looking for a 19-20" LCD

[pimpedout97x]

my mom wants an lcd for her pc, she has right now a 21" NEC crt....its big and heavy (ill prally get it) but im gonna buy her and my dad at least a 19", prally a widescreen...i dont want anything thats shitty, but they dont need the absolute more expensive on the other hand either...what should i get? im looking to spend around 200....they have some pretty decent deals now on newegg, im browsing through there now...

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[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

check tigerdirect as well

 

[pimpedout97x]

this one looks pretty nice....what you think? 180 shipped after rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001088

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

nice

 

[pimpedout97x]

my sister is paying half so were each paying 90.

 

[Suomi 10+ year member]

I picked up a Samsung 19" widescreen LCD with a 4ms pixel response time at Sam's Club for $200. Actually, here it is. It looks like the price is now $215, but it is a really nice monitor.

 

[Suomi 10+ year member]

this one looks pretty nice....what you think? 180 shipped after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001088

That's just about identical to the one I bought. Very nice display.

 

[pimpedout97x]

i just ordered, should be here in like 3-4 days //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Suomi 10+ year member]

I forgot to mention, and hopefully it isn't too late now, but make sure that their video card can support widescreen monitors. And if it has DVI output that's even better. The monitor will come with a DVI-to-VGA adapter, so it will still work if their video card doesn't have DVI out.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

my curent monitor was one of the first 'affordable' lcd's two years ago, and it doesn't have dvi, and the scanning is WAY more noticeable than with a dvi display

for instance, the white background of this page has all sorts of zips and zaps shooting across it constantly (you can't SEE them, it's more just visual disturbance) compared to a true dvi hookup that is just pure, constant white.

i honestly can't wait to get a new monitor, because this thing gives me WAY more eyestrain than even my old crt did.

vga was NOT intended for digital displays, plain and simple

 

[pimpedout97x]

I forgot to mention, and hopefully it isn't too late now, but make sure that their video card can support widescreen monitors. And if it has DVI output that's even better. The monitor will come with a DVI-to-VGA adapter, so it will still work if their video card doesn't have DVI out.

****.

ill have to check when i get home but i doubt it. and i doubt it supports WS. this isnt good.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

unless they play games, a dvi video card is obtainable for well under $100

don't sweat it

 

[pimpedout97x]

The monitor will come with a DVI-to-VGA adapter, so it will still work if their video card doesn't have DVI out.

what about if it doesnt support WS? will it just display it in 4:3? if so thats gay, and ill make them buy a new video card lol.

they dont game or anything (obviously lol)

whats a decent video card that supports WS...nothing fancy....

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

most do.....

the video card knows nothing about the shape of the monitor, as long as the resolution of the monitor is less than the maximum output resolution of the video card, it will be fine.

and MOST cards manufactured in the last 2-3 years all have dvi, which roughly corresponds with how long lcd's have been affordable

if their computer has onboard video, it may not have dvi, but all but the cheapest pc's have actual accelerated video devices

 

[pimpedout97x]

ok then i should be good. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[pimpedout97x]

most do.....
the video card knows nothing about the shape of the monitor, as long as the resolution of the monitor is less than the maximum output resolution of the video card, it will be fine.

id imagine it would work since she has a 21" now (4:3 though) and this new one is a 19"...

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

size usually doesn't have anything to do with resolution

the current standard is 4:5 sxga, which is 1280 x 1024, whether it be 15" or 20.5"

widescreen monitors are wxga, which i believe is a 16:10 res.

 

[Suomi 10+ year member]

Most widescreen LCD monitors are 1440 X 900, including this Samsung (assuming that's the one you decided on). Most video cards from the past few years do support widescreen displays. Basically if they don't support widescreen, you'd get a stretched out 4:3 image.

 

[pimpedout97x]

if worse comes to worse, ill get them a new video card as well.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Are you going to get these lcd screens tinted? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif