I'm looking at this 22' Samsung for my mac mini.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0964719

I don't really know anything about LCD monitors, but was wondering how this compared to other LCDs for price/quality.

Any input would be awesome

11/6/2007 12:00:19 PM

I picked up the Acer X222Wbd at newegg when they had it.


I love it, and I couldn't find a better deal at $279 with free shipping.


Crystalbrite ftw.





[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 12:59 PM. Reason : lol]

11/6/2007 12:57:53 PM

^Is that the glossy like screen?

11/6/2007 12:59:45 PM

yeah


dell ultrabright knockoff



with glossy piano black bezel.



my monitor is sex.

11/6/2007 1:00:36 PM

an apostrophe? really?

11/6/2007 1:10:19 PM

Quote :

"an apostrophe? really? "

11/6/2007 1:17:20 PM

What's the advantage to a glossy screen?

11/6/2007 1:18:14 PM

brighter and more crisp



as long as you can block glare.

11/6/2007 1:19:10 PM

See that Samsung, I can't find a better deal that that right now. I can't find your acer on newegg.com

And the Samsung is 269.99

11/6/2007 1:20:56 PM

yeah

my buddy has the samsung.



it's nice, but mine looks better thanks to the crystalbrite.



I dont think samsung offers a gloss screen

11/6/2007 1:28:35 PM

No it doesn't


I've heard bad things about a glossy screen.

Also the samsung can get a 3000:1 contrast ratio.

11/6/2007 1:35:59 PM

haha


do you know anything about contrast ratio? how it's measured?

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 1:40 PM. Reason : if you keep your room semi-dark, gloss is a winner.]

11/6/2007 1:39:42 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096

it's $269 at the egg, better deal than at dell

11/6/2007 1:42:30 PM

Yeah I saw it there, once you factor in the shipping new egg chargers(dell has free shipping). They are basically the same.

11/6/2007 1:46:53 PM

^^^No, that's why this thread was created. So people could give me a better idea.

I'[m just trying to find the best monitor for the money

11/6/2007 1:48:28 PM

brightness and a glossy screen are the biggest factor. (along with viewing angle.)


anything less than 12ms is not going to ghost

contrast is basically a moot point



if you have a bright ass room, go non-gloss.

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 1:51 PM. Reason : contrast is measured differently across manufacturers. do a little research on LCD contrast.]

11/6/2007 1:50:25 PM

What kind of Viewing angle does your ACER have?

11/6/2007 2:02:53 PM

i for one cannot stand glossy screens, while they look nice, there's almost never a time in which i don't see glare unless i have all the lights off in the room, but i haven't seen the Acer Crystalbrite screens before

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 2:05 PM. Reason : .]

11/6/2007 2:04:30 PM

160 degrees



and quite a few of the multimedia laptops have gloss screens. check one out to get an idea of glare.

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 2:44 PM. Reason : kk]

11/6/2007 2:43:57 PM

My girlfriend's does, I get a bit of glare. I'll decide tonight. Probably go with the dell, acer, or samsung.

11/6/2007 2:48:58 PM

I despise the fact that my laptop, which is a convertible tablet model, has a glossy screen. GLARE FROM HELL when trying to use it as a tablet in a room with fluorescent overhead lighting. Like just about everywhere on campus.

But yeah...glossy screens look very nice IF you're not near any glare-prone light sources or windows. I'd personally rather have a matte screen and not have to worry so much, but that's just me.

11/6/2007 2:56:36 PM

for my laptop ill stick with non-gloss.



for my dimly lit bedroom, SUPER SHINE.



and yeah, gloss on a laptop is a pretty bad idea, unless the point is to push it as a desktop replacement.

11/6/2007 3:57:49 PM

anyone want to recommend a good 24" LCD

i want to go that big for the resolution (1920*1200)

11/6/2007 5:25:32 PM

Quote :

"anyone want to recommend a good 24" LCD i want to go that big for the resolution (1920*1200) "

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6095

11/6/2007 5:35:29 PM

I just bought this one and I love it <3

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2430647&Sku=A179-2204

11/6/2007 5:57:50 PM

I've narrowed it down to these 3
Acer:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2430647&CatId=2775

Dell:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-5205

Samsung:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0964719

11/6/2007 6:57:06 PM

I have that Dell you are thinking about. It's been about a year and I've had no problems; it's the best monitor I've ever had. I like it because out of all the monitors I looked at, it had the sturdiest feeling in my opinion with regards to the base. The black-silver color scheme also matched my system well.

[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 1:19 AM. Reason : -]

11/7/2007 1:16:59 AM

picked up a 19" WS from LG at best buy a little while back and i love this thing. only disappointment really is that i can't mount it as portrait. Leopard will handle the rotation but the stand doesn't support it.

3000:1, 2ms, and i think 300 on brightness? FTW

compared to my 15.4" WS mb pro, this thing is blinding

11/7/2007 2:36:24 AM

Quote :

"anyone want to recommend a good 24" LCD i want to go that big for the resolution (1920*1200)"

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014124

That is really the only thing to look at in the 24" dept. It beats out the Dells and Apples.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/11/07/Benq_FP241W/1

I have it and love it, powered by my 8800GT

11/7/2007 4:10:16 AM

I think I'm gonna go with the Samsung.

11/7/2007 6:40:53 AM

^^ besides the brightness, what is the difference between these two and why did you go for the more expensive version

cheap:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014158

expensive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014124

im not sure if the cheap one does HDCP and the extra inputs arent there

i guess they are difference panels

[Edited on November 12, 2007 at 2:27 PM. Reason : 

11/12/2007 2:25:04 PM

Does anyone notice on their monitor the color is a little lighter on the bottom than the top?

11/14/2007 9:29:02 AM

now its time to get one of these.

11/14/2007 9:29:37 AM

WHAT DO THE MONITORS OWN?

11/14/2007 9:37:20 AM

WHAT'S DO'S THE'S MONITOR'S OWN'S?

11/14/2007 9:39:42 AM

Quote :

"Does anyone notice on their monitor the color is a little lighter on the bottom than the top?"

oh yeah thats common with LCDs. you just have to degauss it. if you can't find the menu option just use a magnet on the problem area.

11/14/2007 10:36:55 AM

lololololololol

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 11:44 AM. Reason : degauss your LCD for proper results]

11/14/2007 11:44:27 AM

oh no lol

this is serious business's

11/14/2007 1:40:13 PM

monitor's what?

11/14/2007 1:56:03 PM

I'm thinking of getting my dad a new monitor for Christmas, and I have no idea where to start... He just got a new dell processor and still has the crappy little box monitor. He only uses his home computer for basic things - itunes, random searching, checking emails, and playing solitaire. I'm thinking somewhere in the 19" to 22" range, flat screen. Any ideas? (forgive me, i'm very computer un-savvy)

11/15/2007 1:47:28 PM

I got an Acer AL2216WBD (link in jrb's post above). Very nice upgrade from my 3 year old Sceptre 19" LCD.

I'll probably ditch the Sceptre and get a 2nd AL2216WBD after Christmas if the price comes down.

Rebate came back in about 6 weeks.

-- Dave

11/15/2007 2:47:36 PM

^
Black Friday Deals:

Acer AL2216WBD 22" LCD
$169 after $40MIR @ CompUSA
$169 after $60MIR @ Circuit City

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 4:01 PM. Reason : ,]

11/15/2007 3:58:41 PM

what does everyone think about this guy?

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/product_detail.do?storeName=storefronts&landing=display&category=display&orderflow=1&a1=Display+type&v1=Flat+Panel&product_code=RY117AA%23ABA&catLevel=2

i played around with one and the auto brightness thing was cool

i think its between this and the ultrasharp 24"

[Edited on December 1, 2007 at 1:00 PM. Reason : 

12/1/2007 12:41:58 PM

as hard as i try, i just cant justify spending more than $300 on a monitor.

12/1/2007 1:01:13 PM

especially when you can get TWO 22" for the price of ONE 24"

12/1/2007 3:23:47 PM

yeah but a 22 only does 1050 whereas the 24 does 1200

12/1/2007 5:22:36 PM

^And at those sizes, you really can't tell to much difference

1/2/2008 12:14:02 AM

I'm also looking at a 24" and up LCD's. Mainly want the higher resolution for photo processing that and I love my laptop which does 1920x1200 res. I also want a non-TN screen.

1/2/2008 2:27:20 AM

^be careful, there are a lot of 16.7million color LCD's out there that are 6-bit+HiFRC TN panels = not true 8-bit non-TN panels... just be sure to dig deeper than reading the # of colors

1/2/2008 1:23:02 PM

Great LCD Thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=2049206&enterthread=y

Has top rated monitors for specific uses and details on specs.

1/3/2008 12:55:44 AM