Samsung S24A350HS - worth getting?

[AnthIste]

Hey guys, I'm shopping around for a 24" monitor. I don't game as much as I used to, so I'll be using the screen for programming (lots of programming), movies and gaming.

I see the Samsung S24A350HS is selling on Prophecy for R2373.71 (Samsung S24A350HS). This is a pretty decent price for (what looks to be) a rather solid 24" monitor. The general price for 24" LED monitors is pretty steep these days.

Does anyone here own this monitor, or recommend it based on first-hand experience? On that note - does anyone know of a reliable source of monitor reviews? Shopping sites with 20 "omg best ever awesome color" "reviews" don't really help

 

[NomNom]

Pitty you don't have Pczone there by you, they are selling a Philips MNPH234EL258 23 LED with a 3 year warranty for R1499, even if you courier it, should still be worth it. I don't have first hand experience on the monitor you are looking at but it seems pretty solid specs wise.

 

[ITCynic]

I looked at that monitor and went for the 23' LED one instead as the difference in screen size as so small that it didn't really matter and was cheaper at the time.

I use it for about 8 hours a day and it is a pleasure to work with.

Here are the specs for my monitor ...... you can compare with the one you are looking at.

http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consum...ail&tab=specification&subsubtype=series-3-led

 

[ponder]

Hey guys, I'm shopping around for a 24" monitor. I don't game as much as I used to, so I'll be using the screen for programming (lots of programming), movies and gaming.

How about a 16:10 1920x1200 then?

 

[Pada]

1920x1200 IPS screens are so worth it if you're going to tilt your screen 90' for programming!

My one colleague is now running 4 screens (in portrait mode) off his machine (2x from onboard HDMI+DVI and the other 2x off his GTS250).

 

[AnthIste]

The difference between 23" and 24" is indeed small, but personally, I notice it

ITCynic, glad you like it. That's +1 in favour then. I'm not sure how much to trust manufacturer supplied specs though. I mean they're obviously a guide but the subjective nature of image quality means they are easier to manipulate.

I'm not sure about 1920x1200. Right now I have a 21" 16:9 monitor and while it does feel "narrow" height-wise, the extra inches should bring the height up to respectable size on a larger 16:9 monitor. And right now I don't really mind the aspect ratio at all, as long as I can have 2 vertical columns within vim.

Pada that setup sounds really tasty but sadly I'll have to wait for solid income before I can even consider that