Monitor suggestions £300 budget

[Hagar]

I am in need of a monitor to replace my CRT, I have a budget of £300 which is not fixed but I would like to stay reasonably close.

I use my PC for text based programs, coding in visual basic, internet and mail, and a few games.

My graphics card is an ATI HD3650 512Mb Gddr3 AGP, not fantastic but adequate, my PC is likewise a couple of years old but reasonably fast, Lian Li, Athlon dual 64 bit, DDR, winXP and win7.

I think I need 24", 1920 x 1200 (may consider 16:9 rather than 16:10).
Professional looking and reliable monitor with good warranty.
Sharp graphics, no fuzzy text, good colouration.

All suggestions are welcome.

best regards, andy

 

[Hagar]

Culinia,

Thanks for your reply, I am not expecting CRT performance from a TN or other monitor, my main concern is uneven colours and or backlight so I am looking at the upper end of manufacturers. I could afford and get either the HP or the Dell IPS 24" panels but do not think that I would need this level of panel for my tasks plus it is quite a lot of money for just a monitor. I appreciate your thoughts though and was tempted earlier in my search by the 22" Dell except for the resolution. I am convinced now though that I do need the 1200 pixel depth for my coding activities.

Chris74

I welcome your recommendation on the Samsung panel, I am a little bit confused with Samsung though as they have such a large array of items and not all on their website. I did note the 2443BW as a possible but also noted that they have been around for just about 18 months and as OC have sold out for a while and they are getting a bit scarcer, whether they are being superceded. This would not be a problem if they are a truly great panel and will last a few years, the 2443 is the sort of spec I am looking for.


Maybe in the next few weeks there will be a new must have 24" or 26" out there, but I do really need to make a buy soon.

best, all, andy

 

[Hagar]

I agree with Chris74. The 2443BW is a fantastic panel. I wouldn't worry about it being superceded. Samsung are focussing more on their 22-23 inch panels at the moment although there are some releases planned for Easter time which might be worth looking out for.

Looks like I am going with this one, I have emailed OCUK but they do not have a date for restock so I will support my local brick and mortar store who can get me one even if it is 10% more retail, in this climate we all need the local stores to survive.

thanks, andy.