Which 19" LCD Monitor For My Application

Ken7 · 05-10-2005, 08:29 PM

I do standard office spreadsheets, Email, Surf the Web and do some hobby Web Design.

Also my wife is getting into Digital photo's lately.

I do not do any gaming or do I play many DVD's on my computer.

I was looking at the new Sony at a local Staples with the X-Brite screens and I really liked it! But I see for almost half the price I could get a Dell 19" and the review from PC world on the Dell was very impressive.

I worry about ghosting as I scroll through websites quickly and I heard that this could be a problem with the Dell.

Thanks

lynx6200 · 05-10-2005, 10:27 PM

I dont know too much about the two products your mentioning. I do know Sony and Viewsonic are usualy pretty nice. The main things I look for in monitors are the refresh rate, 16 ms is fairly good, and aspect ratio. Check newegg.com and tigerdirect.com for some good prices. Oh, and cnet.com has a bunch of reviews.

contourguy · 05-10-2005, 10:29 PM

I bought a 17'' Sony and I love it!!!!! I dont have any dead pixles and it has a really nice color. It was 259.00 at chiefvalue.com. Shop there , I found that they have the lowest prices. They are a sister site to newegg.com and they have the same products but lower prices. Go with the SONY. It has a nice 3 year warranty too.

20gig · 05-11-2005, 02:53 AM

man if your going for a 17 inch go for something with 8 or 12 ms and benq are good for value

lilm3boi · 05-11-2005, 05:32 AM

He doesnt need 8 or 12 ms for surfin the net. A 16ms would be good.

[-0MEGA-] · 05-11-2005, 11:24 AM

He could probably get away with even a 20ms monitor, since you dont need an extremely fast refresh if u dont want movies or play games. THey have some on newegg that are around $300, and i heard they were nice. I think monitors at stores are way overpriced. How much is the one your looking at buying?

Ken7 · 05-11-2005, 02:24 PM

ThE 19" Sony after the rebate is $599...

Scrat · 05-11-2005, 02:49 PM

I got my Benq 17" 12ms for about AU$350.00 (~US$270) and love it

... would be ok for your tasks and more.

05-10-2005, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ken7 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10	Which 19" LCD Monitor For My Application I do standard office spreadsheets, Email, Surf the Web and do some hobby Web Design. Also my wife is getting into Digital photo's lately. I do not do any gaming or do I play many DVD's on my computer. I was looking at the new Sony at a local Staples with the X-Brite screens and I really liked it! But I see for almost half the price I could get a Dell 19" and the review from PC world on the Dell was very impressive. I worry about ghosting as I scroll through websites quickly and I heard that this could be a problem with the Dell. Thanks

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lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 27 Posts: 794	I dont know too much about the two products your mentioning. I do know Sony and Viewsonic are usualy pretty nice. The main things I look for in monitors are the refresh rate, 16 ms is fairly good, and aspect ratio. Check newegg.com and tigerdirect.com for some good prices. Oh, and cnet.com has a bunch of reviews. __________________ [SIZE=2][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

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Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 630	I got my Benq 17" 12ms for about AU$350.00 (~US$270) and love it ... would be ok for your tasks and more. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358

05-10-2005, 10:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
contourguy New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5	I bought a 17'' Sony and I love it!!!!! I dont have any dead pixles and it has a really nice color. It was 259.00 at chiefvalue.com. Shop there , I found that they have the lowest prices. They are a sister site to newegg.com and they have the same products but lower prices. Go with the SONY. It has a nice 3 year warranty too.

05-11-2005, 02:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
20gig Bronze Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 93	man if your going for a 17 inch go for something with 8 or 12 ms and benq are good for value

05-11-2005, 02:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ken7 New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10	ThE 19" Sony after the rebate is $599...

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