Hi all, My trusty Dell 2407wfp just died. I loved that monitor and it had a decent 8bit PVA panel in it. So it's time to buy a new monitor, I'm not a big gamer and don't really need anything much bigger 24" although I wouldn't say no to going up to around 28/30" I'm totally out of date on kit! Are TN panels still to be avoided or has the technology caught up? What can I get for £100? Or should I be going second hand? Appreciate your thoughts!
New 27" 1080p IPS for £110: https://www.cclonline.com/product/p...-x-1080-full-hd-ips-panel-black-273v7qdab-00/ review: https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/edward-chester/philips-273v7qdab-monitor-review/ Downside: 60hz only, very basic stand As for TN, there are some that reach up to acceptable, but they are on the very wrong side of your budget.
RIP your 2407 Awesome, awesome monitors. Are you wedded to a particular resolution? I think I'd really struggle to drop down from 1200p to 1080p (even though it seems like a minor change, it'd bother me no end). You can get a Dell U2412M from Amazon for just over £150 if you're looking for a like-for-like replacement, although it's over your £100 budget. If I was going above 24" then I'd probably not do so at 1080p - I reckon 1440p at 27" is roughly equivalent to 1080p at 24", but that might be budget-busting too. And I'd probably avoid TN panels too, as they tend to be a bit grim (and will almost certainly be inferior to your old monitor).
Think I'll need to stick with 1920 x 1200 I don't mind 60hz, I've only ever had 60hz, so I don't know any difference. If it makes a sizeable difference in happy to chuck around £150 at it.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/computer-monitors/samsung-29-ultrawide-led-curved-monitor/1365934953 This is just down the road from me (Norwich) I think it's a samsung LS29E790C, hard to tell on my phone! A VA panel which I'm not familiar with?
VA is a sort of halfway house between IPS and TN. That Samsung is only 1080p by the description, though...
Well spotted, quite the weird resolution that one. I did just spot another ultra sharp nearby, so might see if I can get that on the cheap for now. https://www.gumtree.com/p/computer-...-bar-multimedia-speaker-ay511-used/1365582893
The Samsung one is a 29" Ultrawide, which is basically equivalent to a 24" 1080p with extra screen space on the sides. As for that £80 27" Dell, I'd give that a go
Thanks chaps. I've emailed the Dell. May consider the Samsung as a stop gap (can always sell it on again) if I don't hear back from the Dell by the end of the day.
32" 2560x1440 75HZ Freesync £179.99 https://www.cclonline.com/product/a...hd-va-panel-amd-freesync-75hz-black-q3279vwf/
That one is the MVA panel, I bought the IPS panel - the model number has a "D" suffix denoting the difference. The IPS version is a great monitor, I am loving mine - it's a lot of screen real estate. Link to IPS version (only £13 more): https://www.cclonline.com/product/a...ps-panel-amd-freesync-75hz-silver-q3279vwfd8/
I've got one of those, great monitor, loads of space compared to 1080. IPS for only £13 sounds like a bargain.
Thanks all. Just setup the Dell 2711 a few minutes ago. Got it for £60 in the end as it's got a bit of backlight bleed along one edge, bargain by all accounts. I've never seen a backlight bleed like this one though, it's basically a thing vertical line (1mm wide) right on leftmost edge of the screen, it's hard to spot on anything but a pure black background so I think I can just forget it's even there. I would have said it was a stuck line of pixels, except it's not bright and not a colour, just a little faded or overbright line. Loving life at 2560 x 1440!
