20" widescreen monitor group test - bit-tech.net Forums

The_Pope · 30th Mar 2006, 21:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...onitors/1.html

DougEdey · 30th Mar 2006, 22:05

ANOTHER compo?

mmmm....

Anyway, back to the actual topic, I was looking to get another monitor in a few weeks, this guide should help a lot.
The USB addition is nice, especially since I don't like have front facing USB ports on my Tower.

Deathrow · 30th Mar 2006, 22:21

Entered, but i gave the wrong answer, could you delete my entry so I could resubmit?

E-mail was from: kyle_tdr@racing-post.info

Hope its not too much trouble.

Wouldent mind that t-shirt

MiNiMaL_FuSS · 30th Mar 2006, 22:21

how about a straight 19" tft comparison...as frankly alot of us dont have £300 for a monitor and 19" can now be picked up for half that price.

The_Pope · 30th Mar 2006, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deathrow

Entered, but i gave the wrong answer, could you delete my entry so I could resubmit?

LOL - I knew something like this would crop up. Basically, for honest mistakes like this, don't panic - your entry will still count (well, the correct one will). But if we catch people clearly *deliberately* submitting multiple entries, then they're history.

Deathrow · 30th Mar 2006, 22:27

Thanks alot pope, ill resubmit the correct one

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lepre · 30th Mar 2006, 22:27

i wish to buy the NEC but i hate the glossy effect....damn you NEC!

unrealhippie · 30th Mar 2006, 22:28

Fantastic!

However I think the Dell 2005fpw should have been included as its like the 'standard' 20 widescreen tft...

Atomic · 30th Mar 2006, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrealhippie

However I think the Dell 2005fpw should have been included as its like the 'standard' 20 widescreen tft...

Yer I thought that was a little odd.

edit: teach me for not reading the final page

MrWillyWonka · 30th Mar 2006, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by unrealhippie

Fantastic!

However I think the Dell 2005fpw should have been included as its like the 'standard' 20 widescreen tft...

Read the last paragraph of page 7

Saying that, I suppose one of us could easily give a review to add considering there are more people with 20" dells than I have of fingers.

Nice article though!

The Bart Man · 30th Mar 2006, 22:51

Verry handy review
Fore my new sys I was lookingg fore a good alround lcd. I wantend somthing more then normal so first thought of a 19" but was also looking fore bigger monitors ranging from 20" up to 24".
Fore a 19"I thought the viewsonic VX924 was a good one many good review on this one. Now the 20" viewsonic vx2025 look superb. Think this one will be it!
Thank Bit-Tech fore the good review!!!

Veles · 30th Mar 2006, 22:57

Nice article, I'm contemplating buying a larger widescreen monitor. Are you guys planning on doing one for a group of 19" and 24" monitors?

The_JinJ · 30th Mar 2006, 23:49

I'd be interested in a 19" group comparison - bing a tight ass skinto and all that

speedfreek · 31st Mar 2006, 00:26

I would like to see a 24" review, a 24" lcd is way more convient than a 24" crt at a lan. Good review.

FIBRE+ · 31st Mar 2006, 01:30

Nice review

Looks like I will be buying the same one as I intended to last week (Viewsonic VX2025), denfinately 100% sure now

Thanks for the hint on the up coming review Bigz

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otm3x · 31st Mar 2006, 03:27

I don't know what are the companies thinking. If you consider these 20'' Widescreen LCDs to be High-end LCDs . Consider making the panels with height- adjustments and tilt ? This is like the minimum.
I am not going to buy a LCD that price and put books under it to make up the height.

I am glad that bit-tech.net editors actually spotted there are noy much 20'' Widescreen LCD reviews . Good Job.

Firehed · 31st Mar 2006, 04:37

I just kinda flipped through it as I'm more than set in the monitor department right now, but well-done. Those color "block" tests are a great idea, though I'll admit I've never bothered with something like that. Partially because I'd hate to find some sort of flaw in the extremities of a display that I'm very happy with. I can't compare the Dell to the other 20" panels reviewed (as I don't have any of them) but it's subjectively awesome. A minor quirk with the viewing angle, but considering it has four-way adjustment, four inputs and two USB ports alongside a great pricetag, it's a *very* minor issue. The 24" is definately better all around, but that's more or less to be expected. The lack of physical adjustment on those displays reviewed is a major put-off, and the extra inputs definately come in handy too (especially for anyone with a games console). I am a bit surprised to see both the FPW and ACD excluded from the round-up though, seeing as they tend to be the first displays that come to mind when a 20" widescreen is mentioned.

speedfreek - I'll hopefully get around to posting one (informal, but I've done pro reviewing before) on my blog soon, as well as comparing the Dell 24" to the 20" counterpart.

customh · 31st Mar 2006, 06:49

Id have liked to see the dells but im pretty buch dead set on them its just which one im going to get.

automagsrock · 31st Mar 2006, 08:27

I wouldn't mind an Apple 20" Cinema display. A few friends have them and they make me jealous. But that's also way out of my price range though.

Great Article!!

rav666 · 31st Mar 2006, 08:33

The philips 20 inch widescreen wasnt included either

I think you should include the dell one as well, then it would be the best review on the web

30th Mar 2006, 21:59	#1
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30th Mar 2006, 22:21	#3
Deathrow Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lancaster, UK Posts: 517	Entered, but i gave the wrong answer, could you delete my entry so I could resubmit? E-mail was from: kyle_tdr@racing-post.info Hope its not too much trouble. Wouldent mind that t-shirt __________________ Project: Orange Juice Project: Orange Juice Discussion

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30th Mar 2006, 22:05	#2
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	ANOTHER compo? mmmm.... Anyway, back to the actual topic, I was looking to get another monitor in a few weeks, this guide should help a lot. The USB addition is nice, especially since I don't like have front facing USB ports on my Tower.

30th Mar 2006, 22:28	#8
unrealhippie Ultramodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 1,219	Fantastic! However I think the Dell 2005fpw should have been included as its like the 'standard' 20 widescreen tft...

30th Mar 2006, 22:51	#11
The Bart Man Modder Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 52	Verry handy review Fore my new sys I was lookingg fore a good alround lcd. I wantend somthing more then normal so first thought of a 19" but was also looking fore bigger monitors ranging from 20" up to 24". Fore a 19"I thought the viewsonic VX924 was a good one many good review on this one. Now the 20" viewsonic vx2025 look superb. Think this one will be it! Thank Bit-Tech fore the good review!!!

30th Mar 2006, 23:49	#13
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31st Mar 2006, 01:30	#15
FIBRE+ Ultramodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 1,306	Nice review Looks like I will be buying the same one as I intended to last week (Viewsonic VX2025), denfinately 100% sure now Thanks for the hint on the up coming review Bigz The_JinJ get the Samsung 913N if your a cheap git, I got mine for the same reason and I am very happy with it for the price. You can get it for £181.64 @ Savastore or £181.53 @ Ebuyer __________________ ++ASUS SLI Premium \| X2 3800 @ 2.6ghz \| XP-120 \| 2GB Mushkin \| 8800 GT \| XFI Music \| Seagate 320GB \ Samsung F1 1TB \| 520W Corsair HX \| 23" Dell S2309W ++ ++Zotac 9300 Mini ITX \| Intel E5200 \| Scythe Shuriken \| 2GB Corsair \| 8600 GTS (Passive) \| WD Black 2.5" 320GB \ Samsung F2 Eco 1TB \| Corsair VX 450W \| 42" Panasonic Viera++ ++Canon 400D \| Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 \| Canon 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 \| Sandisk Extreme III 4GB++My Ebay++

31st Mar 2006, 03:27	#16
otm3x Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 46	I don't know what are the companies thinking. If you consider these 20'' Widescreen LCDs to be High-end LCDs . Consider making the panels with height- adjustments and tilt ? This is like the minimum. I am not going to buy a LCD that price and put books under it to make up the height. I am glad that bit-tech.net editors actually spotted there are noy much 20'' Widescreen LCD reviews . Good Job. __________________

31st Mar 2006, 04:37	#17
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	I just kinda flipped through it as I'm more than set in the monitor department right now, but well-done. Those color "block" tests are a great idea, though I'll admit I've never bothered with something like that. Partially because I'd hate to find some sort of flaw in the extremities of a display that I'm very happy with. I can't compare the Dell to the other 20" panels reviewed (as I don't have any of them) but it's subjectively awesome. A minor quirk with the viewing angle, but considering it has four-way adjustment, four inputs and two USB ports alongside a great pricetag, it's a very minor issue. The 24" is definately better all around, but that's more or less to be expected. The lack of physical adjustment on those displays reviewed is a major put-off, and the extra inputs definately come in handy too (especially for anyone with a games console). I am a bit surprised to see both the FPW and ACD excluded from the round-up though, seeing as they tend to be the first displays that come to mind when a 20" widescreen is mentioned. speedfreek - I'll hopefully get around to posting one (informal, but I've done pro reviewing before) on my blog soon, as well as comparing the Dell 24" to the 20" counterpart. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

31st Mar 2006, 06:49	#18
customh conflagration. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,590	Id have liked to see the dells but im pretty buch dead set on them its just which one im going to get.

31st Mar 2006, 08:27	#19
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31st Mar 2006, 08:33	#20
rav666 Modder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: london Posts: 60	The philips 20 inch widescreen wasnt included either I think you should include the dell one as well, then it would be the best review on the web