There’s a lot to like about the HP w2408, and very few nits to pick. It’s a little lacking in video input options, but this won’t matter to everyone. It has limited viewing angles, but unless you review documents onscreen with colleagues...
Fast response time, vivid colors and rich blacks, fully adjustable stand
Glossy panel is subject to reflections, limited video inputs, limited viewing angle
The Hewlett-Packard w2408 is an attractive 24-inch widescreen LCD display that uses a glossy screen to produce eye-popping images.It has a native resolution of 1920X1200 pixels, which lets it show a good deal more than standard 20-22-inch displays. Fo...
Abstract: Video Review: The HP Pavilion w2408 is a 24-inch monitor with a 1920x1200 screen resolution with 1000:1 contrast ratio and a 5ms response time. What does this mean for you? You can do the work of 2 monitors on one, or you can get your frag on with out...
Frankly, considering the price, its difficult to justify the HP w2408. It looks nice and performs reasonably well, but there other similarly priced LCDs have better features and higher-quality panels. We like the idea of seeing 24" LCDs come down in ...
Abstract: As the price of LCDs has dropped larger models have become much more accessible to non-professional users. Back when 24″ models first arrived, they cost well over a thousand dollars and were aimed solely at professionals who needed all that spac...
Very fair price
BrightView screen for rich colors
Ambient Light Sensor
5ms response time
1000:1 contrast ratio
1920x1200 screen res
So-so speakers
Viewing angles can affect on-screen colors
Footprint gobbles up desk space
The w2408 is a gorgeous LCD screen that has impressive specs, an attractive design and very pleasing performance for most users. Despite the anomalies visible at unusual viewing angles, the w2408 gave us crisp, lifelike colors, deep rich blacks and nic...
Poor color tracking and gamma curve, bad off-axis viewing creates the appearance of non-uniform backlighting.
If you really need an affordable 24" widescreen monitor that swivels to portrait view, this will do. For most users, you would be better off spending a little more to avoid the image quality problems of HPs latest monitor....
