I'm in the market for a (external) monitor. In an ideal world, I'd like it to have these specs:
- 16x10 aspect ratio. Although I've found out at work that 16:9's aren't the end of the world when they're sufficiently large, I find myself wishing for more vertical pixels at times and quite rarely more horizontal ones. Dual 4x3's would also be an option, though I suspect those have gone the way of the dodo.
- Matté. This is the only one of these that is a hard requirement.
- Has both VGA and some newer-fangled input technology, and supports 1920x1200 with VGA. I know some "full 1080p" TVs don't support 1920x1080 or higher over VGA, and that would defeat half the purpose since my laptop only has VGA and S-Video ports, and S-Video ain't reaching 1920x1200
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I'm looking in the range of 22-27 inch screens. As for quality, a screen that meets the above specs but is rubbish is obviously not worth it. Higher quality is desirable but I'm not looking to drop a grand, either. IPS and other non-Twisted-Nemantic options are a general plus but I've been using TN for years now so TN is an option as long as it's good quality TN. Screen-door effect is a considerable negative, I've grown accustomed to nice matté screens. For reference, I found the ThinkPad T410 to have a rather poor quality screen due to screen door effect when I looked at it in 2010; the Samsung LTN154X3* screen in my Dell by comparison is much better by comparison and I'm happy with its quality.
Some degree of adjustability (on the desk) is also nice so I have a good viewing angle. But I don't need anything fancy in that regards.
So, any good screens out there by these standards? Or did they stop making them all when the 16:9 craze hit?
No, I don't expect you to know this screen, but if so all the better.
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ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer
Dell U2410 meets all your requirements. I have 3 of them, they are IPS panels as well so they are much higher quality than the cheaper TN based panels.
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+1 with Dell U2410, its a great screen that matches your needs.
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Thanks for the suggestion! It definitely seems to meet the bill. Going to have to consider the price a bit, but I might well go with this. I'm glad there is a monitor that meets all my preferred specs, I wasn't sure there would be.
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Another option to consider (although, perhaps wasted if you are only going to use analog VGA input) is the Asus PA246Q. Its a 24" wide-gamut IPS display. Native resolution is 1920 x 1200. It offers sRGB, AdobeRGB and native 'Standard' modes (plus some silly ones like Landscape and Theatre). It ships with an individual test certificate for the sRGB and AdobeRGB mods.
I own two of them, bought from Amazon.
Manufacturer's website:
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Display- ASUS PA246Q
Detailed, 10 page review:
PRAD | Review Monitor Asus PA246Q
16x10 Matté Monitors
Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Apollo13, Nov 14, 2011.