BenQ FP241W

[otispunkmeyer]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=8150&head=0

well first of all the price.... £646 for a 24 inch 1920x1200 monitor. cracking price. but then consider

HDCP compliant HDMI and DVI inputs, VGA in, Component in, S -video in, composit in, height adjust, tilt, swivel/rotate, panning and an impressive showing in the IQ stakes.

you can adjust it to anywhere that suits you, and you could easily have, a PC, 360, PS3 digital TV tuner all plugged in with connections to spare and PIP so you can view more than one at a time. plus it sports 2 USB ports on the side, and one USB up top for web cams

not only that.... you get both DVI, VGA and USB cables in the box too.

im stumped, and i think i may just save up a little more and forget the samsung 215TW and get this instead.

does anyone know what panel it uses?

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
does anyone know what panel it uses?

Probably a Samsung.

 

[yacoub]

just FYI: "wow, just... wow." is used when you can't believe how stupid something is. It's not for something really cool. That's usually a time to use "woot!" or plain old "wow!"

 

[Insane3D]

Jesus...can that site get any slower?

Monitor looks nice though...

 

[m21s]

When does this go onsale?

Anyone know.

Seems to be only pre orders on most sites.

 

[hardwareking]

that monitor is awesome.
HDCP enabled DVI and HDMI ports too.And its cheaper than the dell 2407 and offers some extras.
My dream monitor.And u don't have to worry about HDMI problems which mught happen in the future.

 

[m21s]

Cheaper?

How come I do not see this monitor cheaper than the 2407?

Are we talking USD here?

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: m21s
When does this go onsale?

Anyone know.

Seems to be only pre orders on most sites.

overclockers.co.uk say 1st week in october is when stock arrives

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: m21s
Cheaper?

How come I do not see this monitor cheaper than the 2407?

Are we talking USD here?

lol its not

its exactly the same price where i shop.... £646 for both the BenQ and the Dell.... i know which id choose

 

[Extelleron]

$1299 MSRP (USD) is a good deal?

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I think I just sh!t myself. Looks yummy

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Extelleron
$1299 MSRP (USD) is a good deal?

well the dell is £646, the BenQ is the same price and offers alot more functionallity. plus you'll pay round abouts the same for a good 26inch HDTV, which will also get beaten by the BenQ.

samsungs SM-244T is £740, and even that doesnt have the features of the BenQ so yeah £646 is a pretty good price considering what your getting

 

[whoster69]

That review isn't very useful. No pictures of gradients, no real data. I'm really looking forward to some hard data on this monitor.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: whoster69
That review isn't very useful. No pictures of gradients, no real data. I'm really looking forward to some hard data on this monitor.

Having 10/10 ratings for every single area sounds biased. I think the Dell 2407WFP would beat it out in image quality. I'd wait for a more reliable review. Despite its name I just don't trust that site (they have wrongly identified LCDs as 8-bit and make weird assumptions).

The panel used in the 2407 is simply higher quality. Wider viewing angles, higher contrast, and better default color accuracy than the BenQ's AUO P-MVA panel. That's important if you don't have a calibrator. It's even cheaper, at least in the US.

The BenQ FP241WZ is supposed to have the 120 Hz motion blur reduction technique so I'd wait for that or get a Dell.

 

[Alpha35]

http://www.buy.com/prod/BenQ_FP241W_LCD..._258mm_1920_x/q/loc/101/202836372.html

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Trusted reviews for me is like having another person giving me an opinion just like someone does on forums. I dont look down on them because they have no hard data so to speak but I just use them as another guide for choosing products. They gave the 215TW a good review also and well I am happy with mine even tho I might make the jump to a 24" myself, so I dont really think TR is all that bad, the more info I have helps me choose.

 

[m21s]

Originally posted by: Alpha35
http://www.buy.com/prod/BenQ_FP241W_LCD..._258mm_1920_x/q/loc/101/202836372.html

Not in stock yet.

Pre-Order Now
Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!

 

[imported_Crusader]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Jesus...can that site get any slower?

No, my son.

-Your personal savior

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Crusader

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Jesus...can that site get any slower?

No, my son.

-Your personal savior

:laugh:!!

:beer:

 

[otispunkmeyer]

its strange because www.bit-tech.net is actually the sister site to trustedreviews and bit-tech is usually very good. they even share the same writers

 

[xtknight]

I have some bad news. Rumor has it the FP241W will be delayed a month. FP241WZ (120Hz BFI version) won't be available until ~mid-Nov.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1101157

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Originally posted by: xtknight
I have some bad news. Rumor has it the FP241W will be delayed a month. FP241WZ (120Hz BFI version) won't be available until ~mid-Nov.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1101157

Even Mwave shows it as being in on 9/30 when it use to be 9/15 so looks like delays are a given.

 

[m21s]

I was going to wait for this monitor.

Then decided to get the Westinghouse 37" 1080p instead.

By the looks of the price at launch, the Westinghouse looked alot better! Picked up the Westy for $1244

 

[Lockey2k]

Oh where oh where may this monitor be?

 

[hans007]

the only thing bad about it is the buttons on the side.

and its probably a samsung panel. i bought a acer al2416wd which is a samsung panel 24". and acer owns benq. this is a much more high end monitor though.