PC Monitors.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 12:04

I want to buy a new one and looking at some sales, they all seem to be priced similar so can anyone tell me which one is the best? I will pay obviously the extra 2/3/10 if there is a noticable performance diffrence.

The OcUK ones I've put at the bottom because I don't know how good these are being so cheap. I have a BenQ at the moment but heard Samsung/LG were the way to go, only there's a £2 difference between the 2, I want to know which one is the best from a performance point.

Thanks!

£122 23" Samsung LS23A300BS Class 300 LED Monitor Gloss Black Full HD DVI/VGA 1920x1080 Mega Dynamic Contrast 250cd/m2 5ms

£120 23" LG W2361V-PF, Black Full HD HDMI/DVI/VGA 1920x1080, 50000:1 DCR, 300cd/m², 2 ms

£119 21.5" BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black

£131 OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black

£89.99 OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black

Snow · 26th December 2011, 14:13

Can't you get a 24" Samsung for a similar price? I bought a Samsung Syncmaster, 24". Pretty cheap. Was just looking for size, LED and HD feature.

I've heard good things about BenQ. Wouldn't go for a 21,5" if you can have it a bit bigger.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 14:16

I don't know, I don't know monitors beyond resolution and outputs, you can show me one at 22" with a refresh rate MHz above another and the other with a bigger cd/m2 and I have no idea which is best.

cinc · 26th December 2011, 14:25

Where do you want to put it? Will it get hit by direct sunlight?

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 14:28

No, it will be in a corner on a corner desk where the window is on one of the walls it's in the corner of. Also blinds cover the window the majority of the time.

cinc · 26th December 2011, 14:38

As you'll be playing with it I guess, this is your best choice: £120 23" LG W2361V-PF, Black Full HD HDMI/DVI/VGA 1920x1080, 50000:1 DCR, 300cd/m², 2 ms

its a TN panel, which has good "reaction time" (thats important for games), but the colour reproduction is limited.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 14:40

Basically it's going to be sat here replacing this dated one.

Alls I need is a new monitor and new keyboard to finish my rig. Also a new fecking chair, that one's mega uncomfy. Just I don't know much about monitors.

I'm also open to suggestions of completely different ones I haven't listed. These are just ones I've seen.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:10

Ooh a newbie just PM'd me this.

22" Asus VS228H Full HD Slim Widescreen LED Monitor

Free Delivery 1920x1080 Resolution, 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² Brightness, 5ms Response Time, 1x HDMI, 1x DVI-D Input, 1x VGA Input, 3 Years Warranty.
Price: £119.99 inc. VAT

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:16

If I were you, I'd go for a 27". Performance characteristics do not come into play unless you are planning to seriously play games with it, but looking at your old set-up, you are not.

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:18

And get rid of the ball mouse!

Colin129 · 26th December 2011, 17:18

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Originally Posted by Zarlak

How do you keep everthing so tidy?

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:19

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Originally Posted by Colin129

How do you keep everthing so tidy?

By being a normal human being, and not a total slob?

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:19

Take a picture of your desktop right now! Do it! I'll do the same.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:22

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Originally Posted by WeasteDevil

If I were you, I'd go for a 27". Performance characteristics do not come into play unless you are planning to seriously play games with it, but looking at your old set-up, you are not.

I do game seriously with it, I have an i5 2500K, a 1GB Radeon 6870 8GB RAM etc etc, it's a brand new build.

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Originally Posted by WeasteDevil

And get rid of the ball mouse!

It's not a ball mouse, it's a Saitek gaming laser mouse! I could do with a new one though it's only 3200dpi.

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Originally Posted by Colin129

How do you keep everthing so tidy?

By cleaning up when it looks like I'm a pig.

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Originally Posted by WeasteDevil

Take a picture of your desktop right now! Do it! I'll do the same.

I'm at work atm, I had that picture on my phone from an old thread on here about post your gaming setup. Since then all my new parts have gone in the old case, it's just the monitor and keyboard I need to change. And the uncomfy chair. I'll put one up in about an hour when I get home from work.

Maajid · 26th December 2011, 17:23

What's your budget? I've had quite a few monitors - Dell, Benq, and HP - but none come close to this: Samsung S24A350H 24 inch Widescreen LED monitor (MEGA DCR, 1920 x 1080 Full HD, 2ms, HDMI/VGA) - Gloss Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Vidic_In_Moscow · 26th December 2011, 17:25

I highly recommend PC Monitors | LED & LCD PC Monitor Range.. | Ebuyer.com to help you choose.

I have a lovely LED full HD 21.5" LG monitor, only got it a few months ago for £99 but it appears it's not on the site anymore.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:25

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Originally Posted by Mad

What's your budget? I've had quite a few monitors - Dell, Benq, and HP - but none come close to this: Samsung S24A350H 24 inch Widescreen LED monitor (MEGA DCR, 1920 x 1080 Full HD, 2ms, HDMI/VGA) - Gloss Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

That's probably the top end of my budget. £150 I'd have set as a max so £4 more isn't a big deal but it would have to be a lot better than the others for me to get that when I could save £20/£30 on the others. Sell it to me.

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:27

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Originally Posted by Vidic_In_Moscow

I highly recommend PC Monitors | LED & LCD PC Monitor Range.. | Ebuyer.com to help you choose.

This is where I get lost, I see 2 monitors at roughly the same price, one is LED, one is LCD, I have an LCD now but I've never had an LED, what's the difference? 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² is all alien to me.

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:29

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Originally Posted by Zarlak

It's not a ball mouse, it's a Saitek gaming laser mouse! I could do with a new one though it's only 3200dpi.

So why the mouse mat? What is it for?

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:29

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Originally Posted by Colin129

How do you keep everthing so tidy?

Here you dirty cnut!

Vidic_In_Moscow · 26th December 2011, 17:29

This is the one I have - LG E2260V Black - Compare Prices - PriceRunner UK

Very weird that it costs £229 on that website, on ebay it is expensive too. ebuyer sold hundreds @ £99 I wonder if it was the wrong price!

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:30

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Originally Posted by WeasteDevil

So why the mouse mat? What is it for?

It feels smoother, the desk is old and rough, and it feels scratchy when you move the mouse on the wood, makes noise too.

Snow · 26th December 2011, 17:31

Go for size at least. I stuck with my old school 17" monitor for very long. 24" is a whole new ballpark. I would have gotten a bigger one if not for my budget and this one being on sale. 21,5" I think is too small.

I actually have the same monitor that Mad just posted a link to.

Vidic_In_Moscow · 26th December 2011, 17:31

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Originally Posted by Zarlak

This is where I get lost, I see 2 monitors at roughly the same price, one is LED, one is LCD, I have an LCD now but I've never had an LED, what's the difference? 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² is all alien to me.

LCD & LED are basically the same technology, but in LED TV's the lights are set out differently inside the TV (something to do with vertically/horizontally/diagonally) but it means LED screens are much thinner. LED is also the newer technology.

Snow · 26th December 2011, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarlak

This is where I get lost, I see 2 monitors at roughly the same price, one is LED, one is LCD, I have an LCD now but I've never had an LED, what's the difference? 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² is all alien to me.

I recommend you just quickly read up about LED on Wikipedia. If the energy bill matters to you I'd go for LED if you can.

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:35

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Originally Posted by Vidic_In_Moscow

LCD & LED are basically the same technology, but in LED TV's the lights are set out differently inside the TV (something to do with vertically/horizontally/diagonally) but it means LED screens are much thinner. LED is also the newer technology.

The panel is always LCD, LCD however cannot emit light, so it needs a back-light. LED is not a new technology, it's a lighting arrangement that comes in many different guises. If you want to be fancy, you can get an LED per pixel.

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:36

I'm just looking forward to Colin's pic where he has gravey splattered all over the show and a 5ft tall mountain of paper and 26 beer cans.

cinc · 26th December 2011, 17:41

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Originally Posted by WeasteDevil

I'm just looking forward to Colin's pic where he has gravey splattered all over the show and a 5ft tall mountain of paper and 26 beer cans.

You've been at my place?

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:41

Thanks for the advice guys, essentially I just have a budget of about £120/£150 and I just wanted to know if there was better than what I had posted. All I really want is 22" or bigger with a DVI out and HDMI, but I'd prefer not to spend £130 on one I think is good to find out there was one better for an extra £2 or something. Some good suggestions in this thread so I'll have a think into it. Weaste post your desktop!

cinc · 26th December 2011, 17:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarlak

Thanks for the advice guys, essentially I just have a budget of about £120/£150 and I just wanted to know if there was better than what I had posted. All I really want is 22" or bigger with a DVI out and HDMI, but I'd prefer not to spend £130 on one I think is good to find out there was one better for an extra £2 or something. Some good suggestions in this thread so I'll have a think into it. Weaste post your desktop!

The one I said is good. Most cheaper monitors are with TN panel - its good for films and great for games - not so much if you have to work professionally with colours.

But they are inexpensive and in games a low reaction time is key.

WeasteDevil · 26th December 2011, 17:48

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Originally Posted by Zarlak

Weaste post your desktop!

I did!

Zarlak · 26th December 2011, 17:51

Oh, you meant desk.

I thought you meant my desktop on my PC. That's clean too.

Zarlak · 7th January 2012, 09:19

Well, my old one blew up last night. So now I actually have to buy a new one. Trying to find a SyncMaster S24A350H for less than £150.

cinc · 7th January 2012, 09:26

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Originally Posted by Zarlak

Well, my old one blew up last night. So now I actually have to buy a new one. Trying to find a SyncMaster S24A350H for less than £150.

Post a picture of the blown up monitor!

Olly · 7th January 2012, 09:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarlak

Well, my old one blew up last night. So now I actually have to buy a new one. Trying to find a SyncMaster S24A350H for less than £150.

Samsung S24A350H SYNCMASTER 24 LED FULL HD MONITOR review cheap prices S24A350H SYNCMASTER 24 LED FULL HD MONITOR Samsung best buy discount online uk shop

Use code PIXPROMO5 to get the price of everything down to £148.90.

Spoiler

Zarlak · 7th January 2012, 09:30

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Originally Posted by cinc

Post a picture of the blown up monitor!

Well it didn't explode, being a bit dramatic I guess. What happened is I queued for a warzone on SWTOR and then a load of funny colours came up on the screen and then it made a noise and switched off 'no signal detected' and orange light. Stayed this way via DVI -> GPU, DVI -> Mobo, VGA-> Mobo, plugged the PC into my TV via HDMI -> GPU and it worked fine so isn't the PC. Needed an excuse to buy a new one anyway.

Zarlak · 7th January 2012, 09:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olly

Samsung S24A350H SYNCMASTER 24 LED FULL HD MONITOR review cheap prices S24A350H SYNCMASTER 24 LED FULL HD MONITOR Samsung best buy discount online uk shop

Use code PIXPROMO5 to get the price of everything down to £148.90.

Spoiler

Nice one Olly. I'll make sure to play a celebratory minesweeper on it in honour of your help.

cinc · 7th January 2012, 09:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarlak

Well it didn't explode, being a bit dramatic I guess. What happened is I queued for a warzone on SWTOR and then a load of funny colours came up on the screen and then it made a noise and switched off 'no signal detected' and orange light. Stayed this way via DVI -> GPU, DVI -> Mobo, VGA-> Mobo, plugged the PC into my TV via HDMI -> GPU and it worked fine so isn't the PC. Needed an excuse to buy a new one anyway.

I was getting my hopes up for nothing

Zarlak · 10th January 2012, 09:49

So it arrived today, with a 2 pin European fucking plug. Good thing I had an adapter.

Cina · 10th January 2012, 09:52

I don't see the point of a Full HD monitor, seeing as HD doesn't fulfil it's potential unless a screen is 40" plus, I guess because it allows more on the screen but the icons would be so small. i'd nearly recommend you run it on 1368x720 instead, or 1680x1050.

Still, if you bought the one Olly suggested then it's a good purchase, Samsung are making good products of late.

But I do have a 40" full HD LED TV so ...

EDIT: Where'd you buy it from that you got a 2 ping plug? Happens with a lot of them, absolute pain in the arse.

26th December 2011, 12:04	#1 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	PC Monitors. I want to buy a new one and looking at some sales, they all seem to be priced similar so can anyone tell me which one is the best? I will pay obviously the extra 2/3/10 if there is a noticable performance diffrence. The OcUK ones I've put at the bottom because I don't know how good these are being so cheap. I have a BenQ at the moment but heard Samsung/LG were the way to go, only there's a £2 difference between the 2, I want to know which one is the best from a performance point. Thanks! £122 23" Samsung LS23A300BS Class 300 LED Monitor Gloss Black Full HD DVI/VGA 1920x1080 Mega Dynamic Contrast 250cd/m2 5ms £120 23" LG W2361V-PF, Black Full HD HDMI/DVI/VGA 1920x1080, 50000:1 DCR, 300cd/m², 2 ms £119 21.5" BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131 OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99 OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black

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26th December 2011, 14:13	#2 (permalink)
Snow First Team Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I like turtles Posts: 12,305	Can't you get a 24" Samsung for a similar price? I bought a Samsung Syncmaster, 24". Pretty cheap. Was just looking for size, LED and HD feature. I've heard good things about BenQ. Wouldn't go for a 21,5" if you can have it a bit bigger.

26th December 2011, 14:16	#3 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	I don't know, I don't know monitors beyond resolution and outputs, you can show me one at 22" with a refresh rate MHz above another and the other with a bigger cd/m2 and I have no idea which is best.

26th December 2011, 14:25	#4 (permalink)
cinc First Team Sub Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: I’m looking for a sacrificial lamb Posts: 7,542	Where do you want to put it? Will it get hit by direct sunlight?

26th December 2011, 14:28	#5 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	No, it will be in a corner on a corner desk where the window is on one of the walls it's in the corner of. Also blinds cover the window the majority of the time.

26th December 2011, 14:38	#6 (permalink)
cinc First Team Sub Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: I’m looking for a sacrificial lamb Posts: 7,542	As you'll be playing with it I guess, this is your best choice: £120 23" LG W2361V-PF, Black Full HD HDMI/DVI/VGA 1920x1080, 50000:1 DCR, 300cd/m², 2 ms its a TN panel, which has good "reaction time" (thats important for games), but the colour reproduction is limited.

26th December 2011, 14:40	#7 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	Basically it's going to be sat here replacing this dated one. Alls I need is a new monitor and new keyboard to finish my rig. Also a new fecking chair, that one's mega uncomfy. Just I don't know much about monitors. I'm also open to suggestions of completely different ones I haven't listed. These are just ones I've seen.

26th December 2011, 17:10	#8 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	Ooh a newbie just PM'd me this. 22" Asus VS228H Full HD Slim Widescreen LED Monitor Free Delivery 1920x1080 Resolution, 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 250cd/m² Brightness, 5ms Response Time, 1x HDMI, 1x DVI-D Input, 1x VGA Input, 3 Years Warranty. Price: £119.99 inc. VAT

26th December 2011, 17:16	#9 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Observant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MG was wearing a lovely dress and I talked her out of it! Posts: 93,069	If I were you, I'd go for a 27". Performance characteristics do not come into play unless you are planning to seriously play games with it, but looking at your old set-up, you are not.

26th December 2011, 17:18	#10 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Observant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MG was wearing a lovely dress and I talked her out of it! Posts: 93,069	And get rid of the ball mouse!

26th December 2011, 17:19	#13 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Observant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MG was wearing a lovely dress and I talked her out of it! Posts: 93,069	Take a picture of your desktop right now! Do it! I'll do the same.

26th December 2011, 17:23	#15 (permalink)
Maajid Formerly Mad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 5,308	What's your budget? I've had quite a few monitors - Dell, Benq, and HP - but none come close to this: Samsung S24A350H 24 inch Widescreen LED monitor (MEGA DCR, 1920 x 1080 Full HD, 2ms, HDMI/VGA) - Gloss Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

26th December 2011, 17:25	#16 (permalink)
Vidic_In_Moscow First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,431	I highly recommend PC Monitors \| LED & LCD PC Monitor Range.. \| Ebuyer.com to help you choose. I have a lovely LED full HD 21.5" LG monitor, only got it a few months ago for £99 but it appears it's not on the site anymore.

26th December 2011, 17:29	#21 (permalink)
Vidic_In_Moscow First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,431	This is the one I have - LG E2260V Black - Compare Prices - PriceRunner UK Very weird that it costs £229 on that website, on ebay it is expensive too. ebuyer sold hundreds @ £99 I wonder if it was the wrong price!

26th December 2011, 17:31	#23 (permalink)
Snow First Team Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I like turtles Posts: 12,305	Go for size at least. I stuck with my old school 17" monitor for very long. 24" is a whole new ballpark. I would have gotten a bigger one if not for my budget and this one being on sale. 21,5" I think is too small. I actually have the same monitor that Mad just posted a link to.

26th December 2011, 17:36	#27 (permalink)
WeasteDevil Observant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MG was wearing a lovely dress and I talked her out of it! Posts: 93,069	I'm just looking forward to Colin's pic where he has gravey splattered all over the show and a 5ft tall mountain of paper and 26 beer cans.

26th December 2011, 17:41	#29 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	Thanks for the advice guys, essentially I just have a budget of about £120/£150 and I just wanted to know if there was better than what I had posted. All I really want is 22" or bigger with a DVI out and HDMI, but I'd prefer not to spend £130 on one I think is good to find out there was one better for an extra £2 or something. Some good suggestions in this thread so I'll have a think into it. Weaste post your desktop!

26th December 2011, 17:51	#32 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	Oh, you meant desk. I thought you meant my desktop on my PC. That's clean too.

7th January 2012, 09:19	#33 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	Well, my old one blew up last night. So now I actually have to buy a new one. Trying to find a SyncMaster S24A350H for less than £150.

10th January 2012, 09:49	#39 (permalink)
Zarlak 3-0 and you messed it up! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 'I see the line, in the sand.... time to find out, who I am...' Soccer Manager - Manchester United. Posts: 15,828	So it arrived today, with a 2 pin European fucking plug. Good thing I had an adapter.

10th January 2012, 09:52	#40 (permalink)
Cina I hate everything Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 13,937	I don't see the point of a Full HD monitor, seeing as HD doesn't fulfil it's potential unless a screen is 40" plus, I guess because it allows more on the screen but the icons would be so small. i'd nearly recommend you run it on 1368x720 instead, or 1680x1050. Still, if you bought the one Olly suggested then it's a good purchase, Samsung are making good products of late. But I do have a 40" full HD LED TV so ... EDIT: Where'd you buy it from that you got a 2 ping plug? Happens with a lot of them, absolute pain in the arse.