22" Monitor
Hai all,
I'm on the hunt for a new monitor, my budget is £190 and it needs to be widescreen and gloss black. I had my eyes on:
http://www.viewsoniceurope.com/UK/Products/LCDX/VX2255wmb.htm
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4QWT&CategorySelectedId=11109&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11109,49810000
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125099
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=48ZW&CategorySelectedId=11109&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11109,49810000
Some of them are slightly overbudget but I'd like second, third, fourth (etc) opinions on these monitors. Ideally I'd buy a VX2255wmb since my dad has one and I've seen and fallen in love with it already :P I'm a PC gamer so if while browsing you could keep that in mind. Thanks in advance
Haru
I'm on the hunt for a new monitor, my budget is £190 and it needs to be widescreen and gloss black. I had my eyes on:
http://www.viewsoniceurope.com/UK/Products/LCDX/VX2255wmb.htm
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4QWT&CategorySelectedId=11109&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11109,49810000
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125099
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=48ZW&CategorySelectedId=11109&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11109,49810000
Some of them are slightly overbudget but I'd like second, third, fourth (etc) opinions on these monitors. Ideally I'd buy a VX2255wmb since my dad has one and I've seen and fallen in love with it already :P I'm a PC gamer so if while browsing you could keep that in mind. Thanks in advance
Haru
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We have a review of the 226BW's little brother up on the site, you should check it out. One word of caution is that that particular model comes with a panel lottery; you either get a great panel or a terrible one. Samsung decided, for a period of time, to buy panels elsewhere and quality suffered dramatically. The 226CW is supposed to have fixed those issues with only the better of the two panels being used, but AFAIK there is no way to tell.
If you're looking for glossy coating on the screen itself (like a laptop) I strongly recommend the HPw2207. I picked one up about a month ago and I'm still oogling over it. I chose it over the 226BW.
Im tempted to steer away from it anyway, it's the most expensive there and apparently the most unreliable.
Acer is always spoken highly of, too, though. I doubt you'd lose with them. I was really close to pulling the trigger on that same 22'' model you purchased. The only reason I didn't was because I was really looking for something that had the glossy coating my laptop screen did. I love the way colors look on it compared to my old Samsung 730B w/matte finish. That's a very personal preference, though. Some people love the coating, most hate it.
Edit: There's a website that I stumbled across on [H]ard|OCP that allows you to see who manufactures panels for individual types of monitors. I can't find the damn thing right now, but I'll keep looking.
You're not looking for a second opinion, you're looking for someone to talk you out of the one you want. Just go buy it, you'll be happy with it.