Monitor for Graphic Designer?

revolutionrock · 25 May 2008 at 12:58

Monitor for Graphic Designer , 20" - 22" Around £150

Hi

Im building a new system and need a monitor. I have a limit of £150, which I can't really budge on :|

I need it for Photoshop/Illustrator and also games.

Suggestions?

revolutionrock · 26 May 2008 at 15:58

No one?

Makhaira · 26 May 2008 at 16:04

£150 is stretching it for a truly good 22", any way you could get up to £200?

fobose · 26 May 2008 at 16:04

You've pretty much limited yourself to about 2 monitors of 20" and 22" on the ocuk website. None are that great.

This is one of them:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...subcat=949&name=Hyundai ImageQuest N220W-A 22"%20Widescreen%20LCD%20Monitor%20-%20Black/Silver

I bought it for my parents PC, its got a crap stand, which doesn't tilt very far but you cant expect it to for such a low price. The screen is good enough for what they need it for but I wouldn't really recommend the monitor.

revolutionrock · 26 May 2008 at 19:36

Makhaira said:
£150 is stretching it for a truly good 22", any way you could get up to £200?

Yeh I think I could.

Makhaira · 26 May 2008 at 20:04

Then my recommendation would be the Samsung SM226BW.

revolutionrock · 26 May 2008 at 20:08

Makhaira said:
Then my recommendation would be the Samsung SM226BW.

Looks nice , but , What are all the problems about panels?

Doesn't sound to crash hot tbh.

Trunks9486 · 26 May 2008 at 20:13

The budget is low for high quality panel really... You get what you pay for.

revolutionrock · 26 May 2008 at 20:18

What exactly is it? The panel that is?

philjohn · 26 May 2008 at 20:52

It's a TN, as is almost anything else in your current price range.

How serious are you about graphic design? With that kind of budget are we talking more about a hobby than anything else? If so, going for a TN now would probably be ok and you could always upgrade in the future. Other option is to keep whatever you have now and save your money and get something with a better panel down the line.

revolutionrock · 26 May 2008 at 20:58

philjohn said:
It's a TN, as is almost anything else in your current price range.

How serious are you about graphic design? With that kind of budget are we talking more about a hobby than anything else? If so, going for a TN now would probably be ok and you could always upgrade in the future. Other option is to keep whatever you have now and save your money and get something with a better panel down the line.

I am studying it at college, then onto Uni. So yeh its pretty serious.

Makhaira · 26 May 2008 at 21:13

I believe I'm right in saying that the lottery of panels is over now with the BW. There was never a major issue, in so much that all the panels could be made to perform well with calibration, which you'll be doing anyways if you're that serious about graphics.

philjohn · 26 May 2008 at 23:02

skeeny said:
I am studying it at college, then onto Uni. So yeh its pretty serious.

Ah, I was more getting at "will the choice of panel impact your day to day job". For learning purposes I'd stick with a big TN panel for now (gives you the real estate and you can live with the flaws), especially as you'll need more money for beer and entertainment whilst at uni