Which 19 inch TFT monitor is best for £200

[Interesting Ian]

I play games on occasions. I do a hell of a lot of reading so the text needs to be easily readable on the monitor. I would prefer to buy online unless cheaper in a normal shop (store). So which 19 inch TFT monitor is the best, and where should I buy it from?

Thanks.

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Here are some reviews:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=170


~~ Paul


P.S.: As a point of interest, here is the monitor I own:

http://www.cmishop.com/store/ShowDetails.asp?txtProductName=P815-BX&txtMfgPartNo=P815&nCategorySubID=125&txtSiteTrack=FG

I paid $2,100 for it in March 1997.

~~ Paul

[Bodhi Dharma Zen]

Forget about 19s, get a 20, but not anyone, you like games, you need a fast monitor. What about getting 1600x1200? this is absolutely the best:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=320-1578&category_id=4009

With a coupon, it will be cheaper than most 19s too.

[Interesting Ian]

Originally posted by Bodhi Dharma Zen
Forget about 19s, get a 20, but not anyone, you like games, you need a fast monitor. What about getting 1600x1200? this is absolutely the best:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=320-1578&category_id=4009

With a coupon, it will be cheaper than most 19s too.

It's $750 which probably translates into about £650!! I said £200.

[Interesting Ian]

Is this (http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/textra.asp?pn=VX912) monitor any good?

[Interesting Ian]

Or what about this? (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000788W50/qid=1120696610/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/202-7749190-6137412)

[Bodhi Dharma Zen]

I would bet that both uses the same panel. Same specs. You will be good with any of them.

[Interesting Ian]

Originally posted by Interesting Ian
Or what about this? (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000788W50/qid=1120696610/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/202-7749190-6137412)

I can't believe the reviews are so good for such a cheap monitor. Makes me suspicious. I'll look for reviews elsewhere.

[Interesting Ian]

Originally posted by Interesting Ian
Is this (http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/textra.asp?pn=VX912) monitor any good?

Where it says:

"TFT active matrix"

Is it referring to either:

TH + Film matrices
IPS matrices
MVA matrices or
PVA matrices???

I've had a brief skim through this (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd-guide.html) article where it mentions these differing types.

[Interesting Ian]

Originally posted by Interesting Ian
Where it says:

"TFT active matrix"

Is it referring to either:

TH + Film matrices
IPS matrices
MVA matrices or
PVA matrices???

I've had a brief skim through this (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd-guide.html) article where it mentions these differing types.

Found somewhere where it states TN.

[Interesting Ian]

These TFT monitors sound quite bad as compared to CRT's. What are peoples' real world experiences though??

Do people on here prefer CRT or TFT? Comments please. :)