PC Monitors for Editing

woolbrig wrote on 5/4/2009, 1:22 PM

I'm looking to buy a couple of 24" pc monitors for editing with Vegas and found that I can get the Dell 2409 for $249 each. Anyone used these monitors?

I don't intend to use these as a reference monitor.

Thanks,
Joe

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ritsmer wrote on 5/4/2009, 2:24 PM

just had to find another monitor as the old one retired itself.
Searched and tried some but had to return them because of the most surprising inadequate quality.

-One even was slightly light green (via DVI !!).
-Another still had the terrible LCD "glow" that was normal for LCD's many years ago.
-Another showed a quite different picture if I moved my head only 10 centimetres (its data said 178 degrees)
-And one had to warm up 5-10 minutes before the picture was stable
(I did not try a Dell however)

Ended up with an Eizo SX2761w (27 inch) which here did cost over 1.600 US - but it has a picture quality far, far better as the others.

Conclusion: do not compromize with the screen you are going to work with- and watch many hours every day.