Just ordered the 2408WFP...

sbrehm72255

sbrehm72255

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Cool, glad you like the display...............:)

I know it took me a little to get used to my 24" (old one was a Samsung 20WS) when I got it, guess its all the extra room or something.

Now I can't see how the wife puts up with her tiny little 19" standard.

I'll be looking forward to the full review in the coming weeks.
 
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sbrehm72255 said:
Now I can't see how the wife puts up with her tiny little 19" standard.
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The difference is incredible, that's for sure. I had the same experience when I upgraded from 1280x1024 to 1680x1050. It was one of those "why did I wait so long???" moments, for sure. The same applies here, although I already knew what it was like to deal with 1920x1200 (and 2560x1600), so that much in itself was not too much of a learning curve.

Not sure if it's the two Guinness and energy drink I had, but the monitor is increasingly becoming easier to look at. I think I'll get used to this brightness. Looking forward to seeing how it performs in games though (Linux is quite limited in game testing, obviously).

I did a quick test with Sauerbraten, though, and it looked fantastic. I hope that will apply to all other games as well. I'd be a happy camper.
 
Kougar

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Rob Williams said:
For some reason, I've seen a lot of people "upgrade" from the 2407 to the 2408, but I am not sure what it accomplishes. This is a great monitor, but the prime difference seems to be the brightness overall. The contrast ratio is superb as well, but I haven't done enough tests to see the true benefit. I almost wish I had a 2407 on-hand so I could do a head-to-head comparison.
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I'll send you my 2407 if you send me your 2408... :cool:

Rob Williams said:
The display is BRIGHT. It defaults at 50% and even this is bright. So bright, that I might very well turn it down after a while if I find it to be too much. On the other-hand though, it might just seem extra-bright due to the fact that I'm a bit tired.
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Yes, exactly! 2407 defaults to 50%, but it is bright enough to blind people... it was fine for me, but one day I turned it down because my eyes were hurting for other reasons... oddly I left it at 40% and now I can't even tell I dimmed it at all, seriously. :confused: You should try maxing out the brightness on your bright, new shiny 2408 to 100%... just remember those sunglasses first. :D
 
sbrehm72255

sbrehm72255

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I think that most S-PVA's default to 50%, my Soyo does the same..............;)

But that's way to bright for my liking, I had to turn it way down, currently set at 35%.
 
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Kougar said:
Yes, exactly! 2407 defaults to 50%, but it is bright enough to blind people... it was fine for me, but one day I turned it down because my eyes were hurting for other reasons... oddly I left it at 40% and now I can't even tell I dimmed it at all, seriously.
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I did the same thing just an hour ago. I hopped on the computer and had a headache to begin with, and wasn't finding that the monitor was helping. I turned the brightness down to 40% and things seem to be better, but it is indeed hard to tell the difference overall, haha. I could see the difference ever-so-slightly as I was turning it down, but looking now, I can't really see what was changed. Seems a bit easier on the eyes though.

sbrehm72255 said:
I think that most S-PVA's default to 50%, my Soyo does the same..............;)
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Ahh, could be!
 
BoySCouT

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I just bought a DELL E248WFP and compared to my DELL 2005FWP it seems to no be quite as good, color wise. What is the difference between the E248 and the 2408WFP?
 
Rob Williams

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BoySCouT said:
I just bought a DELL E248WFP and compared to my DELL 2005FWP it seems to no be quite as good, color wise. What is the difference between the E248 and the 2408WFP?
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About $220.

*takes a bow*

Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week.
 
NicePants42

NicePants42

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I'm definitely looking forward to your review, Rob.

Although, I'm still pretty happy with my $140 Sony FW900. :p
 
NicePants42

NicePants42

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Rob Williams said:
Glad to hear it. I'm equally pleased I don't have a monitor that makes my desk bow ;-)
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That is a good point - I have a 2x4 wedged under the main portion of the desk, and a shimmed 1x6 on top of that holding up the monitor shelf. It's been working well for nearly two years.
 
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