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[m.oreilly]

i gave patty my trusty $1000 24" dell last year, as it didn't have hdcp/hdmi, but now i really miss the clarity of text and the desktop real estate that 1920x1200/16:10 brings.
looking at dell and hp, even asus. i don't game, so don't need gamer monitor. i want something that has natural color, i'd go old school backlight over led to get it.
any suggestions?
24" to 27" is what i want.

[m.oreilly]

some links to kinda what i'm looking for:
http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=223...llerid=31007388

http://www.amazon.com/HP-ZR24w-24-inch-S-I...400&sr=1-52

[m.oreilly]

this is getting my attention:

http://www.amazon.com/DELL-2408WFP-UltraSh...r/dp/B002JNM4FK

[scaramonga]

m.oreilly, on Dec 17 2011, 04:22 AM, said:

this is getting my attention:

http://www.amazon.com/DELL-2408WFP-UltraSh...r/dp/B002JNM4FK

And so it should But if u can pick up what I am using (DELL U2410) at a good price, you will never look back

[m.oreilly]

scaramonga, on Dec 16 2011, 11:14 PM, said:

And so it should But if u can pick up what I am using (DELL U2410) at a good price, you will never look back

i was looking at those. i don't think the wide color gamut is for me though, and i can get the u2412m for $300, as opposed to over $500 for the 2410. i dunno...
the 2410 is real sweet...

[m.oreilly]

http://compare.ebay.com/like/320813935783?...ar&_lwgsi=y

very tempted indeed...

[m.oreilly]

checked more monitors out on ebay...made an offer on this:

http://www.asus.com/...onitors/PA246Q/

less aggressive coating, taller lut, and i love the red stripe

[m.oreilly]

that was quick...just 'won' this for $300:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260916171856?ssPag...984.m1497.l2649
while i love dell monitors, and especially the u series, i had to have the asus, as it matches my gamer case and my other asus stuff...

[m.oreilly]

rik, after reading this, and seeing the rating:
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2010...dell-u2410.html

i gave the asus a go:
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2011...sus-pa246q.html

[scaramonga]

m.oreilly, on Dec 19 2011, 05:26 AM, said:

rik, after reading this, and seeing the rating:
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2010...dell-u2410.html

i gave the asus a go:
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2011...sus-pa246q.html

Most of these issues are fixed in the Dell now, they tested on revision A00, I'm on revision A02

[VROSA]

You can find something here:

http://www.nextag.co...nitor/shop-html

[m.oreilly]

it will be here wednesday
had to get a 6970 2gb to go with it

[VROSA]

m.oreilly, on Dec 20 2011, 02:07 AM, said:

it will be here wednesday
had to get a 6970 2gb to go with it

I'm quite happy with my HD6870, but if you want more power (and spend up money) go for the HD 6990

[scaramonga]

vrosa x64, on Dec 20 2011, 09:47 AM, said:

I'm quite happy with my HD6870, but if you want more power (and spend up money) go for the HD 6990

.....and one BIG nightmare with the ATI drivers Been there, done it, got the t-shirt, never again!

[m.oreilly]

well. the 6970 fell through, so i found a reference 6950 2gb that i can turn into a 6970 (the nvidia card has to be set to full power 24/7, otherwise it 'blacks out' ever so often )