recommend a 17" LCD w/ these specs

[Pyramix]

17" LCD
dot pitch: .26mm
response time: <= 25 ms
resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ >= 75 Hz.
viewing angles: at least 160 degrees horizontally and vertically
color support: 32-bit (do they even exist? if not, then 24-bit)
contrast ratio: i don't know, 500:1, i guess, although it's not all that important
price: in the $450 range
good tilting features would be nice, but not required
for pc, and needs a non-dvi connection

i looked at cnet but couldn't find anything useful there. same thing at pricewatch. any help will be appreciated. thanks.

 

[Pyramix]

bada-bump

 

[PinchyCM]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4106

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/LCDMonitor/Monitor_LCDMonitor_172T.htm

i like these two.

 

[Pyramix]

wow, the samsung 172T is just what i am looking for. but the price is no good.

so, i guess, i will have to relax some of the requirements to be able to find an LCD in my price range.

 

[PinchyCM]

what's your price range?

 

[AT]

Originally posted by: Pyramix
17" LCD
resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ >= 75 Hz.

That requirement is pointless. LCDs work best at 60Hz and 60Hz on a LCD is not comparable to 60Hz on a CRT.

 

[Pyramix]

can anybody find anything wrong with this: optiquest q170

i have been considering this for a while, and i think i will just go with this. the only thing is that i don't know its dot pitch or its refresh rate when the resolution is 1280 x 1024.

 

[Pyramix]

budget is $450 max (it says so in the first message in this thread, but i guess it's hidden between so much stuff, it's hard to see)

 

[Pyramix]

aah, AT, thanks for the piece of information about the refresh rate in LCDs. now i'll know better, and i guess i don't have to worry about that optiquest's refresh rate

 

[Ardan]

I recommend you look on newegg.com for some 17" LCDs. They have some damn good prices on ones that are very good and do come within your price range. I buy just about everything on newegg, except small things like keyboards and the like. I was shopping for a 17" LCD for a while but now i'm out of a job and the decision was giving me a headache so i'm currently decided on a 19" KDS XF-9E CRT since it is only $185 on Newegg . Have you looked at tomshardware.com? Their display section has been riddled with 17" LCD reviews and they narrow down their suggestions. My 7-year old 17" CRT is going bad so I can't afford to wait long, but if I could I was going to wait for the summer when prices decrease more than right now. From what I find, Hitachi and NEC make some very good 17" LCDs. I can't remember the price on the hitachi, but I think the model number is CM174 or something like that. It has an extremely low response time as well (I can't remember but it is below 25ms).

I hope I could be of some help!

 

[ericboo]

Bestbuy Samsung $350 after rebate. Nothing super fancy but a decent price for a 17".

This one at Bestbuy looks just like my Dell 171EP or whatever it is.

 

[Pyramix]

thanks for all the info, guys
i've decided to go with the optiquest q170