Outstanding Colors, Great Modern Sleek Looks

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	• HP W2408H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor Hewlett Packard Hewlett Packard average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Outstanding Colors, Great Modern Sleek Looks

I have had this monitor since Christmas and to me it just so vibrant in the colors and clarity.

I matched my 24" inch monitor with an HP Elite 9000's desktop and they were married flawlessly. Each complemented the other as would be expected being they are often sold together. The monitor can be moved up and down to position as you like and can be turned sideways to provide protrait view if desired. It has full resolution providing more real estate and pixels to give you awesome detail and colors.

I have no blur, no burns no issues with viewing angles. My computer is positioned near a window that gets bright afternoon sun. Definitely some glare as the monitor itself is a very glossy shiney black border around the screen that also attracts fingerprints as well, but easy to clean too. Simply putting the window shade down made it much better but even with it up as long as you are in front of it you'll see the screen very well.

It has a 1000:1 contrast ratio which is superb for a monitor, however, I now see 3000:1 monitors in some stores but at double the price in many cases and they are geared to being a primary or secondary HDTV for many.

This for me is only for my desktop and for me to do graphics work and just do tons of photo edits, viewing and the ability to do side by side work on photos and documentation.

This monitor can be seen at most retailers, so go to the store and watch it along with the other 2 dozen 24" monitiors to compare to what you like best. I think everyone has a little bit different colors likes and dislikes. Remember this monitor has allot of calibration that can be done to change the colors, resolution to your specific liking.

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I like the monitor it works well. The one thing I do not like about it is the color of icons are real bright. I love the widescreen which size was the same as my old 19 inch standard monitor and the depth which is a lot less. I am running this on a Dual Screen system on XP professional. I use for my Playstation 3 and my computer system. Adjustment controls are very easy to use and allow a VGA input as well as a HDMI input in which you can switch between the two if you like.

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Great for the money, but

Great value for the money, but I would look at competing products if you want this for a business/production environment.

1- Off-axis viewing is not very good. Even if you are right in the center, both color cast and brightness throughout the screen are uneven.

2- The mounting and pivot mechanics are marginal at best. You will have to tilt and finagle the monitor as you pivot if you don't want to bump the table/stand with the corner of the monitor. And, it is not exactly a fluid, quality movement. You won't want to do it throughout the day unless you buy a separate, wall-mount pivot.

3- Make sure you buy a third-party cable unless you have an HDMI output on your video card (few computers do). Amazon sells a few. I hear the image is much better with a DVI-HDMI cable (or straight HDMI) ... but, I'm using VGA since my cable was back-ordered. :-)

4- The piano black bezel may look good in the showroom, but it quickly gets fingerprinted-up. Felix Unger would probably wipe off the black by the third day of ownership.

5- The speakers are so bad, I think they should have used the production $ to add a DVI connector and a matte finish.

ALL THIS SAID, for a home user or cash-tight small business, it's a lot of screen for a very reasonable price - and the pivot is a great feature, especially if you do large spreadsheets.

I'm a little concerned with how many 'refurbished' units are flooding E-Bay and Amazon ... we'll have to see about reliability. (I've never seen so many rebuilds of one brand or model.)

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Great monitor for general use

Pros:
Size
Ambient light sensor
Glare (lack of it)
Adjustable stand
Stability
Cord management

Cons:
hp driver update
Color w/photoshop
heat

I bought this monitor to complement a new hp computer (m9252p) after hanging on to my previous one for 8 years. My old computer had a 17" CRT monitor, so to say this was a step up is quite the understatement. I was pleased that right out of the box the monitor worked with both hdmi and vga connections with no configuration required. Let me say that while I'm fairly capable with computers, I'm certainly no monitor expert. My purchase of this particular monitor was based mainly on the ratings from other customers and a few of the features this model offers. First of all, I liked the fact that the monitor had built in speakers. I have since purchased a decent 2.1 system, but I could see how the monitor speakers could be useful in a work environment where only low volume levels are required. For the home though, I think they're fairly useless for most applications. Another reason I chose this model was for the stability of the monitor stand. Having two cats in the house that jump around a lot, I was concerned that a flat panel monitor would be likely to easily tip over. That's not a concern with this monitor. It's also possible to mount the monitor on a wall. The stand has a pretty good range of height adjustability, which I find nice when working long hours. My old CRT monitor was prone to glare issues which I haven't seen with this monitor, even though they were in the same location. A concern that I had was with the size of this monitor. My initial thought was to buy a 22" model, but I talked myself into this one even though I am seated only about 2.5 feet from it in my workspace. I have had no problems with eye fatigue at this proximity. Part of the reason that I haven't had problems is from hp's Ambient light sensor, which adjusts the brightness of the screen in relation to the lighting conditions of the room. This is my favorite feature of the monitor, although I wasn't aware of it prior to purchase. I also like the fact that the stand has cord management built into it. With vga, hdmi, power, usb, and audio cords attached, this comes in very handy. Oh yeah, the built in usb ports are very nice as well.

While I am very pleased with my selection of this monitor, I have found a few negative/unresolved issues. Some of these may be worked out either by myself or hp in the future. One issue is with the color. While the screen looks amazing, when using Photoshop to create prints (from Wal-Mart's photo shop) my on-screen images look much brighter than the photos that were produced. This could be an issue with the monitor, my minimal experience with monitor adjustment, or Wal-Mart's photo processing. However, it is an issue. Another issue is that MS Vista keeps finding a new driver for this monitor which it then can't install. After a little online research, I found that this is a common issue. Hopefully, this one will be resolved by hp in the future. The biggest surprise that I had, perhaps from my inexperience with LCD screens, was that this monitor puts off a lot of heat. It's not "hot" to touch by any means, but seems to radiate quite a bit of heat. Finally, the included hp software "My Display" seems somewhat useless to configure the monitor, but perhaps I'll find it more useful in the future with a little more time spent on it.

There are some other features of this monitor. Mainly, the one that allows the monitor to be rotated 90 degrees. I can't think of a use for this, but it's an interesting aspect. Someday, I'll hook up a ps3 to the monitor and see how that works out. I can't really say how this would work out as a gaming monitor as I am completely unfamiliar with those aspects of computing. For general office suite use, online use, and even photo hobbyists, I wholeheartedly recommend this monitor.

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Beautiful display with bright vivid colors.

I bought my new HP desktop with Blu ray player and needed a large size monitor to display the high definition DVDs. This screen really is a good high definition display, and also a great monitor, you can have several display pages showing at once. When I first set it up I found it was too bright but quickly learned I could adjust the brightness, contrast, colors and other display factors either with the computer or with the monitor itself. Has a good viewing angle for an LCD, it looks clear and bright even when you are viewing fom an angle.

It has a fairly small desk footprint and is adjustable up/down, left/right, and angle. It is hard to imagine na better monitor.

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The HP W2408H Monitor rotates to allow landscape and portrait views, height adjustment, swivel, and tilt function. Dual inputs support true digital (HDMI) and traditional analog (VGA) signals. Connect your DVD player or gaming console with a single HDMI cable directly to your monitor. BrightView Technology provides brilliant picture quality. 160 degrees horizontal and vertical viewing angle Display resolution - 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz Horizontal scan rates - 48 to 85 Hz vertical, 24 to 94 KHz horizontal Faceplate treatment - HP BrightView Technology User controls - Switch Video Input, Brightness, Contrast, Image Control, Color, Quick View, Language, Management, Information, Factory Reset, and Exit Dimensions - Width 586 x Depth 289 x Height 500 mm with stand Weight - 9.8 kg

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