I finally chose a monitor!

JohnJSal · 03-09-2008, 11:29 PM

Ok, not that most of you care, but I'm glad I finally bought one. I went with the LG L226WTQ, mainly because it was $50 and $80 cheaper than the two Samsungs that were my other options. Also, I like the matte finish on the case, instead of the glossy, reflective black.

Of course, since Best Buy has a very lenient return policy, this isn't necessarily the end of my monitor journey, but hopefully it is!

Now I just need a keyboard, but the place I want to go get it is closed for today. ::sigh:: One more delay....

MosIncredible · 03-09-2008, 11:53 PM

Good choice. Outside of the picture itself, that's what I liked about it. The glossy finish is a dust and fingerprint magnet.

Cleric7x9 · 03-10-2008, 12:00 AM

LG makes excellent monitors

CSalim · 03-10-2008, 05:55 AM

I think you make a good decision for choosing that monitor...hehe...good job!

ThatGuy16 · 03-10-2008, 07:15 AM

I have the same monitor, snatched it up at best buy for $300 even. A great deal, and it retails for $360

Yeah, i can't stand those glossy monitors either, very distracting IMO.

fortyways · 03-10-2008, 08:09 AM

You didn't get the Samsung, good, good.

JohnJSal · 03-10-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortyways

You didn't get the Samsung, good, good.

lol, no, but I'm tempted to try the 2253BW. I almost *did* get it yesterday, but there was no display and I didn't like the idea of going into it blind, but then again the display of the LG that I saw made one picture look too red (compared to the Acer next to it) and sometimes too dark. Hopefully that isn't normal!

There's also the 2053BW, because I haven't fully embraced 22" yet. ::sigh::

ThatGuy16 · 03-10-2008, 08:18 PM

The LG has a much higher quality LCD than any acer, so I'm sure colors will look more vivid. Also, if that was in a store, they never adjust the settings on those things

fortyways · 03-10-2008, 09:16 PM

At my Best Buy, all the "display" monitors are fed from one computer, so the display is weakened and distorted X amount of times. The computer is running at 1024x768 as well.

It's terrible.

03-09-2008, 11:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnJSal Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hoboken, NJ Age: 28 Posts: 527	I finally chose a monitor! Ok, not that most of you care, but I'm glad I finally bought one. I went with the LG L226WTQ, mainly because it was $50 and $80 cheaper than the two Samsungs that were my other options. Also, I like the matte finish on the case, instead of the glossy, reflective black. Of course, since Best Buy has a very lenient return policy, this isn't necessarily the end of my monitor journey, but hopefully it is! Now I just need a keyboard, but the place I want to go get it is closed for today. ::sigh:: One more delay....

03-09-2008, 11:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
MosIncredible Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 194	Good choice. Outside of the picture itself, that's what I liked about it. The glossy finish is a dust and fingerprint magnet. __________________ CPU: Q6600 @ 3.4GHz [425x8] 1.248v load \| E8400 HSF: Zalman 9700 (replacing soon) MB: DFI DK P35-T2RS GPU: XFX 8800GTS (G92) 512MB @ 800/1970/1100 RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper (PC2 6400) 850 4-4-4-12 HDD: WD 500GB 16MB Case: Antec 900 PSU: OCZ 700W Monitor: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06 Score: 16137 (XP) with above clocks

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03-10-2008, 07:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,314	I have the same monitor, snatched it up at best buy for $300 even. A great deal, and it retails for $360 Yeah, i can't stand those glossy monitors either, very distracting IMO. __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

03-10-2008, 08:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,314	The LG has a much higher quality LCD than any acer, so I'm sure colors will look more vivid. Also, if that was in a store, they never adjust the settings on those things __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

03-10-2008, 05:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
CSalim banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	I think you make a good decision for choosing that monitor...hehe...good job!

03-10-2008, 08:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	You didn't get the Samsung, good, good.

03-10-2008, 09:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	At my Best Buy, all the "display" monitors are fed from one computer, so the display is weakened and distorted X amount of times. The computer is running at 1024x768 as well. It's terrible.

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