Hi, Im in the market for a new 19" tft monitor , im upgrading from a 15" tft which i feel is a little small. I have £170 or there abouts maximum to spend although less is preferrable. I have been looking about the internet and allot of online shops do the (company) value ranges which have great specs but are really cheap. Anyway one of the main things I wanted to ask was is their much of a difference between 16.2 colours and 16.7 because it would really help me to narrow my search.
19" decisions..
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I bought a Acer 19" WS TFT the other day for £170!!
Fantastic monitor with a classy looking bezel, complete bargain @ £170.
Fantastic monitor with a classy looking bezel, complete bargain @ £170.
I dont want the widescreen 19" not as much of a viewing area as a normal 19" and widescreen doesnt really "float my boat" I have my eyes on the Sony SDM-S95AB but it is quite expensive. my main reason for looking at this one is cos of the 16.7 m colours as I dont know if 16.2 is much worse
AdamEW said:
Not really no. Having used both a 16.2 M and 16.7 M colour TFT, I didn't see any colour banding or anything on the 16.2 M colour screen and it did very nice bright colours.
However, 16.2M does mean TN Film, and that means limited viewing angles and relatively poor (compared to MVA, PVA and IPS panels) black depth. IMO the viewing angles on TN Film screens do become annoying.
I've seen the VP930 for £276 delivered. That's a 16.7 M colour MVA panel and it's only £30-40 more than a good TN panel screen like the Samsung 930BF. When the VP930 was over £350 it was a bit of a luxury screen, but now it's cheaper it's a no brainer, unless you really need the quickest screen around.