeing a reply regarding recommendations here~

please check if you required a TN or IPS . then the sifu's can advise u .

IPS good for photo viewing for editing purpose

i'm not a sifu.. but i guess with your budget, you may consider Dell U2412M..

its not that thin compare to TN.

all 5 of the monitors are 120hz?

the mon looks good , but unfortunately , it has no hdmi @@

Good day sifu.

I'm looking for a 120hz monitor with budget around 1-1.2k. So far the only choice available are Samsung S23A950D and Alienware AW2310.

I've been doing a lot of research this past few days, and the review for both monitor are mixed. For instance,

1. Alienware can only be enjoyed after you enabled the overdrive, in which the color quality will be degraded slightly but you'll get fast response time instead.

2. My room are quiet bright, and I have to open the window all the time because its too hot. So glossy monitor like Samsung are kind of no-no.

3. And then there's this LED backlight bleeding issue on Alienware, though most reviewer says it doesnt affect much.

As certain someone said to me, you win some, you lose some. With that kind of money, I can get 2 Dell IPS monitor instead, but the 8ms response time kinda turn me off. Is it that obvious compared to 2ms?

And apparently, the BenQ XL2420T are the most positive reviewed monitor out of all, but the RM 1799 price tag is.. well...

Is there any other good alternatives? If not, i just grab the Samsung over this weekend.


EDIT : or perhaps i dont need 120hz at all? any recommendation on TN monitor?

This post has been edited by CZero: Aug 10 2012, 09:45 AM

Just to answer your few question to clear your doubt.

Backlight bleed issue can happen to all monitors, although this isn't noticeable at bright pixels other than dark black (no light), this usually only happen during very dark movies, if there's too much bleed, you can always call up Dell to exchange another, well since it's door-2-door so you won't need to worries about all those petrol, parking, etc.

8ms is actually quite fast, unless you're playing those super high-pace shooting game like Counter-Strike, Sudden Attack where you need to turn really quick and still able to see the surrounding clearly, otherwise the 8ms advertised is darn good (and it's no lie, it's actual G2G 8ms, measured by professional reviews).

From my experience, newer shooting game does not really need those 120Hz any more, most of them is getting it for the 3D, other than that, high-pace shooting is only for those who wants clear image at very quick games (less blur effect).

As for the Alienware overdrive, not too sure about the quality lost, though I don't think that's much concern if you're playing those high-pace game and only worry about getting shot at then looking at those eye candy??

most of my current fps games was set on medium setting to achieve the minimum 60fps. (i only use nvidia 560ti), so i guess i wont be needing any eye candy... i was a bit worried the color quality would degraded too much it'll affect the gameplay.

hmm, which mean, the Dell IPS is a good choice for now?

Can I know if I connect a LED TV that available in market currently to be use as computer monitor, are they any significant difference with a monitor? Mainly I will be using for Photoshop, web surfing and gaming.

Thanks.

I just placed an order for U2713HM to replace my U2312HM. Hopefully I have made a wise choice... hmmm =/

yes, but must aim for 1920x1080 a.k.a. full HD panel
not 1366x768 WXGA scaling

it cost higher,but u will be delight

as usual, tv use 16-235 gradient vs pc 0-255 full range gradient.
might need adjustment in display card if u want better colour acuracy

Watching this makes me think that Samsung Malaysia marketing team sucks.

Thanks for your explanation. After some research I think I will stick to the monitor.

Can anyone please recommend me some IPS 27" monitor? Mainly is for photoshop works. My budget is around RM1k. Thanks.

Do a review here after u get it yeah. Kind of attractive for this high spec and yet not so expansive panel huh.

may i know what make u choose U2713HM over u2711?tq...

I think the reason is pretty obvious when newer model releases and is priced more competitively compared to the older 2 yrs old model, and running on LED backlighting means savings in electricity and of course less heat. But I don't think it's factory tuned like the 2410 and 2711. I'm holding my bullets first as I'm looking for an upgrade as well.

It is supposed to be tuned at the factory as well afaik. From what i can see though the colour gamut is smaller compared to the U2711

I guess have to wait for a first unboxing and we shall find out. There will be a factory calibration report in the box if it is really factory calibrated.

Just saw a samsung FHD LED TV @ harvey norman selling for 999... good to use as a mon?