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    new monitor for my office..

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by kojack, Aug 12, 2012.

  1. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    I have the new 24" HP ips display ordered for my new office. I hope it is as good as my 2207 is. I think HP monitors are just as good as apple (which I own as well) for 1/4 of the cost.

    Has anyone seen the new ips monitor from HP?

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    kojack, Aug 12, 2012
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    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    It may be indeed be 1/4 the cost which is a good thing. But it's doubtful it's just as good. since Apple currently leading the industry with their Retina Display. But as you say, I need to get back into my neighborhood electronics store since a lot has changed in the 6 moths since I was last there. Too bad I can't look at them side-by-side since the two stores will never meet.
     
    Krane, Aug 12, 2012
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    did you just compare a display that is exclusive to a specific notebook to a stand-alone monitor?
     
    Generic User #2, Aug 16, 2012
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  4. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    Apple doesn't do a 24". And the only 24" HP I still have lying around are the Dreamcolors so can't comment on the standard-issue 24".

    FWIW I consider the Dell U2711's and HP ZR2740W's to be superior to the Thunderbolt display in terms of legibility and lack of eyestrain in standard office / home office conditions. The Thunderbolt display is however more convenient for hooking up an Apple notebook to and the majority of them are actually used really as docking / charging stations for my Apple notebooks. Since I use them actually on the desk much less often it's kind of irrelevant how mediocre the display is.

    The ACD23"'s were wildly variable in terms of panel uniformity - so much so in some cases I had to nix some multimonitor setups even after calibration until we bought more, something I never came across with Dell or HP - and reliability was off-the-charts poor (the same goes for the 30", though the panels were better in terms of consistency). Having dozens of them to compare, along with the Dell equivalents, I just could not understand - apart from the inevitable Applezombie aspect - why they got such a stellar reviews, and aforementioned zombies were making stuff up such as "they come pre-calibrated for the best display". They were crud.
     
    Vogelbung, Aug 16, 2012
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  5. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    No they don't. I'm not comparing size, I'm comparing image quality. My new HP is just as good in image quality as my cinema monitor. I can't wait to sell my Mac mini and cinema monitor to get a new Asus or Acer touch screen system.

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    kojack, Aug 30, 2012
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