I found a spec sheet somewhere that says the cintiq 24HD uses a 24" LG.Display H-IPS.
My theory is that the wacom 24HD uses a LG LM240WU4-SL A1, the responce times match up.
This screen can be found in a lot of older monitors. Ie DELL U2410 (its CCFL?)...
The problem is that this panel according to the spec sheets is 3cm thick with diffuser....
Now we know that DELL has released a U2412 model with LED back lighting...
I'm wondering if there has been a revision to the LG LM240WU4 panel for LED that makes
the whole panel thinner. If there has been a revision the maybe wacom just orders one of these
panels?
The U2412 will probably end up being a common monitor, we just have to wait for someone to
open one up on the internet somewhere to see what the panel is like
Like TigerTron says I doubt wacom would custom modify the panels for a thinner Backlight. There
would be the added problem of breakages not only the cost of tooling etc...
Again this is just a theory. For all we know they could custom order panels from LG?
Jan
Re: LED's being thinner my impression is those made in the past couple years usually are (often advertised as ultra-slim etc..). Older ones may be no better than this frustrating CCFL I'm struggling with. From what I saw with the two people using intuos3 a4 and 21" screens for it, diffuser seemed very thin. That means good read distance as well as no CCFL interference. I'm still trying to make the CCFL I have right now work, but I'll probably go for a modern ultra-slim LED like the LGs if I can't. That would give me the added benefit of actually having some reading height to spare. But honestly, unless you
really like the DIY thing or your money is more valuable than your time, you're better off working a a few extra hours every week for a bit and cash in on the 24HD.
One problem I've also run into is having sufficient workspace for everything. If you have a ton of spare wood and space etc.. to rig up apparatus to make it easy for you to move things around, shield different things, etc.. etc.. then you make your life a bit easier (I don't have that luxury). There's also the annoyance of having to wait sometimes a week and a half for specialized extenders, extention cables, or other parts you didn't realize you needed. I'm trying to get this done, just because I've spent so much of my spare time on it these past couple months, but it's a lot of time and a certain degree of stress too. It's not just the mechanical stuff (which isn't too bad if you're used to ripping apart electronics, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend to someone who hasn't ever done a DIY solder repair etc.. before). A lot more fragile than a computer for instance and a number of people have ruined panels. Then there's the time component for researching everything and hunting down parts.
If you're
very lucky or you copy someone else's working build and don't screw anything up, you can get something up and running pretty quick. But it can easily suck a lot of time, especially troubleshooting and inspecting to figure out what's causing interference or a soft-short that causes stuff to freak out but doesn't shut anything down.
