dell 24" monitor or not ?

crowej

i am thinking of buying this dell 24" monitor.

ttp://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=30906&c=ie&category_id=6198&cs=iedhs1&image_flag=True&l=en&s=dhs&show_summary=False&page=productlisting.aspx


what do you all think of it ? or do you have any better recomendations ? for around a grand ?

unklerosco

The dell 2407 will be out soon enough for about the same price, no specs yet but will have HDCP n a few other small updates..


BTW those monitors where about €900 last month.. I got mine for €800 from the uk..

Check here for more monitors n cheaper prices http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/lcd20.html

Great screen tho..

DemonOfTheFall

I'd wait for the 2407 with HDCP if I were you. It's insanity to not get a screen with HDCP if you're spending that much.

unklerosco

Id actually wait for the 2707.... that wont be out for a while tho..

crowej

it will only be for games and regular desktop usage is hdcp relevant for that ?

DemonOfTheFall

Not really I guess. When all the new high definition movie standards come around you won't be able to watch things in high def on a screen without hdcp though, it'll be scaled down to dvd quality.

Unless someone cracks HDCP of course. Here's hoping.

unklerosco

Sony will kinda do HD over component...

Sony has announced that its upcoming Blu-Ray discs won't be hampered by the Image Constraint token.

We reported a couple of months ago that the Blu-Ray disc specification includes the ability to forcibly downscale a disc's output where it is sent over analogue outputs, rather than copy protected digital.

Digital outputs require HDCP copy protection across all equipment being used for Blu-Ray playback.

The Image Constraint token, which was due to be implemented for analogue outputs, is bad news for those who adopted HDTV early and only have Component inputs on the back of their TV, rather than DVI or HDMI. It would mean that they couldn't watch HD discs on their HDTV in HD - the output would be downscaled to less than HD.

However, by stating that it won't be implementing the Image Constrant token on its initial release of Blu-Ray discs at the end of May, Sony has set a precedent which other film distributors may find difficult not to follow without severely irking consumers.

So, perhaps Sony isn't quite so evil after all. In other news, anybody waiting to go ice skating in Hell will be pleased to know that it has now frozen over.

majiktripp

Bought my 24" Dell badboy for €750 of a guy on ebay selling them in bulk.Collected it in person and it works like a charm! absolutely love it and a knock down price

crowej

majiktripp wrote:

Bought my 24" Dell badboy for €750 of a guy on ebay selling them in bulk.Collected it in person and it works like a charm! absolutely love it and a knock down price

do you have his name ?

majiktripp

He has an Ebay account under the name ZianInternational, just do an advanced search for a member and you'll find him.He doesnt currently have them for sale but send him an email asking for one and he migjht be able to help you.He's a massive dell reseller.

majiktripp

http://search.ebay.ie/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZzianinternationalQQssPageNameZSTRKQ3aMEFSQ3aMESOI

Theres a link to his details.......

maidhc

Will anyone seriously notice the difference of high definition versus DVD quality on a 24" screen? Maybe if it was 40"...