New monitor

[ewx]

I'm thinking of buying a new monitor, specifically a 1920x1200 one (which seems to mean 24" or 23"). Does anyone have any recommendations for/against?

My monitor buying so far has either been based on seeing something in the flesh and concluding it's OK, or buying something second hand and therefore happy to risk it being no good, and neither of these approaches have yet led to disaster. I'm not expecting 2nd-hand to be an option here however.

I've had a (so far rather brief) look at a HP W2408H and looked OK. The L-2442WD (which seems to go under various brands) is much cheaper and doesn't seem to have attracted bad reviews (though it's hard to find any not on a vendor website, which seriously undermines their credibility), and I've not yet had the chance to see one for myself. The Acer AL2416WB is also pretty cheap but has some fairly bad press. The Apple one may well be lovely but is also significantly more expensive than the alternatives.

Comments

[truecatachresis.livejournal.com]

I concur with the other positive comments on the Dell; I have an older model 24" Dell, and it's lovely. The new model (which also got a good review in PC Pro) looks both better and cheaper than mine was.

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

The 3 year warranty on the Dell 2405 was very useful for us, as our pair both went pop this year, thus requiring replacement in the third year of that warranty.

So we now have a pair of 2407s. And I have one at work, and I love them.