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Like TV screens, computer monitors are continuing to go wider and bigger. The squarish 17-inch monitors are now almost obsolete, replaced by widescreen models. Their larger size allows for easier side-by-side page viewing or more spreadsheet columns with less scrolling.
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we have been slowly replacing the monitors in our office with these. they last long and are cheaper than the other name brand monitors like Lenovo and Viewsonic.
This monitor does not have S-IPS panel, but LG's LM240WU8-SLA1 panel, which is an e-IPS panel. Source: HP dissasembly docs bit.ly/GVIR2N
Only requires one USB slot if it's powered which most are. Very easy to use, worked right out of the box. I'm impressed.
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I did a ton of research, and overall this is the monitor to beat at this price point. The other main monitor in contention was the Dell U2412M. The Dell has a little better response time, but so far I am not "feeling" this limitation in Nexuiz, CS, or Wolfenstine. The HP ZR2440W has a bett