I’m looking to change my 17" Iiyama CRT to a 19" TFT. My price range is any where between £250 and £330 though I will stretch to nearly 400 if need be. I’ve been looking over the past few days and have narrowed it down to the following displays (which btw has been a nightmare as anyone who’s seriously studied the TFT market will know):
Viewsonicpdf - VP930b
Eizo - S1910
I know Eizo aren’t credited for producing responsive displays since their thing is with colour reproduction (I believe), but I haven’t read anything so far that casts doubt in my mind over whether or not it is a capable gaming monitor. The reviews I’ve read so far say it does well in games.
I do play UT2004 and some other games but I’m not a heavy gamer. I spend much more time on the desktop working in PS and Lightwave and I do some Web stuff as well. The problem with this display is that I can't find anywhere that sells it in the UK. Though it is quite a new monitor so that may be why.
Its available on Amazon Germany and as far as the currency conversion is concerned its roughly £380 which I would stretch to. Though being rip off britain the actuall price is probably over £400. My question is what would you go for? Are there any others I should look at? I was too confused to list any others that were of interest. I know Dell are liked around here but I’ve read conflicting stories about them. Ive read about backlight bleed with some of the popular models in some reviews while others don't metion it at all, could this be cleared up by any chance?
As for the Viewsonic I’ve read some good things about it but again I’ve also read that it suffers slightly from backlight bleed. Will such a thing be an issue if I don’t play DVDs on it (which I wont be).
I’ve come on here to ask because I’m quite confused now after spending the last 2 or 3 days looking at the overwhelming choice of TFTs out there, I’ve finally cracked and am quite lost. Any guidance/suggestions would be helpful.
PS. The Viewsonic is a MVA display and the Eizo is a S-PVA display what’s the difference? Oh and is it worth looking at any 17" displayes? And oh2 im not looking for a widescreen monitor (though it would be nice), my Gcard simply wont handle the resolutions and im not planning on upgrading the inside of my pc any time soon.
Sorry for the long post. Its a crucial decision to make though.


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