Advice on new monitor (bye bye CRTs!)
pigflipper
The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
Alright, the time has finally come for me to get rid of these two bulky 19" Viewsonic CRT monitors. They were both amazing for their day, but their day is many years in the past.
I am looking right now at an HDLCD in the 22"-26" range. Price really isn't a factor (up to $350 that is), but having a built in TV Tuner (it will most likely double as my TV as well) would be really nice. Also needs to have at least one HDMI and DVI, more would be nice, but I can get by with one of each. Ok, questions time.
1920x1080 or 1920x1200?
Contrast ratio?
Recommended brands? (looked at Viewsonic and Samsung so far)
I am looking right now at an HDLCD in the 22"-26" range. Price really isn't a factor (up to $350 that is), but having a built in TV Tuner (it will most likely double as my TV as well) would be really nice. Also needs to have at least one HDMI and DVI, more would be nice, but I can get by with one of each. Ok, questions time.
1920x1080 or 1920x1200?
Contrast ratio?
Recommended brands? (looked at Viewsonic and Samsung so far)
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Also, probably going with the 25.5" Samsung, should order sometime in the next week or two.
If it's for gaming/movies you should go with 24" or above (resolution 1920x1200), if it's for working: (designing, coding, etc) I suggest looking into a dual screen setup. You'll love it, believe me.
Soon as 3D games continue appearing most people will start buying those screens so if you're getting your first LCD now, make sure you don't regret in the future not getting a 3D ready setup
Some of the 120hz LCDs available at the moment are:
* ACER GD245HQ 120 Hz LCD display
* ACER GD235HZ 120 Hz LCD display
* Alienware OptX AW2310 120 Hz LCD display
They are all 1920x1080.
Sticking with Samsung for the time being because they are the only one is my price range that has the features I want. Still a week or more away from ordering though, still researching what I want.
Lo and behold it is actually a really good monitor, more than pleasantly surprised and it's yet to let me down in any way. So just throwing it out there that not everything Acer make is awful
There's a single stuck pixel that drives me nuts but that's a risk regardless of what LCD you go with.