I just bought a new monitor..

Asmoday · Feb 1, 2003, 08:16 PM

I bought the Iiyama visionmaster pro 454 and i cant believe the difference from my samsung 957p..!!!The colors are just sooo much better,and the refreshrates this baby can do is unbelieveble i'm running my desktop at 1280x1024 at 120hz!!!!

I can really recommend this monitor if your about to upgrade!!!

/Cartman

peroni · Feb 1, 2003, 08:46 PM

Congrats, Iiyama is almost always on top in every monitor comparison review.

What did make you choose a traditional CRT over a TFT?
Most likely the price I guess but was there some other factor?

Asmoday · Feb 1, 2003, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by peroni
Congrats, Iiyama is almost always on top in every monitor comparison review.

What did make you choose a traditional CRT over a TFT?
Most likely the price I guess but was there some other factor?

Yepp....you hit the nail on the head....it was mainly the price....

ToshiroOC · Feb 1, 2003, 08:57 PM

Welcome to the world of insanely good CRTs man! Don't they make all the difference? I mean, I have one of the most wonderful Trinitron 19" monitors, .25mm apeture and all... it looks significantly better at all resolutions than almost any LCD's I've ever seen...

Aspect · Feb 1, 2003, 09:01 PM

LCD's are only good if you want a fancy looking monitor or if your cramped on space.

digitalwanderer · Feb 1, 2003, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cartman
I bought the Iiyama visionmaster pro 454 and i cant believe the difference from my samsung 957p..!!!The colors are just sooo much better,and the refreshrates this baby can do is unbelieveble i'm running my desktop at 1280x1024 at 120hz!!!!
I can really recommend this monitor if your about to upgrade!!!

/Cartman

Hmmmmm...do you mind if I ask how much it was? I haven't looked at monitors lately, but Blue's 5 year old 17" .27 VistaPoint (cheapy no-name) is starting to show signs of aging to me.....and I always could just paint it pink and hand it down to the daughter.

I betcha I could convince the wife to upgrade her monitor, I really do.

ToshiroOC · Feb 1, 2003, 09:36 PM

Personally, I would recommend looking around for used Trinitron P991's - thats what I have, and I've seen em as low as $150 or so at some resellers who help Dell unload stuff that just came back on lease, including these nice monitors...

It was www.merkortech.com - very good deals on used monitors and all... They list the Trinitron for $180, but if you mention Pricewatch they'll give you $10 off.. lots of other very very nice and good monitors there, and plenty of big ones too if that's what you're looking for Digi...

ToshiroOC

WyreTheWolf · Feb 1, 2003, 10:57 PM

Congrats! I remember when I went from a CTX PL7+ (17" non flat .27) to the Samsung 955DF (19" dynaflat .22) that I have now. OMG... the differences are absolutly amazing. It was origianlly 320 dollars, but I got it on sale for 250 dollars.

I agree that TFT sucks, the pixels are huge, and the prices are INSANE!

Plasma is far better (best of both worlds - thin, and great picture) but they are even more insasnely priced!

peroni · Feb 2, 2003, 12:21 AM

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Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
Congrats! I remember when I went from a CTX PL7+ (17" non flat .27) to the Samsung 955DF (19" dynaflat .22) that I have now. OMG... the differences are absolutly amazing. It was origianlly 320 dollars, but I got it on sale for 250 dollars.

I agree that TFT sucks, the pixels are huge, and the prices are INSANE!

Plasma is far better (best of both worlds - thin, and great picture) but they are even more insasnely priced!

Don't fully agree there Wyre, I find my laptop TFT easier on the eye than my 21" Trinitron.
This 21" monitor nearly takes up all my desk too! I need to keep the keyboard on the edge of the table...
A few weeks ago when I relocated and I had to carry this beast up to the 2nd floor I sweared that at the first chance I would sell it and get a light, small and fancy 17" TFT from Iiyama.
Just need the money that's all... ;-)

Necrosis · Feb 2, 2003, 03:50 PM

I used to own a Viewsonic VG191b 19" XVGA.

Very nice panel with no tearing or ghosting that I ever seen. It took me awhile to get used to using a CRT on this rig. however I wouldn't diss TFT's because when you get a quality one the clearity is very hard to beat.

RIV@NVX · Feb 2, 2003, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
Congrats! I remember when I went from a CTX PL7+ (17" non flat .27) to the Samsung 955DF (19" dynaflat .22) that I have now. OMG... the differences are absolutly amazing. It was origianlly 320 dollars, but I got it on sale for 250 dollars.

I agree that TFT sucks, the pixels are huge, and the prices are INSANE!

Plasma is far better (best of both worlds - thin, and great picture) but they are even more insasnely priced!

Similar to my impression when I went from ADI MicroScan 4P+ to Samsung SM700NF (Diamondtron .25 I thinK) - the difference was amazing! Now I use 959NF, it is excellent too (running at 1152x864 at 100Hz).

~~craig588~~ · Feb 3, 2003, 01:18 AM

I remember when I upgraded from my old generic brand 15 inch moniter to my new sony F520. the difference was incredible. I really dont like lcd moniters becuase of the limited amout of resolotions.

Dom · Feb 3, 2003, 08:42 PM

I have a Dell M991 19" (18"vis) monitor, .26dpi. I got his thing completely free from Dell when I bought my old PC. It's running 1026 by 768 @ 100Hz.

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Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	I just bought a new monitor.. I bought the Iiyama visionmaster pro 454 and i cant believe the difference from my samsung 957p..!!!The colors are just sooo much better,and the refreshrates this baby can do is unbelieveble i'm running my desktop at 1280x1024 at 120hz!!!! I can really recommend this monitor if your about to upgrade!!! /Cartman __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

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peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	Congrats, Iiyama is almost always on top in every monitor comparison review. What did make you choose a traditional CRT over a TFT? Most likely the price I guess but was there some other factor? __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

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ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Welcome to the world of insanely good CRTs man! Don't they make all the difference? I mean, I have one of the most wonderful Trinitron 19" monitors, .25mm apeture and all... it looks significantly better at all resolutions than almost any LCD's I've ever seen... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

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Aspect "Amusing Comment Here" Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 232 Rep Power: 0	LCD's are only good if you want a fancy looking monitor or if your cramped on space. __________________

Feb 1, 2003, 09:36 PM	#7
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Personally, I would recommend looking around for used Trinitron P991's - thats what I have, and I've seen em as low as $150 or so at some resellers who help Dell unload stuff that just came back on lease, including these nice monitors... It was www.merkortech.com - very good deals on used monitors and all... They list the Trinitron for $180, but if you mention Pricewatch they'll give you $10 off.. lots of other very very nice and good monitors there, and plenty of big ones too if that's what you're looking for Digi... ToshiroOC __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 1, 2003, 10:57 PM	#8
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	Congrats! I remember when I went from a CTX PL7+ (17" non flat .27) to the Samsung 955DF (19" dynaflat .22) that I have now. OMG... the differences are absolutly amazing. It was origianlly 320 dollars, but I got it on sale for 250 dollars. I agree that TFT sucks, the pixels are huge, and the prices are INSANE! Plasma is far better (best of both worlds - thin, and great picture) but they are even more insasnely priced!

Feb 2, 2003, 03:50 PM	#10
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I used to own a Viewsonic VG191b 19" XVGA. Very nice panel with no tearing or ghosting that I ever seen. It took me awhile to get used to using a CRT on this rig. however I wouldn't diss TFT's because when you get a quality one the clearity is very hard to beat.

Feb 3, 2003, 01:18 AM	#12
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I remember when I upgraded from my old generic brand 15 inch moniter to my new sony F520. the difference was incredible. I really dont like lcd moniters becuase of the limited amout of resolotions.

Feb 3, 2003, 08:42 PM	#13
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I have a Dell M991 19" (18"vis) monitor, .26dpi. I got his thing completely free from Dell when I bought my old PC. It's running 1026 by 768 @ 100Hz.