I'm thinking about buying two LCD's to replace the two 17" CRT monitors that I am using now. I do a fair ammount of gaming, along with 3D modeling and animation. I don't want to spend a lot of money, but I don't want to buy 2 LCD's and not use them because they suck and the CRT's were better. Im looking for: Under $200 Each (the cheaper the better, as long as its not crap) The larger the better but within price range Should I get widescreen? What are the Pro's and Cons of it? Is DVI better than D-sub? (I have 2 DVI ports on my Geforce 7900 GT that I use for dual monitors. I also have to adapors to use them with my CRT monitors.) Any name brands I should consider or avoid? Finally Should I upgrade or should I just stick with what I have? What I have works fine but I'm going to college in a month and Space will be limited, as will cash after I begin. Thanks for the help guys.
I have a Samsung 710N and it's been very good - no noticable ghosting during games, good contrast and durable, too. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. DVI monitors usually have a slightly crisper picture (although on a good analogue LCD this isn't really noticable) but, more importantly, have a higher resale value. If you can, it'd be advisable to get some DVI monitors over analogue ones. For under $200 there's no point in widescreen IMO...
When gameing will I get ghosting, or notice poor performace with on a monitor with a 12ms response time? Such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824176046 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824176042
It's highly unlikely you need worry about either simply because of the slightly faster response times. 12ms is more than adequate - both for watching DVD's and for gaming I'm more concerned with your choice of monitor now though? Is there a particular reason you're now considering a Hewlett Packard, over one of the far better known monitor brands - such as Viewsonic, Samsung, LG, BenQ, Acer etc I'm not suggesting there's anything wrong with HP monitors per se... but I certainly wouldn't have one sitting on my desk in preference over a screen from one or other of the monitor specialists I've mentioned above?
at 12ms i wouldn't think so since my old 17" lcd was a 16ms panel and i didn't notice any ghosting. I think acer has some nice lcd's in that price range.
I got my Acer AL1716s for $200 each off Newegg... They're sweet. Bright enough to light up my room when they're turned up all the way. They've got both DVI and analog, so input isn't a problem, and they've got internal power supplies, so you don't need to have power bricks sitting around everywhere.
What do you think of this one? Rosewill R913E Black 19" 4ms http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824021046 $160 after rebate
On the Rosewill you might end up paying up to $250 once you actually buy it because it is on sale now and mail in rebates don't last forever. I woudl look for 5 stars on the newegg reviews.
I have no personal experience with the Rosewills but I know they aren't "tier 1" LCDs Off topc though... where in MN do you live?
I live in Marshall MN. (Southwest) In September I will be moving to Minneapolis to go to college (U of M).
