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789820	2009-07-07 07:34:00	Hi everyone, Recently decided that the 15in monitor on my screen, which has worked for me for the last six years (and it was kinda expensive back then, I suppose), has completed its mission, and a replacement is to be sought . (In plain English: I don't like my 15in monitor now, as it is too small, along with a laggy 16 or 25ms response time, although I can't feel the sluggishness when playing HAWX . I don't know how did that happen, but I decided that I'll replace it . ) I might get a big 22in one, or buy smaller (19 or 20in), and put it next to my existing monitor (I wonder how it will look?) . I know that there are A FEW MILLION posts like this before, but I just can't be bothered looking around . So my question is: which rig (solo or dual monitors) should I opt for, and which ones should I be looking for? I don't have a lot of requirements for it, and I don't need inbuilt speakers as they are a waste of money IMO . Thanks for reading this long post (it looks pretty long in Post New Thread textbox), and any suggestions appreciated .	LynX (14542)
789821	2009-07-07 07:37:00	How about the LG 22" SMART series or the Viewsonic VX2233vm I have the latter myself and the quality is pretty good. Blam	Blam (54)
789822	2009-07-07 09:05:00	Yeah, my 15in is a LG. Used for six years and not one dead pixel. Not even one. Viewsonic, from what I heard, is quite good as well. But I live in Christchurch, and there are not as many choices as there are (in fact I'm just scared that they will be snotty when I find them for faults). Some shops are also internet-based, and all they have is a postal address on the Contacts page. How reliable are they? The economical trend is not good, and some may become scams. Plus I can't look at the actual product. Thanks for the suggestion, Blam. p.s. you replied 3 minutes after I posted the thread?	LynX (14542)
789823	2009-07-07 09:21:00	PC Online Shop is cheap and get you the product, but I've heard their after service is so so. Try computer lounge, free shipping: www.computerlounge.co.nz www.computerlounge.co.nz www.computerlounge.co.nz www.computerlounge.co.nz I would recommend Ascent except their prices are very high. Blam P.S I type fast..:p	Blam (54)
789824	2009-07-07 09:22:00	Ascent are very good but there must be some good shops in Chch there are several members on here from down there. You have much more choice than here in Nelson. Don't rely on price spy as often the shops on there don't have any stock. Go into some toaster shops (HN, DSE) see what monitors you like then go shopping online for price. As i said Ascent or possibly computer lounge are good	gary67 (56)
789825	2009-07-07 09:51:00	Okay... so you are all saying that B2C etailing is the way to go. But I don't really believe in internet shopping, because it still gives me a sense of insecurity...... On the other hand, some monitors that I wanted, like the LG 2252, are on sale at a very small range of shops, and almost all of them are online shops in Auckland. It's getting harder now...	LynX (14542)
789826	2009-07-07 21:15:00	How about the LG 22" SMART series or the Viewsonic VX2233vm I have the latter myself and the quality is pretty good. Blam +1 you can pick up some cheap viewsonics on trademe, got one myself its fantastic especially for games	JustinR (15035)
789827	2009-07-07 22:32:00	I've got a 19" LCD Viewsonic sitting here cluttering up the room. Anyone who wants it can have it. You'll have to come and get it though.	JJJJJ (528)
789828	2009-07-07 22:38:00	Thanks for so many good advises... But what makes a Viewsonic good? I mean, I saw Dell's and Acer's on the market... And budget brand AOC (is AOC a budget brand?). They look all quite decent. Do they have a higher probability of getting dead pixels, or do they generally last shorter? p.s. the "good" monitors (Viewsonic, LG, Samsung etc.) are only on sale in the specialised PC shops...	LynX (14542)
789829	2009-07-07 22:48:00	What will you mainly using the monitor for? And what is important? For example colour accuracy, viewing angles, image processing time. Budget? (copied from a previous post) You can check which panel a certain screen has here: www.tftcentral.co.uk The main LCD panel types are: TN: Lowest cost, worst viewing angles and colour reproduction, low image processing lag. Apparently best for fast paced gaming, worst for image editing and professsional work where colour accuracy is important. TN panels can only display 262k colours natively and use dithering to display 16.7m. *VA (MVA, PVA, S-PVA): Middle of the road, better viewing angles and colour reproduction, typically high image processing lag (as high as 64ms!). Typically best black levels and contrast. Can display 16.7m colours but unfortunately (or fortunately if you're a design professional) most newer panels of this type are wide gamut, meaning sRGB images are oversaturated in non colour managed applications. Can suffer from slight horizontal contrast shift (like TN's vertical contrast shift, but not as obvious) IPS (S-IPS, H-IPS): Most expensive technology, viewing angles and colour reproduction almost as good as (or even better than) that of a CRT, medium image processing (between 20-40ms). Almost all are wide gamut (which is a disadvantage, or an advantage depending on how you look at it). No contrast shift. All panel types have similar response times so ghosting is not really a problem anymore. Although some panels use overdrive, so you get a 'negative' ghosting effect, depending on the background eg on the TN (viewsonic 22") I'm using now, there is a slight ghosting trail, which isn't noticable on my IPS screen. So in this instance, TN has worse ghosting than IPS, even though the TN has a "quicker" documented (5ms for TN, 6ms for IPS) response time.	utopian201 (6245)
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