Which one to buy among 4 monitors?

[goofy2000]

k.. I have not much choice on monitors in oz..
Here is the list of monitors I'm interested (and these are very good price)
I know there are heaps of great monitors out there. Believe me, I know
But I haven't got much choice, so I'm going for one of these..

*These are the contenders (can't go over A$600)

19" Sato BZ-986 : A$599 = US$325

Olympic BM19HL 19" : A$550 = US$300
Dot pitch 0.25
1920X1441 USB DEVICE (Does it mean it needs USB port?)
Max Res 1920x1440

LG SW755N 17" : A$346.5 = US$190
maximum Flicker Free Resolution 1024 x 768@85Hz
maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024@60Hz, unlimited color.
Dot pitch 0.27 (viewable-> 15.9" in oz, 16.1" in US, not sure which one's right)

HTACHI CM615 17" : A$370 = US@200
maximum recommended Resolution 1024 x 768@85Hz
maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024. Flat square
Horizontal DP=0.24 -> Diagonal Dot pitch 0.27-8?
16.1" Viewable

Which one should I buy?

 

[LXi]

I would pick the Hitachi, because it has an ErgoFlat tube and it looks real nice. This is the calculations for regular dot pitch:

(x)horizontal dp=(y)diagonal dp*cos(30degrees)

0.24=(y)*cos(30)
0.24=(y)*0.866
(y)=0.277
(y)~0.28

Hitachi's enhanced dot pitch requires a slightly different calculation:

(x)horizontal dp=(y)diagonal dp*cos(35.6degrees)

0.24=(y)*cos(35.6)
0.24=(y)*0.813
(y)=0.295
(y)~0.3

The thing is, I dont think Hitachi still uses enhanced dot pitch, so Im not sure which one is more accurate.

Update

I just read the specs on Hitachi's site, and its actually 0.23mm horizontal, and 0.14mm vertical.

Using Pothagorean theorem, we know that a^2+b^2=c^2, so 0.23^2+0.14^2=c^2, c^2=0.0725, square root of 0.0725 gives you 0.269, which is about 0.27mm.

 

[goofy2000]

oo.. thanks man. That was more informative than I can ever get from their spec.
Thanks~

 

[goldboyd]

i'd go for the hitachi too. they have great pictures

 

[dcdomain]

Hitachi kicks ass!!! Go for the Hitachi...

 

[DELUX]

Hitachi, definatly
Oh man I cant speel.

 

[goofy2000]

What about 19" ones?
Wouldn't it be better to get a no-name entry level 19" than brand entry 17"?
This is because just about everyone in oz say I should get 19" one since they dropped price a lot recently...

 

[shiznut123]

yea hitachi.
its a nice monitor