LG 26LU5000

benhalford · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:04

Anyone know if this would make a good monitor?

http://www.lge.com/uk/tv-audio-video/televisions/LG-lcd-tv-26LU5000.jsp

pretty ugly but im looking for a monitor that will do the best of both worlds, pc and xbox (over VGA). I know its a tv but cant seem to find a monitor with 26" and 1080p as apposed to 1920X1200.

Other option would have to be this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-106-SA

capriboy1978 · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:10

Quite like the look of that lg. hopefully the sound quality is better than the new 22" I've just bought me mum - it's awful.

benhalford · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:30

dont need the speakers myself...

capriboy1978 · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:59

have you seen it for sale anywhere?

benhalford · 5 Jan 2010 at 20:03

ok edited, but do you think this would make a good pc monitor?

capriboy1978 · 5 Jan 2010 at 20:04

cheers, edit your post bud as there technically a competitor and that is verboten here and you'd likely get a temp ban.

capriboy1978 · 5 Jan 2010 at 20:23

Expensive purely as a pc monitor imo. Mixed use then probably worth the dosh but without any user reviews as a pc screen impossible to say for sure. Plenty others use tv screens as monitors although due to viewing angles etc there best suited to playing movies / games.

Might be imagining it but seem to remember some lag issues with some tv's as monitors dur to sognal processing etc. This could be an issue for serious fps gaming.

benhalford · 5 Jan 2010 at 20:35

cheers for the info, probs just go with the samsung 24" then, only 2" I guess, other options is to go for that hanspree 28" but its 16:10 so be good for pc but xbox would look horrible on it...doubling upscaling (one from xbox 720p to 1680x1050 then 1680X1050 to 1920X1200 on the monitor)

capriboy1978 · 5 Jan 2010 at 20:38

good friend has a similiar sammy 24", not bad for a tn+ screen.