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I've been reading the Behardware reviews where they're really serious about the "twinkling" effect on LCD panels with video play back. Is this really such a big deal? I'm thinking about getting a NEC 2490, when it comes out, mostly for watching movies. I'd prefer an IPS panel, because of the...

Any idea what the pricing will be on the 2490?

Is there a way to check online where the BenQ depots are? So people can decide if it's worth buying a monitor and planning on doing the fix through BenQ? I looked on their web site and didn't find any info like this.

Thanks for the clarification. I've been reading this whole thread, but got confused by a posting above referring to Nec's use (I guess sometimes) of reflective coatings.

Wait, so the 2490 and 2690 will have a glossy screen coating?

travbomb, Could you answer my questions (above) about whether the 2490 will have the same specifications (1:1 pixel mapping, scaling over DVI, 1080p) as the 2690? Also, I asked, in general does the 2490 have the same specifications as the 2690, other than the difference with the AdobeRGB...

Yes, I also am interested in the monitor mainly for watching movies, so I'm concerned about the video noise. It's suprising, because I thought S-IPS monitors were supposed to have the most problems with video noise and VA monitors (like the Benq) are supposed to be good. Also the Benq uses the...

I've concluded that now is not the time to by a 24" monitor. At first I was considering the Dell, then the Benq came along. But it has some problems. So I was considering the 23" Apple Cinema Display. Then some interesting S-IPS 24" monitors from LG and NEC were announced. Now Sceptre. I...

I realize there is the difference with the AdobeRGB. My questions are about all the other specifications of the 2490 vs the 2690. Does 1080P work on the 2490? Will the 2490 support all progressive scans over DVI including 1080p, as travbomb said. Will 1:1 pixel mapping work on the 2490 over...

PscychoCandyMtl, where do they talk about the BFI in the tomshardware.fr review? As I already pointed out, it's a review of the FP241W, not the FP241WZ. Secondly, I don't see in the actual review any discussion of the BFI, nor of ghosting. In fact, I don't see where you're quoting from in either...

Points of interest in the tomshardware.fr review: 0) First of all, this is a review of the FP241W, not the FP241WZ as PsychoCandyMtl said. 1) They say the color calibration is nearly perfect out of the box (perhaps only a tiny bit too much green). 2) They had the best color performance...

Does this apply to the 2490 as well? What about the 1:1 pixel mapping, also on the 2490? In general can the 2490 be assumed to have the same features as the 2690, other than the lcd panel and it's different color characteristics?

I'm having this sort of thought pattern as well, although I want the monitor mainly to watch movies on. But I've added a couple extra steps. Someone mentioned LG coming out with an S-IPS 24" (L245WP) monitor for a decent price and I thought maybe I should wait for that, because I'd like the...

I wasn't trying to suggest NEC is selling crap. My impression is that their monitors are very high quality. I was just trying to make a point about how pricing in a market is independent of the actual production cost and quality of a product. Which was a response to ASIA911, who doesn't think...

Not to be all Economics 101, but I think it's important to keep in mind that nothing has an intrinsic value. It's all determined by the market and what people are willing to pay. So even if, say, for the sake of argument, the differences between the NEC and other monitors is relatively small (in...

Will the 2490 have hdcp?

Thanks DangerIsGo. So you're saying a set top DVD player to the HDMI input on the Benq does not stretch? Is that because the player has aspect ratio scaling or apparently due to the Benq? Or are you doing this all from you computer? Screenshots would be great. Thanks.

But wouldn't LG and Phillips have the same LCD panels in their monitors? I've seen listings of LCD panels described as "LG-Phillips." For example, the Apple Cinema Displays use LG-Phillips panels, which are generally considered to be very high quality. I've never seen a LCD panel (as opposed to...

Hmm, I was thinking of getting the Benq FP241W, but was worried about viewing angles. An S-IPS monitor could be pretty interesting. Are LG monitors generally available in the U.S.? I only see them for sale at Circuit City (not a lot of competition on the prices that way). So the DVI to...

Thanks for the link. What about other media players? VLC? Mplayer? Would they have the same specs as Quicktime? Can they display 1080p?

What sort of specs does it take to drive the frame rate for 1080p movie on a monitor of this resolution? Is this more of a graphics card issue or a processor issue? I'm thinking of using this monitor with a Dual 1Ghz Mac G4 and a Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card. So it's not the newest computer...

They are VA monitors. But as the behardware article points out, and clearly demonstrates with the images it posts of different monitors, all VA monitors do not perform the same when it comes to viewing angles. Even two monitors with the exact same panel do not have the same viewing angles (a...

I felt like the viewing angles seemed pretty mediocre on the images on the Chinese site. Even from the least angle they showed there was a huge loss in contrast (washed out images). Other monitors, particularly IPS, are much better at this (but IPS has other problems for showing movies--they...

Yes, as I also said in my long post on viewing angles, I want a large monitor to use, in part, for watching movies with others. In this situation it is not possible for everyone to be directly in front of the monitor or even withing a 20 degree range of the monitor. So for this viewing angles...

It is pretty commonly known that manufacturers do not all measure their viewing angles in the same way. And they use some pretty cheesey methods for measuring viewing angles. So the specs are fairly meaningless. Also different types of panels, of course, have different viewing angles. IPS is by...

The dollar is weak against a lot of European currencies. So the cost appears higher. If you wanted to buy the monitor in Swedish Krona, I think you're going to lose a lot of money in the exchange rate. I don't think that price reflects what the pricing will be in the U.S. The FP241W would also...

Which arm exactly are you using? It looks like Ergotron has a number or arms with the Neo-Flex name. Also Benq says the weight of the FP241W is a little over 23 pounds. Most of the Ergotron arms look like they have a limit of 18 to 20 pounds. Does the Benq weight number include the stand? If...

To be fair, I believe jcbguk was referring to Hardforum, when he wrote "this excellent site." I think he meant he just found "this" site here, "this excellent site," Hardforum, and wanted to post some information he'd heard elsewhere. But the sentence was a little confusing and I read it the...

Could someone post some images giving a sense of what the viewing angles are like on this monitor? Thanks.

Is this really a problem specific to the FP241W? What 24" monitors have aspect ratio scaling built into them? I know people have mentioned the Dell, but people have also said that the Dell's aspect ratio scaling doesn't work well. So is it the FP241W? Or just an issue with 16:10 computer...

Is anybody else having the heat issue that got batts to return his monitor?

Thanks for the explanation. What about the "reduced blanking interval"? Do all cards do this to drive 1920x1200 resolution? Are newer graphics cards better at driving this resolution (for movies, not games) than my four year old Radeon 9000 Pro Mac Edition?

Doesn't this mean that graphics cards have to use a "reduced blanking interval" to drive the full 1920x1200 resolution? And doesn't that degrade the image quality? I have a Mac G4 MDD that I want to set up the FP241W on. I may have to upgrade my video card. It seems like most of the ATI cards...

Does the FP241W use a dual-link or single-link DVI connector? Also, does anyone know Benq's dead pixel policy on this? Thanks.