- Jan 7, 2009
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Hello.
After recently (lil over a month) building my new i7 system, I find the need to replace my old 1024p 17inch monitors.
I need it to have HDMI.
After looking, Ive seen 1153p, 1200p and 1080p monitors.
1080p:
Cheapest by a landslide.
Lowest pixel count.
1.77 aspect ratio (preferred, for movies and the such).
1200p:
Mid price.
Mid pixel count.
1.66 aspect ratio (wasted pixels when watching movies and the such, but forces me to scroll my eyes less, and helps with webpages which are optimized for a better vertical pixel count).
1152p:
Highest price.
Best pixel count.
1.77 aspect ratio.
Tend to be extremely ugly. Seriously, good thing these have the extra pixels to distract you from their fuglyness. Would be a difficult transition from my extremely sexy ViewSonic VX724 (which I paid out of the ass for 4 years ago, foolish me, but still awesome. A single dead pixel, which seems to only be dead half the time, oddly enough).
Of course I want to spend as little as possible... I can get a 1080p for nearly half the price of a 1152p. I know I could just use two in a multi monitor setup, but I dont even use my current 2x 17inch setup often.
Another issues is no Canadian eteller I can find sells 1152p monitors cheap. For example, Newegg.com`s cheapest 1152p is about $200, while Newegg.ca is a lil over $300 (with only one option, click here).
So, can anyone convince me otherwise of the 1152p monitor for the slightly inferior and much cheaper 1080p or 1200p, or can anyone find me a good place to ship one for cheap to Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
This is the third time now Newegg.ca has dissapointed me with products only available on the American site (Bloodrage (They only had GTI edition), some thing I forgot that, and now cheap 1152p monitors). Granted, I have had fun bitching at Newegg live customer support a lot...
Take this into consideration though... I like to have the best, yet at the moment I make $13 an hour (thank something my rent is dirt cheap).
I will likely order before the end of the week. Too bad I dont have a grand sitting around for a 1600p monitor... (oh wait, I do... what do you mean I cant waste it all...)
(Too bad I missed it, my local Staples just had a amazing back to school sale on monitors.)
Remember, Canadian stores please. If they also ship to Canada, then american stores and prices away.
After recently (lil over a month) building my new i7 system, I find the need to replace my old 1024p 17inch monitors.
I need it to have HDMI.
After looking, Ive seen 1153p, 1200p and 1080p monitors.
1080p:
Cheapest by a landslide.
Lowest pixel count.
1.77 aspect ratio (preferred, for movies and the such).
1200p:
Mid price.
Mid pixel count.
1.66 aspect ratio (wasted pixels when watching movies and the such, but forces me to scroll my eyes less, and helps with webpages which are optimized for a better vertical pixel count).
1152p:
Highest price.
Best pixel count.
1.77 aspect ratio.
Tend to be extremely ugly. Seriously, good thing these have the extra pixels to distract you from their fuglyness. Would be a difficult transition from my extremely sexy ViewSonic VX724 (which I paid out of the ass for 4 years ago, foolish me, but still awesome. A single dead pixel, which seems to only be dead half the time, oddly enough).
Of course I want to spend as little as possible... I can get a 1080p for nearly half the price of a 1152p. I know I could just use two in a multi monitor setup, but I dont even use my current 2x 17inch setup often.
Another issues is no Canadian eteller I can find sells 1152p monitors cheap. For example, Newegg.com`s cheapest 1152p is about $200, while Newegg.ca is a lil over $300 (with only one option, click here).
So, can anyone convince me otherwise of the 1152p monitor for the slightly inferior and much cheaper 1080p or 1200p, or can anyone find me a good place to ship one for cheap to Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
This is the third time now Newegg.ca has dissapointed me with products only available on the American site (Bloodrage (They only had GTI edition), some thing I forgot that, and now cheap 1152p monitors). Granted, I have had fun bitching at Newegg live customer support a lot...
Take this into consideration though... I like to have the best, yet at the moment I make $13 an hour (thank something my rent is dirt cheap).
I will likely order before the end of the week. Too bad I dont have a grand sitting around for a 1600p monitor... (oh wait, I do... what do you mean I cant waste it all...)
(Too bad I missed it, my local Staples just had a amazing back to school sale on monitors.)
Remember, Canadian stores please. If they also ship to Canada, then american stores and prices away.
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