Which 21in LCD Monitor or above to choose.

Quam256 · 25-02-2007, 18:36

My monitor has finally come to the end of its day' and I'm after new one.I'm using a nvidia Geforce 7600gt and would like a flat screen to go with it .Bassed in the Midlands and dont mind travelling a bit,so any suggestions would be appreciated.

This is my choice up to now .
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...-006-BE&tool=3
Thanks in advance .

25-02-2007, 19:15

I'd be inclined to want a DVI interface, with more & more peripherals coming with HDMI outputs, VGA D-Sub, only won't be very 'future proof'

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx...1109&InMerch=1

in similar price bracket

or even

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx...1109&InMerch=1

although it is smaller...

I haven't tried either of these, btw, so I'm just thinking out loud, rather than making a recommendation.

Quam256 · 25-02-2007, 20:12

DVI,that is not something I had thought about,that has made me think more about what to go for ....thank you

25-02-2007, 20:17

I got an Acer its only analogue 22 inch I did test a viewsonic with dvi and saw no difference so I saved a few quid

Quam256 · 25-02-2007, 20:25

Have been looking on Overclockers as they have not let me down in the past and any who has any ideas about monitors I would apreciate the input .

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...atid=510&mfrid=

Back in an hour...

25-02-2007, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

I got an Acer its only analogue 22 inch I did test a viewsonic with dvi and saw no difference so I saved a few quid

can you get an hdmi to d-sub converter, though - & would it do you any good, if you could?

- I'm thinking about being able to connect future dvd players, graphics cards, etc, rather than any difference, now

25-02-2007, 21:12

errrrrrm doubt it
Edit I dont know dvi scales to hdmi and dvi also scales to vga so maybe it could happen the other way

Prices have come down a lot now I paid 280 quid id buy one of what you linked to if I was in the mkt now

25-02-2007, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

errrrrrm doubt it
Edit I dont know dvi scales to hdmi and dvi also scales to vga so maybe it could happen the other way

Prices have come down a lot now I paid 280 quid id buy one of what you linked to if I was in the mkt now

wot I'm getting at is that DRM may mean some content will only play over a digital connection and having an analogue only monitor will not be a good thing, in that event

- I don't agree with it, but it looks like them is the breaks??

25-02-2007, 21:28

yeah I did have that info in my head from somewhere. Thought was was something on about being implemented into vista. Maybe later on HD DVD players and Blu Ray. Hopefully them very clever code writers will suss a firmware block. I do not know if the updatable firmware via media has been inplemented into existing drives though ?

25-02-2007, 21:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

yeah I did have that info in my head from somewhere. Thought was was something on about being implemented into vista. Maybe later on HD DVD players and Blu Ray. Hopefully them very clever code writers will suss a firmware block. I do not know if the updatable firmware via media has been inplemented into existing drives though ?

true, but don't want the monitor to be the hangup - the different drives are bad enough

Uncle Peter · 25-02-2007, 23:47

I've got my eye on this one but it might be a bit overkill-ish

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=408880

It's had one or 2 decent reviews sweeping through google.

SMHarman · 26-02-2007, 02:09

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...b-en-google-21
Is the one I got, but I've just realised you want 21 ins not 19. Oh well

lani9loo · 26-02-2007, 08:34

Hey there - I recently purchased a 21" gateway monitor, which is hd ready and hdcp compliant, I use it to view hd on the pc and the v+ box via hdmi. It comes with quite a few connections allowing for furture technology, i.e. component, svideo, vga and most impotantly DVI which supports hd. The picture quality in both it's native resolution of 1680x1050 and HD resolutions upto 1080i, are pretty impressive. all for a reasonable price of ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£299 (Comet/Staples)See below link:
http://www.gateway.com/accessories/p...78R.php?seg=hm

NoKnowledge · 26-02-2007, 15:59

Most if not all 22" TFT monitors are TN based panels, google it to see if this panel will affect you.

Off the top of my head, less viewing angle and tilted up/down you get loss of colour.

The Gateway one has had bad reviews compared to the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£350 beast from Samsung (SM215TW) same panel - S-PVA and I think Comet don't sell the Gateway anymore.

lani9loo · 26-02-2007, 17:58

Quote:

Most if not all 22" TFT monitors are TN based panels, google it to see if this panel will affect you.

Off the top of my head, less viewing angle and tilted up/down you get loss of colour.

The Gateway one has had bad reviews compared to the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£350 beast from Samsung (SM215TW) same panel - S-PVA and I think Comet don't sell the Gateway anymore.

I have tried both the samsung and the gateway, and prefer the gatway, but I guess it's all down to personal pref. I just like all the connections available, makes my life so much easier..... plus the HD is impressive.