Sharp LL 172G-B

[Destroyer^]

i was gonna go for the Sharp LL 172G-B but thinking about stretching to get a 19 inch tft now can any1 reccemend a good gaming 19 inch tft for under 300 pounds ?

[nvening]

Dell 1905FP, I have done the same, its the same Samsung pannel as a £350 Samsung TFT !
just google it for a review

[Gipo]

viewsonic vx912 - was my choice before i got a dell 24in

[nvening]

Samsung: http://www.ebuyer.co.uk/customer/pro...duct_uid=64832
Dell:
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna...tegory_id=4009
Same panel, very different price.

[derthballs]

Go for the sharp - i had one (just sold to upgrade to the dell 2405) fantastic TFT, 19" your only getting a bigger screen and not any bigger useable area.

Sharp gets my thumbs up.

[nvening]

but it is still 2" of extra screen!

[dodgybob]

Don't know if this will help but I have the LL-172GB and it's a very nice screen, way better than my old panel. The colours are rendered so much better than my old Relisys TL-766B, then again that was an old budget panel.

My mate has the LL-191AB which is the 19" version and he loves it, but it is only analogue. It's about £260.

If you're willing to go for only analogue then the LL-T172AB analogue only version of my sharp panel is on offer for £160 at microdirect . That seems to be a real bargain particularly as the vga image quality seems to be at the same level of the dvi on my panel. Certainly makes it hard to justify £100 for the other interface.

[dawson]

About the Dell 1905, I bought 2 earlier this week, here's my summary:




Good points
- Cheap @ £240 each (haggled with Dell to get £10 off each screen)
- Uses one of the best panels around for colour reproduction
- 800:1 contrast (1000:1 claimed by Samsung - 800:1 by Dell - make of this what you will)
- DVI/VGA - easy to switch between inputs (one button press)
- Very adjustable stands (rotate, turn, tilt, height by about 1ft!)
- Each TFT has 4 USB2 ports (connects to PC using one USB cable)
- No dead pixels/subpixels
- Good quality - no creaking plastic, looseness. Very tight solid display + stand. Far better quality than many other similar priced TFTs.
- Acceptable for gaming (Took ~2 hours to get used to - felt sea sick at first!!)


Bad Points
- Ghosting obvious at first - but you should get used to it
- Not 1600x1200/4:3
- Dont have composite inputs for PS2/GC/Xbox/whatever
- Response time not as good as other screens available
- More expensive than 17" screens - uses with same resolution
- On screen adjustment is limited
- 3rd party tools needed for rotation through 180deg.

Uberness Factor: 5/5
Gaming: 3/5 - (4/5 after getting used to the screens)
2D Work: 5/5
Cost: 5/5

If your a hard core gamer, and very sensitive to ghosting, these screens arent for you. I'm a gamer... but for me I use my computer more for 2D work than fast paced 3D work. I sacrifised response time for better colours, viewing angle and contrast - the main reasons putting me off getting a TFT before now. For reference, I moved from a 19" Mitsubshi 930SB CRT.

So there you have it... my pointless summary!

[nvening]

This monitor came with a system reviewed in this months computer shopper. one of the pluss points was "a great monitor" (the dell)

[loki]

If you are going to use DVI then the sharp has no equal, it is the best. If you are going to use VGA, then i would recommend a dell. The VGA just seems to suffer from occasionaly lack of crispness that hurts it in my opinion. On DVI it is perfect, and i've seen a lot of monitors.

[nvening]

VGA, is supposed to be not very good on the Dell. The Sharp is the better TFT BUT The dell is a 19" and is still good for the same ammount of cash.

[dawson]

If you are going to use DVI then the sharp has no equal, it is the best. If you are going to use VGA, then i would recommend a dell. The VGA just seems to suffer from occasionaly lack of crispness that hurts it in my opinion. On DVI it is perfect, and i've seen a lot of monitors.

I run 2 1905's, 1 on DVI, 1 on VGA. Both are equally as sharp and good in games. Wierd huh?

There's a slight colour difference between them, thats all I can tell.