View Full Version : Looking for a new monitor
Circaflex
12-14-2006, 04:07 PM
Well i just got done reading the lcd guide here on the forums. got some ideas, but it seems that was updated last in july. Im looking for an lcd that will be good with games and movies, something pretty big. What can you recommend from person use?
Soulburner
12-14-2006, 04:24 PM
What size range are you looking for?
Widescreen or standard?
nn_step
12-14-2006, 04:24 PM
budget?
Circaflex
12-14-2006, 04:38 PM
Widescreen, at least 22, and hopefully under 800 bucks
Soulburner
12-14-2006, 05:02 PM
Best 22" Widescreen currently is the Sceptre x22wg at about $350.
Best 24" Widescreen currently is the BenQ FP241W right at $800. Second I would choose Samsung and Dell.
There is a significant jump in price between the two sizes. You can get 2 22" screens for the price of a single 24", but you aren't just paying for another 2 inches - you are getting a different panel and usually a lot better stand and input options.
This is from my own personal research, hope it helps.
Nicksterr
12-15-2006, 12:51 PM
Soul, I've been hearing some bad things about dark colors on the x22wg, can you comment on that?
Soulburner
12-15-2006, 02:33 PM
If its calibrated properly it doesn't have problems. Mine looks great, minus the viewing angle problem. Once you get past that its a great monitor.
What exactly did you hear?
Leon2ky
12-15-2006, 02:35 PM
Anything from Benq and Dell, can't go wrong...
bigKr33
12-17-2006, 11:43 AM
Gateway fdp2275w which what i'm using. 22", 1680x1050res, 5ms response, and only $399. The blacks and colors are rich. The best monitor i have ever owned.
[XC] hipno650
12-17-2006, 12:16 PM
i would say go for the dell 24inch all the way. i would say it's by far the best and it's dell you can go wrong.
Teratism
12-17-2006, 08:45 PM
LG make some damn good monitors also.
Coastal_Eddy
12-29-2006, 10:06 AM
I've been hearing some bad things about dark colors on the 22" Sceptre x22wg, can you comment on that?The 22" Sceptre is now on sale from Costco.com thru all of January 2007 for $299.99 (with a $30 online rebate). Costco rebates are fast, too. I got mine within two weeks.
I now own two of these bad boys - they're awesome. Soulburner's right: correct calibration is the thing. The wobbly stand that comes with it is really the only gripe many have. But check out my Post #57 on HardForum (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1111713&page=3&pp=20) for an elegant and cheap solution to that.
BTW: If you don't like it for any reason, take it back to any Costco warehouse nationwide and they refund every penny - even your shipping! (The first of mine had two stuck pixels. I took it back, got my full refund - no questions asked - and ordered a replacement. Try that anywhere else.) :)