We first got news of it back in June, but the Samsung F2380 has finally arrived … given the nice surprise that we discovered when we saw how much it will be selling for, though, we don't mind waiting!

Samsung F2380 MARCHANDS €     Mypix.com  7.99  Amazon.co.uk  9.74  Amazon mark...  37.95  Pc world  54.97  Currys  54.97  Pixmania  58.90  Compare prices

Let's have a look at the details:

• The Samsung F2380 has a panel that uses PVA technology, which should be more responsive and have wider viewing angles than the more usual TN panels.

• In particular, the vertical viewing angle on a TN panel is very limited, with the image soon appearing black as you tilt the screen.  That can affect their ability to correctly display colours, even when you're looking at them straight on.  If you look at this pairing from our Product Face-Off, you can compare a PVA screen against a TN screen.

• The result is that you all seem to be leaving TN screens behind in the hope getting accurate colours, plumping for one of the three alternatives: MVA (almost impossible to find, unfortunately), PVA (much beloved of Samsung) or IPS (developed by LG, but now in Dell's latest monitors).

The only hitch with these 'perfect' screens is the price.  It's relatively common for a monitor which uses a technology other than TN to cost more than £500 … and so the highly-anticipated Dell U2410, is considered 'affordable' at 'just' £573.85.

Which is why this new Samsung FC2380 is so interesting!  In July, we learnt that it would be more expensive than we had originally thought, but now it's on sale at a much more reasonable price that's even comparable to some TN screens.

Right now, the new F2380 is garnering a lot of attention at the start of the new year.  If it's as good as we expect, then TN technology might finally be on its way out and everybody will go for this Samsung instead.  

So: our number pen priority is going to be testing it, so you know exactly what it's like!

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We can't wait to get started on testing the new U2410 monitor from Dell that's just arrived.  Mmmmmmm is the sound made by our team of testers when they got their hands on this little jewel, which, for once, actually marks something of a shift: it's not the 101st iteration of a product they've seen 100 times before.  This new screen can be seen as the 24'' version of the 22'' Dell 2209WA, one of our favorite monitors.

Dell U2410 Dell 573.85

With an IPS panel, a huge range of options, and, above all, some initial findings that have sent our equipment off the scale, there's a lot to get excited about.  Our findings are only provisional for the moment, and we're nowhere near finished but things are already looking promising. Here in the lab, everybody wants one!



We'll have the first figures for you in the Face-Off tomorrow, or later today if we can.  Contrast, response time, energy consumption, viewing angles … you'll know everything about it as soon as we do!  

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Samsung continues to perfect and refine its Player range. After the 8 Mpixel Pixon and the One, a small entry level touch phone, the first mobile that films and plays HD videos appeared earlier in the summer.

With a fat tech spec and a stand-alone price tag of around 400 pounds, the i8910 has all the looks of a very high-end model. It certainly is impressive with its 16:9 AMOLED 3.7 inch touch screen. But does it live up to its promise? Can it take the place of a digital compact that films in HD?

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It's been a long time coming, but one of the screens we're testing today got our lowest possible score (one star), while the other did much better.

The two monitors that we've just finished testing are the Iiyama Prolite E2207WS-B2 and the Philips Brillance 225B1C.  Both share several strong points, including a combination of DVI and VGA inputs, a low response time and attractive pricing.  So, which of the two comes out on top?

Meanwhile, our three favourites still haven't budged: we're still fans of the Dell 2209WA, followed by the Iiyama B2206WS and the Hyundai W220D.

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