TechAngel85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 What do you guys think of this monitor? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopuss Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 VA panel is much better than TN but I still wouldn't buy it. But it's ok I guess, if you don't insist on absolutely best picture quality (that cost you no matter what). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubeogesh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Glossy chassis sucks. I wouldn't buy it. I've checked an extremely detailed and authoritative review of GW2450HM (on a Russian resource, overclockers.ru), here is the brief of it: Pros:Matrix is fast, not as bad as older MVAsExtremely wide brightness rangeQuite good backlit uniformity on black backgroundNo EMI noise from display or its PSU in all configurationsLow power consumptionLow input lag (5.5ms)Cons:Glossy chassisChassis backlashes and is quite flimsyLow backlit uniformity on white backgroundGradients are extremely weakView angles are quite weak, not better than good TN displaySome "Black Crush effect", dunno what it meansDisplay controls are not convenientI'd rather go with a TN display, but better qualityI have a very bad experience with MVA display - it was Iiyama ProLite X2775HDS-B1, and it is completely ugly, the matrix was unbelievably slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopuss Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 If you are colourblind, by all means, get a TN :D I hope we won't get into the argument of whether you can tell the difference between 60Hz and more :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechAngel85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks for the input guys. I think I've stumbled upon an open box Asus that I'm going to go after for now. The monitor of this build is the one component that keeps changing because every time I find one I like and add it to my wishlist, it goes into "discontinued". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubeogesh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I am not colorblind. TNs are not bad, if you pick a good one. TNs have trouble with viewing angles, that's their main problem. They don't have a very wide color coverage, but color accuracy is good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechAngel85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm not going with a TN if I can help it because of the viewing angles. I'm attempting to get a IPS on a budget. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubeogesh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Modern TNs actually have bad viewing angles from 1 side only. Usually it's the bottom. Currently at work I have two Philips 241E's - their viewing angles are not bad at all! I would say they are not worse than both my Dells at home - U2913WM and P2714H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopuss Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Viewing angles shouldn't be a problem, unless you are sitting in some super awkward position which I cannot even imagine. Colour quality is a major concern, though. Depends how much are you willing/able to spend on the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubeogesh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Viewing angles shouldn't be a problem, unless you are sitting in some super awkward position which I cannot even imagine. It can be a problem on a huge display when you're sitting right in front of it (because of bad viewing angles you will be looking on different areas of a single display with different color distortion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechAngel85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm trying to stay around the $130 (US) range. Viewing angle is important to me due to the fact that I'm coming from a laptop where if your angle isn't just right the brightness and colors are off. Correct colors are obviously important as well; however, I'm not looking for a professional monitor that displays nearly precise colors used by graphic artists. This is the new one I'm looking at: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236335R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiyen Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 In general if at all possible go to a store that that has monitors setup so you can view them.... most share panel type and that is what really matters. Even between IPS there are different ones where some are somewhat better then others. Same for TN. Also about glossy or not glossy... this is a thing that is 50% personal preference, 50% "how does the room the monitor stands in look". If you have loads of sun light or another strong back light on the monitor it will get annoying.. if you do not then it might actually be better then matte surfaces. Edit: The ASUS one is not a bad choice at all. As I recall the ASUS budget ones got quite nice reviews for their price tag. Main downside was the amount of adjustablity I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubeogesh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Dude, I know how bad laptop TNs can be. In laptop TNs viewing angles are just a complete ****. Desktop TNs are much better. I remember I've picked ASUS VW222U for myself back in 2007 or something like that - never could have complain about viewing angles. They're just a bit bad when looking from the bottom. Now sitting in front of dual Philips 241E at work - can't complain about viewing angles also. As for color, IPSs are significantly better at dark colors. You won't get a very black black on a TN, but I think it's a good sacrifice for better performance and chassis. I think buying an IPS display for 130$ is too cheap - you won't get a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopuss Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 With that budget I am afraid you won't be able to get even half decent TN, let alone something better :( My monitor cost like $600, lol. Maybe 2nd hand from trusted source, that that's tough job finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubeogesh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 If you can spend a bit more, try this one on IPS: AOC i2367Fh https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160158 Looks quite good from the review I've seen and also looks fantastic (it doesn't have VESA mount though, in case you would like to upgrade it to an eyefinity\surround setup later) By the way monitor prices on newegg look super cheap :O Much cheaper than we have here in Belarus, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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