Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey
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Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey
Post the make and model of your monitor and whether it whines. If it does, describe the degree, nature and conditions. As this log grows, everyone can benefit by using it as a quick reference. When it gets big enough, we will turn it to a table with multiple models, samples and ratings, and keep it up to date.
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BenQ G2400W (bought Sept 2008) -- 24" value LCD monitor. At turn-on, whines with a high pitched single tone when brightness is reduced to 90 or lower (0-100 scale). It's very low in level (volume) but still audible from 2' in front of the screen. The volume of the whine tends to get louder as brightness is further reduced. After it's been on for a while (10 min? 20 min?) the level of whine goes down so it's almost inaudible when set above ~75.
BenQ G2400W (bought Sept 2008) -- 24" value LCD monitor. At turn-on, whines with a high pitched single tone when brightness is reduced to 90 or lower (0-100 scale). It's very low in level (volume) but still audible from 2' in front of the screen. The volume of the whine tends to get louder as brightness is further reduced. After it's been on for a while (10 min? 20 min?) the level of whine goes down so it's almost inaudible when set above ~75.
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Gateway FPD2185W - when brightnes is below 90+/-5 it whines easy to hear and annoying, whine is heard even from few meters away from monitor in all directions. i had few of them and all have this issue.
NEC MultiSync 20WGX2 - dead silent on all brightnes levels. its makes very, very quiet whine in standby mode and its only heard very close to the back of monitor.
NEC MultiSync 20WGX2 - dead silent on all brightnes levels. its makes very, very quiet whine in standby mode and its only heard very close to the back of monitor.
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Acer AL2216Wbd - Emits a low buzz whenever displaying its own "Acer" startup splash image or "No Signal" image just before shutdown below 85% brightness. Other than that, this monitor is only seen and not heard.
Acer AL1916WAbd - The 22" model's little brother does have a moderate level of very high frequency whine below 95% brightness. Mercifully, it slowly fades as it warms up, and after 20-30 minutes of use, it's completely silent. I first noticed the whine ~8 months after purchase. Emits the same buzz as its big brother under the same conditions.
Completely unrelated, but although these two monitors look identical, just scaled larger or smaller, the 19" takes 4-5 times longer than the 22" to finish its splash screen routine and display the desktop/image. The 19" also takes about that much longer to wake from sleep on moving the mouse after the OS turns the monitor "off".
Acer AL1916WAbd - The 22" model's little brother does have a moderate level of very high frequency whine below 95% brightness. Mercifully, it slowly fades as it warms up, and after 20-30 minutes of use, it's completely silent. I first noticed the whine ~8 months after purchase. Emits the same buzz as its big brother under the same conditions.
Completely unrelated, but although these two monitors look identical, just scaled larger or smaller, the 19" takes 4-5 times longer than the 22" to finish its splash screen routine and display the desktop/image. The 19" also takes about that much longer to wake from sleep on moving the mouse after the OS turns the monitor "off".
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Planar PL2010M - No noise whatsoever at any brightness setting. This is, however, an older part number; the newer monitors have switched to a lower-quality LCD panel. I don't know whether the backlighting has been changed or not, though.
Gateway FPD1765 - No noise at any brightness. However, there is not enough brightness adjustment available, and even minimum brightness is too high for some situations.
Gateway FPD1765 - No noise at any brightness. However, there is not enough brightness adjustment available, and even minimum brightness is too high for some situations.
dell 2407wfp- my brothers monitor, makes a rather broadband whine- rather quiet and very tolerable.
benq fp71g+s- silent, though it did die in <3 yrs, also developed a couple of dead pixels.
viewsonic vg2021m- a screamer- completely intolerable and very loud, sold to a friends parents at a big discount.
acer x201w- high pitched but quiet, pops up when the ambient decreases- very annoying late into the night.
dell s2409w- same as the acer above- but a touch quieter.
something else: the dell s2409w is my current monitor, its one of the best tn panels i've ever seen, and the lack of a splash page is a breath of fresh air- it turns on in about a second.
all the monitors that whined did so at anything less than ~100 brightness, the noise usually changed at different settings but not significantly.
benq fp71g+s- silent, though it did die in <3 yrs, also developed a couple of dead pixels.
viewsonic vg2021m- a screamer- completely intolerable and very loud, sold to a friends parents at a big discount.
acer x201w- high pitched but quiet, pops up when the ambient decreases- very annoying late into the night.
dell s2409w- same as the acer above- but a touch quieter.
something else: the dell s2409w is my current monitor, its one of the best tn panels i've ever seen, and the lack of a splash page is a breath of fresh air- it turns on in about a second.
all the monitors that whined did so at anything less than ~100 brightness, the noise usually changed at different settings but not significantly.
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NEC LCD2070NX-White/Silver
Virtually silent. Is running at 48% brightness, and 41% contrast, and I have to put my ear within 4" of the vents on the top of the back to hear a very, very quiet, whine. And, BTW, I have the hearing of a dog or bat, and the audiometry results to prove it. No one else in my family can hear this monitor, even at very close range. At any distance from the front, even an inch or so, it is silent, even at night, in a very quiet house (I live in the middle of nowhere, so when it is quiet here, it is very quiet here).
It is also a great monitor in general, with a S-IPS panel, and very good highlight and shadow detail, very good color rendition too.
Virtually silent. Is running at 48% brightness, and 41% contrast, and I have to put my ear within 4" of the vents on the top of the back to hear a very, very quiet, whine. And, BTW, I have the hearing of a dog or bat, and the audiometry results to prove it. No one else in my family can hear this monitor, even at very close range. At any distance from the front, even an inch or so, it is silent, even at night, in a very quiet house (I live in the middle of nowhere, so when it is quiet here, it is very quiet here).
It is also a great monitor in general, with a S-IPS panel, and very good highlight and shadow detail, very good color rendition too.
Unfortunately, what was said about the 2070NX can not be said about the 2090UXi. My hearing is very sharp and I can hear a whine coming out of this monitor regardless of brightness levels. The whine gets louder if there is a white background such as a webpage. I have somewhat remedied this by taping all the side and bottom vents and leaving only the top vents open. This has reduced the whine somewhat. I can only hear the whine when it is very quiet now, but when there is a white background, the whine is noticeable nonetheless. Just about any source of ambient noise will drown out the whine, but it gets very annoying when my room is very quiet.
Noise aside, this is the best monitor I have ever used. The image quality is second to none being that it's S-IPS and this thing has more features than I could ask for. Overall I'm satisfied with it since I don't even notice the whine 95% of the time.
Noise aside, this is the best monitor I have ever used. The image quality is second to none being that it's S-IPS and this thing has more features than I could ask for. Overall I'm satisfied with it since I don't even notice the whine 95% of the time.
Acer AL1951
I currently have it set to 100 contrast, 0 brightness, and I just cycled both settings from top to bottom. I put my ear quite closer to the monitor and didn't hear anything, but the ambient noise in here isn't as low as it could be. I'll try again later.
EDIT: Two or three times now, upon powering up the monitor, I have heard a faint very high-pitched sound. Since it's happened more than once, I'm pretty sure it's not tinnitus. My experience seems similar to what RedAE102 noted about his smaller Acer monitor (AL1916WAbd); the AL1951 seems to quiet itself very quickly as it warms up, though.
George
I currently have it set to 100 contrast, 0 brightness, and I just cycled both settings from top to bottom. I put my ear quite closer to the monitor and didn't hear anything, but the ambient noise in here isn't as low as it could be. I'll try again later.
EDIT: Two or three times now, upon powering up the monitor, I have heard a faint very high-pitched sound. Since it's happened more than once, I'm pretty sure it's not tinnitus. My experience seems similar to what RedAE102 noted about his smaller Acer monitor (AL1916WAbd); the AL1951 seems to quiet itself very quickly as it warms up, though.
George
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HP LP3065
Moderate whine at all brightness settings, except maximum luminosity.
An additional unacceptable high whine appear in some documents with horizontal lines. This whine appear at all brightness levels including maximum luminosity. It is a rare event, but very irritating.
Zoom in and zoom out on this image, will result in a change of whine tonality.
Moderate whine at all brightness settings, except maximum luminosity.
An additional unacceptable high whine appear in some documents with horizontal lines. This whine appear at all brightness levels including maximum luminosity. It is a rare event, but very irritating.
Zoom in and zoom out on this image, will result in a change of whine tonality.
Eizo 2431W
Eizo L767 19" (2 samples)
Eizo L557 17"
All dead silent at 100% and at 15-20% where they are set.
Strange about saperaude's Samsung 245B. I have one and I haven't noticed any noise. I'll check again.
Edit: Yes, there's a faint whine at 25% brightness, less at 100%.
Eizo L767 19" (2 samples)
Eizo L557 17"
All dead silent at 100% and at 15-20% where they are set.
Strange about saperaude's Samsung 245B. I have one and I haven't noticed any noise. I'll check again.
Edit: Yes, there's a faint whine at 25% brightness, less at 100%.
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Viewsonic VP171s. Very audbile whine while on, brightness setting doesn't really do anything after five years of use. Irritating eep-eep-eep signal while on standby, muted whine while off. Switching power off from master switch cures whine. Nowadays retired.
Benq G2400W. What Mike said. Whine has apparently become more quiet over time, now usable with 60 Brightness, 50 Contrast in Photo mode with only mild discomfort at times.
Benq G2400W. What Mike said. Whine has apparently become more quiet over time, now usable with 60 Brightness, 50 Contrast in Photo mode with only mild discomfort at times.
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dell 2001FP had very slight hum from the power brick, screen was inaudible. power brick had long cord and could be hidden away in a cupboard somewhere
dell 2007FP same noise level as 2001fp but power brick was integrated into the back of the panel, so noise could no longer be relocated still pretty quiet and probably only noticable for those with an inaudible pc
dell 3008WFP buzz at any brightness, significantly louder than the dell 20"
dell 2007FP same noise level as 2001fp but power brick was integrated into the back of the panel, so noise could no longer be relocated still pretty quiet and probably only noticable for those with an inaudible pc
dell 3008WFP buzz at any brightness, significantly louder than the dell 20"
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Samsung Syncmaster 943T
Little humming audible at 30cm (1ft) or closer, tonality depends on brightness, probably harmonics of backlight modulation. At 40% brigtness noise is more audible than at 8% (my usual settings, esp the latest). No high-pitch whine.
LG L2000CP-SF
No audible noise, but is located at my workplace, where air conditionig noise kills everything. Fortunately no high-pitch whine (specifically checked by younger co-workers ), what is often big problem for this model according to many reviews.
Little humming audible at 30cm (1ft) or closer, tonality depends on brightness, probably harmonics of backlight modulation. At 40% brigtness noise is more audible than at 8% (my usual settings, esp the latest). No high-pitch whine.
LG L2000CP-SF
No audible noise, but is located at my workplace, where air conditionig noise kills everything. Fortunately no high-pitch whine (specifically checked by younger co-workers ), what is often big problem for this model according to many reviews.
Samsung 932B+ 19", TN, non-widescreen. Silent but does produce a faint psu hum audible within 30-50cm if placed on a lightweight surface. Silent across its brightness range with no perceptible whine. 8 months old.
Samsung 275T+ 27", S-PVA, widescreen. Silent across its brightness range, no hum or whine perceptible. 3 months old.
I have several CRT's. All are silent for whine but a couple have a bit of psu hum if you put your ear near the case which is pretty normal for that type of circuitry.
Samsung 275T+ 27", S-PVA, widescreen. Silent across its brightness range, no hum or whine perceptible. 3 months old.
I have several CRT's. All are silent for whine but a couple have a bit of psu hum if you put your ear near the case which is pretty normal for that type of circuitry.
Dell 2407FPW -> Whines slightly when brightness < 85.
It is only audible at late night.
From 85 to 100 is inaudible unless you put your ear on the back of the unit.
Note that I'm extremely sensitive to high pitched noises, so having here a list of good-silent monitors to help us choosing our next display is unpayable
Thanks Mike!
It is only audible at late night.
From 85 to 100 is inaudible unless you put your ear on the back of the unit.
Note that I'm extremely sensitive to high pitched noises, so having here a list of good-silent monitors to help us choosing our next display is unpayable
Thanks Mike!
Eizo S2431W - not 100% silent for silent maniac, for general public I suppose it is. Auto brightnes regulation, no change in noise!
From close distance electronic noise can be heard. In normal working distance and in quiet room is panaflo@5V louder (fan motor noise).
So, good monitor from silent view, I suppose.
From close distance electronic noise can be heard. In normal working distance and in quiet room is panaflo@5V louder (fan motor noise).
So, good monitor from silent view, I suppose.