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Help chosing a Moniter!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:54 pm
by ZiRu$
I am looking for a good Moniter. Looking for something Digital....A 17 or 18 inch LCD with a good refresh rate and under $800. Can anyone recommend something....
If you dont have a specific reccomendation then the best brand names will help also...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:18 pm
by Absolut Talent
i have a samsung syncmaster 151v
its the 15"model, but I love it.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:42 am
by sethpa
I picked up one these about a month ago, it is the shiznit for everything. Games look good too. And you can't beat the price. It's a rebadged Samsung
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod ... u=320-0469
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:10 am
by wvjohn
keep an eye on the dell specials at gotapex, they pimp mercilessly for dell, but there seem to be a lot of 1 and 2 day specials on monitors, etc.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:00 pm
by MAC
Check out the Planar PX171M. This is the LCD monitor I am planning on getting this summer for my new system. It claims a 16ms total pixel refresh rate. Game PC just did a review of it and claims its the best gaming LCD they have seen.
Game PC Planar PX171M Review
You can get this monitor from Dell for $569.00 with free shipping.
Game PC also posted a review of a Planar 19" LCD monitor which has a total pixel refresh rate of 25 ms. They also like the monitor very much, but it did show some slight ghosting in games like Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament 2K3. You can also get this monitor from Dell for a little over $700.00 with free shipping.
MAC
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:09 pm
by VooDoo
i got a 4 inch green composit you can have
pictured
here in the center
me
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:00 pm
by ZiRu$
Hey MAC, thanks man....I think I'mma get that baby.....looks NICE
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:44 pm
by MAC
Originally posted by ZiRu$
Hey MAC, thanks man....I think I'mma get that baby.....looks NICE
If you do get it, please let me know how it is. Its all I can do to not order one from Dell right now, but I know as soon as I do, a 19" will come out with specs as good.
MAC
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:58 pm
by chottoED
best buy has a Mag 18" flat panel for $549
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 7:36 pm
by matt719
a.) it's monitor
b.) no LCDs have a decent refresh rate
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 1:13 am
by chottoED
a - the guy IS asking for a monitor and an LCD FP is a monitor (people here know what he means even if it is a typo, no real need to point it out)
b - LCD's have up to 85MHz refresh just like any CRT - so you are wrong about not having a "decent refresh rate" because you can't really notice anything beyond 75MHz
c - LCD monitors are measured more via response time which would be what you want as low as possible so it doesn't ghost on things like games
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 5:17 pm
by ZiRu$
Um.........just curious are there any "good" gaming LCD moniters with a low response time and a "WIDESCREEN"?
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 11:34 pm
by MAC
None that I am aware of. The Planar I mentioned and the Hitachi CML174 are the only sub 20 ms pixel refresh rate LCD monitors that I know of. There are the Apple Cinema widescreen LCD monitors, but you need some type of adapter to make them work on a Windows PC and they are a little on the pricey side.
MAC
