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| Thread ID: 44463 | 2004-04-19 23:33:00 | Which 17in LCD display? | Sb0h (3744) | Press F1 |
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| 230607 | 2004-04-19 23:33:00 | I'm going to purchase a 17in LCD for my new system and would like to know if anyone has experience with the Samsung, Hyundai or Viewsonic brands. Most of the time the pc is used for word processing, email, internet, accounting etc. I will also be using it for home video editing and some digital photo work and some gaming. I am well aware of the debate between CRT and LCD for gaming and photo work and gaming but feel that the LCD's of today have come a long way from a year ago. I am looking at an LCD for space and energy reasons, plus they look heaps better than clunky CRT's. The models I am looking at are Samsung 172x, Hyundai Q17AB, Viewsonic VP171b. Any comments are greatly appreciated. |
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| 230608 | 2004-04-19 23:44:00 | Look at the April 2004 edition of PC Authority magazine. On the shelves at the moment. They tested 21 different 17" LCD's |
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| 230609 | 2004-04-20 00:34:00 | Will do, thanks. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 230610 | 2004-04-20 00:52:00 | Go for a Samsung 172x it is a bit more but has a 12ms response time, I just got one myself and it is awesome. Far cry rocks no ghosting at all. | Pacifier (2821) | ||
| 230611 | 2004-04-20 01:21:00 | Sweet, I've checked the specs on the Samsung and they sound pretty good...but no substitute for user experiences though. Obviously when outlaying that kind of cash for a monitor you need to do a bit of homework first. Cheers |
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| 230612 | 2004-04-20 01:59:00 | For value, I suggest CMV CT-722A (or 722D with DVI)... (or 723 series, exact same specifications, different looks) They're quite new to the New Zealand market, but are one of the best brands in Taiwan and parts of Asia. These have a 16ms response time, so still very good. I own the 723D. 722As are about $650 incl GST, add about $10 for DVI. Personally strongly recommend DVI, even if you don't have it on your graphics card. The cable itself will cost much more than $10, let alone the function. Good luck, |
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| 230613 | 2004-04-20 02:08:00 | I also recommend DVI connection if at all possible, as sy comments. Using VGA to drive an LCD monitor is introducing an unwanted Digital - Analogue conversion (at the graphics card) and then another at the Monitor end, while DVI is digital all the way. |
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| 230614 | 2004-04-20 02:29:00 | I agree. The CRT I have at home has crapped out, which is the reason I'm updating to the LCD now. In the next three months or so I plan to build a complete new system and a Radeon 9600XT with DVI will be doing the video crunching for me. This should be more than adequate for the games I play and not mangle the finances too badly. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
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