Spec me a new monitor!

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Ok, my OH's monitor went fizzle...then decided never to turn on after that, other than show an amber standby light. In all honesty, I was expecting it to go anyway.

I'm going to give my OH my 17" CRT - in the meantime, I'll use a new monitor that hopefully somebody will spec me on here. :D

Right first things first - my bullet list:
  • I'd like a monitor with tilt and height adjustment. Maybe the tilt isn't so important, if I can adjust the height.
  • Should be decent in games.
  • Should also be decent colour reproduction, as I use Photoshop and will be playing some films on it
  • The viewable height of the screen must be bigger than 244mm (current viewable height of my Hansole 710D).
Can't think of anything else really. :o

I'm unsure about going widescreen or not, but it does seem to be the way forward. I'm not all that bother about colour of the monitor - I'm going to be looking at the monitor, not the bezel. Then again, silver would look nice next to my hifi. :D

My budget is about £200. :o
 
J0hnb0y said:
this 1 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-051-SA&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=948

or this 1 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-SA

im sorry im only recommending these on performance and + price. the 226BW is not height adjustable so i assume the 20" isnt either. as an owner of a 226 i can thoroughly recommend it. there have been panel issues in the past, Samsung claim to have fixed this now...pinch of salt if you will? besides panel lottery, a bit of configuration will make sort out any colour isuues and leave you with the best 22" on the market...for just over £200. stunning gaming + browsing...just check the heights and viewing angles ;)
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I believe one of those monitors was recommended to me in my last thread, but it's a good month or so old now. :o

OcUK doesn't have to stock the monitor. I don't mind shopping elsewhere - all I want is a nice monitor, with a decent price tag to match. :cool:
 
Is there an easy way of working out the viewable width and height of a 16:9/16:10 monitor, if we assume it is 20/22"?
 
Ok, I've got about £275 to splash out on a new monitor. This is the TOTAL price, not just £275 on the monitor itself. :p

I'm looking to stay in the 22" monitor size, because I think I'd hate a 24" monitor in my face.

Remember - the monitors don't have to be ones which OcUK sell/stock. I am capable of using Google. ;)
 
Sinny said:
Very nice Monitor, pictures/colors are very vibrant, id say comparable to Samsung colours. I would recommend it to anyone.
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When you say 'comparable to Samsung', do you mean that Samsung are good enough to be set as a benchmark for monitors below the Sammy's specs?
 
Sinny said:
No not in that sense, Their are various models of monitors our their and what im saying is the LG is comparable to the Samsung colours. every other monitor that i have seen next to it (Only the Dell and Samsung models) have been less quality.

LG being cheaper i would go for it since their both practically the same.
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Think I might - IIRC, it was one of the recommended ones in my previous threads, and it looks decent for the money IMO.

Will await for Baddass to feedback any final feedback to me.
 
Sinny said:
Just to make it clear though, It only has Analogue and Digital Inputs, theirs no componant/composite/hdmi.
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I'm not bothered about that really. As long as the digital input is DVI or it has a VGA input, I don't mind.
 
Baddass said:
so you're now down to the Samsung SM226BW vs LG L226WTQ? Both are good, and as has been said, performance is quite comparable between the two. The Samsung is more widely selected it seems, but that doesnt necessarily mean it's any better. Tough choice. I'd say go with your instinct based on price and appearance :)
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TBH, the Samsung seems much more of a lottery than the LG. My instinct told me to go with LG originally - plus I know they make some nice stuff, even though some regard them as a budget make.

The 3 years warranty also puts confidence in me. :)
 
Right, got the L226WTQ, and I like it a lot.

Two things I'm hoping people can help me with, though:
  • Ironically, I noticed this 'problem' when using OcUK. If I look at a shade of blue in the forum list at the top of my screen, and look at the same shade of blue near the bottom of my screen - the bottom part of the screen seems brighter than the top. Maybe this is just because I need to adjust my viewing angle - so advice on this please? Right now, I'm sat with my eye level at the top of the monitor, and the monitor tilted down (almost back on itself).
  • Any advice on calibrating my monitor?
 
Zefan said:
Been talking over msn and apparently he's sorted it now. I'm sure we'll let him off the teething problems, it is his first decent monitor after all :p
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That was the DVI cable, you plank. :D How was I to know the source button was there? :o:p

Still having a slight issue with the fading, but nothing that bad really.
 
Looks worse in this picture, but would say it warrants phoning LG up?
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