Spec me a monitor

anemos101 · 5 May 2011 at 12:20

My budget is £130. It's only going to be used for word doc's and some moderate gaming (COD, WOW, Shogun).

A monitor with a hdmi connector is preferred though not necessary as I'll be wiring my mobo into my speakers and/or using a headset.

I also am wiring my pc into my tv for bluray films so that's not a concern either.

Any help would be useful.

patch58 · 6 May 2011 at 21:53

if you could go to £140 you can get a iiyama e2409hds great monitor for the money and all the connections.

cmndr_andi · 6 May 2011 at 21:56

For this price, this one is excellent for £10 over budget.

According to the reviews it is basically just this one.

It is 24in, TN panel, LED backlit, 1920x1080 resolution and has one DVI connector and two HDMI connectors.

Edit: link fixed

Tediore · 7 May 2011 at 12:07

I think cmndr andi's link was supposed to be this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-OK&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

It's the one I was going to suggest. Looks nice

Tediore · 7 May 2011 at 12:10

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-034-BQ&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=

I'd also seriously consider this. Only 22", but very cheap, and 1080p. I know people who have had the 24" version and been very impressed. That's the same monitor, just smaller.

cmndr_andi · 7 May 2011 at 15:20

Tediore said:
I think cmndr andi's link was supposed to be this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-OK&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

It's the one I was going to suggest. Looks nice

Ah, my bad - cheers for the heads up.

Tediore · 7 May 2011 at 17:09

I've also heard good things about this if you don't mind a 22" monitor. Still 1080p. Well under budget too.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-034-BQ&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=

anemos101 · 8 May 2011 at 19:42

Tediore said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-034-BQ&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=

I'd also seriously consider this. Only 22", but very cheap, and 1080p. I know people who have had the 24" version and been very impressed. That's the same monitor, just smaller.

Thanks, think I'll go for this, the 2" doesn't make that much of a difference.

cmndr_andi · 8 May 2011 at 19:55

anemos101 said:
Thanks, think I'll go for this, the 2" doesn't make that much of a difference.

Just for reference, the 2" is just the difference between the linear diagonal sizes. In terms of screen area a 23.6in monitor (like the OCUK/iiyama one) has 20% more screen area than a 21.5in monitor (like the BenQ).

Have a look at this.

gwobbles · 9 May 2011 at 11:59

Tediore said:
I think cmndr andi's link was supposed to be this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-OK&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

It's the one I was going to suggest. Looks nice

I was interested in a new monitor too and this caught my eye too, just wondered if i could connect my pc and xbox 360 at the same time and just switch between inputs?

Thanks

*edit* im currently using Asus PW191 from years ago now, i just want something thats HD and similar, or comparable image quality to the one im using now