Hi all, First off, i apologise. This is another one of the those threads.
I've been doing a fair bit of looking around this week at possible new monitors to get myself, and would love to get your opinions on what would be the best choice.
Have been looking at screens in around the £150-£180 range, 22-24 inch, 1920x1080, want to hook it upto a PS3 so HDMI needed + Audio out for connecting to decent speakers would be nice, nice amount of downward tilt would also be nice so i don't need to have it sat on a ring binder folder like my current monitor to get a decent viewing angle from bed (but not essential as the folder works)
As for LED backlighting and TN/VA/ panels (IPS is pretty much out of the question for budget), i'm personally not overly fussed, i'm more looking for a best monitor for the money bargain but i am open to being persuaded if you think any of the features should be a must have. I wont pretend to be anymore knowledgable on each of them other than generalising. LED = Better Heat and Eco, TN = Faster, but not as great a picture quality and VA = Slower response, better image quality. Thats about all i know.
Ok, it'll be used for general pc tasks, watching films (tv too if i get my tv card installed) and gaming on. Both from PC and PS3
The screens i had been considering so far are:
Samsung P2450H (First one i really came across that ticked all the boxes and had good feedback.
Iiyama E2409HDS Again good reviews, nicer thinner bezel, seem to be quite popular from what i've been reading.
Iiyama B2409HDS This one came about due to the confusing nature of the naming schemes of all monitor manufacturers. I think it's essentially the exact same monitor as the E2409HDS but with a height adjustable and 90degree rotation stand, please correct me if i'm wrong. If it is the same and i do go the Iiyama route i then have to decide if i want to pay the £30 premium which may help with the ring binder situation mentioned above.
BenQ G2420HD Probably the sleekist looking of the lot, BenQ do the LED backlit G2420HDBL too, but for some reason they don't do a version of the LED monitor with a HDMI socket.
I did also look at the BenQ EW2420 but as to be expected it hasn't had great reviews about it's ability for gaming on due to it's VA panel, so have kind of resided myself to having to probably go TN at the moment. I've not really got around to looking at any other manufacturers than those yet, so i may have missed out on some great screens. please point these out if i have.
I'd appreciate any input and welcome comments, thanks a lot.
The above bolded to help avoid any TL: DR


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