will I notice the diff in response and what about the contrast. Which one would you take and why?
LG- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005116
I highly doubt it.
I can’t tell a difference between 8ms and 4ms. Out of the 2 though, I’d go with the LG just because of the contrast ratio (If the prices are the same)
edit: It appears that the LG doesn’t have an HDMI port, where the Dell does. This is pretty much personal preference but I don’t think I’d buy anything new these days without HDMI inputs
LG is 30 more.
You will notice the difference of 800:1 and 3000:1 on the contrast ratio. Alone you might not see it too much but the LG would be brighter esp in the all white or all black screens which is pretty nice.
Basically, you are saying that the Dell is 800x brighter than black and the LG is 3000x brighter than black.
The refresh rate tho you wont notice unless using your computer normally or watching most movies.
Personally, I would fork over the extra 30 and get the LG unless, like Dr.Stevil said, you are looking for HDMI
I personally would buy the dell display. I have owned two dell monitors, the 2405-WFP (24") and now i have 3007WFP-HC (30") and they are both excellent displays. I have had really good luck with both monitors and they have really good support if anything goes wrong and you need to have warranty work done (dead pixel, etc).
With that said, boxxa is correct, the contrast ratio is a lot higher on the LG and it has a slighty larger horizontal viewing angle - 170° vs Dell 160°.
I doubt I would ever use the HDMI inputs on my PC Screen. LG it is
good choice :tup:
Not necessarily true, there is no standard for measuring contrast ratio, so 99/100 times when comparing contrast ratio of TVs or monitors amongst different manufacturers, it doesn’t mean much.
There is two standard ways to do it but the main method used by 99% of manufacturers out there to sell tv’s is full on(white)/full off(black) which gives you numbers like 10,000:1 and 5,000:1 and measures how bright the tv is. Useful if you want to guage what type of sitting you are using(sun lit room or closed office) and how bright the tv is. This number is somewhat useless since most screens arent all white or all black when you watch them typically.
There is one, I gotta find out what its called but its not advertised as much. Its the measurement of white and black squares on the screen that looks like a checker board. This gives the contrast ration that the screen can actually produce. With these, you will see like 100:1 or 200:1. I think like 500+:1 is really impressive.
With a lot of ambient light for a area like a tv, the brightness is a big issue over contrast. If you are looking for a “theater room” and wanna have the low light awesome picture, the higher contrast you will notice. Since you were talking about a PC monitor, I assumed you were gonna be in a office type situation with lower natural light levels and looking for for the better picture.