Best LCD in the $200-$280 price range with.....

[Wilburn Wilkins]

I've been looking at newegg and the hot deals forum trying to find a good deal and sorta of found some, however I find alot of great deals fail to reach the 16 bit color that I need. Since I plan on going into graphic design as a major, I feel I should get a 16 bit color LCD. I also game from time to time on my PC so at least 12ms.

So any suggestions? Here's what I found so far(on newegg). Any experience and opinions on these models will help. Also, telling me about any good sales or deals on a lcd monitor of that criteria would be great!

HYUNDAI L90D+ Silver 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail : Good reviews but doesn't last past a year according to newegg reviews

Fujiplus FP-988D Silver-Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824168005

SCEPTRE X9g-Naga V Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112177

Rosewill R913J Black-Gray 19" 8ms LCD Monitor, DVI - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824021025

AG Neovo F-419 (R12) Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163129#DetailSpecs

HYUNDAI B90A Silver-Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824179018

 

[Jiggz]

I could be wrong but 16.7 million colors equates to 24 bit. And most LCD's are capable of doing 32bit color rendering. Anyways, I like the Viewsonic 19 wide screen which costs less than $250.00 or the Sceptre 19" wide screen. I use the Xg9 and I am happy but I wish the wide screen version was available then.

 

[pkme2]

You might want to check out this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824005066

 

[Wilburn Wilkins]

Originally posted by: Jiggz
I could be wrong but 16.7 million colors equates to 24 bit. And most LCD's are capable of doing 32bit color rendering. Anyways, I like the Viewsonic 19 wide screen which costs less than $250.00 or the Sceptre 19" wide screen. I use the Xg9 and I am happy but I wish the wide screen version was available then.

I was recently reading a thread on annandtech about this, most are 8-bit color(16.2 million) while others are higher (16.7 million). Some use dithering to help make up for the difference.

That lg pkme2 linked to looks good, hwoever it has only 6 or so reviews(all positive however).

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: Wilburn Wilkins

Originally posted by: Jiggz
I could be wrong but 16.7 million colors equates to 24 bit. And most LCD's are capable of doing 32bit color rendering. Anyways, I like the Viewsonic 19 wide screen which costs less than $250.00 or the Sceptre 19" wide screen. I use the Xg9 and I am happy but I wish the wide screen version was available then.

I was recently reading a thread on annandtech about this, most are 8-bit color(16.2 million) while others are higher (16.7 million). Some use dithering to help make up for the difference.

That lg pkme2 linked to looks good, hwoever it has only 6 or so reviews(all positive however).

6 bit = 16.2 million (w/ dithering)
8 bit = 16.7 million

Many think that 8 bit is the only way to go. I'd consider buying an LCD from a retail store with a good return policy, since Newegg isn't always too keen on taking back LCD's with dead/stuck pixels (just a thought.)

Sorry I don't have any specific advice on the models you're looking at Try to check the web for some though, Newegg reviews can be a little skewed. Might want to consider http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116375 as well.

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Might be a little out of your price range, but for 300, it's hard not to mention this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824014105

 

[obeseotron]

Just to clear up confusion an "8-bit" LCD means 8 bits per channel (red green and blue) for a total of 24 bit color. 2^24 = about 16.7 million. No display device I know of is capable of 16bits/channel.

Not as sure about this but I believe a 6 bit LCD has to use dithering to reach 16.2 million colors in the first place, not to cover the gap to 16.7.

 

[sniperruff]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163130

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163130

No DVI? :Q

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt

Originally posted by: sniperruff
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163130

No DVI? :Q

yeah i realized that. forget that... anything above $200 without DVI is not worth it.

 

[Jiggz]

Originally posted by: obeseotron
Just to clear up confusion an "8-bit" LCD means 8 bits per channel (red green and blue) for a total of 24 bit color. 2^24 = about 16.7 million. No display device I know of is capable of 16bits/channel.

Not as sure about this but I believe a 6 bit LCD has to use dithering to reach 16.2 million colors in the first place, not to cover the gap to 16.7.

Thanks for elaborating. I thought most modern LCD's are capable of 24 bit color depth which equates to 16.7 million colors. Though most video cards goes as high as 32 bit color depth. I never realized they've started rating monitors (color depths)by each base color channel, i.e. 6 bit or 8 bit on each channel. Why they do this, is beyond me since I have not seen a monitor with different color depths or renderings on each basic channel (RGB). I guess you learn something new everyday.

 

[Jayczar]

Might want to consider http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116375

 

[Wilburn Wilkins]

why does everyone keep suggesting that view sonic given it has 16.2 million colors.....I'm going to be doing graphic works and those extra 100 thousand colors will be quite useful!

 

[Scouzer]

Well good thing you are an artist because you definitely are not a mathematician.

 

[PingSpike]

Are there 8 bit panels available in that price range that are actually 8-bit? A lot of them seem to be falsely advertised.

 

[Wilburn Wilkins]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
Well good thing you are an artist because you definitely are not a mathematician.

Indeed, math is for the birds! :wine:

 

[Jiggz]

Originally posted by: Wilburn Wilkins

Originally posted by: Scouzer
Well good thing you are an artist because you definitely are not a mathematician.

Indeed, math is for the birds! :wine:

And art is for the worms! Remember the early bird gets the worm!

Anyways,I recommend getting the Sceptre Xg-NagaIII 20.1" Wide screen. It has a wider viewing angle, excellent brightness and yes, 8 bit or 24 bit color depth, 16.7M colors. For an artist like you, viewing angle is also a very important spec because a narrow viewing angle can distort your color and linear perception on the monitor. I would recommend you physically check the monitor before you buy or any monitor you decide on.