Displays What 22" monitor would you suggest?

Currently, either get a Samsung 226WB or whatever its called, or one of the new 22" Viewsonics...

 

I'm not sure exactly of the differences between the pebble and the 226BW (which is the one I went for) but they look pretty much similar apart from the case. Whatever I say go with the Samsung over the Dell.

Also if you get the 226BW get an articulating arm. Its not essential but the crappy stand lets down the amazing screen and with an arm you can move it about all over the place to your comfort. They're not that much to buy either.

 

Im still trying to decide, The 226BW, The Pebble or the 215TW. I cant decide if the drop to 21" for the nicer panel on the samsung is for me. Smaller pitch would be nicer i spose and you get ALOT of inputs on the 215. My main drawback atm is i cant seem alot of info onthe pebble. Would be ncie to see the difference between the pebble and the older 226BW, I im wondering about the whole panel lottery on the 226BW although alot of people still seem to highly rate even the lesser a screens as very good, Would be nice for an S tho i spose.

 

They're not lesser screens, some of them just need an edited config file to adjust the colours.

 

The A Panel tho, Apparently corresponds with a 5ms panel, Has a lesser contrast ratio and a few other differences, The S panel appears to be the best so surely the 'a' is the lesser panel?

http://www.behardware.com/articles/667-2/samsung-226bw-a-and-s-series-the-verdict.html is a pretty
good link comparing both the S and the A panel.

 

just gave him a visit. and my god that Samsung Pebble monitor look good on the outside. the LG L226WTQ is just too boring.

but the image quality is identical, although i still thinks i've got a better display mainly because he has his 22inch hooked up to a laptop for multimedia (although he didn't have HD video for me to test) and work, and i play Crysis Beta and every single game on maximum on my computer along with watching HD quality videos.

 

man 226bw is awesome, i got a C panel and its the best screen ive had, ive had a bunch of high end crt's to: I get no lag, no blurring or whatever colours are very deep.http://www.microstorm.com/Samsung_Syncmaster_226_BW_22_WIDESCREEN/226BW/partinfo-id-347485.html

 

Only problem I've had with the Pebble so far is the fact that it's not adjustable. At all. The monitor sits on the stem/neck at a slight angle, probably 10/15deg, and although it's perfect like that for me anyway, you may wish to consider if you're going to be sitting at the desk all the time with it.

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This is why I always say get an articulating arm for decent screens because they quite often come with crappy stands.

 

I also suggest avoiding TN panels unless on budget . . . PVA or S-IPS is preference for me, with the S-IPS particularly for colour critical work.

 

Can anyone link one of these fabled adjustable arms in a store? They sound useful, I might need one w/ my next monitor.

 

http://www.ergotron.com/

should be picking up my 226bw on wednesday morning

 

which of the PVA or S-IPS would you recommend?

 

NEC monitors are great for colour and bigger budgets.

Also phillips (zero defect warranty) and samsung.

 

Another vote for the 226BW... I love mine (I've got the C panel). If you want to save money though, get the Chimei/CMV 22" screen (221D I believe), it's the same panel as the Samsung. I got one for my girlfriend a few weeks ago and the picture looks the same as mine (as you'd expect). The bezel doesn't look as nice though IMO.