Hi David.

Is that 26" diag?

I am very satisfied with the Eizo SX2761W 27" monitor. By far not cheap - but keeps the brightness and colours consistent during a days edit - and it shows the colours well too (for my humble use, that is).

Had a 30" HP (changed brightness and colours significantly during the first 15 minutes of use - and the 2560 x 1600 resoloution gave far too small letters in Windows and other programmes for my taste.

With a better budget I would go for one more Eizo 27" plus a real TV monitor (full HD and plasma) on the wall for final previewing.

Hi Grazie, mine must actually be a 24" and it is measured diagonally. Sorry for the confusion! I'm not in front of it now, but checking on their site that's what they are currently selling (as well as 30").

WOW! £1,000 for the Eizo . . . . murder . . .

David, got it thanks.

Grazie

Dell 2405. Years of satisfactions. The first monitor i did'nt have to fight with to find good color settings...

A verticaly oriented 19" lcd is a perfect and elegant match as a second, tools oriented, monitor.

Bastien

2 Dell U2410s - great monitors, no problems, 24 inchers.

Why mess around. Get two Sony 32" bravia 1080P LCD tvs. You can calibrate them to the revelations. Blacks won't be to your liking but what the hell.
JJK

The Dell U2410 is the best value for money out there.
Beyond that is the Eizo and the HP Dreamcolor. The latter is exceptional value for the money IF you're after a monitor for accurate grading.
The problem here is Grazie hasn't stated what he wants to display on these monitors. If simply extending the T/L over two monitors then pretty well anything will do, I can't see much point in displaying the T/L on precision calibrated monitors.
On the other hand if one of the monitors is to be used for external preview and making decisions about grading etc then perhaps the two monitors do not need to be the same and a lot of money could be saved.

Bob.

Lots of recommendations for Dell Monitors in this thread - and they're good. However, I prefer the images in my Samsung B2330 over my Dell S1909WX. I'm waiting to find another B2330 on sale so I can replace the Dell.

The Dell is on the left, the Samsung on the right:



...Jerry

PS: Somewhere in my pile of crap, I've got a Spyder 3 video calibrator. I think I'll try calibrating each monitor and take this photo again.

There's a considerable difference between the cheap Dells and the more expensive ones. There's a review of the U2410 on CNET here.
The last sentence of the review sums it up very well "The only way to get better quality than the Dell UltraSharp U2410 is to spend a lot more money — if you need 24-inch, are on a budget but still need great quality images, we can wholeheartedly recommend this screen.'
To date, at that price point nothing seems to perform better for reasonably accurate color reproduction. I have 3 old Samsungs here and at work we have all Samsung monitors and they are great as general office monitors. The cheaper Dells are much the same. I have one the first Dell 24" monitors and it was about the best available when it came out. Compared to their newer, slightly more expensive offerings it is pretty horrid.

Bob.

I'm looking to replace purely my Workspace Monitors, of which I have a brace of 17" 4x3 (I guess?), with one Widescreen that will have a diag of up to 28" or 30". So no real need for colour fidelity - I have an external JVC CRT for that.

Grazie

In that case what I'd base my choice on would change.
Small matte bezel, plenty of position adjustments, solid stand, power consumption.
Maybe consider a dual monitor VESA mount.
Dell and others now have models with LED lighting that are very cheap. Over the life of two 24" monitors the power saving could add up to a few dollars.

Bob.