Looking for good monitors other than Sony and Samsung.

[Noriaki]

Hmmm ok....lets try this a different way then

Is Sony really worth the extra price?
I'd rather something a bit cheaper....

I like the Samsung, but I can't really get it where I live, and shipping costs are kind of much....

Other suggestions please?

KDS and ViewSonic are options....not very popular ones apperntly though NEC might be a possibility...


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I don't want to buy monitors out of town because they are expensive as hell to ship. I haven't found a good place in town to buy Samsung yet, KDS, Sony and Viewsonic are the 3 best I've seen.

I'm looking at 19" Flatscreens. What would you take. Money is a problem...is the Sony really worth that much more?

 

[Moving Target]

I would try to find a Samsung, great monitors IMO. I have always liked NEC too. But of the three you posted I would go VieSonic.

 

[Noriaki]

I could do NEC...I didn't know they were a good brand.

 

[Remedy]

NEC merged with mitsubishi last year so quality and reputations will go hand and hand when you mention them.

 

[prontospyder]

I have the KDS with Sony Flat Screen Tube....it's really nice.
But I advise you to check them out first before buying.

 

[XeonTux]

KDS isn't all that great. We seem to have alot of them on customer sites that were sold a while back and there are constant RMA's. The speakers and connections for speakers seem to go bad as well. Just my $.02

 

[moocat]

I'm not thrilled with my KDS AV195 either. The geometry seems to drift day to day and I had to replace the first one I bought because of excessive blurring on the left side of the screen. If you can look at one before buying and pick a good one it may be worth the money.

 

[clumsum]

The Mitsubishi Diamond+ 91 is a really nice Diamondtron NF monitor, they have recently dropped in price, at least at Fry's, and are about $100 less than a comparable Sony ..............
And as mentioned above the NEC's also have some nice models, for even less $$$$.

Also there is the CTX VL 950SL that Anand recommends as a budget alternative in the Value Systems: Buyers Guide .............. I have no experience w/this model .....?

 

[ElFenix]

viewsonics get pretty good reviews.

 

[divinemartyr]

Iiyama, Mitsubishi Diamond Pro series, and NEC all earn my recommendations.

dm

 

[billyjak]

Hitachi gets my vote.