The Xerox XA7-19i an all rounder?

smids · 24 Mar 2006 at 11:58

Oooo, first post in the monitor forums. Anyway, after my exams I'll be looking for a decent TFT to replace my 15" TFT poop from Fujitsu-Siemens. It has served me well but alas, the time has come to throw it out. I read the sticky and the user reviews on this monitor and from those, I cannot see why people don't rave about this screen? It has quite vibrant colours and good blacks thanks to the glass-type screen and shows little ghosting in games/movies.

Please tell me why people aren't harping on about these. Is there anything else out there at this price (£240) which is better for movies and games? This is to compliment my logitech Z5500's and perhaps run my PS2/PS3 games on like a TV screen as I only have a 14" in my room.

Also, it has a no dead pixel warranty to boot, what more can you ask for!

Finally, thanks to anyone who replies - I'm sure you must get pretty bored of these.

smids · 24 Mar 2006 at 13:09

Thanks baddass - I looked at the 913N but have always had a thing for the Sony and their shiny screens

- though Xerox isn;t as shiny so at least I can play games ok.

I read up on the TN etc panels. TN obviously is the gamers choice but then again, I've been happily playing games on a 15" 1024x768 25ms screen so anything lower is an improvement. Apparently, the non-TN better panels only do 16ms average but I wouldn't notice that as it will still be an improvement. Basically, I just an all rounder, and it seemed as though this was a good screen for that.

Also, what is your take on widescreen? I know it's a bit subjective but I saw that 20" Dell which looks good or others which are also at the £300ish price point. They are probably better for films as they are widescreen but I've always preferred my nice square 5:4 screens.

smids · 24 Mar 2006 at 20:09

Hmmm, I've been looking around all day at the different options. I'm thinking I might as well get a widescreen, at least my DVD's will look good and will just dump my 14" TV

. I did have a look at the VP930 which is an excellent screen and at £307 came in just about the right price however, 20" is tempting and I have seen a few decent ones at good prices. I read your 19" guide which was very good

. Had a quick gander at that 20" range as you suggested and had my eye on that NEC, Viewsonic and Belinea.

I hate to be a pain but of those 3, do any offer resizing 1:1 pixel match for gaming at 5:4 resolutions? Don't go out of your way to find out, just if you know off-hand.

Many thanks,

Smids.

smids · 24 Mar 2006 at 20:24

Baddass said:
the NEC definitely does, but the Viewsonic and Belinea's don't afaik

Ok, thanks.

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smids · 26 Mar 2006 at 03:30

Rather than start a new thread, what is your take on the HP L2035 Badass? I've seen it for a good price, it suits my aspect ratio (1600x1200) and was just wondering if it is any good? It's a nice 20.1". I'm just not convinced about widescreen and I could always use bars for movies, it doesn't bother me that much, just not sure on the gaming front here.

smids · 26 Mar 2006 at 18:34

Choosing a good monitor has become really hard now.

I've changed my mind about 10 times so far. The Belinea 20" Wide looks like a decent screen, and the Viewsonic. I think I might just get the Viewsonic and be done with it. I'm really surprised that a lot of the widescreens don't offer pixel matching as it is asy to do if you have more pixels than required but oh well. The Viewsonic looks good, and I know ther build quality will probably be better than Belinea's. I'm also waiting to see those new Xerox Wide panels which apprently are decent. Still, I've got until the end of May after my exams to decide. Let's see what happens in the meantime. Thanks for all your help though Badass, it's certainly got me thinking and your sticky's are damn useful

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smids · 27 Mar 2006 at 00:01

Oh gawd, sorry Baddass - I'm kicking at your door again.

I noticed that the Phillips 200WC6S does actually support 1:1 pixel match!

- and in my price range. I might have found a provisional winner. Anyway, onto the point of this post. Now I see lots of places selling these monitors, however, often they list it as 16ms whereas on your website it is 8ms. Was there a second revision of this monitor with the updated 8ms panel as opposed to the original 16ms. Even OcUK list 8ms, so I'm baffled. I'll still hold on for now, but if nothing new and exciting arises, we could be on to a winner.

. Also, there is often a number at the end e.g. 200WC6S/00 or /20 yet Phillips only list one model. Is there an explanation for this?

smids · 27 Mar 2006 at 11:39

Excellent - that will be my provisional frontrunner and I'll see what comes around in the next 2 months. OcUK have an excellent price anyway

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