Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP - £619.52 delivered!

XRS

Amazing price for this huge monitor.

Does anyone know of any codes before I order one?

Thanks :beer:

Sid_Harper

Hmm. I'd be inclined to buy an LCD-TV with DVI-IN for way less than that (actually, wait a moment, I did! The Staples 26" for £300 a while back...)

However, there's always QuidCo for 7% at the moment I believe...

hobo28

This is a monitor though and not a TV. Even a 32" TV has far less resolution than this puppy.

I bought the 20" recently cos I just couldn't justify the extra on a 4" upgrade

The 20" is a fantastic monitor and I believe the 24" is the dogs doo dah's!

snkz

Sid Harper using that thing as a monitor will make you go blind, I doubt you can even see individual icons. The dell screen is an actual monitor and therefore much better for the job.

Tip: Use the TV as a TV and get a proper screen or ull go blind

FF99

Is this not as good, from the Acer website at only £486 (inc VAT) ?

The AL2416W brings to the business world a new kind of high definition widescreen display, supporting superior panel technologies within a sleek design for the ultimate viewing experience and increased work productivity on one of the largest professional LCD monitors, but with no compromise on ergonomics or to your budget! The high quality AL2416Ws combines a huge 24” widescreen display for maximizing the usage of data and video applications, whether scrolling the Internet, working on multiple office applications or digital photography in fine details, this smart 24” W has something for all Specialists requirements.
Display Size: 24" Wide (518.4 x 324 mm)
Pixel Pitch: 0.270mm
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 WUXGA
Design Color: Silver
Brightness (typ.): 500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio (typ.): 1000:1
Max. Refresh Rate: 75 Hz
Viewing Angle (typ.): 178?(H), 178?(V)
Response Time (typ.): 6ms (Grey to Grey)
Input Signal: "VGA (Analog D-sub)"
Speaker: No
Power Adaptor: (100V-240V) Internal
Power Consumption: 110W (max.)
Dimensions (WxHxD mm): 577 x 457 x 221
Kensington Lock: Supported
VESA Wall Mounting: 100 x 100 mm

Sid_Harper

snkz wrote:

Sid Harper using that thing as a monitor will make you go blind, I doubt you can even see individual icons. The dell screen is an actual monitor and therefore much better for the job.

Tip: Use the TV as a TV and get a proper screen or ull go blind

Erm, depends what you want a big monitor for. If you want it for a media centre, then the 1368x768 native res of my TV is fine, and even to use as a big monitor it's absolutely fine from a remote keyboard while lying in bed. If you want to do CAD or want the high res close-up for something specific then fair enough.

B.t.w. going blind? What nonsense - I don't think so. With a CRT/analogue input/low refresh/interlace/low contrast yes you'd create eye fatigue - native DVI processed display is rock steady as you'd expect with no intermediate analogue processing electronics.

XRS

Thanks for the input, but I have been very happy with my current 20" Dell (running at 1600 x 1200) for nearly 3 years now, [touch wood] it has been faultless [/touch wood].

I particularly want DVI input too, so it looks like Dell will get my business later today.

FF99 wrote:

Is this not as good, from the Acer website at only £486 (inc VAT) ?

The AL2416W brings to the business world a new kind of high definition widescreen display, supporting superior panel technologies within a sleek design for the ultimate viewing experience and increased work productivity on one of the largest professional LCD monitors, but with no compromise on ergonomics or to your budget! The high quality AL2416Ws combines a huge 24” widescreen display for maximizing the usage of data and video applications, whether scrolling the Internet, working on multiple office applications or digital photography in fine details, this smart 24” W has something for all Specialists requirements.
Display Size: 24" Wide (518.4 x 324 mm)
Pixel Pitch: 0.270mm
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 WUXGA
Design Color: Silver
Brightness (typ.): 500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio (typ.): 1000:1
Max. Refresh Rate: 75 Hz
Viewing Angle (typ.): 178?(H), 178?(V)
Response Time (typ.): 6ms (Grey to Grey)
Input Signal: "VGA (Analog D-sub)"
Speaker: No
Power Adaptor: (100V-240V) Internal
Power Consumption: 110W (max.)
Dimensions (WxHxD mm): 577 x 457 x 221
Kensington Lock: Supported
VESA Wall Mounting: 100 x 100 mm

b1g1an

These really are great, I've just received a 2407 and a 2007 to replace a 2405 and 2005 which I thought were superb and these are even better. The restyle is excellent and much higher quality and something I haven't seen mentioned anywhere, they now have Mac support built in so you just select it in the onscreen menu and the colours are virtually spot on straight away rather than having to spend ages balancing the RGB settings.

The 2407 also seems to be better when viewed from an angle.

snkz

Sid_Harper wrote:

Erm, depends what you want a big monitor for. If you want it for a media centre, then the 1368x768 native res of my TV is fine, and even to use as a big monitor it's absolutely fine from a remote keyboard while lying in bed. If you want to do CAD or want the high res close-up for something specific then fair enough.

B.t.w. going blind? What nonsense - I don't think so. With a CRT/analogue input/low refresh/interlace/low contrast yes you'd create eye fatigue - native DVI processed display is rock steady as you'd expect with no intermediate analogue processing electronics.

Its a known fact that low quality tfts are bad for your eyesight and they are only advertised as monitors too, so that those with little knowledge of the subject are drawn in and believe they are getting 2 for 1, whereas infact this is not at all true.

ziffius

snkz wrote:

Sid Harper using that thing as a monitor will make you go blind, I doubt you can even see individual icons. The dell screen is an actual monitor and therefore much better for the job.

Tip: Use the TV as a TV and get a proper screen or ull go blind

Its a known fact that low quality tfts are bad for your eyesight and they are only advertised as monitors too, so that those with little knowledge of the subject are drawn in and believe they are getting 2 for 1, whereas infact this is not at all true.

It's a known fact that You're talking utter rubbish. You're more likely to go blind squinting at the little icons on the 2407WFP. I'm sure the 2407WFP is utterly fantastic with high resolution images, photography work or with 1080p movies, but for general website use it's an overkill. I have a 26 inch tv, that I often run in 1000x600 instead if it's native 1280x768 to get larger icons/ images for eBay etc when the gallery pics are small. 1000x600 feels fantastic to my eyes, which was my sole reason for buying the 'TV'. A 2407WFP would kill them. In an ideal world websites would be using higher res images or providing different images for different resolutions, but unfortunately they are'nt. And as for the maker of my TV... It's A Dell, brought off here last year and as a monitor it's great. It has a HDCP DVI in instead of a HDMI because it's designed to be used as a Monitor, pretty obvious really.

I'm not for a second suggesting this isn't a great monitor, it is and you should be able to drop res down to 960x600 without tripping the scaler for sufing the web. And of course, with Component/ Composite inputs, connect a freeview box to it and it's a TV. It's just a shame this only has one DVI, 2 DVI's or a DVI + HDMI would have great.

I have an Acer monitor that has S-video/ Component in, which I also use as a TV and works well as such. It's called convergence of technologies.

kingkano

£593.52 if you remember to go through Quidco!! Absolutely amazing price!!

I got this a month ago for 645 from scan.co.uk and I am still in awe. Very very large beautiful screen. Please stop comparing this to a tv, it really isnt the same thing. To each their own. For any photo editing or high res gaming this really is the dogs doodahs (1920x1200 in games is a sight to behold - beware you need a monster gfx card lol). Playing the same game on a tv just wouldnt compare at all.

The text is not at all small on this monitor so dont be worried. at the native resolution it seems a pefect fit unless you have very bad eyesight. 2 A4s can be worked on side by side (in word/photoshop etc) or 2 webpages can be put up pretty comfortably.

I dont want in on the argument though. But just want to add my opinion on this monitor. If you have the cash its brilliant esp for this price. Absolutely no regrets on my part (I upgraded from a 19" tft).

Oh regarding the Acer. I also considered this. The VGA input didnt bother me so much. It wasnt as cheap as it is now though doh. But the Dell warranty won me over in the end. You cant beat 3year next business day swapout. I've heard they'll replace it for almost any pixel faults too. The Acer uses the same panel but does display slightly more ghosting for some reason (probably overuse of the overscan technology).