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| 1421346 | 2016-06-02 04:59:00 | My 5-year-old LG monitor has decided to call it a day. I am now looking at this: LG 24MP88HV-S (www.pbtech.co.nz) What do you guys' views? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1421347 | 2016-06-02 22:21:00 | Ive sold about a dozen various LG's over the years, picked solely for the 3year zero pixel defect warranty They have all looked really good. I'd buy one in a heartbeat , if I had the cash, they do cost a bit more . but, generally, with monitors , you dont know what quality you'll get till you open the box & plug in it. Most name brands are OK, but Ive sold a few various 22's that the display looked really quite poor . Even recommendations from others with one & online reviews mean little, as the actuall panel used may be changed to a different type during long production runs : my 1st good monitor for home, excellent reviews, friend had one . His looked great ,mine looked crap, turned out they staring putting lower, then lower, then lower (yes) quality panels in this model over the course of a year or so. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1421348 | 2016-06-02 22:41:00 | Probably no help to you, but If I look around at the various monitors in my cave, I see Acer, HP, Philips & Chimei. All over 5 years old, no problems with any of them |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1421349 | 2016-06-02 23:07:00 | 1011: Thanks for your views. Driftwood: My dead 5 yr old LG has been repaired once just before the 3 years warranty. Will look again at those brands you mentioned. Thanks. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1421350 | 2016-06-02 23:28:00 | Failed twice, sounds like you got a dud .All brands spit out the occasional dud. Usually monitors quite reliable , Ive done very few warranty returns over the years across all brands Ive sold. I would go for something with 3year zero pixel defect warranty . Just in case. Some do have 3year warranty, but many arnt zero pixel. So you could have several stuck on or dead pixels & it wont be covered by warranty And some are zero pixel for the 1st year only. Nothing more annoying than a stuck on pixel . :-) And just to add in a bit of paranoia, when my samsung finally died , I plugged another spare in. Poof, that one died as well , instantly. Turned out my vid card was blowing monitors, luckily I hadnt got around to buying a new one yet as that would have blown as well. moral :if you have a old spare, allways connect that up 1st , just in case. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1421351 | 2016-06-03 06:34:00 | bk T - you need to explain what you want from a monitor for others to respond. If you are a photographer you will want an IPS monitor for instance. If you are a gamer ....?? JMTCW. | Misty (368) | ||
| 1421352 | 2016-06-03 07:36:00 | I'm a gamer but I'm not familiar with JMTCW. I even googled it but I'm still none the wiser. Probably modern jargon, but I'm an old fart. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1421353 | 2016-06-03 09:00:00 | Hi Driftwood - I am 71 years old. JMTCW is pretty common - it means "Just my two cents worth" ;-) | Misty (368) | ||
| 1421354 | 2016-06-03 09:57:00 | Misty, my monitor is for general use, but I prefer to have an IPS. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1421355 | 2016-06-03 11:14:00 | I want 4k for my next monitor. Looking at a 28" monitor from 1m is equivalent to watching a 70" TV screen from 2.5m. So a 4k monitor is a cheap way of getting the UHD experience The monitor doesn't need much computing power because that resides in the computer's graphics card |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
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