Help chosing a Moniter!!!

ZiRu$ · Post by **ZiRu$** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:54 pm

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...

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:18 pm

i have a samsung syncmaster 151v
its the 15"model, but I love it.

sethpa · Post by **sethpa** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:42 am

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

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:10 am

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.

MAC · Post by **MAC** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:00 pm

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

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:09 pm

i got a 4 inch green composit you can have
pictured here in the center

me

ZiRu$ · Post by **ZiRu$** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:00 pm

Hey MAC, thanks man....I think I'mma get that baby.....looks NICE

MAC · Post by **MAC** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:44 pm

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

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:58 pm

best buy has a Mag 18" flat panel for $549

matt719 · Post by **matt719** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 7:36 pm

a.) it's monitor
b.) no LCDs have a decent refresh rate

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 1:13 am

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

ZiRu$ · Post by **ZiRu$** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 5:17 pm

Um.........just curious are there any "good" gaming LCD moniters with a low response time and a "WIDESCREEN"?

MAC · Post by **MAC** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 11:34 pm

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