Originally posted by: brencat
Originally posted by: xtknight
Originally posted by: brencat
Anyone here have the LG-246WP ? Seems like a really nice monitor from what I can tell and P-MVA panel (I think). Is this the best non-TN 24" monitor for gaming (I play shooters mostly)? Also does it have 1:1 and aspect scaling?
Also, google searches have claimed this monitor was selling at Best Buy for ~ $450 around Xmas. Now it's back up to $600 range. I have a 12% BB coupon too so if that $450 sale price ever comes around again soon, I might be able to pick this up for $400 flat.
Comments appreciated.
I think it does have 1:1 and aspect scaling but I can't confirm this. The best non-TN 24" for gaming is the ViewSonic VX2435wm, and the HP LP2465 is an alternative option as well which has less video inputs but a more tame design.
Well, I stopped by a local Best Buy on my way home from work and they had an LG-246WP on the shelf. It
does have 1:1, but that's it. Menu was not particularly intuitive and menu buttons are in a weird place underneath the frame in lower left corner -- a bit of a PITA.
Meh, picture was so-so. TBH, the colors and vibrancy seemed inferior to a Samsung 245BW which is a TN panel that happened to be right next to it. That 245BW by the way didn't seem to suffer all that much from off angle (left/right) viewing and seemed notably superior to the 22" versions of Samsung's 226CW, and 2232 also nearby, and also both TNs too.
xt, I've never seen the Viewsonic VX2435wm nor the HP LP2465 in person but why do you think the Viewsonic is the best 24" gaming monitor when it appears to have fairly high input lag (40 - 50ish) ? According to digitalversus, that's even higher than the original Dell 2407WFP. What am I missing?
I have to agree with you after seeing the L246WP (or was it an L245WP) along with a Gateway FPD24 (S-PVA) and 245BW. I thought the Gateway looked the best, but the 245BW was more vibrant than the lifeless LG.
To be honest with you I'm not sure that there is a variation among the input lags of 24" VA panels. They all have it, and all have about the same amount. I've never seen a 24" VA that didn't have 3-4 frames of it at max. The Dell 2407WFP isn't being sold anymore, and the HC version isn't that suitable for gaming because of its ghosting problem.
The FP241W has blackout problems.
I believe the Gateway FHD2400 and Samsung 245BW are the best 24" gaming monitors (see Gaming section for low input lag), but I think the VX2435WM is the best VA gaming or multipurpose monitor.
The LP2465 is probably about the same as the VX but as I mentioned a few posts ago, the gamma performance of the VX seems to be superior. The VX also offers several more inputs, which, even though I say I only rate on image quality, is another reason why it's rated higher for multimedia. I was also more impressed by the uniformity of the VX panel, although I can't say if the HP was better or worse here because the PRAD review didn't mention it. The gamma was the main important thing: the ViewSonic obviously produced darker tones better than the HP.
Originally posted by: xtknight
The PRAD review is mainly why I recommended it. I trust PRAD quite a bit and they did provide a lot of data to prove their statements. The gamma correction graph and uniformity measurements really show its superiority. The
correction graph deviates little from the 2.2 gamma curve (unlike the
LP2465) and the uniformity is quite high class for a consumer panel (better than high-end NECs by default, even).
If I had the opportunity to use both, I could tell you for sure but I can only go off of what I see online.
The graph in the third (lower-left) quadrant shows the darker tones that the calibration had to correct. A function of y = x is ideal, yet the HP had to be corrected significantly more in this area which represents darker tones of color.
Besides, the VX retains more bit depth (number of colors) after the calibration because it deviates less, causing less need for corrections.
Most people don't have colorimeters. And even then, many calibration profiles do not affect games or movies. That makes this an important advantage for the ViewSonic. It will reveal darker tones and it will do so with decent accuracy. It's also why the HP got eschewed in favor of the VX2435wm for photo editing.