LG Flatron L194WS 19" For £60/$90?

[godbrother]

Hi,

My friend wants to sell me his LG Flatron monitor. It's a 19" Widescreen and just wanted to know if its worth it. He wants it for £60, which is around $90USD.

http://www.lge.com/products/model/detail/l194ws.jhtml


Panel TN
Size 19W
Resolution 1440 x 900
Pixel Pitch 0.2835 x 0.2835
Brightness 300 cd/㎡
Contrast Ratio 5000:1 (DFC)
Viewing Angle 170/170
Response Time 5ms
Display Colors 16.2M
Sync Range
Horizontal Frequency 30 ~ 83 kHz
Vertical Frequency 56 ~ 75 Hz
Input Signal
Video Signal RGB Analog
Sync type Separate, Composite, SOG
Connectors
PC D-Sub
Plug & Play
DDC DDC/CI
Power Consumption
On 34W
Stand-by / Suspend 1W
DPM Off 1W
User Control
Button 5ea(Power Key Included)
Functions F Engine, sRGB, Pb Free, Intelligent Auto (Auto Resolution)
Type Tact Type
Mechanical
Dimension(W x H x D) 435 x 370 x 226 mm
Weight 3.6Kg
Stand Stand Alone, Base detachable, Tilt
Rack VESA 75 x 75
Regulations
Safety UL(cUL), TUV-GS, SEMKO
EMC FCC-B, CE
Low radiation TCO03
Ergonomics ISO13406-2
Power saving EPA Energy Star

 

[enzo matrix]

The specs look decent. Low power consumption, nice resolution and better than normal viewing angles. Just one thing: it doesn't have HDMI or DVI inputs. If you are ok with just the VGA, then great!
Any LCD monitor under $100 is a good deal.
Check for dead/ stuck pixels before you get it off him. Make sure it has less than you can stand.

 

[Mousemonkey]

For £40 more you could get a brand new 20" or 22" 16 x 9 if you are prepared to shop around.

 

[godbrother]

The specs look decent. Low power consumption, nice resolution and better than normal viewing angles. Just one thing: it doesn't have HDMI or DVI inputs. If you are ok with just the VGA, then great!
Any LCD monitor under $100 is a good deal.
Check for dead/ stuck pixels before you get it off him. Make sure it has less than you can stand.

Huh? Nooo! No HDMI/DVI? Nah, I changed my mind. Sorry. I currently own a 17" VGA. What's the point in going 2"s more if its still VGA. I thought at least DVI will pump out good resolutions. (HDMI is not to much of a biggie, although it would have been awesome seen as my new GPU supports HDMI.)

Hmm... Hmm...

 

[hell_storm2004]

Better would Dell 1909IN or something. Its IPS and is much better than the crappy TN's available in the market!

 

[godbrother]

Better would Dell 1909IN or something. Its IPS and is much better than the crappy TN's available in the market!

Nah, I'm broke. So no expensive monitors. I own a Dell 17" that came with my old Dimension 5100 PC. Still useing it till today, just thought an upgrade would be some what needed now.

I was hoping to get a 24/26" cheap HDTV from ebay and use that instead. Good idea?

 

[hell_storm2004]

I would say save some and get one later. Monitors are something which you don't often change with every upgrade. So get something which would give you performance and pleasure for a longer.

 

[slo]

The closest i could get is this (pricewise) which is nowhere near as good as the flatron.
DVI doesnt give any image benefits over VGA at the moment other than that VGA alows you to use 1:1 pixel mapping (no up-scaling).
If what you've got is below 19" then get it.