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| Thread ID: 38039 | 2003-09-25 08:13:00 | Sony Monitors and sign of the times | nalla (1386) | Press F1 |
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| 177850 | 2003-09-25 08:13:00 | Hi I thought I would wait a few weeks longer and save a little more money and buy the Sony flatscreen 19in CRT monitor, it was PC Worlds top pick but I waited too long by just a few weeks as they are all gone and Sony will not be making anymore and will be concentrating on LCD. The 17 and 21 are available but the 21 is over $2000 . The 3 0n PriceSpy are also out. I need a CRT for photo editing so unless someone knows of a shop with a Sony 19in I will have to buy a Philips. Has anyone had hands-on with the Phillips because the PC World test said the text was not as clear although graphics were good. Any help appreciated |
nalla (1386) | ||
| 177851 | 2003-09-25 08:49:00 | And why not a ViewSonic; pray. | Thomas (1820) | ||
| 177852 | 2003-09-25 09:17:00 | Hi nalla.We've (I have!) just got a new Philips 107X4 17 inch monitor and I am very pleased with it.Miles sharper than the old PC Co one I had.And now running on 1024x768 instead of 800x600,which pleases me greatly.But that's the 17 inch,not the 19,so it may differ. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 177853 | 2003-09-27 06:51:00 | I have had a Philips 109p4 (19" flat crt) since Christmas and am most pleased with it. It is miles better - in my view- than my old viewsonic 17". The colour temperature settings and adjustments are simple to operate and I find it really easy on the eyes (I'm running at 1152 x 864 at 120 hz refresh rate). It has a smaller footprint than my old monitor as well. I have to admit that the text is a little jaggy - probably because it is expanded so much on the larger screen. It would probably be better with a different system font - I haven't tried changing it. I bought it for doing photo work and it does that crisply and crytal clear. Definitely a good buy. |
andy (473) | ||
| 177854 | 2003-09-27 11:03:00 | > I have to admit that the text is a little jaggy Perhaps a higher DPI would fix your text problem? |
agent (30) | ||
| 177855 | 2003-09-28 00:01:00 | HAve had a 109P for some time. In general very good. My only critiscm is the screen geometry, albeit as with all CRT monitors. Just about every one will have some little defect. Phipips have lots of tweaks for geometry problems which makes me wonder if one of their cost cutting methods is to let the consumer fix any deviations. Still, on the whole they are very good value for money. Crunn |
Crunn (1068) | ||
| 177856 | 2003-09-29 06:05:00 | > Phipips have lots of tweaks for geometry problems which makes me wonder if one of their cost cutting methods is to let the consumer fix any deviations. It is interesting that you should say that. Someone I know has the exact same model of Philips monitor (107T) that I have and when we compared geometry settings neither of us could use what the other had. The settings he used on his monitor produced a completely unacceptable picture on mine and vice versa so that is where the "tweaks" come into play I guess. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 177857 | 2003-09-29 08:22:00 | If and when I buy a new monitor I have them demonstrate the one in the shop. If it looks good I buy it -- the shop one that is ! That is usually tweaked by the shop to look its best - I don't mind if it's sat there a while !! However, it's pay your money and take your choice. I think Sony are more expensive because their factory setups are more exacting. Personal opinion only though. Crunn |
Crunn (1068) | ||
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