Which one would you buy?

[Lead_Head]

And WHY?

I've come accross some money, and want a TFT monitor!

Which one out of these two would you buy?

http://www.monitoroutlet.com/803980.html



OR

http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/...0004322,00.htm



Both look very nice, some slightly different features on both, but which one would YOU pick, and why?

Nick

[joshwa]

I'd go for the bigger of the 2 if the choice was out of those 2.

But if I had a choice from other TFT's I'd want one with a thinner border. eg: i've seen these dell's in person and they look Very nice: 18.1" £440

http://dellware.euro.dell.com/dellst...OSKU-730-10701

[Korky]

I like the black Sony :->

[Prodigy]

I'd get the refurb black Sony for £299 inc p&p @ digi-uk.
50ms response time though so don't even think about playing games on it tho.

[TomWilko]

I would get both

[Lead_Head]

Originally posted by Prodigy
I'd get the refurb black Sony for £299 inc p&p @ digi-uk.
50ms response time though so don't even think about playing games on it tho.

They are both from digi-uk...

I thought the response times are both ~25/30ms???

Nick

[Prodigy]

Digi-uk have run out of the X82s now anyway I think. They're gone from the main page - I bought a few a while back to sell on. Made a killing. Rang em yesterday and they said they were about out of them.

I think the response time of the X82B is 50ms, read it on another site.

[Howard]

I like the look of that Sony. Would probably go for it due to their reputation with CRT monitors.

[Lead_Head]

According to this site:

http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/...0004322,00.htm

It says:

Sony SDM-HS73
Monitor size (diagonal) 17 in.
Pixel size 0.264 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH) 44.1 x 40.4 x 21.6 cm
Weight 5.9 kg
Tilt/swivel base tilt (not swivel)
Claimed viewing angle (horizontal) 160 °
Brightness 250 cd/m²
Contrast ratio 500:1
Pixel response time 20 ms
Physical brightness & contrast controls no
Standards compliance "CE; MPR III; VESA DDC1/2B Plug & Play, ISO-13406-2"
On-screen menu for image controls yes
Functions accessed via menu brightness; contrast; clock & phase; horizontal & vertical position; colour temperature; gamma adjust; OSD position; language select; lock out; reset
Built-in speakers no
Video inputs 15-pin VGA
Number of control buttons (excluding power) 5
Horizontal scan range 28 - 80
Mounting arm/wall connector no
USB ports 0
Vertical scan range 48 - 75
Maximum/minimum power consumption <45; <1
Standard warranty 3 years
Cables included power; 15-pin VGA
Native resolution (pixels) 1280 x 1024
Monitor type TFT LCD
Plug & play compatibility DCC1/2B
Claimed viewing angle (vertical) 150

So thats 20ms response time for the second one pictured there?

If so, I'm gonna buy it tomorrow during my dinner break!

Nick

[Lead_Head]

Another pic, in silver....



/dribble

[Stringent]

I'd get a CRT any day ...

[Lead_Head]

I've already got a Logix 17" monitor, but basically, it's just too big!

I've got a nice shuttle and am moving all my stuff into my bedroom, instead of this spare room.

So it's basically space saving.

I need some advice on res and games, if you care to take a look in the Gaming Forum (Yes there is such a thing on this here Hexus)!!

Nick

[Howard]

Ugh! Black Sony, definitely!!

[Blub2k]

As a gamer with a 19" flat screen crt from laCie I would not touch a tft, they might be good for the eyes when looking at text all day on screens at work, but they just dont cut the mustard for graphics quality.

[5lab]

sony cos its sexyer

[skly77]

why don't you think about Benq?