BenQ's M2400HD 24-inch LCD hits Japan next month

24-inch LCDs are the new black this season, with new ebony choices appearing seemingly every week. Funny, then, that BenQ should choose to distance its latest two-footer from the crowd by coloring it white -- plus giving it a few interesting features, like a 2 megapixel webcam peeking over the top of a 16:9, 1920 x 1080 resolution panel. That's a bit down from the typical 1920 x 1200 we'd expect on this size display, but it's perfectly suited for all that 1080p content you have lying around. (16:9 is a little rare on a desktop display, but we know how much you hate letterboxing.) An HDMI input will help to keep that HD video flowing, plus there's VGA and DVI-D too. The rest of the specs are fairly tame: 300cd/m2 brightness, 1,000:1 contrast ratio (capable of being dynamically boosted to 10,000:1), a 5ms response rate, and a 3-port USB hub. If you can do without the missing 230,400 pixels this sounds like a solid display, coming to Japan next month for 420€ (about $535).

[Tony @ Oct 23rd 2008 9:55AM]

Ive been waiting for a good monitor with 1080 :)

PS First EVER post on here

[htd @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:04AM]

I think 1080p would be the new standard resolution for large LCDs. that webcam looks sexy, is there a usb port on top and this thing doesnt have usb cable dongling on the back? also I dont see LED backlit mentioned any where.

[digital @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:10AM]

if it were LED, we'd be talking about a very expensive monitor.

[Flashpoint @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:11AM]

I hope other manufaturers take a lesson from this. I'd like to see mor monitors introduced with pointable cameras. I hate store purchased web cams cause they tend to be problematic and only add to cable spahgetti.

[StalematE @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:37PM]

mmmm cable spaghetti

[Abe Froman @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:21AM]

"...16:9, 1920 x 1080 resolution panel. That's a bit down from the typical 1920 x 1200..."

Umm...1920x1200 isn't 16:9, I'll take 1920x1080 thanks, nicer aspect for my taste.

[Canoo @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:59AM]

i agree.. i just bought a V2400W. I'm loving the monitor (especially with the 1:1 pixel mapping for my xbox) would have been nice to just have a 1920x1080 display though.

[Big Al @ Oct 23rd 2008 11:33AM]

I picked up the new Dell 24" 1920 x 1080a few weeks ago. This BenQ definitely isn't the first LCD with 16:9 resolution but it does look sharp from the picture.

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:36PM]

yeah man, that black screen with the power off sure does look great

[yegon @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:09PM]

Ooh, iirc, I got it over year ago for £310 with some discount codes online. I *think* some places are still selling them (surely long out of production) for £450+!

[Ameen @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:12PM]

Woah! Thats a lot of dough mahn!!!

[Ameen @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:12PM]

I was thinking of jumping on the 16:9 bandwagon too, the E2200HD from BenQ seems interesting but have got no proper reviews of it so I'm staying put.( I do know that its a TN)

P.S: TN's are great for gaming, and you cant go wrong with 16:9 and TN-speed response times, I guess this will be a good gaming monitor.

[yegon @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:26PM]

£310 for a 24" 1900x1200 monitor that reviewed well was an utter barg!

Probably better off with a native 1080p monitor for 360/PS3 though, mine is used purely for pc/mac.

[f00 @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:31PM]

erm... pretty much all monitors nowadays are good enough for gaming; hell i'm using an old dell 20" s-ips with 16ms reponse time for my gaming rig, and it works perfectly fine...

[Bad Mojo @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:40PM]

Now that's what I want.

A monitor that can do justice to my Mac AND PS3!

Hope it hits the States soon :)

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:51PM]

SWEET!!!!!111 New TN garbage each WEEK!

[Ameen @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:36PM]

I do agree that TN's pale in comparison to the other panel types out there, I wouldn't go as far as to call TN's as utter garbage as a whole, TN's offer performance at a low price. Not all of us mere mortals can afford a S-PVA or H-IPS ( or S-IPS or AS-IPS if you may) panel every other day. But at this cost 535 you could probably hunt around for an IPS based monitor.

P.S: I personally prefer IPS over PVA. :)

[phanbouy @ Oct 23rd 2008 6:25PM]

when you can get a 24" PVA for $300 there's no reason to buy a TN. Ever.

[Plugger @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:46PM]

BenQ already have a 24" black glossy bezel 16:9 monitor out there. It doesn't have the webcam and USB hub. It is the E2400HD and sells for $349.

[yegon @ Nov 1st 2008 12:56PM]

If it's anything like my FP241W, I'm sure it'll be great. Works magnificently at 1920x1200 with my mbp and pc, a steal considering how much I paid for it.

[Ameen @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:01PM]

And how much did you pay for it?

btw, this BenQ uses a TN Panel.