Hi
I need to purchase a 19" CRT monitor from the Dell website, for my lab at the university.
The monitor will be paired with a new Dell P4 2.6 GHz/800 MHz, 512 MB/400MHz Dual Channel, 60GB, ATI 9800 Pro machine. Although this computer will be used primarily for Office XP, Photoshop (some minor image editing) etc, I have configured it such that it can also be used for.....er, 'non-productive' purposes also
Please give me your opinions on which of these would be the better choice.
Right now, I am in favour of the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930 SB as it seems to have better refresh rates than the Samsung. Also, i have heard good things about the Diamond Pro series in general.
I have a Samsung 955DF on another Dell, and i am not happy with that monitor, so iam a bit hesitant to buy another Samsung. However, this site ranks the Samsung 957MB very high.....
PCWorld review
I could not find any other reviews on the 930SB as it seems to be a rather new product.
Any other suggestions for a good 19" CRT monitor below $300 ?
(Although its not my money iam spending I still have to stay within budget)
All Sony trinitrons are more than $300. Most viewsonics i have checked out have had very mixed reviews. The Iiyama Vision Master Pro 452 (< $300) seems to have pretty poor specs. So, i have essentially narrowed it down to these two.
Specs.
(1) Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB
Price : $289 (University pricing from Dell)
NEC/Mitsubishi Site
Size: 19"
Viewable Image Size: 18"
Dot/Grille Pitch: 0.24mm Flat Aperture Grille CRT
Resolutions Supported:
640 x 480 @ 60 to 160 Hz
800 x 600 @ 50 to 160 Hz
1024 x 768 @ 50 to 136 Hz
1152 x 870 @ 50 to 120 Hz
1280 x 1024 @ 50 to 102 Hz
1600 x 1200 @ 50 to 88 Hz
1792 x 1344 @ 50 to 78 Hz
1800 x 1440 @ 50 to 73 Hz
1856 x 1392 @ 50 to 75 Hz
1920 x 1440 @ 50 to 73 Hz
(2) Samsung Syncmaster 957MB
Price : $277 (Univ. pricing from Dell)
Samsung site
Size 19"
Viewable 18"
Type MagicBrightTM
Dot Pitch (mm) 0.20 (H)
(From the Dell Website)
Factory Preset Resolution Modes:
640 x 480 / 60 Hz
640 x 480 / 85 Hz
720 x 400 / 70 Hz
800 x 600 / 85 Hz
1024 x 768 / 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 / 75 Hz
1280 x 1024 / 85 Hz
1600 x 1200 / 75 Hz
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Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I need to purchase a 19" CRT monitor from the Dell website, for my lab at the university.
The monitor will be paired with a new Dell P4 2.6 GHz/800 MHz, 512 MB/400MHz Dual Channel, 60GB, ATI 9800 Pro machine. Although this computer will be used primarily for Office XP, Photoshop (some minor image editing) etc, I have configured it such that it can also be used for.....er, 'non-productive' purposes also
Please give me your opinions on which of these would be the better choice.
Right now, I am in favour of the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930 SB as it seems to have better refresh rates than the Samsung. Also, i have heard good things about the Diamond Pro series in general.
I have a Samsung 955DF on another Dell, and i am not happy with that monitor, so iam a bit hesitant to buy another Samsung. However, this site ranks the Samsung 957MB very high.....
PCWorld review
I could not find any other reviews on the 930SB as it seems to be a rather new product.
Any other suggestions for a good 19" CRT monitor below $300 ?
(Although its not my money iam spending
I still have to stay within budget)All Sony trinitrons are more than $300. Most viewsonics i have checked out have had very mixed reviews. The Iiyama Vision Master Pro 452 (< $300) seems to have pretty poor specs. So, i have essentially narrowed it down to these two.
Specs.
(1) Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB
Price : $289 (University pricing from Dell)
NEC/Mitsubishi Site
Size: 19"
Viewable Image Size: 18"
Dot/Grille Pitch: 0.24mm Flat Aperture Grille CRT
Resolutions Supported:
640 x 480 @ 60 to 160 Hz
800 x 600 @ 50 to 160 Hz
1024 x 768 @ 50 to 136 Hz
1152 x 870 @ 50 to 120 Hz
1280 x 1024 @ 50 to 102 Hz
1600 x 1200 @ 50 to 88 Hz
1792 x 1344 @ 50 to 78 Hz
1800 x 1440 @ 50 to 73 Hz
1856 x 1392 @ 50 to 75 Hz
1920 x 1440 @ 50 to 73 Hz
(2) Samsung Syncmaster 957MB
Price : $277 (Univ. pricing from Dell)
Samsung site
Size 19"
Viewable 18"
Type MagicBrightTM
Dot Pitch (mm) 0.20 (H)
(From the Dell Website)
Factory Preset Resolution Modes:
640 x 480 / 60 Hz
640 x 480 / 85 Hz
720 x 400 / 70 Hz
800 x 600 / 85 Hz
1024 x 768 / 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 / 75 Hz
1280 x 1024 / 85 Hz
1600 x 1200 / 75 Hz
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Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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