http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/ Engadget Comments for Ask Engadget: Best LCD monitor under $400? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 19th 2008 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
We don't know what the guy wants the monitor for but if he wants accurate colors and good viewing angels he definitely doesn't want a TN panel.]]>Jul 17th 2008 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
Some 24" can be found for $300. My brother recently found a 245bw for that price. So don't hesitate to check all the stores in your local radius.

Anyhow, the 931bw/906bw are good monitors as well. Both are 19". The the 931 is the european version and came out earlier.

Always check Hardforum.com, they seem to have in-depth inspections of pretty much every recent LCD monitor.

And the last piece of advice: You can pretty much never go wrong with a Samsung.]]>Jul 17th 2008 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
I wouldn't pay more than 250 for a 24" TN

I recently bought a dell 2408wfp for $499 though

it's fantastic except for 3 things:

slight input lag (no big deal)

panel is brighter on the left side (no big deal)

limited scaling options (huge deal)

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What results is a "luck of the draw" when purchasing one: you don't know if you'll get a genuine Samsung, or one of the lame knock-offs. I was one of the unlucky folks, and my panel has poor color accuracy (even after repeated attempts to calibrate it manually and with a Spider2 puck). It also has a posterization effect whenever gradients move across the screen, possibly due to the monitor attempting to improve its response times, I suppose. I has been difficult for me to use the monitor for editing photos with any accuracy, both in color and in brightness.

Is this monitor worth the money I spent? It's not very expensive, so it's probably a bad deal. But be wary of the rave reviews you'll read online. Many are either a) old (posted during the initial run of genuine Samsung panels), b) have been posted by people who are now lucky enough to get a genuine panel, or c) have been posted by people who read the good reviews and are convinced that the display is great, but they can't tell the difference.

Unfortunately, Newegg is smart enough to know not to accept returns on LCD displays, so I was stuck with this crappy version. If you can purchase a 226bw from a dealer who accepts returns, go for it. Some intertube searching should help you reveal who actually made your panel. Hopefully this will allow others to make an informed decision. Good luck!]]>Jul 17th 2008 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/HP 22" w2207 $250 @ TigerDirect.com
1650 x 1080 resolution
VGA and DVI with HDCP (great for PS3/X360/Blu-ray)
Built in speakers and 2 port USB hub
I have 5 LCD monitors, this monitor has the best quality picture (contrast/saturation), largest screen size and the cheapest out of all of mine. There is also a model that has HDMI instead of DVI but it's an extra $100.]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/good performance for the money...
but since i work with EIZO's..i have to admit these LCD's are crap compared with it....
anyway..i see movies in it, play games...the LCD is pretty much a solid piece, it was 208€ and has HDMI already.]]>Jul 18th 2008 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
Sad because everything else I own by Samsung is great. ]]>Jul 18th 2008 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/engadget comments system really is in need of a revision]]>Jul 18th 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
all of em are 1680x1050
i dont think you'll find a good 24 incher for under 500...iirc]]>Jul 17th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
1. Make sure it's HDCP capable with DVI (or even HDMI) inputs.
2. Your target resolution should be 1920x1200 and at least 21"
3. Make sure the maximum contrast ratio should be at least 1000:1 and actual ratio 500:1
4. Response rate at most 10ms
5. Speakers on monitors are mostly crap, so don't use them or look for them.
6. Should be able to display full 16.7 million colors.

Good luck finding your monitor. There is one made just for you.]]>Jul 17th 2008 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
Also don't be fooled by 16.2 million colors it really means 265,000 colors + software otherwise known as TN panels.]]>Jul 17th 2008 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
]]>Jul 18th 2008 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/You'd be hard pressed to find a 1920x1200 monitor smaller than 24 inches, or cheaper than $400

4. and
6.
Through they are becoming rarer, 16 ms response panels are great, with NO image retention. In the same class are monitors which use 6-bit panels and temporal dithering to achive 17 million colours, a QUALITY monitor that does this looks perfect (take note, a 17 inch Dell is not quality, they use crap dithering on top of crap signal processing).]]>Jul 18th 2008 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 20th 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
The backlight bleed was terrible, the black certainly wasn't black, and the color left alot to be desired to say the least.

I cannot recommend this monitor at all. I ended up selling it a while back and am stuck with my 19" NEC at the moment]]>Jul 17th 2008 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Except it would be nice to be able to watch DVDs properly...
But I guess that's what tv's are for ;-]]]>Jul 18th 2008 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
Office Max sells them in store for $280-300.

This is by far the best 24" display quality to price ratio that I know of.]]>Jul 18th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
i like :)]]>Jul 17th 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 18th 2008 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
1650x1080 res

hdcp cpmpliant

8000:1 contrast

2ms response

DVI connection

Paid around $250]]>Jul 17th 2008 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112011

I personally would recommend Samsung however 1920x1080 models are above 400$ I believe - this Sceptre has great specs though]]>Jul 17th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/Jul 17th 2008 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/ask-engadget-best-lcd-monitor-under-400/
Size 22
Resolution 1680 x 1050
Pixel Pitch 0.282 x 0.282
Brightness 300cd/㎡
Contrast Ratio DFC 10000:1
Viewing Angle H : 176˚/V: 170˚(CR≥5)
Response Time 2ms (GTG)
Display Colors 16.7M Colors

http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/l227wtg.jhtml

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