-M17xR2 1920X1200 RGB LED

Hey guys, Long time no post

I have been on a mission this past year. That is to move from a Laptop to a Desktop...
I have done so successfully. i7-950, GTX 570, the list goes on and on, but I have one thing that I have failed to recreate that I have enjoyed on my M17x for over a year. The R G B LED with 1920X1200 resolution: Amazing...I am still in love with this screen, unfortunately, I have had trouble finding a replacement monitor for this.... Does anyone have any deep specifications for the actual monitor on it the M17x R2?

TL;DR

Need to know how I can recreate the RGB 1200P M17x experience onto a desktop monitor lol...

Looking for something in the 21-25" size range (can be 1920X1080 btw)

Thanks NBR

-Ronen91

 

Well, the next best thing to recreating the 1920x1200 screen of the R2 is to buy an external monitor capable of such. I have just bought a Dell U2410 Ultrasharp monitor to hook up to my R2 and I must say, the screen is actually better than that of the R2.

Its 1920x1200, 24", has RGB and sRGB preset modes amongst other presets (they include one for gaming too...) and I am blown away by its colour etc.

Dell do a 27" version and a 30" version too, depending on how big you wanna go. The bigger versions have an even higher resolution - 2560x1440 and 2560x1600 respectively.

They arent cheap but then again, you get what you pay for, dont you?

 

A bit out of my budget, but it's always good to hear that you have found something just a good =)...

How does the Color and brightness compare? I mean is there a significant difference? I just can't believe that they could fit the brightness that the RGBLED that the m17x packs into a LCD? Also do you think the 23" @ 1920X1080 would suffice? More in my price range ;P

-Ronen

 

Well, the brightness on mine is actually very bright. Obviously, it can be manually adjusted to suit but regards to how it compares, I would say above the brightness levels of the internal R2 RGBLED - for sure, my U2410 can burn the backs of your eyeballs - its that bright if you want it to be! - the listed brightness is 400cd/m2 so thats pretty bright!

Colour wise, absolutely brilliant. I am sure they can be calibrated to achieve even better results from those achieved "out of box" but i dont have a calibration tool (such as Spyder 3 Pro) as they are, I feel, alot of money if you arent doing photo-critical work....I calibrate mine according to my own visual preference - it may not be to the very high photo quality standards that a professional photographer would require, but it sure looks amazing to me.

I did look at the U2311 (i think thats the 23" one you mean?) and its a good monitor. good res and brightness of 300cd/m2 so not quite as bright as the U2410

I would imagine that it would look better than the OptX Alienware displays which are TN panels and not IPS panels (IPS = In plane switching, TN = Twisted nematic) - most standard panels are TN, the U2311 does have an IPS panel so it should be very good at displaying colours more accurately than a TN panel as IPS are more high quality "photo-work" panels.

I would say if you are looking at round the $300 mark (Dell US price for U2311) then that would be a great monitor choice.

The primary reasons I went with the U2410 were that the resolution is the same as the R2 and aslo the RGB factor - its not an LED panel but man, the images just POP out at you.

But, budget wise, I dont think you could go far wrong with any Ultrasharp....great monitors.

 

Awesome! Thanks so much for your help..


Just one last thing. Does anyone have the actual specifications of the M17x-r2 RGB LED

IE Response time, TN/IPS/MVA, Brightness cd/m2, Display colors, Contrast Ratio?

 

Ronen,

You've heard it all from Steve already, but I have the 27" Ultra-Sharp IPS screen just as he mentions (he turned me on to them), and you can't beat it with a stick! Pricey, sure somewhat, but the Dell Ultra-Sharp IPS screens will change your thinking about external monitors in a good way. The response time is near the same as that of the built-in LED screen, but not as fast as some TN panels. I don't know the numerical particulars though.

 

So does anyone know the particulars? This could save a lot of money on my end knowing what to expect and how much to expect from the monitors I'm looking at...Will give a call to DELL tomorrow see if i can get any information...