Should I jump to a 2407?

Psymonkee · 7 Jun 2006 at 10:48

I currently have 2 x 17" Viewsonic VP171's side by side and I really like the extra space/functionality but I'll have to admit I've been a little spoilt by my xbox. Running games in anything but widescreen seems wrong now and when watching videos/films of course I'm ending up with black bars top and bottom

Would it be worth a jump to the 2407? My 2 monitors work flawlessly right now but do suffer from some nasty backlight bleed (very noticable watching things like lost/24)

Is it really worth the 750ish?

Psymonkee · 7 Jun 2006 at 22:40

Anyone?

Another_Mook · 7 Jun 2006 at 22:51

Psymonkee said:
Is it really worth the 750ish?

Depends how bad you want it

For me, yeah, it was worth every penny! I need another 3 of these now! And a much bigger desk

If you want a massive bright, sharp and rich desktop, a monitor that you can really sit back and watch movies on, and - believe it or not - a way better screen for gaming than anything else I've ever had then yes, sadly you have to pay this that kind of money for it.

But do you really want it that bad... £750 bad? :eek:

Psymonkee · 9 Jun 2006 at 10:32

A couple of days to mull it over and I'm no closer to making a choice

toxic · 9 Jun 2006 at 10:57

If your anything like me.....If your thinking it now...you would be just better of getting it now...

cos ** gona buy it anyway (it may just take you weeks to decide)

Darkfire · 9 Jun 2006 at 13:20

I am also considering whether to buy one of these, how does the Dell 32" LCD TV match up to the 2407? The TV is £765 on the Dell website which is pretty cheap considering its HD ready to. How good will the TV be for gaming though?

Kezmo · 9 Jun 2006 at 17:11

If u want a monitor for gaming id stay clear of the 2407 or any other pva panel, its well known that the pva panels suffer from input lag, about 30-50ms.

Have alook round the net for more info

Another_Mook · 9 Jun 2006 at 17:18

Snoops said:
If u want a monitor for gaming id stay clear of the 2407 or any other pva panel, its well known that the pva panels suffer from input lag, about 30-50ms.

Have alook round the net for more info

If you want a monitor that makes gaming more enjoyable, I'd buy the 2407... it's immersive, clear, sharp and bright, excellent resolution with everything at just about the perfect size, and a whole host of other advantages which, IMHO, completely overwhelm the unnoticable disadvantage of input lag.

If you are really *that* good at computer games or that concerned about winning that you think that the tiny input lag with seriously affect your ability to play a game, umm... well, you probably need to get out more

Kezmo · 9 Jun 2006 at 18:05

Another_Mook said:
If you want a monitor that makes gaming more enjoyable, I'd buy the 2407... it's immersive, clear, sharp and bright, excellent resolution with everything at just about the perfect size, and a whole host of other advantages which, IMHO, completely overwhelm the unnoticable disadvantage of input lag.

If you are really *that* good at computer games or that concerned about winning that you think that the tiny input lag with seriously affect your ability to play a game, umm... well, you probably need to get out more

Get beat a lot at online gaming ?

Another_Mook · 9 Jun 2006 at 21:13

Snoops said:
Get beat a lot at online gaming ?

Yeah, but it's just because the damn input lag on this tft is ruining my game :rolleyes:

kinggost · 9 Jun 2006 at 23:05

errrrrrrrrrrrrmmm yeh i got mine stert of the year and now want to build or upgrade my comp around my dell 2407fpw

Another_Mook · 9 Jun 2006 at 23:30

kinggost said:
errrrrrrrrrrrrmmm yeh i got mine stert of the year and now want to build or upgrade my comp around my dell 2407fpw

Okay, then you need to go nVidia... and before anybody starts, the 2407wfp doesn't support 1600x1200 in 1:1, it stretches it and you can't change the aspect on the 2407wfd's OSD. For some reason this option is not available on this resolution only :confused:

Thus, you have to do it in software, and the ATI cards application doesn't support it. With nVidia software you can set the output to maintain a 1:1 mapping on lcds.

thefranklin · 10 Jun 2006 at 00:27

Someone mentioned a good point, you will need to update your computer twice as often if you plan on playing games at 1920*1200.

kinggost · 10 Jun 2006 at 08:05

thefranklin said:
Someone mentioned a good point, you will need to update your computer twice as often if you plan on playing games at 1920*1200.

wel my comp is starting to jump in new games and had my comp less than 6 months

Shocky-FM · 10 Jun 2006 at 15:59

My 2407 will be here monday... Hopefully the response time is fast enough for me to live with it and the X1900 can cope at the native resolution...... Thats all im worried about really..

Psymonkee · 11 Jun 2006 at 02:37

no talk about competitors or their prices please

kinggost · 11 Jun 2006 at 08:22

sorry

ihatelag · 11 Jun 2006 at 09:42

kinggost said:
snip

*edited* nvm