24" IPS sRGB (non wide-gamut) monitor

[natseb]

Hi guys,
I am looking for a new 24” monitor. I was pretty much set for Dell U2410 but then I started reading about wide gamut monitors pros and cons and, although, I am doing quite a lot of post-processing of my photos in PS and Lightroom, I don’t think wide gamut is something I need. Most of my photos are viewed on the web. I don’t print anything myself, if I want to print, I am sending it to a photo lab. I also read a lot about the color tints on Dell, for me, that would be an issue.

So:
-I will be using the screen for photo editing, games, web surfing
-willing to pay more for IPS panel - I would like good viewing angles and good color reproduction but also big input lags and long response times are not acceptable
-would prefer to have a non-wide gamut monior
So which monitors, that you can recommend, have standard gamut IPS panels?

Cheers

 

[natseb]

currenty looking at HP ZR24W and Dell U2412M. Any ideas?

 

[best-gaming-monitor]

I wish I could help but I'm a gamer and I don't do any photo editing, so maybe take my advice with a grain of salt.

I did get a chance to use the Dell 2410 and it was probably the best monitor I've used to date. That said, I haven't used either the ZR24W or U2412M.

I would probably pick the U2412M for a few reasons. One it is newer and is also an LED monitor. Because of that it is lighter, thinner and consumes less power. You also tend to get less backlight bleeding from LED monitors but not always.

It's also a bit cheaper too. Maybe use the extra money to get a colorimeter.

Hope this helps.

Andy

 

[MagicPants]

The zr2440w just came out, it'll be in stores shortly. It's about the same as the u2412m.

If you don't want wide gamut, just get LED. That pretty much limits the gamut to just a hair more than regular.

That said, if you did get a u2410, it probably has a regular gamut mode (I'll have to check mine at work). Or you can also lower the "digital vibrance" setting in your video card's color options (they do about the same thing.)

If you don't know exactly what you want the u2412m is what you want, it's a jack of all trades.