[PCM2]

@ lucky2

That’s great to hear, I appreciate it. And I look forward to your thoughts when the monitor arrives, I hope you enjoy it!

@ Umbral

Afraid not – we would’ve reported it on the website if there was. As I understand it those panels are all slight variations of the same thing. Slight differences in the backlight (colour gamut) being the key difference but nothing major.

[gelen4o]

A little update on the LG 22MP5. Been using the monitor for a few days now and overall I’m very pleased with the purchase. I was a bit disappointed LG didn’t include HDMI cable in the box (given the fact you can pick one up for about 2 bucks) but I guess their policy does vary from country to country.
As expected the LG is plasticky and lacks the build quality of Dell however given the price difference this is something I can live with. The monitor itself is very slim and the stand is easy to take apart/ assemble. Setting up the whole thing and connecting all cables took less than 2 minutes.I’m running combined graphics (AMD GPU + APU) and Catalyst had no problems adjusting my system to the new screen. The 22MP55 seems to be gentle enough on the eyes and I do like the ”reading” mode however I haven’t spent much time using it and I’m still trying out new setting combinations to achieve best results. Compared to the other LG i used before colours are sharper and more vivid.

Overall the LG 22MP55HQ-P is a great improvement over my old monitor and the Flatron I temporarily used. I find it to be great value for money and I can strongly recommend to other monitor shoppers.

PCM2 – Big thank you for all your help !

[PCM2]

I appreciate the update. Glad you’re happy with the image quality of the monitor, which is of course the main thing. It was my pleasure to help. 🙂

[Tom Abramov]

Hi PCM,
Thank you for your response.
The P/N is 9H.L8NLB.QBP.
I have lowered the brightness to 30 and gamma to 3(default).
After two days of using these settings – still white/yellow in excel files for example is too bright and all the tool-bars are grey and foggy.
What is the solution for pure white you are talking about?

Thank you.
Tom.

[PCM2]

Hi Tom,

It was simply to lower brightness as much as possible if it was pure white that was giving you the issue. This would also help with bright shades such as yellow. How comfortable do you find the monitor when viewing with brightness at ‘0’ for example?

[Vargulf]

Finally getting back to this helpful post. I bought the BenQ EW2740 and am very happy with it’s visual performance. Settings are easy to change and the monitor gets attractive contrasts and depths to my eyes without causing me eye strain after a day of writing. Thanks very much for the recommendations!

On the down side my monitor is faulty. It doesn’t turn on a lot of the time, there is something wrong with the power supply at the back of the monitor. Hopefully BenQ are good to me as I have only has it 2 months.. Check your quality control if you get this one I guess.

[lucky2]

I finally got the Dell P2314H and adjusted the ClearType settings. However, text on the screen still looks a bit pixelated.

I was thinking at first that it was partially imagined due to my paranoia after reading about the experiences other people were having with BGR panels around the internet. But directly comparing text on the Dell vs. my other monitor (Auria EQ276W) shows me that there’s definitely a difference.

Other than the brightness, I haven’t changed any of the other settings as it looked pretty good out of the box.

PCM2, do you have any suggestions on how I might be able to further adjust the settings so that the text doesn’t look so pixelated? Would appreciate any feedback…thanks.

[PCM2]

Hi again lucky2,

There isn’t really much more you can change. The Auria is a glossy monitor with a tighter pixel pitch, so the text clarity will be better no matter what you do on the Dell.

[PCM2]

Hello. First of all I’d like to thank-you for your work here – You’re a legend! In the interest of caring for my eyes I’ve read all the posts on this thread and am trying to learn all I can. I am looking for a 23” or 24” monitor, primarily for reading and writing/web browsing for long hours. Some casual movie watching too, but mostly concerned for the reading eyes.

I see that the Dell P2414H has been frequently recommended. Has this changed since the review of the Samsung S24D390HL? And whilst I’m here, I thought I’d throw another AH-IPS into the mix with the BENQ VZ2350HM in the event that you are familiar with it. In Australia the Dell P2314H is considerable cheaper. So with connectivity and stands aside and for the purposes I have listed, could you recommend a winner out of these three:

Dell P2314H
BENQ VZ2350HM
Samsung S24D390HL
???
Many Thanks.

[PCM2]

Hi Psymon and welcome.

I’m glad to have achieved legendary status 😉 .

I can’t comment on the BenQ VZ2350HM as it isn’t a model I have tested and I haven’t received any user feedback on it. I have quite a backlog of reviews so don’t expect to take a look at it any time soon, but I wouldn’t rule it out completely. I would expect it to provide a good comfortable viewing experience, but no more so than the other options.

I still consider the P2414H and P2314H to be comfortable monitors for most users, but you’re right to consider the Samsung S24D390HL as an alternative (not known about when much of this thread was produced). A few potential advantages of this one include a slightly lighter matte screen surface, which some users may find more comfortable on the eyes and indeed a superior colour and gamma setup ‘out of the box’. The monitor can also go dimmer without losing contrast (to an exceptionally low 26 cd/m2 vs. a still fairly dim 62 cd/m2 for the P2414H).

All things considered, if the P2314H is considerably cheaper than the others then it might be the one to go for really. If the Samsung can be purchased for a similar price or just marginally more then perhaps this would be ‘the one’.

[PCM2]

Thanks a bunch for the quick and detailed response. I should have said the P2314H was significantly cheaper than the P2414H. It turns out I was able to get the Samsung cheapest of all. Looks great. You really helped me feel I had made a good, sensible purchase. Thanks again. 🙂

[PCM2]

My pleasure!

[kash]

Hi PCM2,

Sorry, I would have replied sooner but due to ill health wasn’t able to.

Anyway, following the advice you’d given me about the various monitors i’d asked about, I finally decided to purchase the BenQ XL2420Z. I tweaked the colour scheme using the Display Pilot settings (Disk comes with the monitor) to adjust the brightness of some colours i.e. tone down to an acceptable level, which was quite straightforward. I have to say, I am very happy with this monitor. the eye strain and headaches i’d experienced with other monitors have all but gone :-).

All in all a very good monitor for me.

Thanks PCM2 for your expert advice and guidance.

Regards,
Kash.

[PCM2]

Hi Kash,

Don’t worry about the delayed response. I hope you’re feeling better now. I’m also really glad that the XL2420Z is giving you a comfortable viewing experience.

What sort of tweaks did you make to the monitor (using Display Pilot)? Just so I could perhaps suggest others do the same if they’re trying to maximise their visual comfort on the XL2420Z or a similar model.

[strabby]

Thanks for all of the great information available through this site.

I wanted to write and ask for your thoughts/recommendations as I search for a monitor that will – I hope – work for me. A combination of migraines and binocular vision issues makes me extremely sensitive to visual stimuli, particularly high-contrast static images or any form of flicker (exposure to either for too long can either trigger a migraine or cause intermittent double vision, neither of which is particularly pleasant).

I need to use my computer for writing, editing, and reading purposes. If I could, I would get an e-ink monitor, as I can read on my kindle paperwhite for hours without difficulty. Since this is not currently possible, I am looking for a Mac-compatible screen with the following attributes: low reflectivity (based on what I’ve read, it seems like matte might be going too far?), flicker-free at all brightness levels, adjustable height, and an easy interface for changing color levels to custom or pre-set low-blue light. I like the idea of a screen that adjusts brightness based on ambient light, but suspect I will keep my screen at a lower brightness than these sensors currently do. I do not have any specific size requirements, but tend toward the smaller ones now on the market, e.g. 24″, as I often work in “distraction-free” writing mode, so the larger sizes seem unnecessary.

Are there any monitors that you think I should particularly look at? If not specific models, do you have any thoughts on whether to start with a semi-gloss or anti-reflective screen? Are there other attributes you think I should consider in making this decision?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[PCM2]

Hi strabby and welcome!

Thanks for clearly setting out your requirements and desires – and for the compliments about the website. 🙂

If you are particularly sensitive to flickering of any sort I would look not just for a model with a ‘flicker-free’ backlight (although that is essential for you) but also one that doesn’t use dithering. I’d also not obsess too much about the screen surface, but do feel that the lightest matte surfaces are optimal for viewing comfort for most home-office environments. I feel this is particularly true for that that some would describe as ‘semi-glossy’. ‘Low Blue Light’ settings or easy presets for that sort of thing plus a good brightness adjustment range is also desirable.

Looking for a model without dithering is actually a bit tricky, and looking for a 24″ model with a semi-glossy screen surface is particularly tricky. For reading, writing and editing tasks I actually find a 27″ screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 can be useful. Not only do you get more physical space, you get more ‘useful space’ as well, if that makes sense? These 27″ 2560 x 1440 options I have in mind also offer good light matte screen surfaces (‘semi glossy’), flicker-free backlights and some are free from dithering.

A particular 2560 x 1440 model I’d recommend is the AOC q2770Pqu. It features a flicker-free backlight at all brightness settings, doesn’t use dithering and has a ‘semi glossy’ screen. The only potential issue I see is that it lacks any ‘Low Blue Light’ or equivalent settings. You can achieve a similar effect manually by adjusting the colour channels, but if you like to switch between ‘Low Blue Light’ and other settings quickly and easily then it could be a bit cumbersome.

I’d also usually recommend the BenQ BL2710PT, which features an exceptionally light and clear matte (‘semi glossy’) screen surface as well as excellent ‘Low Blue Light’ presets. It does use dithering, however. The dithering is very fine and not all that widespread (the colour depth is 8-bit natively and it uses dithering quite sparingly for ’10-bit’ support). I’m not sure if this dithering would actually be an issue for you, it’s difficult to say?

If you really feel 24″ is more appropriate then there area couple of options I’d consider, but I’ll let you digest the above first.

[strabby]

Thanks for the quick response! I will take a look at these recommendations. I hadn’t considered dithering previously, so I’ll have to think about that some more and weigh it alongside the other factors.

The size of the screen is secondary to the other attributes, so if it is easier to find the optimal set of attributes on a screen larger than 24″, that’s not a problem. My desk is not space constrained, so perhaps I’m just imagination-constrained, as I’ve spent many years working primarily on laptops with their much smaller screens.

[asymptote]

What do you think about iiyama XB2483HSU-B1model which comes also with AMVA+ panel?

[PCM2]

I haven’t used the XB2483HSU and haven’t received any real feedback on it so I can’t really give any in-depth analysis. I’m not quite as fond of the current 24″ AMVA+ panels. They lack the ‘semi-glossy’ screen surface and generous colour gamuts of their 27″ counterparts and tend to be configured a little worse from the factory (particularly when it comes to the colour channels).

[asymptote]

I am considering this monitor mainly for text reading. They say it has a very good black. Do you think I should buy GW2450/60 or this one?

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