Posted by Andy Bate on January 29, 2008 at 8:48 AM
With Mr Tax man about to be paid, i have about £150 spare for a new monitor?? which i need now!!! any ideas on what i should be looking for or should i wait and save@????
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 29, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Hi Andy,
To be honest, you would be better off saving for a decent monitor. You won't get anything as far as I know that is any good for £150. I can recommend a few that I have but they are around the £750 plus mark. Sorry.
wait and save I am no expert but I don't think you'll get much for that money.
Posted by Andy Bate on January 29, 2008 at 12:53 PM
thanks, which ones do you suggest paul??
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 29, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Taxman Whose he then? - You need a good accountant matey if the thieving git bothers you that much
HP2465 - well worth looking at Andy.
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 29, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Hi Andy,
I am at present using these two monitor's; SpectraView 1990 19" LCD & SpectraView 2090 20" LCD. Both monitor's in my opinion easy to set-up and are good quality, but they do come at a price.
Posted by Ian Andrews on January 29, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Being a cheapskate (and doing what I do, I have to be!) I've found that at the cheap end Viewsonic are hard to beat.
I have a VA903b (19" LCD) and a VA712b (17" LCD) and they serve me pretty well. Either can be had for under £200!
Ian
Posted by Rene de Heer on January 29, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Ansy, spending a bit more money will give you a better monitor but spending in the region of £750 is a bit overkill.
A few good monitors in the £350-£500 price bracker are:
HP LP2465. I use this screen and it is very nice. ALternatives are the 24" Dell widescreen, Benq 24" and the Viewsonic 24".
Rene de Heer
Posted by Elliott Neep on January 29, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Hi Andy. If you need one immediately then I can't think of many better than Dell's 19" screens and they are in your budget range. If you want larger than 19" then you will need to save a little. A quick search on google with "LCD+monitor+review" throws up a load of on-line reviews. Rene's suggestions are spot on. The EIZOs are lovely but too much dosh. I bought a BENQ FP241W from Amazon and love it. Also checkout the Samsung SyncMaster
Posted by Sean Bolton on January 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
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10 repliesTo be honest, you would be better off saving for a decent monitor. You won't get anything as far as I know that is any good for £150. I can recommend a few that I have but they are around the £750 plus mark. Sorry.
HP2465 - well worth looking at Andy.
I am at present using these two monitor's; SpectraView 1990 19" LCD & SpectraView 2090 20" LCD. Both monitor's in my opinion easy to set-up and are good quality, but they do come at a price.
I have a VA903b (19" LCD) and a VA712b (17" LCD) and they serve me pretty well. Either can be had for under £200!
Ian
A few good monitors in the £350-£500 price bracker are:
HP LP2465. I use this screen and it is very nice. ALternatives are the 24" Dell widescreen, Benq 24" and the Viewsonic 24".
Rene de Heer
To meet your budget, try the Illyama series ;
I got mine from here ;
Illyama Monitors
I bought one as a cheap 2nd monitor (next too my calibrated CRT) and I was stunned with the quality for the price.
If you can save a few more pennies the Eizo's are excellent ;
Eizo Slimedge from Native Digital
5 year warranty as well with the Eizo's.
regards
Sean
After a chat with a friend in the pub last night about monitors he said he is using a Dell which is probably more in your price bracket.
Dell SP2008WFP 20-inch Widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor
Dell have a sale on at the moment so check it out (He can't quite remember but he thinks he paid about £150-160 for it including delivery).
Hope this helps.