- Apr 27, 2002
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Well the main reason I want an LCD is the fact that my 17" monitor, although it does its job (1024x768, 85Hz), its large and wastes my desk space.
LCD's have taken a massive price hit since I last considered them. Im from the UK so we are behind the times of sorts. Ive found a few monitors on offer over here within my budget and I would like some advice as to whats hot and whats not.
This would be my first LCD, used primarily for gaming (I play anything including FPSes) and will also be used for university work, mainly MS Excel and MS Word work. My Radeon 9800 Pro has a DVI connector and the old VGA one so either connection is available.
Wall mounting would be an interesting option but it wont be a deciding factor.
Before I list the few Ive picked out as looking good imo, I have one concern that I can think of. Ive heard that LCD's look best at their native resolution. If its native resolution isnt optimal for me personally or my video card cant handle it (I'll be sticking to my 9800P for ages), will I notice significant visual deteoration from using a setting lower than its native? say 1024x768 instead of 1280x960.
This list is in no specific order, Just in the way ive found them.
1. Samsung 17" Syncmaster 710N 17", 12ms, VGA, Wall mountable
2. Benq FP767-12 17", 12ms, VGA, Wall mountable
3. LG L1710B 17", 16ms, Wall Mountable, DVI.
If anyone has any other suggestions, please list them only if they are on this site (unless you fancy shopping around UK-based only sites). Any UK shopper that has any recommendations of what to buy and where from, advice would be greatly appreciated. Searching through a list of ~50 UK-based stores, looking at 100's of LCD's that I dont really know much about is a daunting and probably fruitless task.
LCD's have taken a massive price hit since I last considered them. Im from the UK so we are behind the times of sorts. Ive found a few monitors on offer over here within my budget and I would like some advice as to whats hot and whats not.
This would be my first LCD, used primarily for gaming (I play anything including FPSes) and will also be used for university work, mainly MS Excel and MS Word work. My Radeon 9800 Pro has a DVI connector and the old VGA one so either connection is available.
Wall mounting would be an interesting option but it wont be a deciding factor.
Before I list the few Ive picked out as looking good imo, I have one concern that I can think of. Ive heard that LCD's look best at their native resolution. If its native resolution isnt optimal for me personally or my video card cant handle it (I'll be sticking to my 9800P for ages), will I notice significant visual deteoration from using a setting lower than its native? say 1024x768 instead of 1280x960.
This list is in no specific order, Just in the way ive found them.
1. Samsung 17" Syncmaster 710N 17", 12ms, VGA, Wall mountable
2. Benq FP767-12 17", 12ms, VGA, Wall mountable
3. LG L1710B 17", 16ms, Wall Mountable, DVI.
If anyone has any other suggestions, please list them only if they are on this site (unless you fancy shopping around UK-based only sites). Any UK shopper that has any recommendations of what to buy and where from, advice would be greatly appreciated. Searching through a list of ~50 UK-based stores, looking at 100's of LCD's that I dont really know much about is a daunting and probably fruitless task.
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