Hi everyone
For the past few days (since last Thursday) I have been using a Dell U2412M which as you all may know is a LED edge-lit IPS LCD, to replace the Iiyama 20" CRT I was using before. I'm still using the (aging) Iiyama 19" CRT I was using before as part of a dual-monitor setup next to the new LCD.
While doing my research on what monitor to get (the CRT took its sweet time dying, giving me over a year to find out what I needed), I came across this Dell model as it's not very expensive and it should give me a comparable experience compared to a CRT. Two weeks ago the CRT finally died and after ordering from the slowest store ever (6 days to deliver the monitor from in-stock situation, here in the tiny Netherlands), I finally received it.
While I knew that IPS was probably going to be alright, I had heard of plenty of issues, such as ghosting, input lag and IPS glow as well as relatively poor blacks. When I got the screen I didn't even bother looking for any issues as I knew that it would have too much yellow while uncalibrated due to the LED backlight. After calibration with an i1Display 2 and Eye-Match 3 I began to use the monitor in earnest.
I use my computer for graphics work (editing, production, print), video editing (After Effects), as well as programming (various IDEs) and writing documentation, etc. (LibreOffice, Notepad++). I also watch a lot of YouTube videos (full-screen).
To summarize my experience, first the positive points:
- I love widescreen. I am totally happy with being able to position documents and windows even in LibreOffice and such together and see everything. Photoshop is a joy as is After Effects (long time index is long). I'm also glad I got a display with 1200 vertical pixels. 1080 would have been painful.
- So far I have seen no IPS glow, ghosting or input lag issues (haven't played games yet, though).
- DVI versus VGA. I hate those bloody adapters.
- Calibrating IPS versus TN panels. TN panels suck so much to calibrate.
Negative points:
- Getting used to the sharpness. Old CRTs do get fuzzy over time. Mine were both over ten years old.
- I have to watch everything in 720p HD now on YouTube for full-screen or my eyes cry.
- I don't have two (or three) of these monitors yet.
- Wish it was a high-PPI display.
So, in short I love this monitor. Having it as a high-PPI display like Apple's Retina displays would be absolutely wonderful, but that is also due to having the LCD so close to my eyes at this point (50 cm) due to having it next to the CRT which takes up half the depth of the desk (1+ meter).
Going to see what the display market does before I splurge more on new monitors. I'm broke enough now as-is, but at least this semi-unexpected expense made me a happier girl
For the past few days (since last Thursday) I have been using a Dell U2412M which as you all may know is a LED edge-lit IPS LCD, to replace the Iiyama 20" CRT I was using before. I'm still using the (aging) Iiyama 19" CRT I was using before as part of a dual-monitor setup next to the new LCD.
While doing my research on what monitor to get (the CRT took its sweet time dying, giving me over a year to find out what I needed), I came across this Dell model as it's not very expensive and it should give me a comparable experience compared to a CRT. Two weeks ago the CRT finally died and after ordering from the slowest store ever (6 days to deliver the monitor from in-stock situation, here in the tiny Netherlands), I finally received it.
While I knew that IPS was probably going to be alright, I had heard of plenty of issues, such as ghosting, input lag and IPS glow as well as relatively poor blacks. When I got the screen I didn't even bother looking for any issues as I knew that it would have too much yellow while uncalibrated due to the LED backlight. After calibration with an i1Display 2 and Eye-Match 3 I began to use the monitor in earnest.
I use my computer for graphics work (editing, production, print), video editing (After Effects), as well as programming (various IDEs) and writing documentation, etc. (LibreOffice, Notepad++). I also watch a lot of YouTube videos (full-screen).
To summarize my experience, first the positive points:
- I love widescreen. I am totally happy with being able to position documents and windows even in LibreOffice and such together and see everything. Photoshop is a joy as is After Effects (long time index is long). I'm also glad I got a display with 1200 vertical pixels. 1080 would have been painful.
- So far I have seen no IPS glow, ghosting or input lag issues (haven't played games yet, though).
- DVI versus VGA. I hate those bloody adapters.
- Calibrating IPS versus TN panels. TN panels suck so much to calibrate.
Negative points:
- Getting used to the sharpness. Old CRTs do get fuzzy over time. Mine were both over ten years old.
- I have to watch everything in 720p HD now on YouTube for full-screen or my eyes cry.
- I don't have two (or three) of these monitors yet.
- Wish it was a high-PPI display.
So, in short I love this monitor. Having it as a high-PPI display like Apple's Retina displays would be absolutely wonderful, but that is also due to having the LCD so close to my eyes at this point (50 cm) due to having it next to the CRT which takes up half the depth of the desk (1+ meter).
Going to see what the display market does before I splurge more on new monitors. I'm broke enough now as-is, but at least this semi-unexpected expense made me a happier girl