which of these 2 LCD widescreen displays ???

[ahmadka]

this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116373

or this (my current choice):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824021045

???

 

[ProviaFan]

Get the Viewsonic, not the Rosewill. Aside from the fact that Viewsonic has been around for quite some time and has a fairly good reputation, while Rosewill is some cheap brand that Newegg sells (and possibly "makes," in the OEM sense), the Viewsonic has a DVI input that the Rosewill lacks. Given that LCDs should always be used with DVI for best quality, I think the choice between these two models is clearly evident based on that issue alone.

 

[krotchy]

I would definitely go with the viewsonic you posted, or if you willing to escape viewsonics budget bunch, I would suggest this bad boy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116381

 

[imported_CromsDog]

Check out the Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW . I have one myself and it is the sh*t. Excelent in all color ranges, more than enough inputs (i have a dvd player and my cable box hooked to it) and a nice price. I got mine from the dell outlet here

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale...s=22&l=en&lob=MON&MODEL_DESC=ALL&s=dfh

It was used but cosmeticaly intact and no scratches. Still covered under Dell waranty.

 

[jimmyj68]

Doe the number of refurbished LCD's on hand say anythig about the quality of the original product?

 

[Boze]

Not really Jimmy, since Dell sold tens of thousands of those monitors. I have one myself that I got the day they were released and its still going strong. A certain amount of refurbs for any product should be expected. Man is not capable of perfection.

 

[ahmadka]

and what about this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163130

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: ahmadka
and what about this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163130

Again, it's an ultra-cheap monitor without DVI (do you understand what DVI is and what its advantages are?). You get what you pay for.

 

[ahmadka]

do you understand what DVI is and what its advantages are?

nope ....can u briefly explain ?

 

[imported_CromsDog]

Originally posted by: jimmyj68
Doe the number of refurbished LCD's on hand say anythig about the quality of the original product?

allot of these are just display models. I have read tons of reviews about this particular Dell line and never heard a bad one. Here are a few.

Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/05/dell...005fpw-widescreen-20-inch-lcd-monitor/

Techzone
http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=354

i have also seen this product sell for $386 at other merchants.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: ahmadka

do you understand what DVI is and what its advantages are?

nope ....can u briefly explain ?

Check out this thread on another forum; specifically, scroll right down to the post by "Ian Donaldson" (there may be other good ones past that, but his explains it very well).

 

[kalrith]

You can spend a little bit more and get a 20.1" widescreen:

Sceptre X20G-Naga3 $263 shipped AR

ViewSonic VX2025wm about $300 shipped with no rebate

From what I've read, the ViewSonic is the better monitor. However, I'm using the Sceptre right now at work, and I think it's great. I took it home last weekend to try it out for gaming, and I detected no ghosting on Quake 4, and it looked beautiful compared to my 19" CRT.

Definitely get DVI. We have VGA cards at work, and I noticed a big difference between that and the DVI connection. Looking at the specs on your upcoming system, you definitely don't want to be plugging a VGA connector into your 7900GT. That would be a waste.

 

[ahmadka]

Originally posted by: kalrith
You can spend a little bit more and get a 20.1" widescreen:

Sceptre X20G-Naga3 $263 shipped AR

.........oowww.......that.........hurts.......................killer !!!!