HP w2408h
By Ty Pendlebury on 22 November 2007
The HP w2408h is an excellent monitor that's suited to graphics or gaming, but it has its flaws and competitors offer more for your money.
Editor's rating: User rating:Comments (14)
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Paul gave a review on 20/08/2009 05:06
- Good: I Have been using mine for about 3 months now without any complaints.
- Bad: A little awkward to turn to vertical but cool feature!!
I am totally satisfied with my monitor especially for viewing movies or pics!! It is also great for everything else on the computer for reading emails etc. I don`t find the glossy screen a hindrance but a bonus when watching movies or viewing pics. I love everything about mine!!
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Bob1854 gave 8/10 on 12/04/2009 06:19
Noise = graphical noise. Think artifacts and random colorful dots while you are watching movies
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reaktion gave 3/10 on 30/12/2008 05:54
- Good: It looks great! It is really big and the vertical mode is enough to let your friends with their mouth open. It moves up and down really easy, and also has a pivot on the base to turn it softly
- Bad: Flickering, lots of it, don't even bother getting angry, at 60Mhz it wont go. I coudnt adjust the colors in any mode, somehow they ended up being too contrasted or with too much gamma. Your graphics card should be able to support the vertical display, otherwise it wont work. It heats so much after 3 hours you feel your face like you were in front of a fire, without mentioning the red eyes. And the glossy screen gives you one BIG mirror! I spent like 2 weeks doing adjustments on a daily basis, on the monitor menu and on my graphics card menu (Nvidia GT9500) without getting a decent result. Also flickering, did I mention flickering??
hi, Im a 3d pro and depend 100% on the quality of the image on my display. I finish my 3d work doing extensive postwork in Photoshop and thought this monitor would be "the one" for me. After less than two months, Im using a 22'' viewsonic I borrowed from my dad, and selling my HP.
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JTH gave 9/10 on 07/10/2008 06:05
- Good: HP installation disk updated my drivers on my 4 year old IBM Thinkpad to wide screen resolutions which I was not able to do manually prior to purchase.
Screen is more than bright enough in all conditions. I see none of the visual problems that are mentioned in the year old reviews.
This display takes a lot of getting used to for photography mainly because I have been working with displays that do not show the full color gamut. Coordinating and color management between the docked laptop display, this display and the printer will take some work but will yield superior results. Watching slide shows of my photography is pure joy on this monitor.
The 4 extra USB ports are a great bonus. - Bad: Glossy screen is a nightmare. Purely for marketing. I do not want to rearrange the lighting in my room or close the curtains for this monitor. Looks like it's back to the 80's shopping for antiglare film or attachments.
Takes almost 3 hands to swivel this to vertical.
Monitor software does not play well with the IBM docking software. Much easier to use the physical buttons. (IBM fault not HP)
Monitor parameters are not idiot proof. You do need to read all the documentation to get the image you want.
I purchased this to do CAD. Paid $450. Could have purchased a totally adequate Soyo for $200 less but chose this because of the swivel screen for designs that are vertical. HP quality was a somewhat secondary consideration.
Was very skeptical of the glossy screen.
I would give this a 10 except for the glossy screen - Good: HP installation disk updated my drivers on my 4 year old IBM Thinkpad to wide screen resolutions which I was not able to do manually prior to purchase.
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Mike gave 4/10 on 21/08/2008 16:48
- Good: - Nice colors, vibrant.
- Good for gaming with lesser input lag. - Bad: - HDMI sucks **** You keep seeing your reflection on the screen which also sucks **** Movie action scenes is horrible on this monitor
If you are worried about angles then this one is not for you. Yes the height is adjustable but if you want to be comfy sitting back low on your chair then you will most of the action at the top of the screen.
- Good: - Nice colors, vibrant.
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This screen is amazing. gave 10/10 on 15/08/2008 16:34
- Good: superior picture, vivid image, amazing colors, HUGE even when compared to other 24" screens. I run this on my computer using a HDMI to DVI cable...I hooked up the ps3 HDMI to HDMI...believe me....any game you think might have looked good on your regular tv you ought to see this one. This screen literally makes any game whether it be pc or ps3, 10 times better because of the image quality.
- Bad: The screen dims or lightens depending on the room's ambient lighting. However this can be turned off with a few clicks on the option menu. I have the screen on full brightness whether the room is bright or dark...
Another CON is it stays on all the time. My old monitors used to go into stand by, this one keeps the lights on slightly...because of this the monitors back panel could cook a egg. before I knew this I went to bed, woke up the next morning, and I swear the back of the panel was 200 degrees. Now I have to manually turn off the screen even when the pc is shut down.
I purchased this screen about a month ago for $450.
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Phil gave 10/10 on 21/07/2008 22:18
Just picked mine up, 21 7 08
I run extended desktop with Philips 190X5 as the attached monitor. The w2408h blows it away. Love it! -
idobref gave 10/10 on 27/05/2008 10:50
- Good: great crisp bright vivid picture :P
- Bad: none so far!
I've had it for 3 days already and i'm loving it so far!
- Good: great crisp bright vivid picture :P
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rlachiv gave 4/10 on 29/04/2008 11:47
- Good: Pretty, large, fairly nice picture quality
- Bad: SOftware glitchy and HP support is terrible. Couldnt get the monitor pivot software to work. NOISY!!! It was louder than my PC with 4 fans running.
JUst bought this monitor yesterday. Looks very pretty but has some annoying "features"
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