Monitor Buying Guide 2018
reaganry You can deactivate the purple "BenQ Logo" screen in the service menu. It comes up when you turn on the monitor by holding down both the third button from the right and the power button until the screen turns on. Then release the buttons and press any of them (excluding power) to open the service menu. It's not dangerous unlike on other monitors.
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Here's a video of the blue screen on the GW2760HS. It only occurs when the HDMI input is selected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ5-Fee6CbQHi, good thread ...
I am just also looking for new monitor for my sensitive eyes. Basically, what I found, I have two options:
1. buy old Dell (unfortunatelly U2407 is not available)
2. buy new Benq (and also EW24 series is not available)
Which monitor would you recommend for long work with computer (excel, emails, programming, google ...)
Dell U2410 - 2nd hand 164 EUR
Dell U2413 - 2nd hand 168 EUR
BenQ GW2470HE - new 113 EUR
BenQ XL2411 - new 250 EUR
... or maybe some other? Thanx in advance for your recommendations.
2410 is good in my experience. Very similar to the 2407.
I might try the Dell U2410 too if I can get one. It has FRC but it's 8+FRC bits.
My work computer monitor is a Dell P2414H driven by an Nvidia Geforce GT220. I think it's a VA panel with 6+2 bit FRC. It's okay, but not great. I get between 2 and 4 hours out of it before the headaches and dizziness get too much. Work has fluorescent light tubes too, which doesn't help.
U2410 is a 2009? monitor IIRC
What I find is 2009 monitors and before are almost always fine. The problem of course is finding a monitor that old that hasn't been abused for the last ten years.
The only thing I'd say definitely avoid is the monitors that only use two CCFL bulbs. The bulbs are generally brighter to make up for the missing two and die earlier. I also find they tend to be more likely to cause eye strain (and have aggressive PWM)
U2410 owners would you drop 200 on a new one?
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Dell 2407 monitors are also definitely worth checking out. They're perhaps better than the 2410 in terms of output comfort (I have both).
I have a Dell 2001fp coming in the mail. There is YouTube video showing its flicker free and CCFL will see if it works. I thought I was doing good with a couple LED monitors I had but I just a good tolerance for a week them my eyes went to crap. It was the strangest thing I had used them for probably 25 hours in one week no pain, no orange glasses then the next day 5 minutes instant pain then I couldn't use them again.
What versions of the 2407 monitors have people used? I just got one and am detecting PWM for anything below 100% brightness.
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This is from the 2407 that I just got. It seems quite bright at lowest brightness too. I'm assuming the backlight must have been replaced, yeah? Or do some versions have PWM? I've read there are four versions and HC version. Do you know what versions you have used?
noigmn I have two - a 2407 and a 2407WFP. I'm 99% certain they both have PWM up to around 60% brightness, I don't think the PWM has ever really bothered me, but nonetheless I run my main one at 100% brightness and use the Nvidia drivers to reduce the brightness of what comes out of the video card. Works well - for me.
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AgentX20 Okay I've checked and mine is an A04, which is good for quality, but I'm wondering if it is best for screen sensitivity. It's quite a bright panel even at 0 brightness. What versions does it say on the second smaller label on yours? And what's it say on the service menu? (turn off, hold menu+"+" then press power, press "-" when on). Mine's V1B29, HN213.
I found the following details for the panels in each version on a site. It appears they changed to a quite different panel for the A03 and A04, so if yours are the earlier version I might get one to try also.
A00 - V1B11, LTM240M2
A00+ Interim update - V1B15, LTM240LM2
A01 - V1B15, LTM240L2
A02 - V1B15, LTM240L2
A03 - V1B20, HN208 (I believe there's a HN213 here too)
A04 - V1B29, HN208L6