Anybody have some LCD monitor reccomendations for me? My old trusty monitor that i have been using for the last 6 years finally broke and it's time to get a new one.
I do a little of everything on the computer so I need a good all around LCD screen. I play some games, do photoshop stuff, edit videos, hang out on messageboards, etc... on the computer. I choose to get an LCD because as a college student it will be much easier to move around then the heavy CRT I have now.
I currently have a Iiyama 17" vision master pro and I have to say it was a great monitor. I ran it through the BNC connections in the back and the quality looked great to me.
I've been looking at the IIYAMA ProLite E431S-S ( http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-172-043&depa=1 ) and it seems to be a good montior with a low responce time and good resolution. I run in 1024 x 768 right now, so going up to the monitiors native resolution of 1280 x 1024 shouldn't be a problem i figure.
My video card is low end though as it's only a GeForce 2 400/mx that I bought 3 years ago. I hope that won't hurt my picture quality in any way. I hope to get a new video card in the future sometime that has a DVI connection, though it won't be a top of the line $300 video card as I'm not that big of a gamer.
So anyways, is the IIYAMA ProLite E431S-S a good LCD monitor for the price or $407 @ newegg? Could I get a better monitor somewhere else? I want to stay in the $400 range if i can.
Thanks for the help!
I do a little of everything on the computer so I need a good all around LCD screen. I play some games, do photoshop stuff, edit videos, hang out on messageboards, etc... on the computer. I choose to get an LCD because as a college student it will be much easier to move around then the heavy CRT I have now.
I currently have a Iiyama 17" vision master pro and I have to say it was a great monitor. I ran it through the BNC connections in the back and the quality looked great to me.
I've been looking at the IIYAMA ProLite E431S-S ( http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-172-043&depa=1 ) and it seems to be a good montior with a low responce time and good resolution. I run in 1024 x 768 right now, so going up to the monitiors native resolution of 1280 x 1024 shouldn't be a problem i figure.
My video card is low end though as it's only a GeForce 2 400/mx that I bought 3 years ago. I hope that won't hurt my picture quality in any way. I hope to get a new video card in the future sometime that has a DVI connection, though it won't be a top of the line $300 video card as I'm not that big of a gamer.
So anyways, is the IIYAMA ProLite E431S-S a good LCD monitor for the price or $407 @ newegg? Could I get a better monitor somewhere else? I want to stay in the $400 range if i can.
Thanks for the help!
