Originally posted by: xtknight
Again, why is that when the 2490 has so many fewer inputs than the Dell? And when the Dell is about half the price? I'd rather have a Dell to be honest with you. The NEC provides little extra value for most customers. Besides, it sucks that the NECs cannot input 1080i. Multimedia monitor? Did they fix that on the WUXi2s?
In an ideal world everything would be input digitally. But that's not the case in the real world. Sometimes devices may only have component output. Or maybe the DVI just won't work, say, when it's 1080i... or maybe there are overscan issues with it. Maybe it outputs the wrong DVI color space. You know, YPbPr analog does have some advantages in being much simpler to deal with.
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This is what we test monitors for. We get experience and knowleadge to move further. We don't need to start fom the first page every time.
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It has been documented long ago that Component/S-Video/Composite connections are useless on PC monitors. They simply don't work properly. They just spoil the picture. Those are bells and whistles that don't sound.
A PC monitor connectivity is defined by digital connectors. There are no video connectors to talk about other than digital (D-Sub is PC connector).
A single HDMI is not acceptable due to "overscan and YPbPr issues"
and this is DVI that provides a quality connection.
There must be at least one DVI connector.
Two DVIs (or DVI and HDMI) are required for a universal PC monitor. That's enough to watch 1080
P video or play PS3 along with quality PC connection.
The NEC 2490 has 2 DVI (and D-Sub).
The Dell U2410 has one more - HDMI. For the obvious reason I don't count DisplayPort.
No 1080i - it's not an issue to be fixed. PC signal and 1080p are not "i". We need "p" for better quality, not "i". So no one is going to "fix" it.
The NEC 2490 supports 24Hz, the Dell U2410 does not. I don't count it as an issue either.
Saying "the NEC provides little extra value for most customers" you are making a huge mistake.
The NEC 2490WUXi with A-TW polarizer is a unique outstanding monitor - no match among other brands even for 2x, 3x price. Uncomparable
picture quality is "little extra value" that it provides for all customers.
Yes, it's worth twice as much as the Dell U2410 (with 100 inputs) because the NEC 2490WUXi image quality is not achievable on the Dell U2410. Two different classes.
A wise man told me once:"Explain to me what is good and why. Then I will decide myself if it is expensive or not. What is expensive for you may be not expensive for me."
The current price is the last thing an expert should take into consideration.
Yes, it's reasonable to draw attention to real bargains, why not?
We also do skip Eizos due to price, but for a reason: they provide same or less quality than monitors ~2 times less expensive. But we don't skip NECs: higher price for higher quality.
Weighing if the NEC 2490WUXi is better?
My friend,
"NEC 2490WUXi to disappear soon! Rush and grab it while available!" - this is what should be written on top of recommendations list.
"Display du Century" comes first, "Display du Jour" comes next.