Awesome Flat Screen Monitors
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Ok I'm looking into getting a sweet LCD monitor. The 21" CRT while great is just so frigging huge I think it's time to retire it.
I noticed LCD's are getting much more affordable. Being a n008 in the realms of LCD's, I'm just curious what are some good models to look into. Something around 22-24" with some sweet resolution like 1600x1200+ (or whatever the widescreen ratio is) is what I'd hope for.
Any help is much appreciated!
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I noticed LCD's are getting much more affordable. Being a n008 in the realms of LCD's, I'm just curious what are some good models to look into. Something around 22-24" with some sweet resolution like 1600x1200+ (or whatever the widescreen ratio is) is what I'd hope for.
Any help is much appreciated!
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mine at work runs at 1680 x 1050 (because all apple displays are 72dpi)
90dpi screens are pretty much useless for what I do.
I think that your best bet is a Samsung, they seem to be making the top stuff right now. Though Dell would work as well (they use Samsung stuff for their monitors I believe, though don't quote me on that).
I don't know the exact model you'd want, though I imagine a quick search would work. I just got a Samsung 216BW for home and love it, and have 2 Samsung 206BW's at work, and they're great as well.
-caseyjones
I have 2 of these, they rock. Albeit I paid about $120 less than the US price for them (Canada, weird eh?) so it may be out of your budget.
Anyhoo, I recommend those.
The Samsungs are great, Dell ultrasharps are killer, and the apples are so sexy I would just sit in front of one and not get any work done.
Will lenghen your e-penis a lot
Samsung all the way. They actually will color match, unlike all the Dell monitors I've used. Depending on your budget you can always go with an LCD TV that does 1:1 pixel matching and supports DVI or use a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to the TV. Of those I would recommend the Sharp Aquos line for that use. One of the very few LCD TVs that will actually do a 1:1 pixel mapping when connected to a PC source and most likely supports a faster response time and higher contrast ratio than what you'll find on a standard LCD for PC use. I play COD4, UT3, GOW, Dawn of War and WOW from PC over to a Sharp Aquos and it's great.
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I have a mac mini hooked up to a bravia LCD
over dvi to vga it was great, but couldn't support true 1:1 1080p so I bought a dvi to hdmi cable but sony have this dynamic contrast shit that you can't turn off.
So it's now 1:1 but impossible to design on, as you can't judge the darkness of colours.
I'd say avoid using a big TV as a monitor over hdmi, look for one that has dvi in
I've used the Dell for print work, and when calibrated and profile matched with the printers properly, are as good as painting on paper. I chose it over the Samsung for my monitor at home as well, because of the swivel (handy for concepting upright characters!) and all the inputs it takes.
I use the Samsungs mostly for screen stuff, they're nice and vivid, and colors are consistent among all the art staff.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014131
Hawken, try to turn on the game/text mode (menu>settings>video settings), that will turn the backlight dimming off. Hope that helps, maybe you need to update your firmware, dunno but its well worth it.
The pixel size is physically larger, but you can't tell. At 27 inches, you're not meant to sit with your face to the screen anyhow:)
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/produ...mp;sku=222-7315
when you see something like this,
DC 8000:1(1000:1)
The DC means that it has a flashlight behind it that makes it 8 times brighter. All DC will do it make your eyes bleed and give your headaches. The (1000:1) part is the real contrast. If you don't see a DC in front of it it just might be the real contrast but if its over 3000:1 its DC.
So the newer Dell monitors that are not ultrasharp seem to have a higher contrast ratio. The only improvement on the ultrasharps is that they have about tripple the response time which is better for gaming (no ghosting) Sorry to say I don't play that many fps's so this isn't an issue for me. In retrospect I should have bought the 207wfp and save $100.
Something else to consider is; if you're going to use the stand make sure its adjustable hight / rotation. Seems trivial but it really matters.
http://www.behardware.com/articles/619-1/updated-survey-13-lcd-20-5-6-8-16-ms.html
It's a bit dated, but it lifts comparing out of the realm of nutty numbers stated by manufacturers.
tokido,
Your dell probably has an IPS panel, it's a little slower, but your screen doesn't turn to shit when you move your head a couple inches.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8400456&type=product&id=1179877503230
I have 2 of these, they rock. Albeit I paid about $120 less than the US price for them (Canada, weird eh?) so it may be out of your budget.
Anyhoo, I recommend those.
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I picked up two of these last night, they are awesome. The factory setting where bright as hell but that was easy enough to get around.
dell 30" = best computer upgrade i ever got. not all video cards support the 2560x1600 resolution though, so you gotta make sure urs does before you bite the bullet.
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i second this. make sure you get the 30" HC model!
You will pretty much want to read this:
http://www.behardware.com/articles/619-1/updated-survey-13-lcd-20-5-6-8-16-ms.html
It's a bit dated, but it lifts comparing out of the realm of nutty numbers stated by manufacturers.
tokido,
Your dell probably has an IPS panel, it's a little slower, but your screen doesn't turn to shit when you move your head a couple inches.
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StJoris, I never knew about the IPS panel thing but wow does it make a world of difference.
I recently purchased 2 more monitors before your post, one for my wife and one for home office. Neither have IPS.
SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Lots of bleed ok colors.
Acer AL2016WBbd Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Bleed less than ok colors.
In retrospect I'd pay more and get the dell 2007 wfp. After seeing the other 2, it's really an amazing monitor.