info: Dell 2209WA review

[acidoangel]

[edit] nevermind

 

[acidoangel]

Ok, I understand, I'll try when is running

[edit] You're right I got approximatively 20~24ms input lag average, thanks for your help
[edit-2] I got 20.6ms input lag in average for 50 measuring

 

[IlllI]

ha wow. i made this post and completely forgot about it. nobody seemed interested in it at the time (second post was made 10 days after my original one lol)
then today i check the forums and its on the front page

 

[qliveur]

Well, to me at least, a 22" IPS panel for $300.00 is a very big deal.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

$300 for 1680x1050 IPS?

i got my MVA Viewsonic VX2025Wm 1680x1050 3 years ago for $340 shipped... whats the big deal???

pretty sure i'd rather take a nice 24in over this like the samsung t240...

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

IPS Viewsonic VX2025Wm

Nope, don't think so.

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
nice 24in...samsung t240...

Uh...no..well, it's a matter of expectations.

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
$300 for 1680x1050 IPS?

i got my IPS Viewsonic VX2025Wm 1680x1050 3 years ago for $340 shipped... whats the big deal???

i'm 99.99% sure the VX2025Wm used a mva-type panel. not ips

http://www.afterdawn.com/hardw...776/viewsonic_vx2025wm

 

[LOUISSSSS]

corrected. but still. $300 for 1680x1050 today is no good. the res for this day and age is AT LEAST 1080p. although i'd prefer 1920x1200.

 

[ClockHound]

Or wait a bit for the 23" version. LG 23" eIPS

Maybe, just maybe, the long dark TN days are over...

 

[qliveur]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
$300 for 1680x1050 IPS?

i got my MVA Viewsonic VX2025Wm 1680x1050 3 years ago for $340 shipped... whats the big deal???

pretty sure i'd rather take a nice 24in over this like the samsung t240...

Dude, the T240 is a TN. It may be one of the best TNs, but it's still a TN, with all of the craptastic TN flaws. There's just no comparison. At all. I'd take a 22" IPS over a 24" TN any day.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: ClockHound
Or wait a bit for the 23" version. LG 23" eIPS

Maybe, just maybe, the long dark TN days are over...

the article says "brightness is a tad lower". will have to wait and see how it compares to more expensive IPS's...

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: konakona

Originally posted by: ClockHound
Or wait a bit for the 23" version. LG 23" eIPS

Maybe, just maybe, the long dark TN days are over...

the article says "brightness is a tad lower". will have to wait and see how it compares to more expensive IPS's...

More expensive IPS units are way too bright. Even if the backlight spec is inflated, I don't see why >200cd/m^2 would be desirable. The question is if changing the brightness adversely affects other things, like color accuracy.

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: ClockHound
Or wait a bit for the 23" version. LG 23" eIPS

Maybe, just maybe, the long dark TN days are over...

that one looks nice too. i wonder how much it'll cost though. probably at least $500 i'd guess, since its got a larger resolution as well

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Avalon
Just found out I can get it for $249 through the campus computer store with alumni and old club association discounts...shit...do I do it?

I'd have to sell my laptop and CRT to get the money, but I don't use my laptop and well, the CRT wouldn't be used either if I did.

Are you pressed for space? Want wide screen? Do you like over bright washed out inaccurate colors? LCD's aren't bad but unless you need one of the things I mentioned, there is zero reason to go from a beautiful CRT to an LCD. And even then I would chose IQ over space saved or any of the things LCD's do offer.

 

[imported_chewy2314]

Some of use got 2209WA for ~$200+tax+Recycle Fee (for CA). See hardforums....Display section.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: Avalon
Just found out I can get it for $249 through the campus computer store with alumni and old club association discounts...shit...do I do it?

I'd have to sell my laptop and CRT to get the money, but I don't use my laptop and well, the CRT wouldn't be used either if I did.

Are you pressed for space? Want wide screen? Do you like over bright washed out inaccurate colors? LCD's aren't bad but unless you need one of the things I mentioned, there is zero reason to go from a beautiful CRT to an LCD. And even then I would chose IQ over space saved or any of the things LCD's do offer.

I'm not pressed for space, but I do want wide screen and go to LANs 2-4 times a month. I'm not going to run it at ridiculous brightness, and if it's a good IPS, the colors will be close enough to a CRT that I'd be willing to make the jump for.

Besides, my CRT is going bad and things are starting to look green

 

[IlllI]

took me a while to find the post, but for $230 shipped it seem like a great deal http://www.hardforum.com/showp...33664770&postcount=114

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: IlllI
took me a while to find the post, but for $230 shipped it seem like a great deal http://www.hardforum.com/showp...33664770&postcount=114

good find. That'a an excellent deal if you can get it. I just tried to call and got voicemail. I think Marcus is done for the day.

 

[IlllI]

yep, some others were saying they got voicemail too. heres the whole thread if anyone wants to read all of it http://www.hardforum.com/showt...3664770#post1033664770

 

[zod96]

Does it have a glossy screen?

 

[ZetaEpyon]

It doesn't appear to have a glossy screen.
Some images here:
http://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/H...09wa-sujet_46122_1.htm

I managed to get in on the deal at Dell, so I have two on the way to me for a total of $422.70, shipped. They got shipped out the same day, and should be here next week.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: ZetaEpyon
It doesn't appear to have a glossy screen.
Some images here:
http://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/H...09wa-sujet_46122_1.htm

I managed to get in on the deal at Dell, so I have two on the way to me for a total of $422.70, shipped. They got shipped out the same day, and should be here next week.

did you call and talk to marcus directly?

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Yeah, I called at about 4:30pm central time yesterday and got him directly.

 

[QueHuong]

I'd be really interested in user reviews and opinions for the Dell 2209WA. I was going to buy an Acer 26" TN Panel for ~$290 but if the Dell is everything it's promising, I'd rather go for that. XTKnight, what are your thoughts on this monitor? And is eIPS just as high quality as an IPS?

 

[MyLeftNut]

Originally posted by: QueHuong
I'd be really interested in user reviews and opinions for the Dell 2209WA. I was going to buy an Acer 26" TN Panel for ~$290 but if the Dell is everything it's promising, I'd rather go for that. XTKnight, what are your thoughts on this monitor? And is eIPS just as high quality as an IPS?

According to a user on hardforums who calibrated the monitor, the colors still weren't that good. Apparently, the NEC 20WMGX2 has better colors out of the box than a calibrated Dell 2209WA. Black levels aren't very good at all, so overall it's still much better than a TN panel as response times are like a TN panel or better and low input lag.