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I'm looking at getting a new monitor and found this one (A$700) I dont know much about monitors just that a low refresh rate is good so I thought I'd ask you guys, what do you guys think? _______________ *CLICKEH->Never risk the Fett Man|*Download my Saber here. Made by master craftsman Pink Floyd_Mintaka + his 2002 & 4000 comment's [Laz's 700th comment][BDKawika's 600th comment] & Owner of a TOWEL award!!|Master: Sared Padawans: Rage-Ball and Dante Eagle.|*Jade Jedi at The Jedi Academy Archives "There's only one Return and it's not of the King it's of the Jedi" Randal Clerks 2 The top 10 reasons why I procrastinate: 1. This post was edited by Jade Jedi on Aug 29 2006 04:40am. |
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Nimravus - Student 
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Yeah pretty hard to say, on the one hand Dell as a brand sucks and ViewSonic is good, on the other hand the Dell is bigger. Id say it comes down to personal preference  Dont really want to keep this thread going to much longer but for the money I would choose this monitor http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&No=60&N=200049&Ns=mfg%5Fname%7C0&product_code=338610&Pn=SyncMaster_215TW_21_inch_LCD_Multimedia_Monitor I have seen it as well and it looks very sharp.You can rotate it as well, not sure why I would need that but hey its there. Now I just need to find an extra $500.00 ha! -Nimravus  _______________ Nimravus
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Esta - Student 
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Resolution on the viewsonic is 1680 by 1050. Resolution on the Dell is 1920 by 1200. _______________ -Kauyon Draconis [Official master of Ataris] |
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Nimravus - Student
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The Refresh rate of the Viewsonic is nice I will give you that. Although for such a small difference in refresh rate I still think I would like the extra 2 inches more. What were the native resolutions on both monitors? I think that would really be the deciding factor for me. Anyhow Jade you can't go wrong with that Viewsonic, it's an excellent monitor. -Nimravus --- also dell alot of the time does suck, na even most of the time, but they do make decent monitors! _______________ Nimravus
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Jade Jedi - Retired 
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Thanks for the help guy's, I think I'm going to go with the viewsonic. _______________ *CLICKEH->Never risk the Fett Man|*Download my Saber here. Made by master craftsman Pink Floyd_Mintaka + his 2002 & 4000 comment's [Laz's 700th comment][BDKawika's 600th comment] & Owner of a TOWEL award!!|Master: Sared Padawans: Rage-Ball and Dante Eagle.|*Jade Jedi at The Jedi Academy Archives "There's only one Return and it's not of the King it's of the Jedi" Randal Clerks 2 The top 10 reasons why I procrastinate: 1. |
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Esta - Student 
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It's dell. Also, the specs. The link prices it at $949.00. It's the same monitor as before, really, check the name and everything. But nevermind. Apparently you can buy it for more. The Viewsonic: size: 22" refresh rate: 82hz x 85hz contrast ratio: 700:1 response time: 5ms The Dell: size: 24" refresh rate: 76hz x 81hz contrast ratio: 1000:1 response time: 12ms Both support HD. Putting aside my lack of faith in Dell products, and the simple fact that viewsonic make good monitors, I'd still say the Viewsonic wins. I like my games really, and higher refresh rates and response times win. It's Jade's choice anyway though, not mine. _______________ -Kauyon Draconis [Official master of Ataris] This comment was edited by Esta on Sep 05 2006 08:21am. |
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Nimravus - Student 
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The specs arep pretty easy to find,i will agree that they shoudl have posted them clearly altho I think it is because that is not a standard page for that monitor. Also I have a "sorta" friend that has one, I have seen it and looked it over. Found it to be a very decent monitor for the size and price. Most reviews on the net say the same. Shot down? I think not !  -Nimravus -Nimravus _______________ Nimravus
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Esta - Student
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Quote: Here is an excellent 24in LCD from dell for $747.00 That is a killer deal. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&kc=&oc=2407FPW Dell. Dell! DELL! Also, it doesn't actually tell you -anything ever- concerning specs of that monitor. Sorry to shoot you down here, but I really wouldn't recommend anyone buy something that doesn't tell them these things. _______________ -Kauyon Draconis [Official master of Ataris] This comment was edited by Esta on Sep 03 2006 09:57am. |
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Nimravus - Student
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Here is an excellent 24in LCD from dell for $747.00 That is a killer deal. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&kc=&oc=2407FPW -Nimravus _______________ Nimravus
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Kenyon - Lord of the Dance 
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Keep in mind that the bigger your screen, in order for the image to remain sharp, you'll also need to crank up the resolution. For example, I used to have a 15" TFT and the correct ratio for it was a 1024 x 768 resolution, which my computer handled fine. But then I upgraded to a 17" and my new 'normal' resolution was 1280 x 1024. And then some games started dropping in framerates, etc. If you have a good video card, there's no need to worry. Just saying that the increased resolution required will tax your PC as well, and if you don't increase resolution your game will become pixelated. Just a thought. |
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Senor Hat - Student 
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Get one of those 32 inch moniters, although they would suck oh so very much for fps' it'd be huuge  _______________ I have beaten The Internet. The end guy was hard. |
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Sho Koon - Student 
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Tallepyon lol. About the new monitor. Well most things were said before so I just add that ViewSonic is one of the highest quality ones. _______________ Proud owner of Malak's 50th and special 300th, Alex D'Kana's 3600th and 4000th, Laziana's 200th and [Jawa][Obi-Wan][SW]'s 1300th comment. This comment was edited by Sho Koon on Aug 31 2006 08:44am. |
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Tallepyon - Student 
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Whenever I need a monitor, I just go to the local goodwill and buy a crt monitor for like 5 dollars |
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Jade Jedi - Retired 
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Yeah sory, respons time is what I ment, thanks for the heads up on the overheating, not something I thought about, A$700 is about US$530 415EUR. Thanks guys. _______________ *CLICKEH->Never risk the Fett Man|*Download my Saber here. Made by master craftsman Pink Floyd_Mintaka + his 2002 & 4000 comment's [Laz's 700th comment][BDKawika's 600th comment] & Owner of a TOWEL award!!|Master: Sared Padawans: Rage-Ball and Dante Eagle.|*Jade Jedi at The Jedi Academy Archives "There's only one Return and it's not of the King it's of the Jedi" Randal Clerks 2 The top 10 reasons why I procrastinate: 1. |
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Esta - Student
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5ms is the response time, the refresh rate is ~85hz. Both are pretty reasonable. It's a very good monitor by the stats (contrast ratio 700:1, impressive), though I have no idea what the price translates to. *edit* Just noticed, if you're planning on buying this, make sure you don't let it overheat. LCDs tend to.. die when they do. (check the operating conditions, a mere 5-35degrees.) =/ _______________ -Kauyon Draconis [Official master of Ataris] This comment was edited by Esta on Aug 31 2006 02:06am. |
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Mindrith Pride - Student 
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thats a big/heavy monitor lol! well, hmm, yeah its got a good refresh rate, 5ms is impressive for LCD, its big as well  22"! mines only 17" xD and i think its plenty big enough i'd say, thats a good monitor, but maybe you wouldnt need to spend that much on a monitor maybe find a smaller one? but its up to ya! _______________ [proud owner of talions 200th, 700th,1111th coment AND 1400th , DJK's 3001th coment! , saz's 400th coment! liso's 800th coment! Kitmitsu Aratan's 1200th comment! Cau's 100th comeent, Alexander's (aka CC) 210th, 888th and 2200th comments! Moriarti's 800th comment , Piccolo's 2000th comment! lirael's 505th comment , Quom Farlance's 120th comment, Alexander's 1800th comment , Eica's 1400th comment , Wicek's 3200th comment lady C's 999th comment, Echuu's 1100th comment, Takaru's 325th and 400th comment, Redeye's 200th comment picc's 3600th comment, Ostith's 50th comment, Elmo's 555th comment] |
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