Which display has the lowest black level? My environment is always dark with no lights on, so any backlight bleed is very noticeable to me. I'm guessing my options are pretty much limited to the Samsung F2380 or the Benq VW/EW2420. Unfortunately there is no 2333T or F2380MX/M where i live, so I'm stuck choosing between these two (unless there is a 27" TN that has a really low black level, which i would strongly consider as an alternative)
From the two reviews at pcmonitors.org, it looks like the black level of the F2380 at 10% brightness (<0.01 / 40cdm2) is much lower black level than the Benq EW2420 (0.03 / 97cdm2). However, the flatpanelshd review measured better numbers on their Benq test sample--but they didn't test the Samsung as well, so maybe that's not a fair comparison. Anyway, at this point, I think I'm so concerned about the black level that I might be able to accept slower response and black crush limitations of the F2380 if its blacks are lower in luminance.
Currently have a Dell G2410 LED backlit display and even with the brightness at 0 the backlight is still way too bright and the contrast in movies is terrible. I measured it at 0.10cdm2 and ~50cdm2 with the contrast at 80% and the brightness at 0%. 50 is plenty bright for me and I can make due with even lower, as long as the resulting contrast is at least 1000:1. It looks like these *VA panels are going to be 3000:1 or more with their brightness at 0%, which is great for lights-out movie watching and gaming.
Any input is appreciated!
From the two reviews at pcmonitors.org, it looks like the black level of the F2380 at 10% brightness (<0.01 / 40cdm2) is much lower black level than the Benq EW2420 (0.03 / 97cdm2). However, the flatpanelshd review measured better numbers on their Benq test sample--but they didn't test the Samsung as well, so maybe that's not a fair comparison. Anyway, at this point, I think I'm so concerned about the black level that I might be able to accept slower response and black crush limitations of the F2380 if its blacks are lower in luminance.
Currently have a Dell G2410 LED backlit display and even with the brightness at 0 the backlight is still way too bright and the contrast in movies is terrible. I measured it at 0.10cdm2 and ~50cdm2 with the contrast at 80% and the brightness at 0%. 50 is plenty bright for me and I can make due with even lower, as long as the resulting contrast is at least 1000:1. It looks like these *VA panels are going to be 3000:1 or more with their brightness at 0%, which is great for lights-out movie watching and gaming.
Any input is appreciated!