First pics of Dell 2209WA in action (56k warning)

_Free_Radical · February 2, 2009, 12:07am

Source:

Translated version of http://tweakers.net/productreview/9778/dell-ultrasharp-2209wa.html

According to a review posted by REDSD on a Dutch site Tweakers.net, there is absolutely no noticeable ghosting on the 2209WA in games. The author tested it with COD4 on WinXP and was pleased to see no ghosting/blurring and the awesome contrast and colors.

Here are the pics he has posted comparing it with a Dell 1908FP (TN)

Thank you for the headsup REDSD

cellar_door · February 2, 2009, 5:59am

I am getting a qoute of 16.5k on the Dell 2409 model. Is it worth it?

_Free_Radical · February 2, 2009, 6:17am

oO. Nice quote. With or without taxes and shipping?

cellar_door · February 2, 2009, 6:23am

All inclusive.

_Free_Radical · February 2, 2009, 6:35am

so the 2209WA is going to affect prices of TN panels

btw, 16.5k all inclusive is an excellent quote for the 2409W. Its best you decide for yourself if it will suit your needs.

nfsnfs · February 2, 2009, 7:02am

16.5 is for 3 years or 5 year ?

vebk · February 2, 2009, 7:47am

^ probably for 3 years. But even then, considering I paid 18.5K for the S2409W, and the best deal on TE so far is 17.9K, I think 16.5K is a damn nice deal. Go for it if it suits your needs. (btw I have a review for it in the review section).

(Edit: I meant 17.9K not 17.5K.)

_Free_Radical · February 2, 2009, 7:50am

He’s a Dell employee

techster · February 2, 2009, 10:12am

If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get such an excellent quote?

cellar_door · February 2, 2009, 9:39pm

^^ What Free radical said.

_Free_Radical · February 3, 2009, 3:00am

Video courtesy Steal @ [H] showing the maneuverability of the stand

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiBxe3RhYXU)

More will be up soon

_Free_Radical · February 3, 2009, 4:15am

steal:

Oops, thanks. Used a few images from that site.

For some reason, a lot of the images produced some sort of screen-door effect. It didn’t seem like adjusting the aperture made any difference, nor did the shutter speed or ISO (all pictures were taken with a tripod and ISO 80 to minimize noise), but it isn’t present while actually viewing the display. Probably something to do with the anti-glare coating I’m assuming

1.0s/F2.8, ISO 80

full size: http://home.comcast.net/~chthon/backlightfull.jpg

Some other images - The camera seems to exaggerate the color shifting when the display is turned, no idea why this is, so I wouldn’t consider this a fully accurate representation of the viewing angles. In reality, they’re much better than the camera suggests.

All images taken with 1/20-1/30, F2.8, ISO 80

This is my first time doing this so I hope these are alright for now. If anyone wants to post any images or something they would like me to take a picture of, I will gladly do so.

Of note is the fact that this display gets VERY bright. It was at 80/100 and 80/100 brightness/contrast out of the box, which I then upped to 100/100 just to test, and it was extremely bright, much too bright for normal use. I’ve since set it at 90/90 but it still seems a bit bright, I still need to tweak it a bit. It seems that upping the contrast to 100 seems to blue-shift the whites a bit, so 90 seems about optimal for very bright, clean whites without blue shifting them. 85 brightness is probably ideal for most light conditions, with possibly 80 being better for very low light conditions as when my room was dark while taking the pictures, the display was extremely bright

of all the gradients I viewed I saw no issues whatsoever as far as color banding goes, like I was used to seeing on my TN.

Also for those wondering how high the stand raises the monitor up on it’s highest setting, the distance between the bottom of the display and my desk with it raised is approximately 5 1/8", and 5 7/8" from the bottom of the panel itself.

This doesn’t sound very high but it seems extremely high to me - personally, I’ve never had a display that raises up this high nor would I need one

I’m used to gaming almost 100% of the time on a CRT, so input lag/blur/ghosting is very noticeable to me. I play quakeworld at 1024x768 @ 140hz on my CRT most of the time, for example. The input lag, for me, I would think would be extremely noticeable, and as far as I can tell, if it is there, it certainly isn’t noticeable at all.

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_Free_Radical · February 4, 2009, 9:31am

Another youtube video featuring the menu settings courtesy synergyID @ [H]

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN6h2wjq3VE)

synergyID:

History

I was shopping around for a nice 22-inch to 24-inch monitor in the 300 dollar price range. What disappointed me, was that most of the monitors in that price range had TN panels, and of course had I not been on this forum I probably would have ordered a 24 inch TN panel monitor and thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. This forum of course convinced me to look for a nicer IPS or PVA/MVA display. Then one lovely day as I was browsing the interwebs I spotted this monitor, my savior.

I pulled the trigger on it as soon as it was available for sale, for $299 (â‚¨ 14,540). However soon enough I found out that some people on this forum where getting up to $100 (â‚¨ 4,900) dollars off, and surely enough a couple of phone-calls later I managed to make a second order for the monitor for $200 (â‚¨ 9,700), I immediately followed that phone call with another phone call to customer care to cancel the $299 (â‚¨ 14,540) order. I was honestly skeptical this was going to work out, the price sounded too good to be true. However a couple of days later I had a shipping confirmation number and my monitor was happily leaving out of a Tennessee warehouse.

The box came in slightly beat up with a hole in one side and the safety tape ripped on one end, but hey its FedEx, they treat packages like, well packages… No reason to worry because the monitor is safe inside its styrofoam cocoon. Once I opened the box I found a VGA, DVI and USB cable, along with the usual manual and driver CD.

The Stand.

I think it’s worth writing about it because most monitors in this price range have a stand that only has basic tilt functions, the Dell stand not only looks solid but feels solid as well. The stand has swivel, height adjustment, and monitor rotation functionality. Not to mention there is a hole in the stand to guide all your cables through. It feels very smooth when you perform any adjustments with the stand, no creaks or anything, feels like itâ€™s gliding on butter.

The Monitor

In terms of ports this monitor is nothing special, a DVI, VGA, and 4 USB ports. There is a handy little information card that slides out that has all the monitor serial number information (in case you need to contact support, you donâ€™t have to climb behind your desk) that is located next to the side USB ports. If you need extra expansion you could always get a switch to add more DVI/HDMI ports. DisplayPort isnt that prevalent yet anyways, so no need to worry about not having it. The DVI port does have HDCP so you could hook up your Blu-Ray player. I have not detected any buzz or operating noise from the inverter, as the monitor seems perfectly silent. Honestly all I want is a good monitor, and for that I only need a DVI port, so this monitor definitely fit my criteria.

The Image

To be honest I haven’t calibrated it nor touched any of the adjustment settings. It definitely needs adjustments, but I will wait until I get a calibration tool before making any judgements on the color reproduction and such. I just got this monitor literally an hour ago so all I did was watch a couple of HD trailers.I am pretty confident that this monitor will be completely awesome after some tweaking. But my impressions so far is that the backlight bleed is minimal and that the screen is very homogeneous. The blacks are very black and the whites are well white. The colors have a nice amount of saturation, the viewing angles are awesome, and the antiglare coating is very nice in my opinion.

In Conclusion

The monitor is definitely worth its $299 (â‚¨ 14,540) price, in fact some people in Europe are paying upwards of $500 (â‚¨ 24,000) for this monitor, but I would say itâ€™s still worth it (as long as you donâ€™t need more built in inputs). I love this monitor and I think it appeals to a wide range of audiences, from photographers to gamers.

Hacker · February 4, 2009, 3:39pm

How can dell sell it in US for 9700 Rs and sell the same monitor in India for 20k??

_Free_Radical · February 4, 2009, 3:46pm

Yeah and they are selling it for 25k in Europe. Ask Dell

btw, 20k is not the official price in India. They may even price this higher on launch

MohitPreet · February 10, 2009, 1:37am

hey hey wats d actual price in india

rutvijt · February 10, 2009, 2:33am

^^ 19.9k somethin.

_Free_Radical · February 16, 2009, 11:43am

Source:

www.flatpanelshd.com - Your guide to flat panel monitors and TVs - News

Rasmus Larsen - 16 Feb 2009:

**Dell 2209WA panel confirmed to be e-IPS

**

A little while ago we wrote about the new Dell 22 inch monitor, 2209WA, which allegedly contains an e-IPS panel. This has now finally been confirmed by the Chinese site IT168.com that has dismantled a 2209WA.

There has been uncertainty about the so called e-IPS panel in Dell’s new 2209WA screen. People have speculated that the new e-IPS panel technology is a cheap version that can be compared to the TN panel technology. Now, the Chinese site IT168.com has dismantled a brand new 2209WA and has found that the 2209WA is indeed using a IPS panel and is therefore the first 22" IPS monitor.

They also reveal that the e-IPS is produced by LG.Display (formerly LG.Philips) which has always been the manufacturer of S-IPS panels.

Image Courtesy of IT168.com

Dell 2209WA is the first screen on the market that uses an IPS panel in 22 inches. IPS panels are suitable for graphic work and work with photos, unlike TN panels that are currently found in most PC monitors.

Dell 2209WA

Dell 2209WA seems like a snip at a very attractive price. Dell 2209WA is available now at 272,55 UK pounds on the Dell website.

_Free_Radical · February 16, 2009, 11:54am

So it can be concluded that the eIPS panel is based on the 8-bit IPS and not a 6-bit TN.

The panel has been confirmed to be an LG.Display e-IPS panel called LM220WE4.

_Free_Radical · February 26, 2009, 1:07am

Here are some quick captures of my monitor.

All the noise and saturation issues are due to my crappy 6233 phone camera, though the monitor looks excellent at even extreme viewing angles. There is no color shift or gradient banding, though in my case the backlight bleed is more in the left corners. The images are straight from the phone and have not been optimized in any way.