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why not just buy an LCD TV much larger and use it? This is expensive for a 24"

this has great features and a TV doesn't handle the resolution of a PC graphics card.

Pretty irritating. I bought the HP 24" recently because this one cost too much. This is a great deal. Too bad I missed it.

#3, HP's 24" is at least $650.

you can probably find some coupon for dell home, buy the dell 24' at this price with some coupon code would get you a big deal

#2: If I can get a 32" TV for < $500 that is 1920x1080 and has a similar viewing angle and refresh times why would I pay more for less space and barely any more resolution? Are 120 lines of vertical resolution worth that much?
Now if you need the better color reproduction of a PVA monitor, sure, then it makes sense.

#1. That's a good question. A google search will give you a million threads on HDTV vs Monitor but only one will question why you can stare at a monitor more closely (4 ft) than an HDTV (15 ft). HDTV's are much, much brighter than monitors. HDTVs are meant for group, living room viewing. PC monitors are meant for one person nearby. You can lower the HDTV brightness. However, I'm sure there are other reasons tat I don't know and should be discussed at the extreme overclocking forum. So yes, I will blindly pay more for the monitor just because I know it is better for my eyes as it has been designed to be looked at only a few feet distance. The specifics of why I don't know but will want to find out sometime.

#2 I'm not sure if I get you. HDTV can do 1920 * 1080 whereas this does 1920 * 1200. Negligible difference IMO. It's not worth doing 1600p these days because it's very expensive and there are few sources that take advantage of it. IMO, 1080p is the way to go for the next 2-3 years. Even amongst PC gamers, which is a select group itself, few have rigs that can comfortably go beyond 1080p, 60 fps, all settings max.

I'll be building a new rig a year from now when COD6 comes out. Hopefully by then this baby will slim down to >$400. This is the monitor I want too.

#6, I don't think you will find that... Not quite yet. Maybe a 1320x768 720p display. The dot pitch will be bad. It may not fit on you desk. You'll have to turn your head to see the sides of the screen if used on a desk only 20-30" away from your face. Viewing angle problems are more evident when you have a large screen right in your face since the outer corners are actually going to be viewed off angle.

If you did find a 32" 1080p display for <$500 it would be a respiff with a short warranty at best. There are even still plenty of 32-36" for ~$500 posted here that are both only 720p AND respiffs AND questionable brands. I don't think the day of good brand, good warranty, 32" 1080p <$500 displays has come.

This isn't a bad deal. Maybe not amazing, but the 32" TV comparison doesn't seem to make sense at all.

#6 - Your point would be valid if you could get a 32" 1080p TV for < $500... If you've got any links, I'd love to see em.

Guys - should I buy this or not? Did we come to a conclusion?

sincerely,
toddsucks

i hear of banding issues with certain versions of this...

#10, the answer is... maybe.

I have two dell 24" monitors at work. One is this model, and one is the older model. In my opinion, you can not beat a dell monitor. I have never had a problem with them and i have had 4 in the past 5 years. All four are still working great and there isn't one dead pixel in the bunch. Remember these are monitors and not TVs, so don't expect much from the component, composite, s-video, or vga imputs. Also remember there are not expensive scalers in these so don't expect it to upscale, use your source to do that not the display.

Damnit!! I can't make up my mind on a monitor. Just wondering if these more expensive, ( sometimes 2X the price ) are worth it or should i just get a cheap one.

And TODDSUCKS St.hu!

i have heard there is video lag on these.

It's a PVA monitor. The color reproduction is phenomenal in its price range . It has the largest color gamat for the price as well, 110% versus 70-80's for the typical TN monitor.

Text is very good to excellent.

There are plenty of connections. It has the newest "Display Port" connection for... nothing I have so far. But in the future???

The stand swivels and adjusts nicely.

Lag has been greatly reduced with the current revision A01. TN panels may still be best for low latency's but the 2408WPF has been a good single player game monitor with FEAR for me. I have no complaints - game looks fantastic!

If color reproduction is the most important criteria, get this monitor. If FPS are the most important criteria, maybe a TN panel is better.

The only caveat I find applicable to me is that the monitor needs to be calibrated. Used an Eye One Display 2 to calibrate and am very happy.