For gamers and Full HD video watchers choosing the right screen is relatively simple. This is the widest audience covers the market with the most diverse range. The display of 4: 2: 0 chroma subgesampeltem material (ie all popular video codecs MJPEG to H264) is a challenge for any modern screen. Contrast up, brightness down and the result is on a 'cheap' Monitor only marginally from the many times more expensive screen differ from the impression her (maybe it looks even better on the cheaper shade because it irons out the more color changes). Since the bottleneck of the video chain is already in the source.
The chaff from the wheat but very quickly when you look at high-quality, uncompressed images, assessed and wants to work. In the 200 Euro class one lands in undifferentiated pixels swamp. Office applications, CAD, watch movies, play ... no problem (because hochkontrastig and small gamut). Detection of finest gray scale in wide color spaces - almost impossible. Either säuft the picture in dark tones or the brightest shades are ausgefressen as the clouds on the green Windows (R) lawn. Back to the observations on the HP ZR24w:
- Stable base. Horizontal rotatable, vertically adjustable, height adjustable, pivot function for portrait mode. Perfect customizable. 20 to 25 cm depth necessary for installation. 1A haptics. No wobbling. Good workmanship.
- Schlichter, inconspicuous, black frame. Optional deactivatable power-on LED.
- Very good menu guidance.
- Super Matt S-IPS display with good viewing angle (vertical a little more critical than horizontal)
- Uniform illumination right into the corners.
- The black level is good, more than adequate even, and probably only after a further investment of 200 € or more clearly better.
- My Settings: Brightness: 33% Contrast: 88%. In contrast settings over 90% jump the colors toward magenta. With brightness at 30% and about 45% of the buzz gets louder electronics (only audible in an absolutely quiet around people with good ears close to the screen). Perfect tracing over the entire adjustable brightness range. At 80% brightness else do you need a pair of sunglasses ... :)
- The color reproduction is very balanced and strong but never intrusive.
- Convenient USB hub.
- No HDMI input (Solution: HDMI to DVI converter).
For the price I expected a solid monitor, which is already suitable for imaging and that's what you get also. The last few percent of the color space and the finest differences however the calibrated Eizo in 1500 euro are reserved.