Dell 24WFP for $569

[Hawk1]

They have this special every once in a while. I'm tempted to hit the checkout, but the lashing I would receive may not be worth it (or maybe it would ).

 

[Sasqui]

They have this special every once in a while. I'm tempted to hit the checkout, but the lashing I would receive may not be worth it (or maybe it would ).

Depending on what you have now, the lashing could be well worth it, hell even enjoyable I've got the 2405 at home and one at work.

 

[Hawk1]

I have a NEC 90GX right now. It does the job, but I'm just planning my upgrade strategy -
24" monitor, Vista and then DX10 Card. Going to be an expensive year.

 

[Kreij]

Release your inner geek ... get the 30" !!!

 

[bruins004]

Release your inner geek ... get the 30" !!!

That is a nice deal, but they also dropped the price of the 30" as well as made the 30" (its the 30"-HC now).

 

[Kreij]

That is a nice deal, but they also dropped the price of the 30" as well as made the 30" (its the 30"-HC now).

Yes, prices will always be dropping but you have to jump in somewhere or wait forever.

I have the older 30" non-HC monitor and it looks great. I think the new HC version was just a little more to keep the price up.

I would like to add there is not a single dead pixel on my Dell monitor.
For all the Dall bashing that goes on, this 30" LCD is sweet.

 

[Hawk1]

With the 30" I would definitly be looking for somewhere to sleep when it arrived! 'cause then I would need 2 high end DX10 Cards to run it.

 

[WarEagleAU]

Still too expensive. I know Dell makes quality LCDs but I think you might find a better deal on an Acer or Viewsonic or summat.

 

[Kreij]

Here is how the conversation between my wife and I went when I wanted to get the 30" monitor ....

Me : I want to get a new monitor but it's pretty expensive.
Wife : How much is it ?
Me : About $1200
Wife : Yikes, how much have you spent on your new computer already ?
Me : About $3000
Wife : That's not bad! Go for it.

Now you see one of the reasons I love my wife

 

[bruins004]

Still too expensive. I know Dell makes quality LCDs but I think you might find a better deal on an Acer or Viewsonic or summat.

Well the reason they are expensive as seen in my guide is that they have a zero dead pixel policy and they use an IPS panel instead of TN (and the USB ports built into the monitor).
However, I agree that this is very expensive.

However, their 30" is one of the cheapest now since the HP and Apple ones are around $1500 still.

 

[Hawk1]

Here is how the conversation between my wife and I went when I wanted to get the 30" monitor ....

Me : I want to get a new monitor but it's pretty expensive.
Wife : How much is it ?
Me : About $1200
Wife : Yikes, how much have you spent on your new computer already ?
Me : About $3000
Wife : That's not bad! Go for it.

Now you see one of the reasons I love my wife

Here's how it would go for me:

Me: Honey, I would like to get a new monitor, but it's pretty expensive.
Wife: How much is it?
Me: About $1200
Wife: You spent over $2000 for your whole computer just last year!
Me: Yes, but honey....
Wife: GET OUT

Although I still love my wife as she (trys to) keeps my spending in check.

 

[bruins004]

Here's how it would go for me:

Me: Honey, I would like to get a new monitor, but it's pretty expensive.
Wife: How much is it?
Me: About $1200
Wife: You spent over $2000 for your whole computer just last year!
Me: Yes, but honey....
Wife: GET OUT

Although I still love my wife as she (trys to) keeps my spending in check.

I gotta say though you have one of the highest end 19" available.
Those NECs are not cheap.

 

[Hawk1]

Ya I know. I'm actually very happy with it, but as with any hardware, you always want the latest/greatest/biggest/fastest. I'm also very happy with my 1950xtx, but doesn't stop me from thinking "wow those 8800/2900 would be amazing" even though I know i would not see any real performance gains (with my current monitor that is).