Monitor upgrade

violat3 · Jun 22, 2005, 05:18 PM

eh need some help guys, ehm thinking about upgrading my 19" IIyma crt monitor to a 19" lcd, which one would you say is the best buy ..... budget is between £200 - £300

cheers

Geminiwave · Jun 22, 2005, 07:23 PM

this might be better to post in the technology forum. I'm sure you'll get several posts like "UHG NOT ANOTHER ONE!!" and then telling you what they think you should buy.

My suggestion? Go to Tomshardware.com and check out his LCD reviews. There are none better.

e v o · Jun 22, 2005, 07:29 PM

i just bought a dell 2001fp for like 560, free shipping from dell. Itt should be here in a couple hours, I'm pretty excited, as its my first LCD. This is the US, so I'm not sure about the price/availability in the UK. I was also looking at the Viewsonic VP912b. Its pretty cheap too, under $400 dollars.

Ben

Mort_Cinder · Jun 22, 2005, 07:29 PM

i would go to ebuyer.com and check out other peoples reviews. you cant go wrong.

e v o · Jun 22, 2005, 11:20 PM

All i can say is wow after using the 2001fp for a little while. It is amazing quality. Mine came in 3 days (ordered sunday, came wed). ZERO dead pixels. Went from a 17" a70f+ (not even a a71) to this 20.1". My first LCD as well. Very impressed with dell...

violat3 · Jun 23, 2005, 05:09 PM

I've finally decided on the AG Neovo F419 19

http://www.neovouk.com/products/F-419.htm

i've read a lot of good reviews from Ebuyer.com

toddsmack2k · Jun 23, 2005, 08:29 PM

evo, my cousin has the same monitor you just got and it is impressive. I am now wanting one myself.

Raptor · Jun 23, 2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by e v o

All i can say is wow after using the 2001fp for a little while. It is amazing quality. Mine came in 3 days (ordered sunday, came wed). ZERO dead pixels. Went from a 17" a70f+ (not even a a71) to this 20.1". My first LCD as well. Very impressed with dell...

Any of that dreaded ghosting in fast moving games? I'm about to take the plunge myself with the 2001FP but play only FPS and racing games.

e v o · Jun 23, 2005, 10:13 PM

I haven't noticed any (minimal), but i haven't really been looking for it either. Will try some more games out later

Volcom929 · Jun 23, 2005, 10:48 PM

I have the 2001fp and it is an amazing monitor. Play BF2, HL2, CSS, farCry and no ghosting whatsoever. It is one of the best investments I have made to my gaming rig. One suggestion is that the monitor does look best at its native resolution of 1600x1200. Make sure you have a GFX card capable of this in 3D gaming as I can notice a big differnece in appearance say from 1024 to 1600x1200.

e v o · Jun 23, 2005, 10:56 PM

mmmmm 1600x1200 is delicious

Raptor · Jun 23, 2005, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Volcom929

I have the 2001fp and it is an amazing monitor. Play BF2, HL2, CSS, farCry and no ghosting whatsoever. It is one of the best investments I have made to my gaming rig. One suggestion is that the monitor does look best at its native resolution of 1600x1200. Make sure you have a GFX card capable of this in 3D gaming as I can notice a big differnece in appearance say from 1024 to 1600x1200.

I'm getting veeeery tempted

Raptor · Jun 25, 2005, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e v o

mmmmm 1600x1200 is delicious

Ordered mine yesterday. Can't wait.

Zelig · Jun 25, 2005, 05:54 PM

I think I'll be following suit and ordering a 2001FP in the next month or so. Will start searching for deals now.

It will also be my first lcd monitor. (asides from my laptops)

CDsDontBurn · Jun 25, 2005, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e v o

mmmmm 1600x1200 is delicious

it's the only thing i run at on both desktop and my games

Jun 22, 2005, 05:18 PM	#1
violat3 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Caledonia Posts: 348 Rep Power: 0	Monitor upgrade eh need some help guys, ehm thinking about upgrading my 19" IIyma crt monitor to a 19" lcd, which one would you say is the best buy ..... budget is between £200 - £300 cheers

Jun 22, 2005, 07:23 PM	#2
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	this might be better to post in the technology forum. I'm sure you'll get several posts like "UHG NOT ANOTHER ONE!!" and then telling you what they think you should buy. My suggestion? Go to Tomshardware.com and check out his LCD reviews. There are none better. __________________

Jun 22, 2005, 07:29 PM	#3
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i just bought a dell 2001fp for like 560, free shipping from dell. Itt should be here in a couple hours, I'm pretty excited, as its my first LCD. This is the US, so I'm not sure about the price/availability in the UK. I was also looking at the Viewsonic VP912b. Its pretty cheap too, under $400 dollars. Ben __________________

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Mort_Cinder I want some ATI lovin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MK, UK Posts: 1,034 Rep Power: 0	i would go to ebuyer.com and check out other peoples reviews. you cant go wrong. __________________

Jun 22, 2005, 11:20 PM	#5
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	All i can say is wow after using the 2001fp for a little while. It is amazing quality. Mine came in 3 days (ordered sunday, came wed). ZERO dead pixels. Went from a 17" a70f+ (not even a a71) to this 20.1". My first LCD as well. Very impressed with dell... __________________

Jun 23, 2005, 05:09 PM	Thread Starter #6
violat3 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Caledonia Posts: 348 Rep Power: 0	I've finally decided on the AG Neovo F419 19 http://www.neovouk.com/products/F-419.htm i've read a lot of good reviews from Ebuyer.com Last edited by violat3; Jun 23, 2005 at 07:43 PM.

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e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I haven't noticed any (minimal), but i haven't really been looking for it either. Will try some more games out later __________________

Jun 23, 2005, 10:48 PM	#10
Volcom929 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 175 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have the 2001fp and it is an amazing monitor. Play BF2, HL2, CSS, farCry and no ghosting whatsoever. It is one of the best investments I have made to my gaming rig. One suggestion is that the monitor does look best at its native resolution of 1600x1200. Make sure you have a GFX card capable of this in 3D gaming as I can notice a big differnece in appearance say from 1024 to 1600x1200. __________________ AMD FX-53 w/ XP-120 & Panasonic 120mm Panaflow fan Asus A8V Deluxe Rev 1.02 BIOS 1009 ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 2 GB Corsair XMS PC3200XL 2-3-3-6 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 2*WD 10,000 RPM Raptor Hd's Raid 0 120GB Seagate 7,200 SATA LiteOn 8x dvd +/- RW LiteOn 52X CD-RW LiteOn 16X DVD-ROM PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe

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e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	mmmmm 1600x1200 is delicious __________________

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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I think I'll be following suit and ordering a 2001FP in the next month or so. Will start searching for deals now. It will also be my first lcd monitor. (asides from my laptops) __________________ --