HP has two numbers for practically every monitor. One has the "promotional" price built in. I think the other one they sell to corporations in volume,so they can then give them a discount. All rather pointless. But the two numbers mean nothing.
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you mean LP2475w is suppose?
I have a really hard time believing that a decent IPS would only cost 450 euro... even an average PVA costs 700 euro in the same shop... and the bit decent 24" even cost between 1000 and 1500 euro
450 is the price for a good TN or a crappy PVA...
they now also have a delivery date for the expensive one: 8 sept 2008
This supplier only has the cheap one in stock, so why and who would buy the expensive one if they are the same?
also the price difference is waaaaaaaaaay to big to be a promotional stunt
and again, one is called LP2475 and the other LP2475W
I received my LP2475W today, got it for EUR 540,- from an online shop. Definitely an S-IPS panel.
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Again, only ran some quick test, but so far so good. I'll post other findings when I have some more time over the weekend.
On the photo's the stand looks hideous. Now that I have the monitor on my desk I must say it's not that hideous. More like just plain ugly
I received my LP2475W today
Does sRGB mode reduce saturation?rmbag said:Brightness is too much for my liking out of the box, and colors appear are over saturated. Almost no backlight bleed, but I'll will recheck this as I did so during daytime.
It arrived this afternoon, probably the first one delivered to an end user in the UK.
First impressions are favourable, no bad pixels, no backlight problems, settings out of the box are bit on the bright and colourful side - I have just run the supplied software calibration and set a revised profile which has calmed things down somewhat.
For those that were concerned on dpreview and other fora that the two model numbers on the HP UK site at very different prices meant two different specifications need not worry (according to HP !). The HP code KD911A4 is the monitor at the normal retail price of £476 + VAT whereas the KD911AT is the same monitor at a promotional price of £389 + VAT available through nominated retailers. They indicated that they have a set number of monitors available in the UK (they have no knowledge of what is happening elsewhere) at the promotional launch price and then they will revert to the normal price. I bought mine for £365 + VAT from MacWarehouse.
One final thought at the moment - for those wanting a really smart, shiny, elegant piece of kit, look elsewhere. The LP2475w is just a functional piece of hardware, which is all I wanted.
I received my LP2475W today... has no HDMI.
I hope he meant his xbox has no HDMI?
There should be an HDMI port (#5) on the monitor between the Display port (#4) and the 2 DVI ports (#6).
Update 2008.08.15 2:59PM PST Thanks to Mark for informing me that HPs LP2480zx is the 24″ LCD monitor with a 10-bit IPS panel and LED backlight. The LP2475w is also a 24″ LCD monitor but has a 8-bit IPS panel with a CCFL backlight. The following text about 10-bit and the LED backlight refers to the LP2480ZX.
10-bit LCD. It might not sound like it is that big of a deal compared to an 8-bit LCD. But it definitely is. 8-bit LCDs can generate 16 million colors (256 x 256 x 256 for RGB). Increase that to 10-bit and were talking an exponential increase to more than 1 BILLION colors (1024 x 1024 x 1024 for RGB). So youve got one billion colors to choose from. Not only that, with a LED backlight the DreamColor LP2475w LP2480zx generates a color gamut of 102% 133% NTSC so the one billion colors shown in a pixel format of 1920 x 1200 are all brilliant. To enhance the color gamut to this level, I am assuming the LED backlight is of the RGB variety. But the incredible thing is that you get all of this for an unbelievably low price of just $649! (Well you dont get the 10-bit LCD panel or the LED backlight, but the price is still pretty good as street prices will most likely be quite a bit less.) The LP2475w seems like a definite winner! But I do have a question.
How is the polarizer? When viewing from off-angles, do you see the 'white glow' typical of most IPS panels, or does the picture remain pretty constant, like the NECs?
If you get a chance, can you test the input lag for us?
No, it doesn't seem like it. There is however an option in the colors menu (in the OSD menu) called 'Color Saturation', but it is disabled. I installed the HP Display assistant software that came with the monitor, but all tabs are grayed out except for the options tab.Does sRGB mode reduce saturation?
Can you please test the screen with a completely silent source, like a fanless dvd player/ipod video out, to check if the screen makes any kind of noise or buzzing?Thanks.
That's what I meant, the LP2475w has 1 HDMI port.I hope he meant his xbox has no HDMI?
My monitor has the exact same connector layout as posted by worthless808.What does your monitor have?
wow thats a crazy priceWhat about this monitor?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176097
Thank you for the input lag test, rmbag! Much appreciated. Do you have a colorimeter that can meausere black level of the screen?
Well, the input lag is dissapointing for me. I was hoping more of like a frame of lag, like planar and doublesight. Guess us gamers looking for good non-tn 24" screen, might be waiting for a while...
Well from his figures he says it has between 15-30 ms input lag. This is pretty acceptable for S-PVA and IPS monitors.
If your a hardcore gamer that needs all the edge you can get and don't care about image quality, then sure get a TN panel
If you want more quality with not much of a degrade for gaming, then get H-IPS, S-IPS or a S-PVA.
Well from his figures he says it has between 15-30 ms input lag. This is pretty acceptable for S-PVA and IPS monitors.
If your a hardcore gamer that needs all the edge you can get and don't care about image quality, then sure get a TN panel
If you want more quality with not much of a degrade for gaming, then get H-IPS, S-IPS or a S-PVA.