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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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| 592270 | 2007-09-18 06:10:00 | I received a Dell leaflet in my mailbox, and saw that Dell were giving $200 off the price of their 24 inch LCD monitor. They are advertising it for $1099 delivered, and on the advertisement, it says $200 cash off. However this monitor has been advertised on their website as $1099 for ages and that is the regular price as shown at tinyurl.com . Therefore I am assuming that they then take $200 off the $1099 price, which would make it $899 if you enter the Evalue code. However I have entered the code, and it doesn't work. Anyone know? The E-value Code is Q142407WHCM I have read that Dell have been in trouble with the commerce commission before for the way they advertise, so am wondering if this could be another case of it. |
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| 592271 | 2007-09-18 06:21:00 | What qualities are you looking for in an LCD monitor rogerp ? | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 592272 | 2007-09-18 06:51:00 | What qualities are you looking for in an LCD monitor rogerp ? I want really good colour production, with 16.7 million colours, and an IPS panel, and 24 inch and high resolution. Also all the inputs this one has, and the good reviews it has, and at an okay price, makes it very attactive. I also like the look of this one, because you can get a 5 year warranty for not that much more. I did look at the apple one, but it only comes with a one year warranty, and the 20 inch one is too small, and the larger ones are too expensive. They are actually not very good value when you compare the to the imac price, where you get a full computer, for quite a good price, although I am a PC user and all my software is PC. |
rogerp (6864) | ||
| 592273 | 2007-09-18 06:54:00 | I take it your not fussed about using VMWare and XP or Vista on the iMac? otherwise, pricewise it looks like a pretty good deal although I don't know of too many Photoshop types that use Dell monitors. Here is a screen shot of XP Pro in Parallels on a 24" iMac. www.imagef1.net.nz |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 592274 | 2007-09-18 06:54:00 | Don't know how true this is, but I heard apple uses the same lcd panels as dell for there stand alone monitors.Which would make the apple ones a lot more expensive with less ports | plod (107) | ||
| 592275 | 2007-09-18 07:14:00 | Don't know how true this is, but I heard apple uses the same lcd panels as dell for there stand alone monitors.Which would make the apple ones a lot more expensive with less ports They definately used to on Dells premium models, and they were manufacturered by philips. |
rogerp (6864) | ||
| 592276 | 2007-09-18 07:15:00 | I take it your not fussed about using VMWare and XP or Vista on the iMac? otherwise, pricewise it looks like a pretty good deal although I don't know of too many Photoshop types that use Dell monitors. Here is a screen shot of XP Pro in Parallels on a 24" iMac. www.imagef1.net.nz I have just upgraded my this pc, and also have lots of hardware that only runs on PC, so it isn't really an option. |
rogerp (6864) | ||
| 592277 | 2007-09-18 07:17:00 | No problem. :) | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 592278 | 2007-09-18 10:28:00 | 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 :) |
holloway (1694) | ||
| 592279 | 2007-09-18 10:36:00 | You don't need speakers attached to your monitor to do colour correction in Photoshop. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
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