bit-tech News: Dell's S2209W 22-inch Full HD LCD Monitor

news · February 24, 2009

Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Dell's S2209W 22-inch Full HD LCD

Monitor*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much

appreciated.

*Link:*

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*Quote:

*/In the end, it's one of those monitors that does better in isolation

than in comparison. Viewed by itself, it's a pretty pleasant looking

display that might just fool you -- at a glance -- into thinking it was

a mediocre IPS panel. Placed side by side with a good VA or IPS screen,

however, its short comings are obvious.

That said, there are two areas where it falls short by any standard.

Worst of all is the backlight bleed around the top and bottom edges of

the panel. It's the sort of basic image quality faux pas that does much

to cheapen the overall feel of the monitor.

Then there's the vertical viewing angle problem. Some recent panels have

recently made significant strides in improving the notoriously

restricted vertical viewing angles of TN technology. But not the S2209W.

Finally, there's the question of value for money. Again, it comes down

to the old absolute versus relative conundrum. At first, a sticker price

of just under £150 certainly feels like a good deal for a fairly

stylish, high resolution display. But then you have to consider the fact

that you can snag Dell's own new 23-inch 1080p panel (which is actually

a full 1.5 inches bigger) for about £40 more. That extra inch and a half

is certainly tempting./

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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