£210 monitor needed

[Zak33]

Hi guys,

I have a budget of £210 for a widescreen monitor, with DVI AND VGA (that's essential) and would be useful to have built in power supply.

Have seen a Samsung Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK that looks literally perfect....

but would also consider input from you guys.

I asked about HANNSG recently and lots of people liked them.

Its for gaming, and word/excel etc. Sharpness is critical.

Happy to spend up to this, no more, and would happily spend less.

Cheers for any help

[kidzer]

I have the 20" version of that monitor, works very well for me - I have one stuck pixel (kind of, it does blue and brighter, but doest go darker - so it might just be a stuck sub-pixel).

The backlight is by no means perfect on mine (its a bit brighter at the bottom, but not by that much really), but its not really an issue for me.

That 22" one would get my vote.

[Aez]

There is some issues with "panel lottery" you should read about, iranu has already done a great post heres the link http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...ml#post1202575

[Webby]

I would say read what Acrobat posted about 22" monitors in another thread but I remember Zak33 posted after with a link to wikipedia so that would be slightly silly but worth remembering!

[LdudeAreno]

LG L226WA - LG Global Site

Get this bad boy. Has DVI, VGA AND hdmi AND component.

[Zak33]

ok, i missed that post, so thanks for that

[Zak33]

OK.....so knockin Samsung on the head, for which I'm sad but also pleased about the heads up....

Dell.

Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK Dell

Bit smaller but DVI and VGA..... any thoughts?
Hpw do I find the panel type ?

[Max Tractor]

HP w2207h 22" Wide flat panel monitor hdmi/vga had mine about a week now, £40 off if you register

HP Monitors at a glance - HP Home & Home Office products

[staffsMike]

As much as it pains me to admit..those HP screens are very nice especially the gloss/x-black ones.

I seem to remember that dell screen not being very good. Might be worth digging out some reviews.

Samsung SM-215TW 21" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
this is what I was going to recommend. It was about £220 last time I checked and it normally retails about £350. It's supposed to be fantastic but out of stock now

My mate has one of these
Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK

It's not bad for the money. Takes some setting up out of the box but its pretty nice, the stand is not that great though.

[Pob255]

I've recently poped ionto PC world to see some monitors in the flesh not to buy anything.

Thoes HP's are very nice, side by side to the smasung there's almost no noticable differnce and look good.

Just over budget at PCworld but I'm sure you can find it cheaper
PC World: Cheap HP TFT Monitors - HP W2207 Flat Screen TFT Monitor

I also like the look of some of the LG's but not seen them in the flesh so to speak.