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General Stuff => Hardware News & Views => Topic started by: [TiG]Lucutus on January 25, 2009, 08:54:02 PM

Title: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Lucutus on January 25, 2009, 08:54:02 PM: I need a new monitor to go along with new PC when it arrives, the 19" I have here is slowly dying...

I've got a budget of ?200 delivered...

Looking at these three as contenders:

Asus VH226H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor - Black (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-013-AS&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=)

Viewsonic VX2260wm 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-VS&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=)

Samsung SM2343BW 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-101-SA&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=)

Any thoughts on these or others? Keeping in mind HDMI, DVI-D, HD resolution, response time and contrast ratio.
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 08:59:43 PM: the gfx card in that machine wont run games on those monitors (well at native res anyway) that well the samsung has a weird res viewsonic would be my choice out of those 3
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 09:02:29 PM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-098-SA&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 09:08:15 PM: best value ever
http://www.dabs.ie/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5BTM&CategorySelectedId=11014&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11014&InMerch=1

also nice for price not sure about brand though
http://www.dabs.ie/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5DRQ&CategorySelectedId=11109&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11109,51800000&InMerch=1
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Lucutus on January 25, 2009, 09:14:21 PM: re: gfx...I got your old 8800 GTS from legion there yesterday :)

Also those ones don't have 1920x1080 resolutions?
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 09:18:17 PM: Quote from: [TiG]Lucutus on January 25, 2009, 09:14:21 PM
re: gfx...I got your old 8800 GTS from legion there yesterday :)

Also those ones don't have 1920x1080 resolutions?

good to see the legend lives on (the card not legion :P)

you wont really notice a massive difference between 1080 and 1050 imo and tbh 1050 is more than high enough at the size of monitor
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 09:26:39 PM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-099-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]the_syco on January 25, 2009, 10:27:41 PM: Quote from: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 09:26:39 PM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-099-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
Ok, so ?211.59 is about ?223. How much is shipping? If it's over ?17, ask the lads at elara.ie to order it in for you (usually takes stuff about two days for it to come in), and then after you pay for it, pick it up from them at Park West.
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1646229 ?241
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Suppafly on January 26, 2009, 01:17:44 AM: ya that one looks very tasty syco. It has a massive 20,000:1 contrast too
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [GiT]Legion on January 26, 2009, 01:44:34 PM: Quote from: [TiG]Grim on January 25, 2009, 09:18:17 PM
Quote from: [TiG]Lucutus on January 25, 2009, 09:14:21 PM
re: gfx...I got your old 8800 GTS from legion there yesterday :)

Also those ones don't have 1920x1080 resolutions?

good to see the legend lives on (the card not legion :P)

you wont really notice a massive difference between 1080 and 1050 imo and tbh 1050 is more than high enough at the size of monitor

I haven't gone away you know.... :p

Correction Mr Tony its Ste's old card ( EVGA ) I have robs one in my machine,but more or less the same card.
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Lucutus on January 26, 2009, 02:30:26 PM: Ah... right so... licking that card all over was a waste of time then... was still speschul though...
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [GIT]Fairy on January 26, 2009, 05:34:05 PM: At least thats all the dust off it, should run cooler now :D
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on January 29, 2009, 12:14:56 PM: well got the refund for the 30" and went with this instead https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-087-SA hope to have it tomorrow
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Lucutus on January 29, 2009, 04:50:04 PM: let us know how awesome it is when you get it.
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Suppafly on January 31, 2009, 10:14:43 PM: ya I saw that one before. Looks fairly sweet alright. Enjoy :)
Title: Re: New PC Monitor
Post by: [TiG]Grim on February 02, 2009, 12:21:37 PM: well got the monitor today tis full of awesome very impressed so far