Help Required ...please..cant decide between 2 monitors

[Kanneganti]

Guys i need urgent advice on this one...i have a CPU and I have not been able to decide on which 19" monitor to buy.My budget is around 300-320 Dollars ...I have narrowed my search down to two monitors...the NEC MS95 and the Samsung 955DF......the problem is I can find no review on the planet for the NEC MS95 monitor, but i feel 260 is a good deal for an NEC ( big name?) 19" 300 - 40$ Coupon = 260. Ive got a similiar deal for the Samsung 955DF( 270 after rebate) , but due to lack of information i cannot decide on which monitor to buy....the specs of both the systems are the following


NEC MS95 19" ,0.26 mm trio dot pitch
640 x 480 @ 60 to 160 Hz
800 x 600 @ 55 to 153 Hz
832 x 624 @ 55 to 144 Hz
1024 x 768 @ 55 to 120 Hz
1152 x 870 @ 55 to 105 Hz
1280 x 1024 @ 55 to 89 Hz
1600 x 1200 @ 55 to 76 Hz


Samsung Syncmaster 995DF (Dyna Flat)
19" (18" Viewable) 0.20mm dot pitch (horizontal)
1600 x 1200 @ 68Hz Maximum Resolution

Recommended Mode 1280 x 1024 / 75Hz
Supportable Refresh Rate Max 1600 x 1200 / 68Hz VESA
1600 x 1200 / 65Hz
1280 x 1024 / 60, 70, 75, 80Hz (80Hz max)
1024 x 768 / 87i, 60, 70, 75, 85Hz
800 x 600 / 56, 60, 72, 75, 85Hz
640 x 480 / 72, 75, 85Hz




Those are the specs.....i would be very thankful for any advice.....thanks!!!

 

[fkloster]

Samsung 19 incher .20 dot pitch? Wah?

 

[Modus]

Samsung quotes all dot pitches as horizontal, not average. The vertical is usualy .04 higher, meaning the 955DF probably has an effective average dot pitch of .22. But you can't really compare dot pitches across brands using different tubes.

I would personally go with the Samsung. NEC is a good name, but they're better known for their higher end professional stuff. At that price range, Samsung will probably deliver better value.

Modus

 

[Kanneganti]

Thanks a lot for that advice modus.....i guess i will go for the samsung but...could u fill me up on this refresh rates thing....are the refresh rates of the samsung monitor i had mentioned good enough....thanks!

 

[Modus]

Good refresh rates depend on your own personal eyesight. Most people notice a nice difference between the default 60 Hz and the better 75 and 85, and even 100 Hz.

As a rule, household appliances such as your TV and light bulbs run at 60 Hz and don't bother you because you don't stare at them 18" away for hours on end. But computer monitors are a different story and the higher the refresh rate, the better.

It appears that many manufacturers are extremely lax about listing proper refresh rates. In many cases, the monitors actually support higher settings right out of the box, and the company just listed the same data from some older model on their website. I guess they don't believe people make purchases based on refresh rates.

These days, a minimum refresh rate of 75 Hz is probably safe for extended usage. Keep in mind, you probably won't be doing much work at 1600x1200, since text at that resolution isn't really legible, even on a 19" screen.

Modus