LG W2486L 24-Inch Widescreen 1080p LED Monitor (Gloss Black)

by LG

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• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 22.7 x 17.3 inches ; 10.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002L16KWI
• Item model number: W2486L
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,023 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 20, 2009

Product Description

24-Inch PC Monitor. 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 2ms Response Speed (GTG), 2,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio, DVD-D & D-sub Input, 250 cd/m2 Brightness, 3 Year Warranty

Customer Reviews

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons Learned:, December 5, 2009

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Picky Guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG W2486L 24-Inch Widescreen 1080p LED Monitor (Gloss Black) (Personal Computers)

Well, after researching this and reading Cnet reviews etc, I took the plunge.

Lessons Learned:
1. Brightness: Very nice. Absolutely no problem here despite what places like Cnet would have you believe. I honestly think that those nerds just imagine stuff sometimes.

2. Black Level: I'm a stickler for this and found this monitor to have deep blacks. I really don't understand the people who buy 4000 dollar plus televisions for "bottomless blacks." What nonsense.

3. Colors: Accurate as far as a layman like me can tell. Nice all around.

4. Whites: Pretty white? It looks white and not some washed out light gray.

5. Backlight: I was afraid of this when choosing a monitor. This one had maybe a very thin and faint backlight bleed around the bottom edge. I'm pretty anal about stuff like this but found it to be so insignificant that even during dark scenes I didn't notice it. And as usual, your backlight results vary depending on if you get a good one or not.

6. GAMES: No ghosting, awesome image, what more can you want?

7. Ergonomics? : I wish it tilted more, it's pretty limited when it comes to that. The buttons are fine and look cool too. It's nice to look at.

8. Viewing angles: Dont come in thinking you can watch it from some retarded angle and get the same quality. As usual with any monitor, you can see colors shift if you move your head too much. It was definitely noticeable with this one (its not some big 40 incher so what do you expect?). But who really watches a monitor from an off angle? You sit down look at the screen and do whatever. Perfectly fine as far as games go.



Overall, I'd buy it again if the need arose. I'm set with my games. Oh and seriously, when researching monitors, most reviews will be glowing simply because people want to justify their purchase. I had to return this one fo financial reasons but will be rebuying it in a few months. Its that good.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally awesome monitor experience, December 23, 2009

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Tharion "Pedro2k5" (Lake Tahoe, Cali) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG W2486L 24-Inch Widescreen 1080p LED Monitor (Gloss Black) (Personal Computers)

I recently upgraded from a 22 inch Acer to this 24inch LED LG monitor. The colors are deep, images crisp and the white/dark contrast is amazing. Truly a good monitor at a good price. If your looking for a great 24 inch monitor under $350 - this is definitely a keeper!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Piece of Hardware, December 28, 2009

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THE Urban Merc "Marcus" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: LG W2486L 24-Inch Widescreen 1080p LED Monitor (Gloss Black) (Personal Computers)

There is no doubting the sexiness of this monitor. LED backlit, BEAUTIFUL black shell, thin as Brangelina after a 48 hour cocaine binge. As pretty as it is on the outside, the screen falls a tad bit short on the inside. While it does produce a nice image, I have seen more vivid and bright offerings from other manufacturers like Samsung and Asus. I am sure the matte screen helps with reducing glare, but I do prefer glass. Text isn't as good as I have seen on other screens of this type. But all in all, the image produced by this screen is JUST good enough to pass MY smell test. Overall, the image quality is a notch or two above good, maybe even very good.

One area this monitor shines is hookups. 2 HDMI, 1 DVI, 1 VGA, and the headphone/audio out jack. Another strong suit already noted, its aesthetics. LOVIN' the red highlight on the base! Gloss black is pretty, but it is a fingerprint magnet. IMO, this is the prettiest screen on the market, hardware wise. Even better, this thing arrived without ANY dead pixels! Image wise, it could be better. One area this monitor blows is the software. The software pops up EVERYtime my computer boots. Nothing major, just an annoyance. Also, where is the Gaming Mode preset? I find it hard to believe that a monitor of this design does NOT have a gaming preset? Why is it shown in the literature if it isn't available in software? Regardless, as a gaming screen, this piece of hardware holds its own, and as stated earlier, if not for the so-so text display and the below average image vibrance, this monitor would get that fifth star. The only minor issue I had when setting this monitor up was the driver installation. But, a bit of wiggling finally got it installed (figuratively speaking).

In the end, it gets a bit higher than 4 stars, maybe more like a 4.6 outta 5. Is it a bit high on the price? Maybe. Yes, the colors are on the cool side. The base wobbles a bit as noted in other reviews (which I fixed with a cardboard shim which is unseen). But compared to other screens, this monitor ranks in the upper echelons of graphics hardware. I have no doubts that with a bit of tweaking, I can get pretty damn close to my personal image preference. I guess the important question is, if I was on the market for a new screen, would I buy this one again? I can say honestly, and with confidence, YES, I would purchase this screen again. Hopefully LG will update the software to deal with the splash screen issue. To sum it up, I am very pleased with this purchase.

This monitor is Merc APPROVED!