24" widescreen LCDs (UK)

[danrok]

Prices appear to have dropped recently:

Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor for £516.99:
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...odid=MO-009-DE

Acer 24" LCD AL2423W Widescreen Monitor, 1000:1, Silver/Black, 6ms for £539.00:
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=322763
(brighter than the Dell 24", so worth the extra?)

[aghastpumpkin]

The Acers always do reasonably well in tests. It's also worth looking out for Belinea who are churning out some stunning stuff for El Cheapo prices...

[keithwalton]

24"'s are nice but ouch at the price tag, esp when you can get 22" for circa £200.
Although the 22's only do 1660x1080 vs the 1920x1280 of the 24's still an awefully large price premium

[danrok]

For gaming it can make a difference, given that resolution options can be limited in some games. The 1280 height does make all the difference there, you can make use of 1600 x 1200 which is often supported.

[raphael2040]

Originally Posted by aghastpumpkin

The Acers always do reasonably well in tests. It's also worth looking out for Belinea who are churning out some stunning stuff for El Cheapo prices...

Yepz, I gots a Belinea for my birthday.

19" widescreen, 5ms, 1440x900. For £130, you can't go wrong!

And, why is the price difference so big between 19" and 24" ?

[dsio]

Dell 2407 4TW

The 1920x1200 is brilliant. It costs a fair bit, but really is worth every last cent.

<currently saving up for my second one>

[danrok]

Broken the first one already?

I think I will get one soon.

[Pitch]

OCUK have already added £100 to price. Makes me think the original one was a mistake.

Cheapest to buy it direct from Dell.

[danrok]

It was a "this week only" offer. Has ended now.

[keithwalton]

ocuk now want £540.49 for the dell again abit cheaper now, dell on the other hand want £716 for it :O

[Pitch]

Price seems to be as stable as francium... =/

[dsio]

Mine's going back for RMA in a couple of days. Its a nice setup though, the new one is shipped to you by courier, and its a 1 for 1 swap at your door.

The composite input doesn't work, neither does the S-Video, and the image isn't perfect.

[keithwalton]

ocuk buy from dell in bulk using a business account so get things cheaper than home users can get. If dell's price goes up so does ocuk's.

I'm guessing its age old supply / demand, dell doesnt have many of these parts and keeps running low on them as tbh they're not worth £500!

Yes its a high res panel but you can get a 32" decent branded lcd tv for that sort of money with similar inputs if not more. You just have to live with 1366x768!

[Pitch]

I'm pretty sure they use Fujitsu (?) panels. So I imagine the problem can be traced back the them.

[Favu]

Originally Posted by dsio

Dell 2407 4TW

The 1920x1200 is brilliant. It costs a fair bit, but really is worth every last cent.

Originally Posted by dsio

The composite input doesn't work, neither does the S-Video, and the image isn't perfect.

*cough cough*

[bradmax57]

respected ebay retailers sell them from £499 (like mine ) arrived within a few days and was absolutely perfect with a 4 year warranty to boot