I know this topic has been done over a bit, but conclusions reached from the other threads don't quite apply (sadly).
After searching this forum and a few other forums for the past few days on best to go with, the obvious answer I see everywhere is the DP930SB. Well...thats not an option anymore:brokenheart:. Infact, I had ordered it from Dell (15% off and free shipping), and they just up and cancelled my order a few days ago without notifying me (wriggled a $100 coupon out of them for that). They don't carry them anymore, Newegg doesn't, any place that doesn't have them in stock won't be carrying them again.
Anyhow, seeing as I got this coupon, I'd like to put it to use on their site...preferably aiming for a 19" CRT as the title suggests, as because of the $100 off I got from them, I got swayed into putting that extra money to the vid card I have on the way (eVGA 6800 GT).
This link shows what my choices are for this.
For the most part, I've had it narrowed down to the NEC FE991SB and the Viewsonic P95f+. However, I've had a crap time trying to decide which to go with. I hear good things about them, and some pretty bad things.
I've been wanting to go with the NEC, as I see it tends to be recommended more often (even by Anand's Guide), but there's a few things holding me back with it...mainly what I've read of these having an early death, or just starting to crap out in general after a year or so. That worries me a bit, seeing as NEC has stopped production...I don't want to be stuck with a 50lb paperweight anytime soon.
The Viewsonic has also always been on the list of consideration. I haven't seen it mentioned quite to the extent of the NEC, but when this monitor gets bad reviews, people seem to be vehemently against it. Whether it be the blurry text aspect of it (though I gather the NEC probably suffers from that too), to just the production quality of it, I'm hesistant to go with this as well.
Finally yesterday a friend of mine told me to go with neither, if any on that page, the Viewsonic G90f. His main reason for this was the Aperture vs Shadowmask argument, as the grill lines with apertures annoy him to the point of trying to sway me away from those other two altogether. Another thing he told me to is to watch for monitors with TCO'99 at least, as anything less will fry my brain and eyes :shocked:. That would auto rule out the NEC and leave just the Viewsonics, but I don't know how big the difference would be there.
I really haven't even considered anything else on the page, if anyone knows anything about the others (like Dell's offering being worth it), speak up by all means.
One last thing, as I've got this coupon, the most I'm really willing to spend is $300 after coupon, which may or may not open up other options (LCD or what). I just have a feeling the lower priced 17" LCDs wouldn't be ideal for gaming, and haven't put much consideration their way.
Any help would be mucho appreciated!
After searching this forum and a few other forums for the past few days on best to go with, the obvious answer I see everywhere is the DP930SB. Well...thats not an option anymore:brokenheart:. Infact, I had ordered it from Dell (15% off and free shipping), and they just up and cancelled my order a few days ago without notifying me (wriggled a $100 coupon out of them for that). They don't carry them anymore, Newegg doesn't, any place that doesn't have them in stock won't be carrying them again.
Anyhow, seeing as I got this coupon, I'd like to put it to use on their site...preferably aiming for a 19" CRT as the title suggests, as because of the $100 off I got from them, I got swayed into putting that extra money to the vid card I have on the way (eVGA 6800 GT).
This link shows what my choices are for this.
For the most part, I've had it narrowed down to the NEC FE991SB and the Viewsonic P95f+. However, I've had a crap time trying to decide which to go with. I hear good things about them, and some pretty bad things.
I've been wanting to go with the NEC, as I see it tends to be recommended more often (even by Anand's Guide), but there's a few things holding me back with it...mainly what I've read of these having an early death, or just starting to crap out in general after a year or so. That worries me a bit, seeing as NEC has stopped production...I don't want to be stuck with a 50lb paperweight anytime soon.
The Viewsonic has also always been on the list of consideration. I haven't seen it mentioned quite to the extent of the NEC, but when this monitor gets bad reviews, people seem to be vehemently against it. Whether it be the blurry text aspect of it (though I gather the NEC probably suffers from that too), to just the production quality of it, I'm hesistant to go with this as well.
Finally yesterday a friend of mine told me to go with neither, if any on that page, the Viewsonic G90f. His main reason for this was the Aperture vs Shadowmask argument, as the grill lines with apertures annoy him to the point of trying to sway me away from those other two altogether. Another thing he told me to is to watch for monitors with TCO'99 at least, as anything less will fry my brain and eyes :shocked:. That would auto rule out the NEC and leave just the Viewsonics, but I don't know how big the difference would be there.
I really haven't even considered anything else on the page, if anyone knows anything about the others (like Dell's offering being worth it), speak up by all means.
One last thing, as I've got this coupon, the most I'm really willing to spend is $300 after coupon, which may or may not open up other options (LCD or what). I just have a feeling the lower priced 17" LCDs wouldn't be ideal for gaming, and haven't put much consideration their way.
Any help would be mucho appreciated!