19" LCD $299

[dhoytw]

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[JafCo]

Interesting... $299... no rebates. 15ms/10ms.

 

[Robor]

Is this thing any good? For the price it looks like a steal.

 

[dhoytw]

Originally posted by: Robor
Is this thing any good? For the price it looks like a steal.

I have no idea if it's any good, I already have a 19" LCD, but it looks like a good monitor for a steal of a price. Anyone here have any idea about this thing let me know I might be in the market for another one.

 

[kmmatney]

I thnk Walmart had the same deal before Xmas, only difference was I think it was a white monitor. A few AT people got in on the deal, but it quickly sold out. I have heard back yet from anybosy who bought it. Hopefully somebody will come out and say how they like it.

Given the specs and DVI input, it looks pretty sweet.

Edit - it even includes the DVI cable. My $359 19" BenQ did not.

 

[nallur]

I got in on this deal before Christmas and have been happy with the monitor. It is a black monitor. As far as I know, there is no white version of this monitor. The company's website is here.

You will be charged taxes on this. Mine came to be around 340 after shipping and taxes.

Originally posted by: kmmatney
I thnk Walmart had the same deal before Xmas, only difference was I think it was a white monitor. A few AT people got in on the deal, but it quickly sold out. I have heard back yet from anybosy who bought it. Hopefully somebody will come out and say how they like it.

Given the specs and DVI input, it looks pretty sweet.

Edit - it even includes the DVI cable. My $359 19" BenQ did not.

 

[Iahova]

speed on this one is 25ms, in case you were wondering... Still, this is a great deal on a 19" with DVI

 

[kamranziadar]

nice price

 

[Johnbear007]

hmmm that is a good price I just bought a viewsonic vx910 for 399 at best buy.... I think I will sitck with it, it is awsome for games.

 

[maxcom]

old news and it's always that price, just not always in stock

 

[realdeals]

Anyone find a review for this monitor? Good price, but never heard of this company before.

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: dhoytw

Originally posted by: Robor
Is this thing any good? For the price it looks like a steal.

I have no idea if it's any good, I already have a 19" LCD, but it looks like a good monitor for a steal of a price. Anyone here have any idea about this thing let me know I might be in the market for another one.

Just noticed that it has speakers on it as well. Might not seem important and I'm sure they suck but this would be a pretty nice "bench" monitor for those of us who work on computers from time to time. I currently have a 17" Planar I got for $200 so I really can't justify this one unless I sell my Planar.

 

[AnyMal]

DVI cable included as well. Hmmmm.. tempting

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: Iahova
speed on this one is 25ms, in case you were wondering... Still, this is a great deal on a 19" with DVI

Not according to the web site.
http://www.balance-digital.com/lcd%20pic/CM2019.htm
It claims 16ms/9ms for the response time.

 

[maxcom]

it's 25ms, this subject has been beat to death on this forum 16+9 = 25ms, it used to show 15ms/10ms

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Johnbear007
hmmm that is a good price I just bought a viewsonic vx910 for 399 at best buy.... I think I will sitck with it, it is awsome for games.

what is the response time for the viewsonic?? also does it have dvi??

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: maxcom
it's 25ms, this subject has been beat to death on this forum 16+9 = 25ms, it used to show 15ms/10ms

Thanks for pointing out my error.
I did a search on the web for a description. This is the closest I could find, which explains that it is the total response time that matters.
http://graphics.tomshardware.c...y/20020114/lcd-09.html

 

[Achilles97]

Here's a link to the previous post about this. It was a pretty big thread:

LINK

 

[maxcom]

i ordered this last night for my wife, she could care less about response times, i'll give it a look see and post the findings, ofc it will be subjective I'm holding on to my 19" crt's until they burn up before i make the switch

 

[simo]

crappy response time, not great contrast ratio, crappy max resolution.

good price for the size with dvi, shame about the specs.....

 

[dhoytw]

Originally posted by: simo
crappy response time, not great contrast ratio, crappy max resolution.

good price for the size with dvi, shame about the specs.....

I don't know about the monitor you have, the response time isn't great but it's average as well as the rest of the specs. I happen to own a nice monitor myself but hey this one here isn't too bad for a good!! price
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[foolish501]

I was the original one to post the monitor, they cancelled my order due to be out of stock, but my mother in law got one. I got myself a Rosewill from Newegg instead, only cost me another $5 and a much nicer monitor.

Rosewill can be found here

no bad reviews on this monitor, and i much prefer the rosewill.

 

[jjjjayd13]

Originally posted by: foolish501
I was the original one to post the monitor, they cancelled my order due to be out of stock, but my mother in law got one. I got myself a Rosewill from Newegg instead, only cost me another $5 and a much nicer monitor.

Rosewill can be found here

no bad reviews on this monitor, and i much prefer the rosewill.

Five dollars more then what???

Newegg is $351.00.

 

[glorygunk]

anybody know if this can be picked up at walmart and thus save on shipping??

 

[Evil Cheese]

This is the same one they were selling a week before christmas.

I have it, its pretty nice. The back has a plastic cover that keeps the cables hidden. Well mine would not ever fit back on after taking it off for the first time. So you can see the plugins, ect. Not a big deal. But if you want something "flashy" in an office to impress this may not be the one for you. I mean, it looks fine without the panel to me, but if you wanted the dvi plugin hidden you might not like it.

It works great, color saturation is good. Everything is very crisp and clear. Blacks are not "true" black. More like a dark grey.

The contrast ratio is small compared to the 500$ 19" lcd's, but thats not important. That just measures the difference in how dark it can be, and how bright it can be. There is only a narrow band of contrast most people use anyways.

The cheap back panel, no true black.

Also when paired with my radeon 9700 pro aiw - I have a darn hard time getting the monitor to work for bios. I have to turn on pc, wait a second, then turn on monitor so I can see bios. Or press bios key, turn monitor off then back on. Normaly when starting pc the monitor does not show anything till you get to the windows screen.

edit - oh about people complaining about the spec's being bad - actualy spec's don't matter much. Most of them lie anyways. The ones saying 15ms response times? Thats usualy 15 +10 - they just hide hte +10.

Also the "balance" brand is a generic brand. Balance notebooks are made by ecs and are complete crap. Just think of it as being a "Sam's Choice" brand product.

I'm told its a not uncommon issue with high end vid cards and lcd monitors.

I have not used the build in stereo speakers and I do not intend to. They are nicely hidden away though so its not even obvious it has them.

Construction is solid, I applied alot of pressure to the base when I first got it to see if it would break. Solid metal base, flexed but would not break with alot more pressure on it that it would ever have normaly. I did not "try" and break it, just made sure it would hold up if someone leaned on it or something.

oh, this is the first lcd I've owned, so take the image quality for what you will. compared to my friends and my previous crts - this lcd is superior