Is it worth it?

djjuk · 12 Mar 2006 at 13:55

Very tempted in the Philips 200W6CS 20" Widescreen TFT. Currently have an older iiyama 17" TFT, which is ok. Would love the Dell 2405FPW, but cannot justify 700 quid on a monitor.

Is it really worth it though moving from 1280/1024 to 1680/1050? Is it really that much better or bigger even?

What have your thoughts been moving from a 17" TFT to a 20" WS? Worth it to you or not..

Cheers..

HungryHippos · 12 Mar 2006 at 14:03

got the NEC 20.1" WS model and I love it. Moved from an LG L1710b 17" TFT.

There is a little backlight bleed on mine though, but apparently this can magically disappear after a few days of use, and tbh it's not that noticeable unless i'm looking for it.

If it persists then I will call NEC and they do delivery swap overs I believe.

djjuk · 12 Mar 2006 at 14:18

Yeah was looking at the NEC..Looks good. But the price of the Philips is so bloody tempting!

Oh sod it...Lets go buy it...Hmm I am so easily convinced!

HungryHippos · 12 Mar 2006 at 14:24

indeed but I believe the consensus is that the NEC is more impressive

djjuk · 12 Mar 2006 at 14:28

Eulogy said:
indeed but I believe the consensus is that the NEC is more impressive

Lol i'm not getting into a e-willy waving contest with you

I'm sure they are both great monitors! Hope so, have just ordered the Philips!

fish99 · 12 Mar 2006 at 17:21

This handy chart should give you an idea exactly how much extra size you get going from 17" to 20" widescreen-

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17544752&highlight=size

djjuk · 12 Mar 2006 at 20:37

fish99 said:
This handy chart should give you an idea exactly how much extra size you get going from 17" to 20" widescreen-

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17544752&highlight=size

Thanks for that...Hmmm not much difference really is there it would seem from 17" to 20"WS..Will have to see what it is like when it arrives.

Thanks again.

fish99 · 12 Mar 2006 at 20:48

Same height but much wider, if that piccy is accurate.

CoXeY · 13 Mar 2006 at 21:03

Let us know what you think when it arrives - thinking of going 20" WS myself

djjuk · 13 Mar 2006 at 21:12

Will do..Should be with me tomorrow.

Raymond Lin · 13 Mar 2006 at 21:27

It looks like the same height and it almost is. The hpilips does have a tiny bit more vertical desktop space.

fish99 · 13 Mar 2006 at 22:53

Nice picture, really shows the extra screen space you get from 20" widescreen.

valerian · 14 Mar 2006 at 00:07

djjuk said:
Very tempted in the Philips 200W6CS 20" Widescreen TFT. Currently have an older iiyama 17" TFT, which is ok. Would love the Dell 2405FPW, but cannot justify 700 quid on a monitor.

Is it really worth it though moving from 1280/1024 to 1680/1050? Is it really that much better or bigger even?

What have your thoughts been moving from a 17" TFT to a 20" WS? Worth it to you or not..

Cheers..

you can justify anything if you want it enough, its whether or not you can stand to see in a couple of months, substantially less in cost

AdC · 14 Mar 2006 at 08:17

Bigger monitors are something I've never regretted. From the time I went to a 14" to a 15", from the 15" to a 17", from the 17" to a 24", I've always looked back and thought "How the hell did I get along with that old thing???" You can splunk £500 on a graphics card and it's out of date three months later; with a monitor at least it's out for a while. I can justify a lot of cash on a monitor far more readily than any other component