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Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RocketForever, Jul 15, 2003.

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  1. RocketForever

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    I always want to upgrade my traditional bulky SVGA monitor to a flat panel LCD monitor.

    I do not know much about the LCD market though. So please help me.

    I found a NEC/Mitshubishi AccuSync LCD7V 17" at $429 with free shipping.

    Is it a good deal?

    Please give me advice if you are familiar with the LCD market. Thanks.
     
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    also check out pricescan.com

    DD
     
  4. RocketForever

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    go with samsung man...best bang for your buck
     
  6. RocketForever

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    The samsungs ones are very expensive. I found a Philips 180B2S 18.1 inch at $459.99. Anyone knows things about the LCDs made by Philips?

    Geeze, this is a tough decision. Thanks for you guy's help.
     
  7. RocketForever

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    It comes down to a choice between:

    (1) a NEC/Mitshubishi AccuSync LCD7V 17" at $399.00 with $10
    shipping

    and

    (2) a Philips 180B2S 18.1 inch at $459.99. with $24 shipping.

    I still can't make my decision. Please help me!!! :(
     
    #7 RocketForever, Jul 15, 2003
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  8. RocketsPimp

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    flip a coin
     
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    I've been putting in 17" Samsungs and 15" Philips at work. I am not blown away by the Philips LCD. It's not bad -- the pictures's okay, I just don't like the monitor too well. I don't like the stand it's on, I don't like the controls, the picture isn't AWESOME, etc. However, those Samsungs are fantastic! I am a die-hard CRT fan, but I have started to consider LCDs after having seen those!
     
  10. Dr of Dunk

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    I've got 2 20-inch flat panel LCD's at home.

    One is Dell's (rebadged as Dell anyway) and it's pretty good. I also have a Planar 20" LCD monitor that I also like. Most LCD's look best when driven via a DVI port on your video cards. As a matter of fact, there are LCD's that look like utter crap when you use the VGA connection instead of the DVI connection. Another consideration is that some of the lower-quality and cheaper LCD's have terrible latency/response times that make for ghosting on the screen when playing fast-moving games, for example.

    All I can say is do your research first. Tons of links and reviews on all kinds of LCD monitors are online.
     
  11. RocketForever

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    Is 50ms reponse time acceptable?

    If it's not too much trouble, can someone check out the specification of this LCD and give me some feedbacks?

    Thanks
     
    #11 RocketForever, Jul 16, 2003
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  13. RocketForever

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    LegendZ3 I wrote u an email. Please write me back. Thanks
     

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