Need a monitor recommendation

[Senatov]

Hello,

I'm looking for a 23"/24" monitor with HDMI, DVI, and speakers. The most important thing to me is the picture quality, excellent colors and a sharp picture.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

 

[RickMa]

I'd recommend the ASUS VE247H. It has built in speakers and it has excellent picture quality. I have a monitor exactly like this one except mine is 21.5 inches. Best deal I could find on it is here http://www.amazon.com/Asus-VE247H-Backlight-Integrated-Speakers/dp/B004EFUOY4

 

[EonW]

Have a look at the new AOC monitor - AOC G2460PQU. It may meet all your needs. Failing that, I find that Dell have great monitors. I have a Dell U2412M.

 

[techgeek]

What is your use?

If you are a gamer, then a TN based monitor is best due to the lower GtG timings. However TN based monitors don't produce colors as accurately.

If you are a graphics artist, photographer, etc, and interested in accurate color reproduction, IPS, MPVA, VA monitors are best. These monitors aren't as good for fast changing images like movies and games because they have relatively high GtG timings.

 

[EonW]

Sorry - realised monitors I gave earlier have no speakers - these have: Philips 242G5DJEB

 

[pdasterly]

I keep preaching g-sync monitor, you wont regret it. Im selling my three hp z23i monitors with triple monitor stand if interested. local to bay area

 

[Senatov]

Thanks for the answers guys. Features and price aside, what would have a better picture quality

This - http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Monitor/dp/B00B2HH7G0 or This - http://www.amazon.com/Asus-VE247H-Backlight-Integrated-Speakers/dp/B004EFUOY4

 

[techgeek]

You still haven't mentioned what your main usage is.

I personally would recommend your first monitor there. It has 144Hz refresh with 1mS GtG, so it is ideal for movies and games. It is a TN panel though, so color fidelity won't be as good as an IPS display. That said, unless you are a graphics professional with an eye for that sort of thing, you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference side by side.

 

[Senatov]

You still haven't mentioned what your main usage is.

I personally would recommend your first monitor there. It has 144Hz refresh with 1mS GtG, so it is ideal for movies and games. It is a TN panel though, so color fidelity won't be as good as an IPS display. That said, unless you are a graphics professional with an eye for that sort of thing, you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference side by side.

Sorry about that, my main use is gaming and other recreational usages (web browsing, videos etc.) I have a GTX 770 superclocked, so I could utilize the features of that 144hz monitor. To me, I really care about the picture quality, but I may use the 3D and other features of that monitor in the future. The question then is does that monitor warrant the extra $100?

 

[techgeek]

It is a very highly regarded monitor and I have read a few reviews say as much. For gaming, I don't think you'll find a better one (unless you find one with G-Sync) for the money. As for G-Sync this is the one model that nVidia sell a G-Sync module for, if you feel comfortable taking the back off your monitor and installing it.

So the short answer, yes personally I believe the extra $100 is worth it.

 

[Senatov]

It is a very highly regarded monitor and I have read a few reviews say as much. For gaming, I don't think you'll find a better one (unless you find one with G-Sync) for the money. As for G-Sync this is the one model that nVidia sell a G-Sync module for, if you feel comfortable taking the back off your monitor and installing it.

So the short answer, yes personally I believe the extra $100 is worth it.

Features aside, do you think the picture quality and colors are better on the more expensive one?

 

[pdasterly]

g-sync works with your gpu to prevent tearing and sync issues, going to give console like experience on the pc. Either that or jump to a 4k tv http://slickdeals.net/f/6882686-seiki-39-inch-4k-tv-on-sale-again-tigerdirect-for-399

 

[Senatov]

But is the the picture quality alone (colors,sharpness) better on the VE247H or on the VG248QE?

 

[pdasterly]

you cant compare those two, they arent in same league, but the VG248QE

g-sync monitor or bust

 

[Senatov]

I'm not trying to compare them, just the picture quality overall. I want to buy the one with a nicer looking picture, features and price aside.

 

[techgeek]

The VG248QE is going to be the better monitor. Both are TN panels so color reproduction is going to be similar. The VG248QE has the faster GtG timings and thus higher refresh rate, so it's going to look better when displaying fast moving images. Static images will probably look similar. However if you game or watch video / movies on your computer then you won't be looking at static images.