Originally posted by: lowboyee
Anyone got any suggestions on a SXGA+ or WSXGA+ notebook based on screen quality? No notebook forum seems to care about the quality of the screen when making suggestions.
I'm going to be getting a decent monitor for at-the-desk work, but since I travel and also since I do design and photography, I'd like a laptop with a decent screen.
If only IBM/Lenovo had a Flexview in a current model and widescreen. Le sigh...
Hmm..sorry, I don't know much about laptop LCDs. I knew IBM had some IPS ones in some of their Thinkpads, but that's about it. Laptop LCDs are almost never tested, although AnandTech had one small round-up ending in disappointing results.
Originally posted by: anders128
I'm looking for a poker and gaming monitor. It has to have a resolution of at least 1600x1200 so I can multitable poker. I've been looking at the Dell 2007FP, Samsung 204b and Sony SDM-S205F. Which one is best of these? Any other tips?
The SDM-S205F sounds like a steal if that's available where you live. 20.1" S-IPS!
Otherwise, I would go for the Dell 2007FP. You have a chance of getting an S-IPS panel, and the S-PVA one is probably better than the 204B. The LP2065 is another possibility (S-IPS or AMVA).
Originally posted by: JPHILL
I got a LG l226wtq two days ago and according to the service manual it has CMO panel and settings for LPL and CPL. when i change between them it makes no difference. the firmware is version 1.14 and the service manual says date of 03/2007 and the date of manufacture is june 2007. if you all want i can ran tests on it and confirm if the problems have been fixed and you can send me links were i can download test software and process. Let me know if you need any other info from it and can confirm any problems or points?
Thanks in advance
Welcome to the forums. You should probably visit this thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2038000&enterthread=y
Originally posted by: Bonesdad
Just to let everyone know, the Acer AL2051W is now $189.99 + shipping at
Newegg! It was $199.99 last week. This seems to me to be a heckuva deal.
dam...price is back up to $199.99...musta been a 1 day thing. I checked my order, still in at $189.99
Great deal indeed. I've had it at the top of the OP for awhile.
Originally posted by: paulney
I'm looking at getting a decent monitor for home use. Either 22 or better 24 inch (wide, not a square one).
Dell currently has Samsung Syncmaster 245BW for $479 and the famous Dell 2407 for $679.
Is the difference between the two really worth $200?[/l]
Yes, it really is. That's like asking if a $20,000 Ferrari is worth it over a $18,000 Kia... (yes, horrible analogy, sorry, I'm not a car guy. )
Am I better off just buying some 22" monitor (because of the same resolution on a bigger real estate)?
Which 22" would you recommend?
Thanks.
I would get a 24" now. It's by far the "sweet spot" for price/performance.
Originally posted by: Fecal
Need some recommendations on a LCD monitor. (I currently use a 17 inch CRT)
My uses for this monitor are:
1) Primarily audio/music editing. (SoundForge, Reason, FruityLoops)
2) Basic Desktop Publishing (Making PDF's and user documentation and photo/graphics editing creation)
3) JAVA, FLASH, C++ programming.
4) Occasional video editing.
Don't watch movies on it, or play many games.....
Looking in the 19-22" monitor range with a budget of around $500.
Thank You
Well, I was going to suggest the Samsung 214T but it might make audio editing more difficult if the rather large amount of input lag affects you.
The L2000C is a secondary option. It sports an S-IPS panel, although it is 6-bit and has some banding it's probably better than your alternatives.
http://www.sparco.com/cgi-bin/wfind2?spn=A63J482
The Philips 200W6CB is also a true 8-bit S-IPS panel.
http://www.superwarehouse.com/...617990&CMP=KAC-Froogle
Here's a video on the
Philips 200W6CB.
I'd get the L2000C if in doubt. It has some pretty good test results but I can't find much on the 200W6CB. It's probably more adjustable than the Philips, too.
It's hard to believe but there are no other LCDs around $500 I can think of that are worth it over similarly priced <$350 ones.
Edit: fixed disastrous quote formatting. sorry 'bout that.