opinions on a monitor...

[fkdup74]

was lookin at this one here:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=318450&pfp=BROWSE

does it look like a good deal, good monitor, etc?
(I've not shopped for LCD, plasma, etc.)

[99%]

for the 1280 x 1024 resolution, and price i would personally say no

[SingaBoiy]

You mean the one with the mail-in rebate?

This is the one i will be getting soon. People seem to like it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824209002

[fkdup74]

for the 1280 x 1024 resolution, and price i would personally say no

well all the 19" LCDs I have seen are 1280 x 1024 :unsure:

to get 1600 x 1200 or better I'd have to go 20" or better,
for a lot more money

and this one has by far the best seek time @ 8ms,
most others are 12 or 25 ms
(not that I'll really notice a few ms I imagine...)

hell....post some ideas :P

[harrycary]

I got a sweet deal on my Dell 19" LCD monitor...with a business discount coupon it only ran $299US and retailed for $499.

Samsung makes them for Dell and their version [of the same monitor] retails for about $650US.

But now I see all these other brands are dropping in price too!

I think if you can afford it, they're all worth the money(at this time anyways).

my .02¢

[Smith]

Buy a projecter and use your whole wall :cool:

[fkdup74]

I think if you can afford it, they're all worth the money(at this time anyways)

if I could afford it....I would be gettin a 30" (or bigger).....but I can't :(
those bitches run about $2000 USD

all I know is I gotta do something, this bulky ass CRT has to go :lol:

[skrewler]

Dell 1905 FP $270 on special . Same thing as one of the samsungs listed above.

or (What I own)

Dell 2005fpw (I bought for $450 on special, it has gone as low as $350).

The dell 2005fpw is 20" widescreen and looks beautiful.

[fkdup74]

Dell 1905 FP $270 on special . Same thing as one of the samsungs listed above.

or (What I own)

Dell 2005fpw (I bought for $450 on special, it has gone as low as $350).

The dell 2005fpw is 20" widescreen and looks beautiful.

yeah, harrycarry mentioned the Dells a few posts up, gonna look into em
but now I gotta recuperate from replacing my mobile phone....
I'm seriously thinking that something or someone is trying to keep my from upgrading this damned pc :lol:
shit just keeps breaking down....first the power steering in the car,
now the damned phone.....I mean, come on, what else can go wrong now? :blink:

:lol:

[lynx]

I suspect your monitor may fail next. :(

First thing you will start to see the text getting lighter and lighter

Before long it will be hard to read

You may even question your eyesight as even the smilies lose their colour :strongsad

If I were you, I'd just give it up as a bad idea

[clocker]

and this one has by far the best seek time @ 8ms,
most others are 12 or 25 ms
(not that I'll really notice a few ms I imagine...)

hell....post some ideas :P
LCD "response time" is as useless a spec as "wattage" in cheap Chinese PSUs.
As there is no generally accepted method of describing the "response" you are being told nothing.

For instance, one could describe the same monitor two different ways...
"8 ms response time!" means the pixel goes from one state to another in 8ms.
"16ms time" means the pixel goes from one state to another and then back again in 16ms.
Same monitor, but describing it the first way makes it sound like a "gamers" dream and the second sounds like Granny's POS.

The only way to buy a screen to to preview it in person.
At the shop, I have been ordering the same part# for 19" Elements LCDs since November.
All three deliveries have been different units.
As there are only a few manufacturers of the components, most of the models are just rebadged by the resellers and the spec can change at their whim. It's a real crap shoot when you open the box...you may have a gem, you may not, it just depends on what they could get to sell that month.

[fkdup74]

LCD "response time" is as useless a spec as "wattage" in cheap Chinese PSUs.

you could've just said that clocker and I would've gotten the general idea :P

seriously though, thanks, it clears up some questions, which is a big help :)

[clocker]

you could've just said that clocker and I would've gotten the general idea :P

:)
Yes, but others might not.

Besides, I'm a windbag.

[Virtualbody1234]

Besides, I'm a windbag.
Eggzackery!


:lol:

[Skiz]

I recommend the Dell LCD's. I run two of them (an 18" and a 19") and I love them. I would recommend finding the 1901FP over the 1905 though. The 1901FP has a thinner frame and comes with an adjustable height stand.