Which new monitor?

2008-04-08 14:59:19

#1

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6981|England. Stoke

I am currently running on 17" crt and have been thinking about upgrading for a while now, but which should I go for, bearing in mind I'm on a tight budget.
Was looking one of a couple of options at the mo
Belinea 19": http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=276
LG 20": http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=948

A friend of mine has the Belinea and has given it a favorable recommendation to me and for the price it seems good value, as does the LG (which is right up at the top end of what I was looking to spend). I'm only really considering the LG because of the larger screen size and don't really wanna spend a similar amount on a 19", so really these are my 2 options.
Finally my 8800gts 320mb should be ok with these resolutions for gaming shouldn't it?

Edit: Links

Last edited by coke (2008-04-08 15:53:14)

2008-04-08 15:04:14

#2

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6653|the land of bourbon

LG stands for low grade...

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36e1d9e36ae924048a933db90fb05bb247fe315e.png

2008-04-08 15:26:54

#3

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6469|Winland

steelie34 wrote:
LG stands for low grade...

I've never had any propblems with them. I've got a 17" CRT here which, with the exception of some water damage, works flawlessly to this day. Same goes for tons of other pheripherals (CD burners in particular). A mate also got a 19" LCD lately, and hasn't had any complaints.

Oh, and coke, your links aren't working. Right click -> Copy link instead of marking and pasting.

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2008-04-08 15:27:53)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-08 15:54:12

#4

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6981|England. Stoke

Links should be working now.
Anyone else got any input? Like I said my graphics card should be alright for these resolutions...

2008-04-08 15:58:28

#5

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6904

Look at some Samsung Models.

2008-04-08 16:02:27

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6725|The Twilight Zone

Go for a 20inch rather than 19. Its screen ration is different. The 20" has a bit wider panel, its not so "squary".

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2008-04-08 16:07:13

#7

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6981|England. Stoke

Gooners wrote:
Look at some Samsung Models.

Might be going to get it tomorrow and the only Samsung in my price range is only 19" (could get the LG 20" for similar price) and is out of stock, as is the Belinea...
So might go for the LG...

2008-04-08 16:17:40

#8

aimless: Member; +166|6397|Texas

Go for a Digital instead of an Analog interface.

2008-04-08 17:13:30

#9

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7014|London

I got this one about a month ago for £100:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6824005096

I love it, plus it says 5000:1 contrast ratio on the screen, not 3000:1.

Last edited by Dauntless (2008-04-08 17:14:34)

2008-04-08 17:48:34

#10

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6686|Finland

Samsung all the way. My friend has one and it is awsome.

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2008-04-08 18:08:09

#11

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6981|England. Stoke

Dauntless wrote:
I got this one about a month ago for £100:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6824005096

I love it, plus it says 5000:1 contrast ratio on the screen, not 3000:1.

What gfx card you got? Does run games like BF2 and stuff at a good res?

2008-04-09 05:47:08

#12

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6981|England. Stoke

Just a quick update the LG http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=948 I was looking at has now gone onto this week only so it like £8 cheaper, looks like I gonna get that one then. Should be back with it in a couple of hours I live near overclockers so I can pick it up

2008-04-09 07:00:34

#13

Shadow893: lel; +75|6964|England

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=276
the best one there - i have one :p

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