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Thread ID: 83066 2007-09-18 06:10:00 Dell LCD Monitor pricing? rogerp (6864) PC World Chat
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592280 2007-09-18 11:03:00 I don't know about the 24" monitors, but Dell haven't been as cheap as Viewsonic for about 6 months or more now. You can pick up a 27.5" Viewsonic VX2835WM with a better panel (quicker response times, and it looks gorgeous) for like $1160...

...whereas a 27" Dell with coupons is still $1399.

(I do like that the Dell monitors don't include speakers though -- those things make monitors look a bit crummy and usually sound awful)

Both are good enough for 1080 HDTV though :)

If it wasn't so ugly, it maybe a contender, but the dell ones also come with a 5 year warranty option.
rogerp (6864)
592281 2007-09-18 22:34:00 You can pick up a 27 . 5" Viewsonic VX2835WM with a better panel (quicker response times, and it looks gorgeous) for like $1160 . . .

A quicker panel does not equal a better one unless you're a gamer . This one's being used for photo editing, so he would be much better off with the Dell which has a PVA panel from all accounts, rather than the crummy TN panel in the Viewsonic .

TN's have the fastest response, but worst viewing angle & colour reproduction
IPS are slower, but have best viewing angle & colours .

PVA's are somewhere in between :)
autechre (266)
592282 2007-09-19 04:14:00 Why would anyone want to buy anything from dell? Regardless of price.
Junk dealers!
JJJJJ (528)
592283 2007-09-19 05:12:00 Those with more money than sense? Cicero (40)
592284 2007-09-19 05:45:00 Those that think (which they have every right to) that the product is good value for money and a good product? george12 (7)
592285 2007-09-19 06:24:00 Why would anyone want to buy anything from dell? Regardless of price.
Junk dealers!

I would agree for desktops. However their laptops are quite good and reliable. Their premium monitors are also recommended as good quality, and frankly I don;t know a manufacturer that can meet the specs and features of this monitor for the price, and with a 5 year warranty. You can't really go wrong when you have a 5 year warranty.
rogerp (6864)
592286 2007-09-19 21:21:00 Like rogerp said, i'd agree for desktops. They're rubbish. But their Ultrasharp monitors are pretty much top of the line unless you want to pay really big bucks for a good screen.
The one I got was on special which was the main reason I got it. The normal price was more than I was willing to pay for a monitor.
autechre (266)
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