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Offline Turnsky

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I've been thinking of trading up from my 19" monitor to a 21"... i'm wondering what's a good choice?

It has to be a CRT monitor tho...

my current monitor is a 19" Samsung SyncMaster 955DF (pure flat tube)
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Offline Stryke 9

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Unbroken's always nice.

 

Offline Turnsky

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yeah, getting a monitor in one piece is a good thing:p
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Offline silverwolf

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i hard hitachi makes good monitors

 

Offline J.F.K.

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Well, I personally think that anything more than 19" is excessive... hurts my neck looking all around it trying to find my mouse pointer. :D But I suppose it would be pretty cool for all your digital art doohickeys. Go with Sony, don't mind being broke afterwards. ;)
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Offline Turnsky

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well, my 19" begins to flicker @ 1600 X 1200(60hz0, so i tend to stay at 1280x1024(75hz)
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Offline Kamikaze

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well, I've constantly heard how Samsung has nice quality vs. price...
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Offline Turnsky

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i wasn't saying anything bad about it... it's just that with all the graphic work i'm gonna end up doing... well i'll need the extra screen real-estate...
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Offline Kamikaze

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err... I was just suggesting another Samsung *checks if they have a 21"* yeah, they do. $389 or so.
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Offline Tiara

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Originally posted by Turnsky
well, my 19" begins to flicker @ 1600 X 1200(60hz0, so i tend to stay at 1280x1024(75hz)

Got a 19" TFT that works fine at that resolution ;)
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Offline Turnsky

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i prefer the CRT models personally...;)
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Offline Tiara

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Originally posted by Turnsky
i prefer the CRT models personally...;)

To each his/her own :) I prefer TFT.
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Offline Turnsky

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indeed, i'll think i might stick with the 19" as the samsung 21" model isn't a perfect flat tube..;)

now, those 24" TFT's....:drevil:
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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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What you need is some sort of Uber Projector, that can handle 3200 X 2400, and can project onto the side of a building!

BTW, if you put 640*480 on a 21" monitor, how big would the start button be?

 

Offline Fineus

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Big, believe me.

Large monitors look crap at lower resolutions, similarly a 15 inch running at 1600x1200 is also a terrible idea.

 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Originally posted by Kalfireth

Large monitors look crap at lower resolutions, similarly a 15 inch running at 1600x1200 is also a terrible idea.


Mine's having difficulty with 1024*768! I'll have to get a new one, the lower right corner flickers like it's at about 32Hz.

  

Offline Hudzy

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Is it common to find an annoying pink pixel in the centre of TFT monitors? I know my Dad's last two have had them, and have had problems with like a ghost effect on the screen. Those two things put me off buying one.