32" Wide Screen HDTV monitor for $699 (MonoVision:DM-6552SW)

[sauron]

FYI, if you search the avsforums regarding this monitor you will find a lot of good info on this monitor. I discovered that it can actually display a 1280X720 desktop if you have a rage tweak or powerstrip to adjust the available resolutions for your vid card. For 4X3 viewing its not going to be the best (comparable to a 24" 4X3 TV or so) but for HDTV and widescreen gaming(x-box at 720p anyone?) this is an amazing deal for the price and will make a better HTPC monitor than many $2000 + Hi-Def TV's becuase you won't have nearly as many problems setting the resolutions and display timings as it is designed as a computer monitor.

For those looking for a flat screen- Monovision also sells a 34" 16X9 monitor with a flat screen but it's almost $2600.

Lastly, I dont see why Deepinya thinks these refresh rates would suck for gaming - 60+ at 1280X720 will work fine even for FPS especially if you sit a few feet away from the screen (People don't complain about refresh rates on CRT televisions which are often worse than this monitor at these resolutions). Now I wouldnt want to read text at 60Hz all day but for HDTV and gaming it will be fine.

 

[grandeCC]

After many weeks of evaluating other HDTV products, I'll pick up this baby today...

 

[jcuadrado]

On the description is says 32" but when you put into your cart the description says 30".

What's up..I've been thinking about this puppy.

-JC

 

[ericlp]

Don't you remeber how they measure Tubes? It probably is a 32" with only 30" viewable.

For some reason all 32" WideScreens come out to 30"... Oh well..

 

[tjaisv]

yikes, it's not a flatscreen either

 

[Wag]

Yes, it's not flatscreen- but put a 720p broadcast on it and you won't care.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Originally posted by: richardycc
would an infocus X1 for a few hundreds more a better deal?

until you have to buy a new bulb for the X1...

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: fuzzy bee

Originally posted by: richardycc
would an infocus X1 for a few hundreds more a better deal?

until you have to buy a new bulb for the X1...

And then it would become a better deal again when you spend $300 calibrating the monivision.

Honestly, the money drain can go both ways. Yes, you need a $250 bulb every 4000 hours with the X1, but with a CRT set (especially RPTV, but still with tube TV's), you need a good professional calibration every year to year and a half for the kind of quality people are looking for. It's always a give and take when you talk about digital and analog technologies.

 

[xchangx]

So, what's the consensus here?

Is this an awesome deal? Or should I wait and get a Phillips or sony?

 

[kennyG]

Originally posted by: MontyBurns
You consider two 19" monitors to be a 38" monitor?

hahahaha ..oops

 

[mjolson]

And then it would become a better deal again when you spend $300 calibrating the monivision.

Since this is a true computer monitor, not a TV, shouldn't it be much easier to calibrate? OSD for geometry, and video drivers for color, etc...

I'm curious, cause I'm really close to buying this thing.

 

[grandeCC]

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Is this an awesome deal? Or should I wait and get a Phillips or sony?
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Glad that i got this Monovision. The HDTV display is much crispier than Phillps, Zenith, or Sony...

 

[grandeCC]

You don't have to get the Vision box, try the VIEWSONIC NextVision N5 VIW NEXTVISION5 at Linky
for $110 & free shipping.