Hi everyone. I stumbled onto this board via some google searches/research and it seems like an active, intelligent community so I was hoping someone could offer some suggestions on a new monitor buy.
Just bought a new computer and don't like the basic 19in WidePanel Dell monitor that came with the system. I'm not sure if it's just crap quality but I'm used to a square monitor and am finding the text and images on the 1440x900 recommended setting to be incredibly small. When I set it to 1024x768 for a more familiar look, the general picture appears "normal" again, however the images appear stretched and poor quality when I view pictures and overall I'm used to more space on top.
Anyway, my previous system had a ViewSonic VP191B that I was very happy with and am very used to. Apparently that is no longer made. So it seems the VP930B replaced it but now that is no longer made either? I can't determine what the logical replacement is now as the ViewSonics all seem to have specialties (gaming, multimedia etc). My needs are fairly standard - home use for entertainment (youtube vids, pictures), surfing the net, and business (spreadsheets & docs). Ideally I'd like to stay with the square shape since I'm used to that - unless the issued I described above w/ the widepanel are just me doing something wrong. 19 inches is fine although I'd try 20-21.
Budget is, say, 200-300 range give or take a bit. Not looking for anything crazy, just something solid similar to the 191B that I had before.
Any suggestions? Thank you in advance for any help.
Just bought a new computer and don't like the basic 19in WidePanel Dell monitor that came with the system. I'm not sure if it's just crap quality but I'm used to a square monitor and am finding the text and images on the 1440x900 recommended setting to be incredibly small. When I set it to 1024x768 for a more familiar look, the general picture appears "normal" again, however the images appear stretched and poor quality when I view pictures and overall I'm used to more space on top.
Anyway, my previous system had a ViewSonic VP191B that I was very happy with and am very used to. Apparently that is no longer made. So it seems the VP930B replaced it but now that is no longer made either? I can't determine what the logical replacement is now as the ViewSonics all seem to have specialties (gaming, multimedia etc). My needs are fairly standard - home use for entertainment (youtube vids, pictures), surfing the net, and business (spreadsheets & docs). Ideally I'd like to stay with the square shape since I'm used to that - unless the issued I described above w/ the widepanel are just me doing something wrong. 19 inches is fine although I'd try 20-21.
Budget is, say, 200-300 range give or take a bit. Not looking for anything crazy, just something solid similar to the 191B that I had before.
Any suggestions? Thank you in advance for any help.
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