monitor to go with laptop

hello, looking for suggestions for a good quality monitor to connect to hp hdx18 with image quality being the prime concern. looking preferably for 24" but may consuder 22" and ideally around £300.

have come across these so far:

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/486639/HP-W2448HC

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/485837/SAMSUNG-LS24TWHSUV-EN

any advice or suggestions?
thanks

 

Image quality doesn't seriously really enter into the equation unless you're prepared to extend your budget by a couple of hundred or more. All of the larger panels available in that price range will have quick response ideal for gaming, but somewhat mediocre viewing angles and representation of colour. Personally, the 20" size is the largest panel I'll consider for everyday use given the technology these cheaper monitors use, and 22" for casual use. Beyond that I'd look for PVA or IPS panels, which would jack up the price to the aforementioned levels.

 

I would say go and see them your self. For most they will not be able to see the difference between the HDX and the monitors so asking with out seeing in person is not a good way to find a monitor. Heck people are buying the cheap $200 26 inch tvs, they look like crap.

DTR might have some useful information because desktops have to have an external monitor.

 

people these days think because it says hd its top of the line. thats why all compnays are rolling out tn panels. then again tn are the best for gaming. but for buisness and photography definetly not. but the expensive panel ironically ghost alot have bad input lag/ if you gaming definetly go for a tn with a 2ms response.

 

Both of those monitors have TN panels, and any other monitor in the same price range will too. TN panels are the most widely used type, but they are the worst when it comes to image quality. They can only display 6bit colors (8bit with dithering) where as IPS/PVA panels can display 8bits natively. Viewing angle is another problem with TNs, they are limited to the point that even when looking at the screen directly you can see a color shift on the top and bottom part of the screen, therefore if you are looking for something to be used in professional image processing where color accuracy is important then you’ll have to spend more.

Having said that, TN panels are pretty good for general work, movies and especially for gaming, they have low response times and input lags. I have a Samsung T260 (26” TN panel and quite happy with it. Here is a review I wrote on it.

BTW, both those monitors seems way over priced, I know prices in U.K are expensive, but that is almost like 2x. I got my 26" for less than that here in Japan, and in U.S even cheaper.