molocono said:Thanks!
Well I'm not gonna use the MP until I get a new display.
So, according to that list the 2007 uses an IPS screen? What other displays could you recommend?
I know the they did a revision to the 2007. I plan on going to a Dell store to look at them. How can I tell if it's a Rev. B version?
Hi molocono,
I've come across several conflicting reports regarding the 2007 (such as this review, so I'm naturally leery of it, haha
Here's the way to tell a PVA screen from an IPS screen-
Load up an image with a lot of bright/dark variation. (This one is used frequently in LCD reviews.) Move your head from one side of screen to the other. If you are looking at a PVA screen, as your viewing angle relative to the image increases you will begin to notice a gamma boost in the dark areas of the image. You don't have to move more than a couple degrees before this phenomenon becomes noticeable. At extreme angles (50 degrees, for example) the image on a PVA screen will become very washed out in the dark areas. An IPS screen, on the other hand, will retain its black levels. On very extreme angles, an IPS screen will begin to take on purple hues in the black parts of the screen.
The 2005, as mentioned, was a good monitor. I've read several reviews complaining of color banding in the 2007, so if you can check it out in person that'd be ideal.
Best of luck!