Dell SB 19'' LCD PL191M - $498

[hamburglar]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=A0126153

 

[annihilator]

Wow! I paid about $650 after discounts for one of these last September. Beautiful monitor.

 

[bharok]

what response time does this lcd have?
does anyone own one of these?
how is to play games?

 

[Muhbush]

Viewing Angle 170?atilde; Horizontal and Vertical
Brightness (typical) 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio (typical) 500:1
Response Time (typical) 15 ms rise, 10 ms fall
Video Inputs (Type) Analog RGB & Digital DVI

Not bad, but i'll pass.







Link for lazy~

 

[Tiggerbaby]

i'll stick with my 2000fp

but a good price

 

[Stout]

Originally posted by: bharok
what response time does this lcd have?
does anyone own one of these?
how is to play games?

There a thread under monitors, etc with great reviews and comparisons on LCD's...

I just paid $640 for the Dell 1900fp a month ago... CRAP! But a GREAT monitor and awesome for gamming... Love it!

 

[Whiskyboy]

Anyone aware of a stackable coupon that would help out? I'm hoping to nock it down a little more so I can justify Visa-fying it. My current 19" CTX has been good to me over the years, but it's hogging valuable desk space .

Cheers

 

[JammingJay]

good price. wow a decent 19" LCD for sub $500 price..... tempted to sell my Dell 18 and get a extra inch of computer real estate.

 

[Muadib]

I must resist...

 

[Sepen]

Great deal but an additional $41 in tax for me.

 

[Muadib]

Here's a few reviews:

http://www.zdnet.com/supercenter/stories/review/0,12070,563610,00.html

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,108478,00.asp

http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-2295747-404-20693778.html?tag=subnav

 

[Hubes]

Has anyone who owns this monitor played counter strike, or quake, or unreal? Im looking for a new monitor but i want one thats gonna look good for when half life 2 comes out. Is this a good deal at 500 dollars or should i wait to get a different kind? Owners of this monitor please help!

 

[Solema]

I too would like to know how this monitor performs for games. I play Counter-Strike like it's my job and want to get an LCD that can handle that and Half-Life 2 with no ghosting.

 

[snappo]

It seems like the response times on LCDs must suck for Counter-strike. Wouldn't they effectively increase your ping by ~30 ms?

 

[AU Tiger]

Damn, very tempting.

 

[Pothead]

Originally posted by: Solema
I too would like to know how this monitor performs for games. I play Counter-Strike like it's my job and want to get an LCD that can handle that and Half-Life 2 with no ghosting.

ha...no ghosting...spend some more money on the 16s response time lcds

 

[Sparke]

I hope Planar releases a 19" LCD with 16 ms response. I'll eat that up like peanut butter on Brooke Burke.

 

[deeznuts]

Originally posted by: Muhbush
Viewing Angle 170?atilde; Horizontal and Vertical
Brightness (typical) 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio (typical) 500:1
Response Time (typical) 15 ms rise, 10 ms fall
Video Inputs (Type) Analog RGB & Digital DVI

Not bad, but i'll pass.







Link for lazy~

hey where'd you get info it has a dvi input? i can't find the info.

EDIT: i see the planar website has it, but dell doens't say anything, as well as other websites.

 

[ddjkdg]

"The Planar PL191M 19-inch Multimedia LCD Monitor features a new, sleek bezel design and both analog and digital video inputs." from Dell.

 

[annihilator]

I can confirm that is has a DVI input. But honestly, I've tested it many times and I can't see a difference between the DVI and the analog on my Radeon 8500. For the guys that PMed me, yes, the brightness is uniform, but I don't play FPSes so I can't comment on ghosting. I know from previous threads that some people have said there was no ghosting but others said there was, so I guess it depends on how picky you are.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: snappo
It seems like the response times on LCDs must suck for Counter-strike. Wouldn't they effectively increase your ping by ~30 ms?

What would ghosting has to do with ping?!?!?!

 

[superfob99]

I caved and got one. Thanks hamburglar for the post. I hope its better than the dell ultrasharp 1800fp which i held out on. 539 including tax shipped to texas. Good thing shipping's free.

Edit: Oh yeah how big is the bezel? Never went for a 2000fp because of how much desk space they took up.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: superfob99
I caved and got one. Thanks hamburglar for the post. I hope its better than the dell ultrasharp 1800fp which i held out on. 539 including tax shipped to texas. Good thing shipping's free.

Edit: Oh yeah how big is the bezel? Never went for a 2000fp because of how much desk space they took up.

The 1800fp is what Ive been holding out on too....Anyone know how they compare besides 1 more inch bigger on the Planar? Also from experience, not specs.

 

[superfob99]

I've been reading reviews at GamePC for both the 19in and for the 16ms 17in. The 17in is $90 less than the 19in and has a faster response time. Plus it has a smaller bezel, can swivel more and has a nicer (to me at least). Does anyone own the PL191M that can give reviews on how it plays games and dvds?

review for PL191M:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/print_content.asp?id=planar19&Ftest=1

review for PX171M:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=planar17&page=1

 

[540mb]

For anyones info....I got the ultrasharp 1800fp ($450 on ebay brand new with 3 year warr.) a little over 6 months ago and it's a great lcd. I'm not a hardcore gamer but ut2k3 and bf1942 look awesome on it. If the 19'' is anything like the 1800 then this is a pretty good deal.