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| 1108241 | 2010-06-09 02:20:00 | I've been given prices for a couple of LCD screens for work and been asked to compare the 2 and figure which one I need. However I can't find anywhere that gives a nice comparison. Anyone know of any site that gives a nice comparison of LCD screens? In particular the Philips 240B1CB and the Philips 240PW9EB. Theres about $300 price difference between the two, and I want to know what makes one so much more than the other. The only things that I could see that were different was the more expensive one had swivel and could be raised higher... and the cheaper one had built-in speakers. Cheers, Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 1108242 | 2010-06-09 02:25:00 | So have you tried the Philips web site and checked the specs? | Sweep (90) | ||
| 1108243 | 2010-06-09 02:39:00 | yeah I've downloaded the product info PDFs from Philips, but not a lot stands out :) I guess I'm going to have to become an expert to make this decision :D Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 1108244 | 2010-06-09 02:47:00 | Maybe Here. (http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/) :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1108245 | 2010-06-09 03:53:00 | Here's a forum post you might find useful for the w9eb forums.hardwarezone.com.sg and another slightly less useful appearing post on the other forums.hardwarezone.com.sg |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1108246 | 2010-06-09 04:02:00 | Philips 240PW9EB, In Plane Switching is far superior for graphic design or related tasks.(if you are doing this stuff, otherwise get the cheaper one) en.wikipedia.org |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1108247 | 2010-06-09 04:29:00 | Philips 240PW9EB, In Plane Switching is far superior for graphic design or related tasks.(if you are doing this stuff, otherwise get the cheaper one) en.wikipedia.org (en.wikipedia.org) In what way is it far superior for graphic design etc.? The wikipedia page didn't make it any clearer for me :D Cheers, Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 1108248 | 2010-06-09 04:42:00 | this is the relevant passage. Because of its wide viewing angle and accurate color reproduction (with almost no off-angle color shift), IPS is widely employed in high-end monitors aimed at professional graphic artists Although, it can be argued that a high end CRT is better again. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1108249 | 2010-06-09 05:00:00 | I've been given prices for a couple of LCD screens for work and been asked to compare the 2 and figure which one I need. So choose the one you like better. Simple. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1108250 | 2010-06-09 05:59:00 | What kind of work will they be used for? The 240B1CB uses a TN panel, while the other one uses an IPS panel. Copied from a previous post: You can check which panel a certain screen has here: www.tftcentral.co.uk The main LCD panel types are: TN: Lowest cost, worst viewing angles and colour reproduction, low image processing lag. Apparently best for fast paced gaming, worst for image editing and professsional work where colour accuracy is important. TN panels can only display 262k colours natively and use dithering to display 16.7m. *VA (MVA, PVA, S-PVA): Middle of the road, better viewing angles and colour reproduction, typically high image processing lag (as high as 64ms!). Typically best black levels and contrast. Can display 16.7m colours but unfortunately (or fortunately if you're a design professional) most newer panels of this type are wide gamut, meaning sRGB images are oversaturated in non colour managed applications. Can suffer from slight horizontal contrast shift (like TN's vertical contrast shift, but not as obvious) IPS (S-IPS, H-IPS): Most expensive technology, viewing angles and colour reproduction almost as good as (or even better than) that of a CRT, medium image processing (between 20-40ms). Almost all are wide gamut (which is a disadvantage, or an advantage depending on how you look at it). No contrast shift. All panel types have similar response times so ghosting is not really a problem anymore. Although some panels use overdrive, so you get a 'negative' ghosting effect, depending on the background eg on the TN (viewsonic 22") I'm using now, there is a slight ghosting trail, which isn't noticable on my IPS screen. So in this instance, TN has worse ghosting than IPS, even though the TN has a "quicker" documented (5ms for TN, 6ms for IPS) response time. |
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