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    I need a new monitor

    My current monitor is a dell 2407WFP, 24" LCD 1920 x 1200. I bought it 6 years ago for $820. At the time, dell was the unusual place to go for awesome, cheap LCD monitors.

    Six years later, it's still working just fine. But I want something bigger and better. I need no bells or whistles. I don't care about ports, really. I just want awesome picture. And bigger.

    Recommendations?
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    Re: I need a new monitor

    How much bigger?

    I should probably start off by saying i only use Samsung monitors

    27" LED Full HD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001555

    or this if you want a normal looking stand and a low price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001553

    And did you also want better resolution? If so i recommend this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001523 27" LED with 1440P sexiness

    Or if you're looking for "make my eyes bleed" bigger: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001429


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    Re: I need a new monitor

    My brother who runs a graphics business uses 2 Hitachi 1080p 40" HD TV monitors. Might be a bit of an overkill though.

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    Re: I need a new monitor

    NEC MultiSync PA301W is the best. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2382962,00.asp
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    Re: I need a new monitor

    Hmm. Most of the 27" (1920 x 1080) have less resolution than my oooold Dell 24" (1920 x 1200). WTF?

    Other thoughts:

    Currently my monitor is attached to a Mac Pro tower. When it eventually goes away, it is likely to be attached to my Mac laptop. So thunderbolt is a real plus for me. Newegg doesn't have a filter for thunderbolt, which is annoying since it is an intel standard. Of course the Apple display supports thunderbolt. But MacRumors buyers guide says not to buy since a new model is imminent. That's the 27" crowd.

    For 30", it looks like there are only a few contenders. None are impressing me.

    Maybe I should wait for the next apple monitor?
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    Re: I need a new monitor

    Quote Originally Posted by zombie67 View Post
    Hmm. Most of the 27" (1920 x 1080) have less resolution than my oooold Dell 24" (1920 x 1200). WTF?
    They are swapping 16:10 for 16:9, probably to match TV resolution. Fans of 16:10 already are bunkering old TFTs.

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    Re: I need a new monitor

    Quote Originally Posted by Mad Matt View Post
    They are swapping 16:10 for 16:9, probably to match TV resolution. Fans of 16:10 already are bunkering old TFTs.
    Yeah, 16:10 never made sense to me. Why deviate from the standard used in the majority of North American homes. That kind of marketing differentiation plays havoc with the consumer market and usually fails. Thus leaving those who bought into those products high and dry. Anyone remember Divx? Beta? HD DVD? Has anyone ever heard of EVD or FVD?

    Z, I would suggest waiting as long as possible. New higher definition monitors are on the horizon so the current crop of true high resolution hardware will start to see lower prices. How long is hard to say.
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    Re: I need a new monitor

    Quote Originally Posted by Fire$torm View Post
    Yeah, 16:10 never made sense to me. Why deviate from the standard used in the majority of North American homes. That kind of marketing differentiation plays havoc with the consumer market and usually fails. Thus leaving those who bought into those products high and dry. Anyone remember Divx? Beta? HD DVD? Has anyone ever heard of EVD or FVD?

    Z, I would suggest waiting as long as possible. New higher definition monitors are on the horizon so the current crop of true high resolution hardware will start to see lower prices. How long is hard to say.
    Because 16:10 is a standard aspect ratio from the ancient old days. Remember when 320x200 was the norm?

    Yes zombie67, I've seen the same problem with laptop displays. Even many of the "better" laptops are topping out now at 1080 based on TV resolutions, rather than heading upstream towards the 1440 of HD displays. Really sucks to get a large screen that you can't really leverage because the pixels are just larger, rather than more numerous. Can't really count that as more real-estate in the computer world.

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    Re: I need a new monitor

    Check this out!

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/6131/n...ps-led-monitor

    Aug 21 launch date. I'm waiting....
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    Re: I need a new monitor

    Quote Originally Posted by zombie67 View Post
    Check this out!

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/6131/n...ps-led-monitor

    Aug 21 launch date. I'm waiting....
    Not sure what you use your monitors for, but if you're gaming or streaming live sports or movies/shows with lots of fast-moving action, you should be warned the refresh rate on this monitor is only 60Hz and the response time of 6ms would be a bit slow.


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