Specifications
Our mantra has always been to spend a disproportionate amount of your budget on interface and input devices, simply because it is those you interact with on a second-by-second basis.
The current state of play, with respect to pricing, is that 22in models, sporting a 1,680x1,050 resolution, ship at around £140 from the bigger-name manufacturers. Jump up to 24in, almost exclusively equipped with 1,920x1,200-resolution panels, and the pricing, with the odd exception, begins at £220. The niche market populated by a handful of 30in screens (2,560x1,600px) keeps it expensive, with current-generation models listed for around £1,000.
A 24in display offers a good compromise between screen size and pixel pitch, and it's also large enough to function as a secondary display device for, say, playing movies in the bedroom.
LG's sole UK representative in this nascent class is the W2452T, so let's trot out the vital specs.
| Monitor | LG FLATRON W2452T |
| Pixel Array | 1,920x1,200, WUXGA, RGB subpixels |
| Pixels | 2,304,000 |
| Panel type | TN+ Film |
| Display Size | 24-inch diagonal |
| Viewable | 24-inch |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Luminance | 400cd/m² typical max |
| Contrast | 800:1 static 10,000:1 dynamic |
| Viewing angles | ±85° horizontal ±85° vertical |
| Pixel pitch | 0.27mm |
| Display colours | 16.7-million (8bpc) |
| Inputs | DVI-D with HDCP support D-Sub |
| Power consumption | 80W peak |
| Pixel pesponse | 5ms grey-to-grey |
| Dimensions (with base attached (WxHxD) | 573.6mm x 405.5mm x 242.6mm |
| VESA mountable | Yes (100mm) |
| Weight | 6.1kg |
| I/O | N/A |
| Colours available | Black, silver |
| Warranty | Two years, handled by etailer in first and by LG in the second |
| Price | £255, including VAT |
