Looking for a Budget-Range 19" Widescreen LCD

[taterworks]

Hi, all

I'm looking at finally moving from a 17" CRT to a flat panel monitor on one of my machines, and I think that the 19" widescreen provides the screen area that I want. However, this decision was precipitated by the fact that these monitors are coming down significantly in price. I'm looking at two monitors in particular, the Gateway FPD1975W ($230) and the Hanns G ($200). Are either of these monitors relatively decent for the price category that they represent? What other monitors in this price range would you suggest for their picture quality? I play some games, so I'm also interested in a fast response time. I'm a bit obsessive about my blacks -- washed-out colors and blacks don't do it for me. I look forward to reading your responses.

Is it just better to wait and spend $400 on a monitor once I can afford to do that? And finally, are there any monitors in this size class that I should aspire to in particular? Audio is really my specialty -- I don't know an incredible amount about monitors.

All the best

 

[JPB]

If I were you, id go with the Gateway. ( see my sig ) I bought one about 4 months ago at Circuit City. Upon first turning it on...it had NO dead pixels....absolutely NO banding....and were NO backlight bleeding either. I play games like Quake 4, Doom 3 and a few other FPS multiplayer games, and the response time seem's excellent for this monitor. So all in all, I think you would be pleasantly pleased with it. I went from a 17" CRT to this, and it is alot different. It also supports the portrait mode ( of course I dont use it ) and the color is just superb. I don't know anything about the Hanns, but I considered it as well, at least till I saw the Gateway, and I didnt look back. So imo, I highly recommend it if your looking for a very nice 19" LCD.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: taterworks
Hi, all

I'm looking at finally moving from a 17" CRT to a flat panel monitor on one of my machines, and I think that the 19" widescreen provides the screen area that I want. However, this decision was precipitated by the fact that these monitors are coming down significantly in price. I'm looking at two monitors in particular, the Gateway FPD1975W ($230) and the Hanns G ($200). Are either of these monitors relatively decent for the price category that they represent? What other monitors in this price range would you suggest for their picture quality? I play some games, so I'm also interested in a fast response time. I'm a bit obsessive about my blacks -- washed-out colors and blacks don't do it for me. I look forward to reading your responses.

Is it just better to wait and spend $400 on a monitor once I can afford to do that? And finally, are there any monitors in this size class that I should aspire to in particular? Audio is really my specialty -- I don't know an incredible amount about monitors.

All the best

get the samsung 19" i think its called 941BW.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

hah i founda it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001088