alamaks!!!

not until so desperate la...

opps...OT abit

@ ichigo,

most of the 24" LCDs in the market are pretty good nowadays....samsung, dell, LG, Viewsonic, etc etc...and there's no point comparing which is the "bestest of the bestest"...

LCDs are mass manufactured, and hence there would be some defects, if u r unlucky to receive a faulty one...

also, nowadays, when newer models are out, who knows, u may wanna sell ur current "bestest of the bestest" LCD for the next " bestest of the bestest" one...so no point if it could last 5 years, or 8 years, or 50 years...

forumers here provided u some examples of brands which they believe, at that time, the best they had seen....no problems with that...they're only offering suggestions...it's whether u wanna take it or not...since u asked here, ppls suggest la...doesn't mean u must take/buy...

in the end of the day, it's you yourself who can only determine what u what to get, after u view the all the other LCDs...and if u already know what u wanna get, then no point asking ppl in this thread...

we're here trying to help each other...and please...no fanboy-ism here...

This post has been edited by ravewar: Jan 29 2009, 10:36 AM

@kianwee,

have u gotten the 2209WA yet?

pls give some comments once u have played with it...

I've gotten 1 a coupla days ago. IMHO, if u want the "best bang for ur bucks", this lcd IS for u...

haven't really fiddled with the settings yet, since out of the box, I found it abit on the bright side...mebbe because my surroundings are always dim....or no lighting at all...adjusting the contrast did the work.

i'm just regular user, so no complaints whatsoever on the display side...as for the audio, read that they have some "fade-out" issues, when using the built-in speakers....u need to ask yourself, is it necessary to use the built-in speakers!!???

highly unlikely, if u want good sounds...imho.

visually wise, i'm all for it, for that amount of cash u r paying, there's no competition...of yeah...it's slightly "washed out"...but adjustments can be done anyhow...

still confused?

ask yourself:
1) wat usage? daily usage? photographic usages?
2) daily - TN panel, photographic - VA/IPS
3) if TN, lotsa brands in the market; if IPS, dell, nec, others
4) budget?
5) if TN and cheapskate like me, it'll be dell, s2409w, if got $$$, sammy or others
6) if IPS, and cheapskate, 2209WA (no offence to users ), if got $$$, nec or sony



This post has been edited by ravewar: Feb 9 2009, 01:33 PM

photo editing.....better opt for at least an VA panel, or the IPS type....else u may not get the correct colour reproduction that u(or ur client) require...ihmo

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Added on February 10, 2009, 5:24 pmhi there.

I'm also using x1950pro....prior to using the s2409w, i had used 2 17"acer lcds, but used only 1 unit to play games (dawn of war)....can run ar full 32bit....but with the s2409w, with 32bit, there're some text corruption during the gameplay...

so imho, g/f cards do affect....and i'm kinda disappointed with the 1950pro... ...time for me to upgrade to 4830 or 4850....

This post has been edited by ravewar: Feb 10 2009, 05:24 PM

well, TN panels are actually not bad, they have high response time, but they have the issue of inconsistency in colour reproduction and limited viewing angles...whereby ppl in the, say, advertising businesses, have very strict colour requirements...that's why they utilize colour systems such as pantone, etc etc....

a slight change of variation will result in totally different hues of shades and/or discolouration, and may inherently cause them to lose their accounts etc etc....


VA/IPS panels are never known as gaming panels all this while...and their price range are always on the high side...only recently, we have such "gems" at "affordable" prices....

so in the end, it's best to depend on personal peference...... the malays have a saying....tepuk dada, tanya selera...

you'll never regret with either one of them...it's just 24" vs 23", "rm650 vs rm675", "HDMI vs no HDMI"...... (kasi racun sikit)

This post has been edited by ravewar: Feb 11 2009, 02:32 PM

NICE....now more and more manufacturers are coming up with LED LCDs......soon prices would be competitive...

love that LG e-IPS model...

yup...

LED lcds are better in the aspect of:
1) more energy efficient
2) display blacks blacker, brights brighter....better contrasts and extreme minimal bleeding
3) better colour reproduction
4) improved grey detailings
5) others that i may have missed out...


can check Wiki: LCD backlightings

i'm using one now...no complaints on this monitor so far...

no doubt..this wins the best bang for bucks...for the moment...