I need a new monitor. What should I buy?

[chess9]

My Mitusubishi monitor, all 20 inches, died a natural death about 7 days ago after 6 years of faithful service. I guess it knew it had been fully depreciated.

Anyway, what should I buy?

I want a 19-22" monitor because I occasionally play chess online and like to be able to see the board clearly. My wife does a lot of photography stuff, so she wants something a lot clearer than the old Mits.

I don't like the fuzziness of the flat panel monitors. They don't look quite ready for prime time. Besides, I've got plenty of room, so I might as well save the bucks and use the real estate.

I like Hitachi and Sony monitors, but haven't seen the Nokias or any other brands (other than the Compaq, Dell, IBM, ViewSonic, etc. at Best Buy and CompUsa). Hitachi has a 21" Superscan with a .22 dot pitch, which is what my daughter has (in a 19&quot. Looks really nice.

Also, should I fiddle with buying a used monitor? They look very pricey.

So, if someone has a great monitor they wan't to brag about, l'd like to hear about it.

Thanks.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I like my ViewSonic V75F a lot, don't notice any fuzziness even though it is a flat screen, but that's preferance. ViewSonic is a good brand, but a little overpriced. Still, I feel that you get what you pay for.

Aaron Meyer

 

[bigvince]

<< Also, should I fiddle with buying a used monitor? They look very pricey. >>



there is a resale shop around here called comuter rennisance that sells 17 and 19 inch dell moniters with the sony trinitron tube for about $120.00 - 170.00 US. not bad for a trinitron, i think i might pick one up myself...

 

[DaBoneHead]

I can't speak enough praise of my iiyama 22&quot; monitor. It kicks butt. They did a review of it here on anandtech, check it out. Right now, you can get them for 850-950.

 

[HoopDogg]

get one of those new super high definition I think it's sony monitor
22&quot; I believe! LCD! flat!

makes me go wild!! (if I had one)

but a hefty tag @ $6000.00 USD

 

[flood]

Viewsonic if you can afford it
otherwise I'd recommend samsung

 

[chess9]

HoopDogg:

I'm 18 months from drawing my retirement money, so my wife would have a cow if I spent that much. I'd need to lock it up every night as well!! Do guys buy Simonize for those things?

Zemmervolt:

Is that a flat screen or a flat panel? Flat screen is fine. I just don't want to spend the bucks. Is that a 19&quot; monitor? I'll check the specs on the site.

BigVince:

We had a place like that and they were the first ones I called. They are now leasing only. No sales of off lease stuff. Bummer.

DaBoneHead:

Yes, I remember seeing that review. I haven't seen one in person, though. I'd probably be happy without seeing it, but I like to see what I'm going to buy. I'll see if I can find one locally. Great suggestion.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Get what I have:
17&quot; Sony Trinitron true flatscreen.

If I had the money, I'd get the 19 or 21 if they have one.

 

[DaBoneHead]

From the mouth of anand:

Review

 

[denali]

Sony GDM-FW900 I have used this one and it's great. You need a big place for it however.

 

[KingHam]

I have a Iiyama Visionmaster Pro 450, 19&quot; version of DaBoneHead's monitor. It is a Mitsubishi Diamondtron monitor, which is very similar to Sony's Trintron line. I think that the Trinitrons have better color saturation but, the Diamondtron's have sharper text. Both are very good all around monitors and you would be pleased with either.

KingHam

p.s. The Diamondtron monitors are usually a bit less expensive.

 

[bigvince]

$2400.99 WTF !!!


who the hell can afford a moniter that cost more than my first car!

 

[DaBoneHead]

Chess,

I bought mine on the basis of that rec alone. I had an NEC 19 inch before it, and the difference was amazing. I got mine refurbished for 800$, so I lucked out there a bit.

Good luck finding the one you want.

 

[chess9]

DaBoneHead:

I see from the Iyama web site that they sell refurbished units for about $100 less than low retail for a new one. Nice specs. <drools on keyboard>

That may be it. I'm going to see if I can find one locally to look at. If I like it, I think I'm going to give that one-the 510-the nod. Really cheap by comparison to my Mits. I think I paid $1800 for it back in the dark ages of computing.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[pen^2]

why dont you ask the monitor guru at AT, mr. lxi
personally i had so-so experience with viewsonics, but that doesnt make them any bad... just that i much prefer samsung or kds even if they were priced the same.

 

[duragezic]

Yeah goto GH and see if LXi replies.

I don't know about dealing with refurbs though... If I buy an very important piece of equipment like a monitor, I want it to be very good.

 

[Double Trouble]

Chess, you damn liber.... oh, wrong thread

Actually, I've had three different 19&quot; monitors to play with here at home, and by far my favorite has to be the Optiquest V95 (samsung and NEC were the other two). I really like the crisp sharp display on the V95, and I've had it for a while now with no problems at all. I'd highly recommend it, especially considering the excellent price tag on it.