Joe,
I have been very happy with my BenQ FP241W 24-inch LCD monitor <
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014 124>. Some time ago, I shot a series of test images <
http://ambress.com/benq> which give you some sense of the monitor’s performance at various viewing angles, but moire patterns in the images render them useless for a critical image quality assessment. Visually, I can hardly tell any difference in the color rendition on the BenQ LCD versus my Iiyama CRT sitting next to it, both being calibrated. However, as the Benq is quite bright (similar to the Dell Ultrasharps) and my Monaco EZColor software with OptixXR colorimeter seemed to provide calibrated results with a luminance on the order of 200+ nits, I took a different approach in my calibration, aiming first to establish a luminance around 105 nits before profiling the colors. That luminance was about the same level as my CRT produced, and I believe that is why both monitors match up so well now. Image quality on the BenQ is excellent and my only two complaints are both relatively minor:
1. The monitor has 3 built-in USB ports, 2 on the left and 1 at top center (for a webcam), but those ports are powered off along with the monitor power. If I wanted to leave a webcam running while I’m away, for remote monitoring purposes, then it has to be plugged into the PC’s USB port or a hub, rather than using the monitor’s port.
2. The on-screen control buttons are on the left outside edge of the monitor, as are their labels, so you cannot see them from a front-on view. To rectify this, I simply shot a photo of the switches and printed that out as a label which I affixed to the front bezel. At a glance, you hardly notice the makeshift solution.
Regards,
Daryl