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Good Points and Other Areas

User Opinions and Comments

Related Links and Further Reading

Good Points and Other Areas

Let's not let these reported issues put us off too much, the Dell 2407WFP still remains an excellent screen. Colour reproduction remains very good as can be seen in the various reviews of this screen and of other models using the same Samsung S-PVA panel. Viewing angles remain wide, black depth is very good and the sheer size of the screen and its resolution is still staggering! Movie playback is nice, albeit a little hampered by noise as many Samsung panels seem to be at present. Watching from a sensible distance of a couple of metres really makes use of its size and WS aspect ratio.

Gaming has been improved thanks to its reduced response time, which does actually make a difference in real terms, not just on paper. You still need a pretty powerful graphics card to power this screen, but if you have one, its a joy to use. For office, the massive resolution remains very useful, allowing multi tasking easily. The S-PVA panel really does offer some great all round performance and potential buyers need to bare in mind that it is still a very good screen, and best of all, a very competitive price.

User Opinions of the New Screen

Bandito: The monitor does not store the 1:1 settings of DVI also. One dot text blurring is present in both VGA and DVI, though they are pretty insignificant/hard to notice. The problem mainly lies at the DVI input due to firmware or otherwise, until Dell issue new firmware (unlikely) or a newer revision, it is better to hold of purchasing 2407.”

Shannada: “The Australian PC Authority Magazine gave the Dell 2407FPW two awards (the "PC Authority Excellence" award and the "PC Authority Labs Winner" award) and 6 stars out of 6. The Dell 2407 was awarded the top prize out of all the reviewed LCD’s. Banding is confirmed in the technical tests but according to the review did not affect the real-world performance tests. The reviewer commented on the 2407's sharp picture quality and no mention of blurred text. Sounds to me like a big thumbs up for Dell 2407

Australian PC Authority Magazine: (FYI, this review compared ten 20" plus LCD monitors including the Dell 2407FPW and Eizo S2410W. The Dell 2407FPW was also compared against the previous model Dell 2405FPW, and the Dell 2007FPW was compared against the previous model 2005FPW. All monitors were tested for technical performance (using DisplayMate Multimedia Edition 2 and Meko) and real-world performance (DVD, HD clips, Far Cry game, PixPerAn, digital photos, and Office applications for text clarity, etc.)

“The picture quality was superb. This was particularly clear in our movie test (LOTR), which saw a tremendous amount of detail in dark scenes and at no point seemed over-saturated in colourful outdoor scenes. Viewing angles are excellent, easily allowing a group of people to gather around it with no compromise in quality. The lush greens of FarCry appeared precisely as they should, and the fast motion resulted in virtually no blurring and juddering. Our only gripe is that the new model sports noticeable banding in the previously excellent colour-ramp technical tests. Only very high-end graphics professionals would complain though. With all of its features the 2407FPW's only real drawback is that it isn't as stylish as the Eizo. But considering the superb 3-year warranty, next business day on-site warranty (plus 14 days satisfaction guaranteed policy as well), the extra inputs, the card reader and bargain price, it wins this Labs by a clear mile. At this price it is a real steal. It's the best monitor we have ever seen both for workers and multimedia buffs alike. Buy one now!”

MR RIZK: “Writing was not 100% sharp as per my current HP LCD. Turned off clear type and the text became sharper. On the gradient test there was minor banding. Not huge but it was there. I went to the dell store and checked out the 2405 and yes IMHO the text is sharper and when I ran the gradient test via their VGA connection there was no banding apparent. I could not test the DVI connection.”

sillymrman: “I'm impressed with responsiveness. Ghosting is extremely minimal. Unnoticeable in movies. Final Fantasy XII is a pleasure to play (minus banding issues).”

Related Links and Further Reading:

Prad.de Review of Dell 2007WFP (April 2006)

PC Authority Review of 2407WFP (June 2006)

Widescreengamingforum discussion 2407WFP Thread
TFT Central Article about Faroudja Video Processing

BeHardware Review Dell 2407WFP (July 2006)
BeHardware Comparison Acer AL2416W vs. Samsung 242MP (Oct 2005)

TrustedReviews Review of Samsung 244T (March 2006)

TFT Central Dell 2405FPW Guide

Various Pictures 1 (Japanese Site)

Various Pictures 2 (Japanese Site)