Along with some other reviews here, I love, love, love this display. Rich vibrant colors (10 bit) Wide gamut Adobe RGB colorspace capable. Big display, slightly larger, I think, than my previous 1920x1200 displays. Bright as expected with an LED screen. As said, the color absolutely pops with this display.
It has 6-axis color tweaking and many gamma and color temperature options. You can, without doubt, make this monitor look how you want it to look. Coming from 2 previous CCFL displays, I was used to that color spectrum. In short, it can be tweaked any way you would want it.
Now, I did have some problems. 3 things can happen, none of which I have with the current unit thankfully:
1) Noise from power supply. I'm sensitive to that high pitch and I know it well. None present with this unit.
2) Flickering from faulty/loose DVI port. This has been reported on the PA-248's and I did have it happen with a unit which was sent back. Moving to DisplayPort has been reported to solve this issue. I am using the DisplayPort and so far no flickering. I used the DVI for a day or two and that was also stable.
3) Backlight bleed. First unit returned also had excessive bleed at the bottom corners which almost whited/bleed out a large section at each corner when in use. There is no real way to fix that kind of bleed. The light simply bleeds out and over the panel (loose layers inside the panel, warped, etc. it doesn't take much..) Almost all monitors have a little bleed but the key is how much is visible when using in applications / gaming. You'll see an area of the screen which is lighter / whiter than it should be, etc. and very noticeable.
I returned the first unit and was sent a replacement which had a vertical green line down the center of the entire monitor!! This can happen when they are dropped or exposed to a magnet etc. Again, sent that back.. These were bought from a competitor. Think eggs.. Not here. Still, and I'm glad I did, decided to try one more shot, 3rd time's the charm, etc. and was sent a good one.
So as one review said, they seem to have quality issues. Check for these things, especially bleed and use the DVI for a few days and look for flickering - the screen will actually go completely black for a few seconds. For $500, you should not settle for a problem. There are good units of these out there. And the high-pitch on the power supply.
In sum, it's awesome provided you get a solid one. The color and brightness is incredible and the difference from CCFL is so clear to me now, not to mention less heat by far and a longer display life. CCFL's dim over time. Also, 1920x1200 which is standard for me, is just excellent. 16:10 is the best.
| Standing screen display size | 24.1 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920x1200 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1200 |
