which monitor?

[cybermaniac]

http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...294956336,42940000,4294960273,14&v=2#infoarea

http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...294956336,42940000,4294960273,13&v=2#infoarea

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114738

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98788

these are the lineup i have thus far

my ideal budget is £150 (can go up to £200), deffo 19", more if poss but not overly important.

id like the best that my budget can buy.......

doesnt HAVE to be from the selection i chose, as im sure you guyz are more knowledgable than myself, so please feel free to suggest other sites/companies.

much appreciate ne help you may have

PS. i currently have an LG FLATRON F900P CRT monitor which i love, but i think i need to move to the land of TFT (just so you can base your opinions)

 

[Raven]

check out reviews and enduser comments on the sony screen.

that one has 16.7million colours compared to atleast 2 of the others with only 16.2 million colours.

the difference is that 16.2m colours is made by dithering colours but 16.7m is true colours.

if you plan on sitting 50cm or more away from the monitor you will probably not notice any difference but if yo plan on sitting close you might notice it.

 

[mr_fishbulb]

I've had an eye on that sony one. Both the 17 and 19" versions look well good value for money

 

[cybermaniac]

does anyone have any other suggestions for monitors?

or even better monitors for a cheaper price from a diff website?

my budget is tops £200

 

[FarFarAway]

Take a look here

Illyama's are always good, and Sony, Viewsonic and LG

 

[cybermaniac]

i was thinking of the 19" Iiyama PLX486S-B

what you think?

 

[NickS]

BenQ isn't bad, they're Acer's "Value Oriented" brand.

You forgot Dell, too.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=53801

My Dad has had that monitor for about 4 months now. No dead pixels, he games with it and theres no ghosting, etc. No banding issues either. Overall a great LCD, I want one for XMAS myself. I'm sure many of the users here can agree with me that Dell Ultrasharps are some of the best, if not the best LCD out there.

 

[cybermaniac]

i was thinking of one of 2 iiamas

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=413004

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=370097

ne ideas?

 

[FarFarAway]

Pick the one with the best specs that matches you setup the best

I like Illyama - mine was very good

 

[cybermaniac]

Pick the one with the best specs that matches you setup the best

I like Illyama - mine was very good

well for me, i mainly play jedi academy (oi......dont laugh), i watch alot of anime's, a few movies.

but otherwise its mainly jedi academy, which looks fine even on 50 fps.

my lighting is low lighting (50w halogen bulbs x2).

thats about it lol.

so shud i go for funky (IR sensor) or fast (5ms)?

you guyz are the experts, ill purchase whatever u recommend outta those 2

now the ir sensor one (8ms) is TFT, whislt the other one is LCD....

 

[FarFarAway]

what does the IR senser do? Is it a remote function? Cause that's just cool...

 

[cybermaniac]

what does the IR senser do? Is it a remote function? Cause that's just cool...

from the scan website

The X series is a new breed of intelligent display from iiyama. The only LCD in the UK to have an infrared motion sensor for advanced power management, it also features an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust brightness levels in keeping with your environment. The simple yet stylish button-less design will add a touch of class to your desktop whilst the 8 msec panel with 700:1 contrast will ensure a clear and stable image for a range of applications. The ProLite X486S includes a selection of inputs for complete flexibility (USB, DVI-D and VGA).

and from their website:

The infrared sensor recognizes if someone sits in front of the display and can turn it to standby mode automatically.

 

[FarFarAway]

I'd get the one without that - sounds like a gimmick

 

[cybermaniac]

I'd get the one without that - sounds like a gimmick

id agree tbh apart from one thing.

compared to the 5ms monitor, the one with the gimmick also has 16.77 million colors compared to 16.2....

i was thinking of getting the 5ms one

but does ne1 know how iiyama measure their speeds?