Dell 2707WFP

[Mark]

I'm giving some thought to whether to get a 2407WFP or a 2707WFP as my next monitor. My current one is starting to show it's three years of heavy use a little (though I'm sure there's plenty of life left), and it's also 4:3 which gets annoying when playing widescreen TV/video on it.

So, knowing how good the Dell TFT panels usually are, I'm looking for an upgrade. Given my eyesight, it certainly seems that bigger is better (maybe I can finally use a sensible resolution). I was originally just going to get a 2407WFP but the budget can be stretched to a 2707WFP (both can be found for less than the original price of my current TFT).

But then again, I wonder. Is there such a thing as too big? My 43in plasma is certainly too big as a regular use monitor (high dot pitch makes for a very poor text display), and how much is all that extra backlight going to eat into my already high electricity bill. So, I'm a bit stuck. :/

Also, if I do go for a 2707WFP, I need a good deal. Dell want £977 (not tried to haggle). That's out of budget. Cheapest I've found so far is OcUK @ £681.

[Baddass]

Hi Mark. I reckon if you are wanting something easy on the eyes then you may be better going with the 2707WFP tbh. The pixel pitch on your current 19" monitor is 0.294mm, but if you moved to a 24"WS then it would be smaller at 0.270mm. You'd notice the text was a little smaller but image quality can be a little sharper and "tighter" as a result. On the other hand the 27" models offer a pixel pitch of 0.303mm, so it will certainly be a little easier on the eyes in that regard.

Apart from that, the actualy performance is likely to be quite comparable since both models are based on Samsung S-PVA panels, and will offer similar performance characteristics. Both are very good models though, just depends what you feel....

[Daz]

Speak 'monitor', and he shall come...

[Haly]

Speak 'monitor', and he shall come...

:D
Good to see you post again Si :)

[Mark]

Speak 'monitor', and he shall come...
I was hoping that'd happen. ;)

PS - the 19" (Dell 1905) is at work. This will be replacing my VP201s (20") at home. :)

PPS - power difference is 18W typical, so 0.2p/hour. Think I can live with that.

Going to leave it until next week though and hope the price doesn't go up. Don't want to throw that much money around on impulse.

[iCraig]

Does Dell do a decent 22" panel? The one on their site seems a little, featureless. :(

[Mark]

Their 22" panel is part of their value line. That's not to say it isn't useable, but as you say, it does tend to mean less features.

[Del Lardo]

I've had to 20" version for a couple of years now and been very pleased with it though I hardly use my desktop anymore. Used it for the first time in a couple of months today and it was fantastic after getting used to the crappy 1024x768 panel on my laptop :(

[Baddass]

Speak 'monitor', and he shall come...

i could hear it calling me! :) I think they've allowed access to BD again from work, so hopefully might be able to post a little more often!

[Baddass]

Does Dell do a decent 22" panel? The one on their site seems a little, featureless. :(

only the E228WFP, pretty standard in terms of technology and features, but only really in an effort to remain competitively priced in the 22" market.

[Mark]

I can has real estate...

http://www.ouroboros.me.uk/img/07/08/2707.jpg

Dell have some serious supply chain issues going on, so I got it from OcUK.

First inpressions - I'm not sure if it's actually too big (I feared that might happen). I work quite close to monitors and while I have it far enough away that I can view the whole screen, I'm finding I have to move a lot to see detail around the edges. Having said that, I probably did that to some extent with the old monitor, but will certainly have to get used to not running windows maximised as it causes a lot of scanning (same problem you might get from watching too much tennis).

Hmmm. :huh:

[Baddass]

i was the same when i got my 24", i felt i was always scanning side to side, but you soon get used to it :) at least the relatively big pixel pitch so you can sit a little further away and still read the text, but like you say, running with smaller windows is def a wise move. i found splitting the screen down the middle using NVIDIA's software was good too for side by side working