Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
I'll save CAT the bother of typing it again:
This is the monitor you want. Bar none.
On the buy screen enter the discount code: "HPSHARE" or there's another one I can't remember if that doesn't work. It gives 10% discount. Also if you buy though Quidco you can get an extra 4% discount. Which means it'll cost about £370, or thereabouts.
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Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
The 24" HP LP2475W will be an excellent upgrade in terms of image quality over your existing monitor.
It can be had for just under £400 direct from HP using the codes HPSPLDIS or HPSHARE and the cashback website Quidco. The HPSPLDIS code includes free shipping on top of the discount as oppose to the HPSHARE IIRC(could be wrong here).
Here are some reviews for the monitor:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/mon...n-tft-review/1
If you want to go a bit bigger the 26" E2607WS-1 looks decent for the price:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161550
It has decent reviews:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/monit...rolite-e2607ws
http://www.trustedreviews.com/monito...6in-monitor/p1
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/i...eviewid=109731
However as the LP2475W has similar resolution in a smaller panel the pixels of the 26" displays will appear larger.
Also the LP2475W has an IPS type panel as opposed to the sub £400 26" displays which use inferior TN type panels.
More details here:
http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...or-advice.html
Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
I received my LP2475W from HP earlier this week, and although I haven't had the chance to use it for gaming yet (not sure my 9600gt could cope!), it's been excellent in all other respects.
No dead pixels, and none of the various minor issues that have been mentioned in other forum threads on the net (a lot of impressions in this one).
HP are supposed to be very good and hassle-free when it comes to returns though, should there be any defects with the monitor.
Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
I'm not happy to pay my budget for only an extra 2 inches (phnarr phnarr), I think a TV might be the way forward.
Thanks for the responses as always!
Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
I've always wondered that: Unless it's hdmi what signals do tv's accept. And surely the resolution and refresh rate are far inferior?
Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
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Originally Posted by
WhiteGiant
I'm not happy to pay my budget for only an extra 2 inches (phnarr phnarr), I think a TV might be the way forward.
Thanks for the responses as always!
There are some 28" monitors for under £400 from Ebuyer but the quality is not brilliant. The LP2475W would destroy any TV under £500 for image quality though!!
Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
this is probably the biggest monitor you can get
http://www.kikatek.com/product_info....source=froogle
its a Hanns g 28" my friend has one and says iit it good,
but i would say a 24" monitor is fine i paid £350 for my one and would tell any1 to get it
just remember that the bigger the size the higher the refresh rate goes so not so good for gaming on
Re: Monitor - £400 budget.
Can I just point out the following code will get you 10% off , and free shipping. HPSPLDIS