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little_scrapper   02-28-2007 at 07:55:03 PM

I am going to get my first LCD and would like advice.
I want at least 17", SPEAKERS, DVI, good responce time ...so no ghosting, for under $250. Not sure what else I "WANT" as I know nothing about the LCD screen types. Feel free to educate me.

EDIT: I know ALL monitor speakers are crappy. I just need basic sound so if the wife is soo inclined she doesnt have to mess w/ my headphones. Anyways the married guys here will understand....hehe

EDIT: what are the advantages of widescreen?
So far this is the only one I found that meet my criteria:
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6824236003

any comments on this one or suggestions about others.

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little_scrapper   02-28-2007 at 08:04:14 PM
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BTW how big is the "actual" view size of 17" and 19" non-widescreen LCD's?

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Assman   02-28-2007 at 08:08:05 PM
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how about this one link

TFT LCD
19"
2ms
Built in Speakers

$189.99

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little_scrapper   02-28-2007 at 08:28:06 PM
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Quote :

how about this one link

TFT LCD
19"
2ms
Built in Speakers

$189.99



seems to fit. I was going to shy away from widescreen because games get streched to fit and they are an odd resolution.

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Assman   02-28-2007 at 08:53:24 PM
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here's a nice non-widescreen 19" 2ms $209.99

link

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little_scrapper   02-28-2007 at 08:56:40 PM
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here's a nice non-widescreen 19" 2ms $209.99

link



I will definatley consider that one. I was also "trying" to say with namebrands that I know but hey as long as it works!

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Assman   02-28-2007 at 08:58:33 PM
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yeah, the second one looks good(specs) and the price is good too

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Stewartwi   02-28-2007 at 09:22:10 PM
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Linky Just add $10 bucks and get this.

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Assman   02-28-2007 at 09:24:41 PM
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he wants Built in Speakers, the second one i suggested has same specs, Built in Speakers and is $50 cheaper

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Stewartwi   02-28-2007 at 09:52:50 PM
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ah missed the speaker part. Well, hell you can buy a pair of $5 speakers while your picking up your monitor. :-p

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little_scrapper   02-28-2007 at 10:40:18 PM
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I have speakers. I want to get rid of the clutter on my desk.

I WANT to get a good viewsonic, phillips, NEC.....but I cant afford the well known namebrands that meet my requirements.

I do appreciate all the input guys...keep it coming if you see others. I will be looking for the next two weeks until my taxes come in them BAM!!! Im doing a full mainboard, cpu, ram, vid and monitor upgrade!!!!

Cant wait. Coming from Xp2500+ and agp to C2D and PCI-E!!! The differance sho0uld be amazing!!

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Assman   02-28-2007 at 10:42:59 PM
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Coming from Xp2500+ and agp to C2D and PCI-E!!! The differance sho0uld be amazing!!



you'll think you've died and went to heaven :)

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little_scrapper   02-28-2007 at 10:47:59 PM
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I bet!!

I am leaning toward the ASUS LCD for two reasons. It has 2x2.5 watt speakers vs 2x1watt. And the control buttons are on the side which should deter my kids from pushing them whenever they are in the den and Im computing/gaming.

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JLHedges   02-28-2007 at 11:33:34 PM
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A beautiful option (I owned the previous model). The speakers are crap, but they work in a pinch.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824116055

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Assman   02-28-2007 at 11:34:28 PM
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A beautiful option (I owned the previous model). The speakers are crap, but they work in a pinch.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824116055



it's 8ms

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Stewartwi   03-01-2007 at 08:01:28 PM
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Quote :

I have speakers. I want to get rid of the clutter on my desk.

I WANT to get a good viewsonic, phillips, NEC.....but I cant afford the well known namebrands that meet my requirements.

I do appreciate all the input guys...keep it coming if you see others. I will be looking for the next two weeks until my taxes come in them BAM!!! Im doing a full mainboard, cpu, ram, vid and monitor upgrade!!!!

Cant wait. Coming from Xp2500+ and agp to C2D and PCI-E!!! The differance sho0uld be amazing!!



Completely understand the point about clutter. I'm using two 19" CRT at the moment and they take up a healthy amount of space on my desk. Thankfully I have one of those old metal school teacher desk so it's friggin huge. I too am upgrading my computer as well. Actually ordered just waiting for everything to get here. Some of the stuff is arriving tomorrow some of it won't be here till Monday. /cry Man I hate waiting. I'm going to be dumping the CRT's and picking up two 24" gateway monitors that I saw at Bestbuy they are awesome. Goodluck finding a monitor keep us posted.

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TUB   03-02-2007 at 02:01:51 AM
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I am going to get my first LCD and would like advice.
I want at least 17", SPEAKERS, DVI, good responce time ...so no ghosting, for under $250. Not sure what else I "WANT" as I know nothing about the LCD screen types. Feel free to educate me.

EDIT: I know ALL monitor speakers are crappy. I just need basic sound so if the wife is soo inclined she doesnt have to mess w/ my headphones. Anyways the married guys here will understand....hehe

EDIT: what are the advantages of widescreen?
So far this is the only one I found that meet my criteria:
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6824236003

any comments on this one or suggestions about others.





Get the "wide-screen" version, it's way much better than the traditional square version. Always go for bigger size, the 19" is the same price as the 17". I don't think one can tell the difference between a 5ms vs. a 2ms response time. Here are my recommendation: wink:

1st choice:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 1&NoMapp=0[/b]

2nd choice:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] &CatId=170


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