Dad in law wants a new monitor...

ChrisD. · 13 Jan 2008 at 23:21

Doesn't want wide screen and TBH anything over 19" would be overkill. What would you guys recommend? Used primarily for office work and browsing.

ChoÞÞer · 14 Jan 2008 at 01:59

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-LG&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=276 ??/

AndrewPE28 · 14 Jan 2008 at 08:18

OMG thats disgusting!

TBH a 19" dell would be the best, but they don't sell em here.

ChrisD. · 14 Jan 2008 at 11:41

Yeah that's minging. He was looking at a 20" acer screen that he's found at a good price, are they any good?

Slinky1989 · 14 Jan 2008 at 11:44

Edit: ignore, didnt see no widescreen part

stupid me.

2nd edit: If he's looking at a 20" acer then this would be perfect and much better as I've found acer panels to be really quite dull with bad viewing angles: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-012-DE&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=948

Dell's however are brilliant.

ChrisD. · 14 Jan 2008 at 11:52

He found the Acer for £130 and can get it for £117 so the Dell would be over budget in all honesty.

bobert50 · 14 Jan 2008 at 16:26

saw a 20" dell (cheap tn ones) recently for £100 new, can't remember where though unfortunately!

Rroff · 14 Jan 2008 at 16:46

Nothing that wrong with an Acer, but nothing that right with them either... I use them but only because I get a substantial discount from work... viewing angle on both my 19 and 24" are identical and very wide, response times are just about good enough for gaming but a little bit lacking for very fast games like quake 3 (not that would be a problem for the OP's father in law tho) they are clear and sharp, colors are ok.

ChrisD. · 14 Jan 2008 at 16:53

As my OP though, it's for browsing and some Office work only, nothing else required. Only reason he's getting one is that his 17" antique CRT is starting a slow death and he originally wanted a 17" LCD. I told him for the price he'd be daft not to get a 19" screen as there's more "real estate" for a very small price increase.

Will let him know the Acer is fine unless someone could kindly e-mail me at my MSN address for a site for the Dell.