Sony CPD-G410R or NEC FP912SB or Mitsubishi 930sb

i m looking for a quality 19" unit myself also.. still cant decide which monitor to go for
BTW keep in mind SONY's only come w/1 year warranty which is a F-ING rip off IMHO! <-- that was referring to e440



<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Death on 08/23/03 03:41 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

The Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB and NEC's MultiSync FP912SB are the EXACT SAME MONITOR. I looked at the specs and they seemed the same but i still wasn't sure, so i gave NEC/Mitsubishi Sales department a call, they confirmed it. "Those are the same monitor, Mitsubishi is targeted at our high end customers", In other words, add $20 if you like the mitsubishi logo. The NEC is $280, and Mitsubishi is $300, i ordered my NEC from dell, they have $20 coupons online and free shipping (shipping for a 19" is about $40! thats alot of bills...). Out of all the sony monitors i've seen none have impressed me, this monitor (the mitsubishi) i saw at a lan party and i got to "test drive" it for a while: played some games, browsed the net, and did some graphics design. This monitor is very crisp, is perfectly flat, very bright, and colors are very true, the refresh rates are in the sky (and thats were sony falls short many a time, on sony monitors ive seen refresh rates sucked...)

so if you wan't possibly the best 19" crt out there, you can get it for $280 or less...

Get the Sony. It's a Sony what else do you want.

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I run 2 FP912SB. Great monitors, everything is crisp, clear and can run 1600x1200@85 with no problems. Depending on what you're going to be doing, I would recommend the NEC or Mitsubishi (as someone else mentioned they are the same monitor). The only sony model I would get is the Artisian, but besides that particular model I think the others will give a better picture. The NEC/Mitsubishi use the same tube as Lacie Blue monitors. Lacie is known for outstanding quality in the graphics arena. Not to mention the footprint of the FP912's is incredible. I think they're actually smaller than the 17" Viewsonics I was previously using. Which is always a plus.