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First post here, and unfortunately it isn't about high praise, but rather disbelief at what I've experienced with the Dell 2407WFP 24" monitor in the last 4 weeks. You can read a more detailed post on the Dell Display forum, but suffice it to say that of the 4 monitors I've had over the last 4 weeks, _3_ of them have developed stuck pixels _after_ I thoroughly inspected them upon arrival, insuring they were stuck pixel free. Unbelievably, the stuck pixels showed up at random times days after I started using the monitor, and of course no attempts on my part to fix the problem using the various solutions out there (rubbing, running dead pixel eliminator flashing programs, etc) brings these little buggers back to life.
So I'm going to attempt to fight with Dell returns when I get home, and get both of the monitors I currently have returned for a full refund. In the meantime, I've been researching for a replacement, and it looks like the BenQ 24" is the best one to go with, but may be hard to come by in the U.S. I see this company NCIX out of Canada has them, including the 1:1 pixel mapping firmware, and they also have a zero dead pixel guarantee you can purchase along with the monitor. Is there anywhere in the U.S. that has a similar offer, or at least decent enough customer support that would allow a return in the event of similar problems like I've had with the Dell?
Also... how good really is the Gateway 24" monitor? That's the only one any of my local stores carry in-stock (Best Buy, Circuit City, or CompUSA), and I would go with that if it was comparable to the Dell / BenQ. Only issue I've read is about a "smearing" problem, but honestly I can't figure out what that even means, unless it refers to a slow refresh of the screen when quickly panning around in a FPS or dragging windows on the screen.
Hope to hear some suggestions on best places to pick up the BenQ or alternatives. Thanks!
So I'm going to attempt to fight with Dell returns when I get home, and get both of the monitors I currently have returned for a full refund. In the meantime, I've been researching for a replacement, and it looks like the BenQ 24" is the best one to go with, but may be hard to come by in the U.S. I see this company NCIX out of Canada has them, including the 1:1 pixel mapping firmware, and they also have a zero dead pixel guarantee you can purchase along with the monitor. Is there anywhere in the U.S. that has a similar offer, or at least decent enough customer support that would allow a return in the event of similar problems like I've had with the Dell?
Also... how good really is the Gateway 24" monitor? That's the only one any of my local stores carry in-stock (Best Buy, Circuit City, or CompUSA), and I would go with that if it was comparable to the Dell / BenQ. Only issue I've read is about a "smearing" problem, but honestly I can't figure out what that even means, unless it refers to a slow refresh of the screen when quickly panning around in a FPS or dragging windows on the screen.
Hope to hear some suggestions on best places to pick up the BenQ or alternatives. Thanks!
I am sure you could get a small discount if you grabbed two of them.For what they do (and they do allot),they are actually reasonably priced.Instead of bothering with returning more lcd's get the better now,and be done with it.Of course this depends on if you consider your time and money valuable,and the work you plan on doing with the screen in question.