What brand of LCD monitor to buy..?

Question

Cause my monitor broke down few days ago so i plan to buy an LCD Monitor...But i not sure what brand and whether to buy 17" or 19"...


And what is RSP(like 2MS,4MS,6MS,8MS,16MS)? and its Input A and A+DVI,what's the difference? and its CR (400:1, 600:1, 700:1, 1500:1) Will those thing are important?Anything else important when by an LCD monitor?



Pls help....I appreciate everyone's reply!
Thanks!

how bout Dell?y i dont see any1 mention about it?or even Compaq?

But after I check the brand Samsung and Dell,the CR is almost all under 800:1 for 17" and 19"...

Answer 1

I went through this same thing myself recently.
Good brands: ViewSonic, NEC, Samsung
RSP: This is the response time. ie..how long it takes the monitor to redraw the screen. Faster is better. 8ms is fairly average. Higher performance monitors will have a lower number.
Connection: You have the standard 8-pin connection that's been around since the stone age and DVI, which is a new connection type. Supposedly DVI can deliver an enhanced or better image, but you will need a compatible video card to take advantage of it.
CR or Contrast ration: This is probably the most important (in my opinion) spec. The higher this ratio is the better the color definition will be. ie...truer and better colors. Personally I wouldn't look at anything under 800:1 (corrected...see new info below).
Another thing to keep in mind is the warranty. They vary by manufacturer. Some say "perfect screen" which means if one pixel goes dead you can get a replacement for free within the warranty period. Other manufacturers will not replace the monitor until it has a certain number of dead pixels within the warranty period. A pixel is dead if it is always black or extra bright (seen as a tiny bright spot). I have a 3 1/2 year old Dell laptop at home and a 2 year old LCD Viewsonic at work. No dead pixels on either of them so I don't know if is a huge concern.
Before you buy go to your local retailer like Best Buy or Circuit City or better yet...Fry's if you have one locally and do some "window shopping". ie...walk by the different screens and see which displays look best. If you see one you like hooked up to a computer mess with the computer a bit to check out the response time.

Correction: The LCD I purchased was 700:1 ViewSonic VA930m. I was thinking it was 800. Sorry. It does have a beautiful picture. The "m" is because it has speakers. The speakers..well...they suck. I imagine it is probably the same for all built in speakers.
The LCD I use at work is a 500:1 (ViewSonic VA912b). It does pretty good, but not as good as the one at home.

Edit: As far as I know Dell and Compaq do not make their LCD monitors. They buy from a manufacturer and have their brand stamped on it.

I do recommend purchasing the largest monitor with the highest contrast ratio you can afford for a good brand. Some of them have built-in speakers. Don't worry about this because the speakers for the most part probably aren't that great (they aren't on mine).

A good place to get opinions and specs on different monitors is NewEgg http://www.newegg.com They have great prices too.

Answer 2

A samsung or LG gives good value for money ....
Response time is given as 2ms, 4ms etc.. it is measured milliseconds.... and the faster the better...
If you are a gamer then go for something with 2 or 4ms

A = analog input .. like ur normal crt monitors

DVI = Digital video input .. this allows better picture quality .. but at the same time makes the monitor costlier... but its better to get a monitor with A + DVI as many video cards have a DVI out...


Contrast ratio is the difference between the brightest and dimmest points.. i.e. the contrast the screen can give... even here the more the ratio the better


for normal use u can get somethign with 8ms response time and about 400 to 600 :1 contrast ratio ...

Happy shopping

Answer 3

You don't say where you live. It's no bargain to buy a minitor on line if it costs you a bundle to have it shipped to your houise.

There are lots of good brands such as Acer, Samsung etc. The best buy, in my opinion is a 19" Acer (8ms). It costs $150 to-day. Six months ago is was $100 more.

Here is the method I used to get mine.

I logged on to www.tigerdirect.com It is a great company and sells at great prices. I printed out a picture of the monitor I wanted showing the price etc.

Then I went to a local dealer in my city and asked him " If you can match this monitor and at that price I would rather buy from you".

He did and I put the monitor under my arm and saved the $50 delivery it would have cost if it had come by UPS.

You cannot go wrong with Acer.

Answer 4

the 2ms 4ms is response time. LCDs were much slower than normal monitors and on old ones, they really show it. You'll type a letter and wait for the letter to appear. Really annoying.

Bigger is better w/ lcd's. Get the biggest one you can afford.
Try the Dell e207wfp it's 20.1" Widescreen for the same price as the 19" NEC.

Answer 5

Panosonic

Answer 6

Get a 19" NEC flat screen. I love mine.

Answer 7

HP, Dell, and Gateway in that order

Answer 8

u can go for a samsung or a sony