Build Advice Which monitor?

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  1. lxrysprtmscl

    lxrysprtmscl Minimodder

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    which monitor should i get?

    looking for a 1920x1080 resolution or greater.
    around the $200us mark.
    at least one hdmi and one dvi.

    will be using for
    pc gaming, xbox 360, movies, and everyday stuff.

    wanting to eventually upgrade to a multi-monitor set-up.

    thanks, in advance.


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  2. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    What is "everyday" stuff. If you do image editing as "everyday stuff" your budget is not not enough. In any case.. supposing it means websurf and e-mail :)
    I think at the 200$ mark any screen mark and brand will do.. I mean they will be all crappy, soo you can't go wrong other than saving up 300-350$us before tax, that is just might opinion.

    Look at brands like Dell (low end of old models), Acer (any), Samsung (low end).
     
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    thehippoz What's a Dremel?

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    lxrysprtmscl Minimodder

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    everyday is
    bit-tech, engadget, some school.

    what would be the benefit of saying up that extra cash?
    besides screen type (tn, ips, etc.) and maybe screen size.


    hehe. hippoz. i don't life on that side of the pond.
    on the same side as you are.

    that is one of the monitors i have noticed.
    though still can't decide.


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  5. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    You gain in having the screen matte, and adjustable, and even pivots to change form landscape to portrait. Also, you gain on view angle, less to none backlit bleeding, increase color accuracy (better calibration by the manufacture for TN panels or more colors if you jumps ship to ISP).
     
  6. lxrysprtmscl

    lxrysprtmscl Minimodder

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    are the screens generally glossy on the 'cheaper' monitors?

    i have seen some asus screens around the $200us mark that are adjustable.
    they didn't pivot from landscape to portrait.
    though i can't really see me ever using that feature.

    is a greater viewing angle that beneficial?
    i sit in front of my screen.
    and rarely are others peering over my shoulder.

    backlit bleeding is definitely bothersome though.

    increased color accuracy is important.
    but couldn't i better adjust the colors on the 'cheaper' models?

    how huge of an increase is the screen material jump?
    aka tn to isp.

    i looked at some monitors today,
    most had thick surrounding enclosures.
    don't they make monitors with thinner enclosures?

    thanks.


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  7. Elton

    Elton Officially a Whisky Nerd

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    EBAY!!!

    Go on Ebay and look for a 2005FPW.

    Sadly there are no 22" + monitors that are good for image editing below $500.
     
  8. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Before I begging, you must know that here I am just giving you all the information. It is for YOU to choose to:

    a. keep what you have until you have more funds to get a better screen
    b. or, find the screen that fits your needs based on your budget.

    They is always a better screen, they exists 22inch screen that are 2000$+ U.S that I am sure everyone would love to have, but not pay for.

    LCD monitor have 3 main panel technologies: ISP, TN and PVA.
    TN is the cheapest and ideal for very fast motion gaming and action movies where the camera moves A LOT, due to it's great response time, you also have no ghosting. However, they provide a significant reduction in view angle especially vertically, reduce colors down to 6-bit (it reproduce some missing colors by continuously switching 2 near color and hope that your eye be fooled by it, and have the worst color accuracy.

    PVA panel has terrible response time, even your mouse moving you can see it ghosting unless you pay an extra high price over the already high price. The technology itself is very expensive to make, and usually these companies offer great service and really test their panels to not have a dead or bright pixel, as the last thing anyone wants, ESPECIALLY the target market for these, is to have 1 dead/bright pixel. In any case, these screen have ultra wide view angle, where you see the same colors and image no mater which angle you look at, and the panel doesn't allow virtually any light to pass on black. Another issue of a PVA panel, is that is has something called input lag, where the image display is not the latest one being output by your system. This is terrible in games. It's nothing ultra major, but visible. Oh and these panels exists in 8-bit and even 12-bit panels if I am mistaken and even higher.

    IPS panel lives between TN and PVA world, but sadly not perfectly centered, but rather a little more close to PVA. It has no input lag on the latest panel, cost significantly less, not as wide view angle but still much better then TN, you have all the 8-bit glory colors, very little to no backlit bleeding.

    Anyway, to compensate on the reduction of vivid and accurate colors and the reduce view angle, manufacture put a glassy film in front instead of a matte. The more glossy it is, the less these defects are. However, the more glossy it is, the more it becomes like a mirror. For many, including myself, glossy screen/frame are no go as they are distracting, and always battle yourself with the sun or room light. An alternative to this is to have better backlit technology and light dispersion (which remove or diminishes the backlit bleeding problem), at the cost of costing a lot more to produce, and doesn't solve the wide view angle problem. Please note, I can't give you any price range, as they are soooooo many exceptions that it's not helpful, you have to checkout reviews.


    USUALLY, when they are adjustable (I mean more then just tilt a few degrees), you get the full pack. Height adjustable is a must for you to sit properly and work. Unless you can do like my brother and just add 3 printer paper pakage to increase the height... not very nice, but works.

    That is up to you: Here is a comparison: (see in HQ)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG7XNwbUYEM


    ISP panels is great for multiple displays, or if you move around the room, like sit on the bed and watch a movie, and then do some work on your desk without battling the panel, or simply if you move left/right form your desk.

    You will need to find a good TN panel, or most IPS panels or if you can afford PVA.
    Read reviews, is all you can do to really know.

    Nope. You can't add missing colors. All you have is brightness and contrast. You can use the video card to TRY and reduce the problem, but this is no real fix, and affect the other colors.
    Try with yours:
    http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

     
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  9. Elton

    Elton Officially a Whisky Nerd

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    Does the enclosure size really bother you? Most good IPS monitors are thicker than a TN.
     

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