Dell G2410H Review: A Green 24" LCD
by Brian Klug on May 7, 2010 1:43 AM EST
Color Tracking Uniformity
Building on the 5-point testing we did in the Dell U2711 review, we’ve added testing at 9 different points across the LCD. To test this, we take our best center calibration profile and then test Delta E performance at 9 different places on the display.
We're adding a 3D plot visualization of color uniformity. As you'd expect, the top corresponds to top, right to right, e.t.c. as you would view the monitor normally.
We can see pretty clearly that calibration profiles are pretty localized - there’s a fair amount of deviation just about everywhere else. This is expected, especially since the display luminance isn’t the same everywhere, which we’ll illustrate later. We’ve shown in our previous Dell U2711 review that even the best monitors have this nonuniform color tracking; it isn’t to say that the display is worse at the edges, just different. Even at a Delta E of 3.17 at the most extreme, we’re still relatively in range, though much more would make a visual difference.
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tno - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
"unless you’re using an HDMI to DVI cable, you should be running the LCD at native resolution."I am currently using two HDMI to DVI cables in my HT set-up. HTPC (DVI) to receiver (HDMI) and receiver (HDMI) to old Sony XBR 1080i (DVI). This is all HDCP comliant so I don't have any issues. Since I'm moving very far away I will be leaving my tried and true Sony and in the interim between moving and getting a NEW TV I picked u a rather cheap OLD TV (Dell W3000). This older model does not have HDMI either so I will still be using an HDMI to DVI cable. Is this a bad thing?
I'm running at 720p out of the PC on this 13//x768 dislay? Will this be a problem? Should I set the PC to the native rez? Thanks for the article BTW. Great job. I have loved my CRTs, (the XBR plus a behemoth 2048x1536 NEC model for my PC) and hung to them more because of the bargains that they were. I gladly traded the exertion required to lift them for the cheap price and better PQ was just bonus. But the prospect of moving them has lessened their appeal so I will be tube free from now on.
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quiksilvr - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
I'll state what I stated before when I commented on the release of the G2410 and heard about these "letdowns".Ahem...
If there are no speakers, WHY DO YOU NEED HDMI? It has HDCP compliant DVI-D. Just spend the whopping $5 and get the DVI-D to HDMI adapter. It's not like this thins is 2560x1400. Its a run of the mill 1080p screen.
aftlizard - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
Why do I need HDMI if I don't need audio? Because I don't want to spend the extra money if I don't have to. If I have the cable already or want to spend money on the cable I can find hdmi cables cheaper than a converter or even an hdmi-dvi cable.aftlizard - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
Why do I need HDMI if I don't need audio? Because I don't want to spend the extra money if I don't have to. If I have the cable already or want to spend money on the cable I can find hdmi cables cheaper than a converter or even an hdmi-dvi cable.james.jwb - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
Next monitor upgrade: 24-inch or larger, IPS or better, 120 Hz performance.When that comes I'll be happy ;)
JarredWalton - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
I don't know that anyone has done IPS (or PVA/MVA for that matter) at anything above 60Hz. I could be wrong, I freely admit this, but virtually every 120Hz display I've heard about was a TN panel. Blech. When you consider the pixel response times, though, it starts to make a bit of sense. 120Hz should be doable with the 6ms IPS panels, but the 2ms TN panels might switch a bit faster. (Note that in our testing, even the 2ms TN panels still show much 2-3 frames.)Anyway, I'm with you. I'd like 120Hz IPS, with a high resolution 30" panel. LOL. I think I'd need quad-link DVI to do that.
james.jwb - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
display port should do it?svojoe - Friday, May 7, 2010 - link
for off griders like myself this is sooooo awesome. 13 watts! Holy crap thats such low power consumption I can not feel bad about draining down my batteries!Brian Klug - Saturday, May 8, 2010 - link
Out of curiosity, are you on a PV system or something else? I'm moving into a place that's entirely solar powered with a 1:1 PV offset. I'm glad there's someone out there excited by the prospect of a low-power monitor, I mean, 11 watts still is impressive to me as well. Especially considering the brightness you get for that amount of power.-Brian Klug
Porksmuggler - Saturday, May 8, 2010 - link
Thanks for putting the panel type TN on the first page. $339 for a TN with no HDMI, no thanks. The 1080P isn't puzzling at all, it's all about saving on panel cost. Anyone feel like doing the math on how long you would have to use this "green" LCD to make up for the sticker bloat?