Bahahaa, decisions decisions.

Im tempted away from the 23" as I remember having a sickeningly high res laptop screen which was great apart from the fact the res was so high when playing games they struggled. Even though I think its fair to say my comp isnt underpowered now, Im tempted away from a monitor which is above a standard res.

Which leaves 1920x res...but does it make much difference between 1920x1080 and 1920x1200?

Trying to convince myself that one of these screens will double up as a TV etc for when I move out...

Convince yourself all you like a 24" lcd monitor is going to look small anywhere, compared to whacking a 40" on the wall

Get the monitor best suited to your needs out of those resolutions.

problem is the cost of a 40", and the fact i tend to only watch stuff on the comp now anyway. Will likely end up sharing a place when i move out so having a screen in my room = win.

My needs ideally are just bigger = better in terms of the work I do...

Bought a 40" 1080 the other day with 3 years warranty (Sony) for £499, the price isnt to bad these days

Ended up biting the bullet and getting the 24" S2409W monitor.

Its just arrived and Ive just connected it up. Tis a bit of a beast! :D

It actually turned out that my LG wasnt a 17" but a 19". The vertical size was 30", same as this monitor, but the extra width is extremely noticeable, and theres still a slight increase in vertical resolution so overall everything is a bit sharper

Being a bit of a noob when it comes to monitors (evidently) - is there a way of changing the system from reporting the monitor as a generic PnP device, to the actual make/model?

Also, how is the best way to calibrate the monitor. I keep reading how people find contrast etc to be a bit off out the box, but tbh I dont notice much difference. It would be good to actually calibrate this monitor properly so that the colours are right for when Im messing about with photography stuff etc?!

EDIT:
N/M about the Generic PnP thing, Ive managed to get it to install the proper drivers.

Tis a bit extreme dont ya think?

Working on a commission perhaps?

Aye, thats how Ive done it in the past, but I got the impression from all the reviews and info I was reading that adjusting the settings can make quite a difference. All ive done though is lowered the brightness as tad as it was a little glaring. Some people reckoned putting the brightness down to 10 and contrast up to 90 helped ><

Tis fine now I hope. Will wait and see if some photos get critiqued for the colours being off!

I went to calibrate my Dell screen when i first got it, I soon realised that Dell had done a better out of the box job on the settings than I could do, and left it at that. Cheaper screens I think do need a bit of tweaking, but a good quality monitor should be fine out of the box.

On a side note from the monitor discussion, Ive been putting everything together for my parents new machine throughout the day on screen breaks from work. Tis up and running without a hitch. Must admit I am kind of jealous as I much prefer their smaller case, am liking the screw-free design, and it also runs much quieter than any computer Ive built before. I forgot about the dvd drive so they have had to use the 9 year old CD/RW drive for now ><

And back to the monitor discussion...

1 dead pixel now. Time to be testing out the pixel perfect warranty...

Ive always been so lucky and never seen a dead pixel on any monitor Ive bought so far. Ive always bought Acer as well which are comparatively cheap.