Dell rolls out S1909WX, S1709W LCD monitors

Enticed by Dell's new, slightly less hard-edged 22-, 23-, and 24-inch LCDs but looking for something a little easier on the wallet (and your desk)? Well, it looks like you're in luck, as the company has just let loose some matching 17- and 19-inch models that each come in under $200. From the looks of it, the $199, 19-inch S1909WX is by far the better bargain of the two, with it boasting a 1440 x 900 resolution, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a 300cd/m2 brightness rating, and an HDCP compatible DVI port. The 17-inch S1709W, on the other hand, packs the same resolution and will save you twenty bucks, but you'll have to make do with a 600:1 contrast ratio, 250cd/m2 brightness, and nothing more than a plain old VGA port, not to mention just 17-inches of screen real estate. Sold? You know where to get 'em.

[Via Electronista]

[Matt @ Sep 30th 2008 11:33AM]

More TN panels.

(You can tell by the viewing angle.)

[Anomoly @ Sep 30th 2008 11:38AM]

have been looking for a new screen... this just might fit the bill.

[Charlie @ Sep 30th 2008 11:39AM]

HATE the new styling.

Looks just like any other screen...comon get some uniqueness going

[Sisyphus @ Sep 30th 2008 11:59AM]

I really hate the beveled edges, and the stand looks really cheap-o.

I much preferred the "Y" angle metal leg stand they had going.

[Charlie @ Sep 30th 2008 12:45PM]

absolutely, that's what really turned me off is the base. I have a 2007WFP and I love the Y stand, it's unique and it just works

[ZaxCG2 @ Sep 30th 2008 2:09PM]

So am I the only one who doesn't give a crap about "style"?
If it's cheap I'm sold.

[ZaxCG2 @ Sep 30th 2008 2:13PM]

aaaaand I just realized this isn't cheap for what its worth. Meh.

I still hold true to my statement! I'm using a Westinghouse 19" ... the one you're really suppose to use as a TV screen... but I don't give. The ugly thing is treating me well.

Wonder if I should go for dual-screens 2880x900 resolution. :D

[Dee @ Sep 30th 2008 11:42AM]

It should have been $159 for a 19" and $139 for the 17". With so many many LCD monitors available, you would think the prices would be dropping at a much faster rate or have we already reached an equilibrium point?

[Kevin @ Sep 30th 2008 12:00PM]

More TN panels I'm guessing. Does anyone make a good PVA-based monitor anymore?

[neodorian @ Sep 30th 2008 12:51PM]

Why? There are 22" monitors with better resolution on newegg for under $200. Sure they are just more TN panels but for the average joe that's all you need and that's all these are too.

[thethirdmoose @ Sep 30th 2008 12:53PM]

Wait....
19 inches?
1440x900?
TN?
$200
AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Matt @ Sep 30th 2008 1:06PM]

What's so bad about TN panels? I'm not really up to date on all the technical stuff for LCD monitors. And could someone recommend a good 20-22 inch widescreen monitor with HDMI? It doesn't have to have HDMI, but it would be nice.

[Matt @ Sep 30th 2008 1:44PM]

They are basically lover quality overall than other types of panels. Most of them only have 6 bits of color per pixel, so they have to use dithering to simulate all colors, and dithering can cause banding and other artifacts, especially in color gradients. Also, they tend to have bad horizontal viewing angles. Just look at any laptop screen straight on, then tilt it a few degrees and you will probably see a big difference. All laptop screens are TN, as far as I know (and that includes my Macbook Pro). I have a old (maybe 5 years) Dell Ultrasharp LCD with an IPS panel, and I can see no flaws at all, even when I look at test images like these: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ designed to exaggerate LCD flaws. It is a 17" monitor with 1280x1024 resolution, while most new monitors have 1280x1024 at 19" (or equivalent since most monitors are widescreen now). I think that if manufacturers had focused on better panels instead of cheap TN ones, the price of better ones would have come down to close to what TN panels cost today. Instead, since everyone wanted to have the cheapest LCD on the market, we are stuck with inferior technology.

Here's a good explaination of different LCD technologies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_film_transistor_liquid_crystal_display#Types

[Dee @ Sep 30th 2008 1:56PM]

I just got a Gateway HD2201 (22"), and it has HDMI inputs - out of the box it needs some calibration to make it's picture quality superb, but that's just me, the average joe might not notice. The HD2200 has the same inputs (DVI, VGA, HDMI) and component as well but has a lower contrast ratio. I got it for $239 from BB, which was the cheapest I could find.

[:) @ Sep 30th 2008 1:10PM]

Wow! Where can I get that background? LOL!

[Matthew @ Sep 30th 2008 3:33PM]

Thats what I was going to ask. Where is that photo taken? I want to add that yo my slideshow.

[JakobHP @ Oct 1st 2008 5:08AM]

I came in here wondering the same thing :)

[Boarderwoot @ Sep 30th 2008 1:27PM]

They should start naming monitors after the screen saver that they advertise them with.

"Hey I just picked up that new Dell Waterfall in Canyon 17in monitor"
"Oh yeah? I heard that one was way better than the Dell S1909235-zkt-iWTF Steve got last week."

[matt @ Dec 27th 2008 2:37PM]

just saying i got a s1909 moniter and 4037 dell hybrid and my moniter has lines rolling up and down it verticaley and constently
can you help me with directions in any way