Dell W2600 26" LCD TV

jesus_thats_gre

Heh lads

I am looking at one of these on the Dell site.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/lcd_w2600?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

I currently have an 18inch TFT monitor for my PC and was considering buying a seperate widescreen CRT TV for watching TV and using consoles. I saw the above and from what I can see, it offers everything!

Has anyone any experience with it or know anythings?

Thanks

OfflerCrocGod

I think NO. The response times are like 25ms for action/sport it looks like ghosting city! Don't touch LCD TVs

gs39t

I've come across SO many conflicting reviews of LCD TV's in general im not sure what to believe. Not this model specifically, but for one i was reading "no ghosting problems even in action sequences" and the same model "worst ghosting ive seen"

It's hard to know what to believe or go by, and there's f**k all reviews of that TV i can find.

Gary

OfflerCrocGod

It may be that there are different panels placed in each TV

jesus_thats_gre

The 18inch DELL TFT I have at the moment has a refresh rate of 25ms.. I do not notice much ghosting at all. The only problems is how black is represented but that is normal in the majority of cases.

ZENER

The sigle biggest problem with LCD is persistance, they're like radar screens although things do seem to be improving. I have an LCD projector that works a treat and doesn't seem effected by this problem, anyone know if there is a difference in the technology here. I watch football a lot on it and it looks great !

ZEN

jesus_thats_gre

A projector is an alternative alright... Hmmmm

starman100

Some of the newer LCD TV's are down about 18 ms response rate, ghosting doesnt seem to be much of a problem. If I was thinking of getting a new TV and if I had a few bob to spend then something like a Toshiba 32" would be pretty nice. (Or maybe a Phillips 32PF9986??). Certainly compared to plasma LCD's dont suffer from burn-in and prices are coming down all the time. LCD is definitely one for the future.

WezzyB

The response time on my screen 37" LCD (37PF9986) is <12ms.....
Although it was very expensive €3999.

jesus_thats_gre

Thanks for the input lads, still not sure

robbie1876

Harvey Norman is your friend! Pop out there, have a look at their display of LCD TVs, all neatly lined up in a row for your comparison. You'll notice very quickly which TVs have problems with ghosting and black levels. Take the model numbers of these TVs, and have a look at the specs on the web (don't rely on the sales guys to know the refresh rate for every TV on display!), and you'll notice a simple common trend. The best LCD TVs have response rates of under 15ms (like WezzyB's) and have high contrast ratios (600:1 and upwards)

Based on the specs of that Dell, I wouldn't buy it, but that's just my opinion. LCD TV's tend to vary quite alot in terms of quality of the picture from model to model, and price has very little to do with how good or bad it is. Just do your own research, make sure you see the TV in action before buying it, and as was pointed out earlier, don't believe anything you read in any magazine reviews.

Robbie

IrishMike

Far far better option imho
http://www.jes-computer.de/product_info.php?pID=18662
26" but it has 16ms response which is fantastic
Seriously thinking of spoiling the crap outta myself and getting me a new pc monitor.

jesus_thats_gre

IrishMike wrote:

Far far better option imho
http://www.jes-computer.de/product_info.php?pID=18662
26" but it has 16ms response which is fantastic
Seriously thinking of spoiling the crap outta myself and getting me a new pc monitor.

Why, other than the refresh rate and price, is it better?

My problems with it are:

- No where near the same level of connectivity
- No HDTV Support
- Never heard of the brand... Ever

antomack

Would recommend the Sharp LC26GA in 3E or 4E version, costs about €2,000 in Ireland but can get it delivered from UK for about €1,500. I have ordered the 32" version myself. Also if you order by december 24th Sharp are giving a free 3 year warranty with various LCD screens in the 26" - 37" range.

I'm buying my 32" for €1,890 from compared with €2,599 from Harvey Norman or DID.
www.tvandvideodirect.com

OfflerCrocGod

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

- Never heard of the brand... Ever

They do computer monitors - they are German I believe and are rather good from what I gather.

jesus_thats_gre

OfflerCrocGod wrote:

They do computer monitors - they are German I believe and are rather good from what I gather.

Again I dont want to appear like I dont appreciate the input but I have been finding it hard to find concrete info that is not germn..

jyd

Do you know if these tv tuners have VHF as well as UHF. In UK they only use PAL I UHF we use uhf and vhf( PAL I). Dunno about the ethyl mermans though, would the tvs sold from a german website work for all channels in ROI.
Jd

ZENER

If it doesn't say specifically that it supports ROI then be careful. German TV system uses a different Sound IF to us the result would be picture and no sound - sounds like the perfect marraige

ZEN

Aquos76

antomack wrote:

Would recommend the Sharp LC26GA in 3E or 4E version, costs about €2,000 in Ireland but can get it delivered from UK for about €1,500. I have ordered the 32" version myself. Also if you order by december 24th Sharp are giving a free 3 year warranty with various LCD screens in the 26" - 37" range.

I'm buying my 32" for €1,890 from compared with €2,599 from Harvey Norman or DID.
www.tvandvideodirect.com

Which one are you buying for €1.890. I have checked their site and the only sharp 32inch LCD I see is for £2,599.99

antomack

It's the 32GA4E that I've got for that price. The only thing is that apparently there is a shortage of the 3E's and 4E's at the moment in the UK so tvandvideodirect have taken it off their list. Apparently the 4E's are selling so well that Sharp UK have exhausted the stock that was supposed to do till next March and are having to wait for further production before more stock can be had.