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Zarlak

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

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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.
 
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 said:
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.
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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.

WeasteDevil said:
And get rid of the ball mouse!
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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.

Colin129 said:
How do you keep everthing so tidy? :eek:
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By cleaning up when it looks like I'm a pig.

WeasteDevil said:
Take a picture of your desktop right now! Do it! I'll do the same.
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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.
 
Mad said:
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
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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.
 
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.
 
Zarlak said:
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.
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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.
 
Zarlak said:
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.
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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.
 
Vidic_In_Moscow said:
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.
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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.
 
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!
 
Zarlak said:
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!
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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.
 
cinc said:
Post a picture of the blown up monitor!
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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 said:
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.
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I was getting my hopes up for nothing:)
 
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 ... :D

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.
 
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