LCD Monitors

Cyclone · Post by **Cyclone** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:39 pm

Hi,

Have there been any advancements in LCD monitors in the last few months? It's about time I upgrade my monitor and was wondering what I should get. I was thinking on getting an lcd but I can't find one with comparable resolution to size ratio that my current crt has, 18”Viewable(1600x1200). I have seen really high res lcds on laptops but I can't find them for desktop monitors...

Any tips would be great. Thanks.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:37 pm

you are looking at 20 inch none-widescreen LCDs for 1600x1200

one is Samsung SyncMaster 205B series.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:44 pm

Viewsonic 2130b

Immortal Lobster · Post by **Immortal Lobster** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:48 pm

A Dell

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:19 pm

I have a samsung syncmaster 204b panel and a 19\" CRT here, generally the LCD makes my CRT look bad, unless both are showing an all black screen or anything that is very dark, then the CRT makes the LCD look horrible. And the CRT is naturally better for gaming. In normal windows/web surfing/sharpness/etc the LCD is clearly superior, in anything requiring a real black level or high speed, the CRT is visibly better.

Cyclone · Post by **Cyclone** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:25 pm

Thanks for the suggestions. I like the stylish look of the Dell one.

My bigest complaints with LCDs are they look grainy and they blurr a lot when you move your mouse or scroll text in a window.

My current monitor is a dell trinitron. It is 18\"viewable(1600x1200). Now the LCDs you mentioned are 20.1\"viewble with only 1680x1050 resolution...

My dad's laptop has a 15\"(1920x1200) monitor. The best one I have seen. It is so sharp and the contrast is good. Only complaint I have is it blurrs a bit more then other lcds I think.

Even the PSP has a pretty sweet monitor.

Cyclone · Post by **Cyclone** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:28 pm

I should also point out that while I am a gamer

I need a very sharp monitor for doing Computer Graphics and looking at images really closely to see Aliasing in images for example and lcds the pixels are so big a blocky. They have a larger dop pitch mm size.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:39 pm

Grendel wrote:Viewsonic 2130b

Viewsonic 2030b for non-WS -- 20.1", 1600x1200, 8ms response time, 1000:1 contrast

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:56 pm

of all monitors I've seen, Viewsonic's Pro line is superb. You will pay a bit more, they are some of the best.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:10 pm

I have the Viewsonic VX924(3ms)sweet LCD. I had the choice between the VX924 and the VX922, the 922 is great for gaming but lacks for Video/DVD playback. logic prevailed

My widescreen choice would be Viewsonic VX2025