new flat panel - £300 ish

Reality Bites · 11 Jan 2007 at 13:38

There seems to be a bulk of threads at the moment, but all people have different requirements!

I'm after a flat panel for space saving really.

I've seen a 20" wide screen and thought it was a little small and the 24" are above my budget and justification for such a purchase.

Leaves me with either a 20" panel or a 22" widescreen.

Seems to be several around the £300-£320 mark but it's been about 3 years since i bought a monitor.

I only really use my pc for browsing, music and watching the odd film now. I will play the odd game but not much.

what would fit the bill? As many have said, not many high street shops have these things in shops to view them first.

Reality Bites · 11 Jan 2007 at 14:04

I can see me ending up getting a standard 20" panel. 20" widescreen is just too small and i'm not paying £550 for a monitor i'm only using to browse and listen to music/movies on.

I've spent a fortune on my LCD TV for that.

Reality Bites · 11 Jan 2007 at 15:30

are the 22" widescreens really that bad?

Reality Bites · 12 Jan 2007 at 06:50

m3lv1n said:
I got a Dell 2007 non widescreen so 1600 x 1200 resolution well pleased with it.

£310 from OCUK quid about 2 - 3 months ago dunno how much they are now.

i think that would be the sort of thing i'd have to go for. 20" widescreen is meant to be comparible to a 17" crt?

i've got a 19" crt now.

Reality Bites · 12 Jan 2007 at 13:42

fobose said:
a 17" CRT is tiny, it has about 15-16" viewable area, where the hell did you get the thought a 20" WS is comparable to that from? *getting very frustrated here.

reviews i found of the 20" WS....thinking about it, they could have meant a 17" LCD. They meant the in terms of height and resolution i think.