Feedback on SyncMaster 19'' 950B monitor

[Scat]

Od has it for $149 at the TechDepot division, and then there is the 20% coupon, so it looks good price wise, how about reliability etc? I know it's not a flat screen...

**skip this - turns out OD coupons are not valid at TechDepot division ***

 

[emanon]

Showing at $199.95 here...

 

[JameyF]

I remember some members upset about them being shipped instead of a 950p in a dell deal. It seems they do not have the same refresh rate as the 950p at higher resolutions. At lower resolutions it is probably a good monitor, but who wants to run a 19 incher at 800x600?

 

[blaisburn]

i run mine at 800x600 anything higher i have to get 6 inches from the monitor to see anything,i know you
can enlarge the icons but what about text.i have the 950p and i cant wait to get rid of it,i can almost count
the pixels.

 

[Pothead]

running a 950p @ 1152 x 864

 

[OCDuron]

PCWorld magazine recently rated it the best 19" monitor overall.

 

[somekid]

I don't know much about the 950b (which I understand is the predecessor to the 950p), but I love my 950p. It is razor sharp and crystal clear and it doesn't have those damn annoying lines like on the trinitrons.

-max

 

[greg]

>>i run mine at 800x600 anything higher i have to get 6 inches from the monitor to see anything,i know you
can enlarge the icons but what about text.


Yes you can switch text by right clicking on the desktop/properties/settings/advanced/general/display/font size
choose your poison

 

[Lanyap]

<< i run mine at 800x600 anything higher i have to get 6 inches from the monitor to see anything,i know you
can enlarge the icons but what about text.i have the 950p and i cant wait to get rid of it,i can almost count
the pixels >>


I guess you can see the pixels if you're running at 800x600. The 950p is a great 19" shadow mask monitor. Maybe you have a bad one. I run mine at 1280x1027 with large fonts and it has great resolution.

 

[breweyez]

i have the 950p...its a killer moniter

 

[JameyF]

<< i run mine at 800x600 anything higher i have to get 6 inches from the monitor to see anything,i know you
can enlarge the icons but what about text.i have the 950p and i cant wait to get rid of it,i can almost count
the pixels. >>



First of all, I stand corrected. Here's one that does run a 19 incher at 800x600.

Second, I bought 3 950p's for presents a year ago. They all are running strong @ 1024x768, and I've been told by all the owners they love their monitor.

Last, we're talking about a $200-300 monitor. It's not going to compete with $500 trinitrons or flat panel displays.

I can't for the life of me find the thread on the dell deal when people were shipped the wrong monitor. Perhaps someone remembers and can do a more refined search.

 

[CLB006]

I am have the 950P sett at 1024/768. It kicks a**, and is rated has been rated #1 in its class. I use a 22" Diamondtron for my main, but my Medal of Honor buddies don't complain when they're on it.