Dell Monitor Question

Saurian · 10-13-2006, 10:25 PM

Ok, so I was planning on either being cheap and buying a Hanns-G 19" widescreen, or going "expensive" and buying a 19" Samsung monitor in the 200-300 dollar range. Well, I was looking at Extreme Overclocking at an lcd guide...and then I was looking at the Dell website, and here's what I saw:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-4688

Dell 1680x1050 339 dollars. 300cd/800:1ct.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-4687
Dell 1600x1200 359 dollars. 300cd/800:1ct

The widescreen one really excites me because I have been weary of buying an lcd cause I don't know what to do. Cheap means more chances for a bad panel...but a Samsung could be bad too. Then I see these for these prices, being Dell which is what I'm looking at right now (girlfriend has a 17" dell lcd w/ tv tuner that looks nice, though low on contrast). And for some reason, I trust a Dell more then even a Samsung, considering all the cheap LCD's that they provide for schools have no defects.

My question is, do you think its worth the extra 20 bucks for me to go for the 1600x1200 screen? I know this will really strain my graphics till I upgrade, and a purchase like this is really going to slow down my upgrade time cycle since I'd be using a decent percentage of money that was going to go towards upgrading to pay for this monitor. I'd like some opinions from you folks. I think I've offered good opinions to others, and I also value alot of the opinions you guys have here on the boards.

That said, can I also use Dell coupon's on monitors? Where would I look? It has a coupon input section in the checkout area, but I don't know where you'd look. That would REALLY be cool, even if it were a 20 or 30 dollar coupon.

Anyways, opinions please.

Pizzaman · 10-14-2006, 09:29 PM

I had the choice between those when i just bought my computer a week ago, i chose the 19" 1280x1024 becuase it was a standard resolution for gaming, i would go with the 20.1" standard 1600x1200. Depends if you want it for gaming or for spreadsheet e.t.c.

Saurian · 10-15-2006, 06:54 PM

What about coupons? Are there coupons for monitors? Does anybody know?

10-13-2006, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Saurian Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oskaloosa/Pleasantville, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 552	Dell Monitor Question Ok, so I was planning on either being cheap and buying a Hanns-G 19" widescreen, or going "expensive" and buying a 19" Samsung monitor in the 200-300 dollar range. Well, I was looking at Extreme Overclocking at an lcd guide...and then I was looking at the Dell website, and here's what I saw: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-4688 Dell 1680x1050 339 dollars. 300cd/800:1ct. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-4687 Dell 1600x1200 359 dollars. 300cd/800:1ct The widescreen one really excites me because I have been weary of buying an lcd cause I don't know what to do. Cheap means more chances for a bad panel...but a Samsung could be bad too. Then I see these for these prices, being Dell which is what I'm looking at right now (girlfriend has a 17" dell lcd w/ tv tuner that looks nice, though low on contrast). And for some reason, I trust a Dell more then even a Samsung, considering all the cheap LCD's that they provide for schools have no defects. My question is, do you think its worth the extra 20 bucks for me to go for the 1600x1200 screen? I know this will really strain my graphics till I upgrade, and a purchase like this is really going to slow down my upgrade time cycle since I'd be using a decent percentage of money that was going to go towards upgrading to pay for this monitor. I'd like some opinions from you folks. I think I've offered good opinions to others, and I also value alot of the opinions you guys have here on the boards. That said, can I also use Dell coupon's on monitors? Where would I look? It has a coupon input section in the checkout area, but I don't know where you'd look. That would REALLY be cool, even if it were a 20 or 30 dollar coupon. Anyways, opinions please. __________________ Intel 3.2Ghz P4 MSI PM8M3-V GF FX5900XT 128MB 512 MB CXMS Dell 20.1" Widescreen LCD Need...upgrades....:)

10-14-2006, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pizzaman Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 53	I had the choice between those when i just bought my computer a week ago, i chose the 19" 1280x1024 becuase it was a standard resolution for gaming, i would go with the 20.1" standard 1600x1200. Depends if you want it for gaming or for spreadsheet e.t.c. __________________ Desktop:Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz RAM: 2048MB Dual Channel 533Mhz Graphics Card: nVidia 7900GS O/C'ed to 630/800Mhz Sound Card: X-FI Xtreme Music Card Speakers: Dell 5650 5.1 Speaker Surround Monitor: Dell 19" Ultrasharp Hard Disk: 320GB 7,200rpm SATA Toshiba Satelle A100 Laptop Processor: Intel Core Duo T2050 @1.6Ghz RAM: 512MB

10-15-2006, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Saurian Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oskaloosa/Pleasantville, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 552	What about coupons? Are there coupons for monitors? Does anybody know? __________________ Intel 3.2Ghz P4 MSI PM8M3-V GF FX5900XT 128MB 512 MB CXMS Dell 20.1" Widescreen LCD Need...upgrades....:)

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