Having seen the recent suggestions for a new 24" I thought I would go ahead and get some input on my issue.
I currently have a 15" CRT but it is too large to put on a new desk, so I therefore need to get an LCD around 15-19" but am unsure as to what to look for regarding models and so forth.
2009/11/13 steveydoteu alug@stevey.eu:
Having seen the recent suggestions for a new 24" I thought I would go ahead and get some input on my issue.
I currently have a 15" CRT but it is too large to put on a new desk, so I therefore need to get an LCD around 15-19" but am unsure as to what to look for regarding models and so forth.
Just a few years ago 1280x1024 was all the rage, but now everything must be wide. If you can get 1920x1080 then you'll future proof your video watching for a while.
Tim.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 08:11:23PM +0000, Tim Green wrote:
2009/11/13 steveydoteu alug@stevey.eu:
Having seen the recent suggestions for a new 24" I thought I would go ahead and get some input on my issue.
I currently have a 15" CRT but it is too large to put on a new desk, so I therefore need to get an LCD around 15-19" but am unsure as to what to look for regarding models and so forth.
Just a few years ago 1280x1024 was all the rage, but now everything must be wide. If you can get 1920x1080 then you'll future proof your video watching for a while.
Beware of 1920x1080 as opposed to 1920x1200, one is a TV standard and the other is a computing standard and a monitor which is good at one may not be so good at the other.
I *think* that most 23.6" screens are really 1920x1080 and most 24" screens are 1920x1200.
I guess it doesn't matter so much which you go for but converting from one to the other is a 'bad thing'.
If manufacturer is not a problem, there's a "by-all-accounts" decent fairly well priced Digimate L-2362WD 23.6" 1920*1080 TFT on ebuyer (for £109):
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169049
Hope this helps
P.S. It's on sale at the mo, reduced from £159 so it makes for mild amusement that to buy it as used is more expensive ;-)
-
Alex Scotton -
Chris G -
steveydoteu -
Tim Green