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How many of you still use a 19" Widescreen TFT? I am asking because i was thinking of getting one. My budget is quite low and i have seen the Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP 19-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor for £150 and i have tried a 20" TFT but wasn't impressed with it much. Looked huge on my humble table! Seen the 19" in action and thats looks fine.
Anyone?
I use a 15.4" laptop which has a display with a resolution of 1680x1050, and I honestly couldn't go back to anything smaller and feel comfortable. 1440x900 works, but you are forever scrolling vertically, and I'd honestly say going up to a 20" for the increased resolution would be my choice.
It's a shame they don't make 15.4" Desktop monitors with the same resolution :(
Thanks. Not too bothered with having to scroll.
I'm currently using my 19" samsung 932mw and i can't complain at all! The picture quality is unbelievable, i'm struggling to use anything else now because of it lol
I used to, but didnt like it too much, moved to a 22" and its much better.
spend a little more and you can get a nice 22"?
You can get a decent 22 inch monitor for £150 IIRC.
I have a 19" monitor and think its a good size for browsing and working, I'll be getting a bigger screen when I upgrade my PC for gaming purposes, the only real problem I had with a 19" monitor was having alot of windows open at the same time in Vista taken up too much screen space, but now I use Directory Opus so thats sorted.
You only really need a bigger monitor if you watch alot of movies on your PC or play games / image editing ect, the bigger the screen size the more money it costs for a high quality screen aswell, if your happy with the screen size on a 19" you should go for it.
This one any good guys:
Dell 2009WFP 20"
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna...hs1&sku=151077
Or this one:
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna...hs1&sku=129995
Well the 2009WFP is a TN which is a shame as ultrasharps will usually be a better panel, that said It's probably going to be a good monitor, better than the value models.
The Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP is a better rated monitor as far as colour and viewing angle is concerned, I have a Samsung monitor and will be buying another when I upgrade.
This one looks ace:
Samsung SM-2253LW Aqua
Seen people mention it quite a bit on the net.
Samsung Monitors do look nice with the Glossy Black design, my screen only has a 700:1 contrast ratio and the picture is impressive so this 1 with a Dynamic Contrast of 8000:1 should look really good, Samsung Monitors are really bright though so I downloaded some calibration software to get the colours right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koolpc
dell's are far too expensive IMHO... they're only good when my grant money is paying for it.. and when I want to fleece off the university..
At home, TN 22'' (cheap ones go for under 130ish) are fine by all means.. unless you have specific reasons to not want a TN panel, which in this case getting better panels from ppl other than dell makes so much more sense..
we have those 24'' NEC-made panels to do molecular imaging and they're far far much superior than the ultrasharp 30'' my boss uses..
WideScreen! Unless one predominatly watches movies one's PC, I'd prefer more vertical resolution - less scrolling, less wastage of screen space on the sides. At 1400x900 the text could be too tiny for your liking. Perhaps a rotating screen is what you are looking for, you could get a full A4 page on it sideways. Good luck.
Opted for a 20" Samsung i the end. Awesome....so far!