03-28-2002, 04:38 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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The best 18" LCD under $800 US?
I'd like some input from you, the smartest readers in the world, on which LCD monitors I should be looking at. Every time I see one I drool, and while I love my Sony G400, pappa needs a brand new bag. I'm looking for something in the 18" realm, and something that has decent performance for games, video, etc. Anyone seem any great deals recently? Any brands or models that you recommend?
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03-28-2002, 04:41 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 47
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Go to COSTCO
Costco has a really nice 17" Flat Screen for around 500. My Dad bought one and it is very nice.
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03-28-2002, 05:24 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
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The best 18" LCD under $800 US?
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03-28-2002, 05:51 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 281
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I just purchased a Sony SDM-S51 18" for $900 at Best Buy. I've run it through the paces and I haven't found anything I dislike about it. As far as games go, I really only play Microsoft Links 2001 and Nascar 2002 and the performance has been great. This has been my first LCD flat panel so I can't compare it to any other flat panel I've had but I'm more than satisfied with the Sony.
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03-28-2002, 07:17 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 33
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I've had really good luck with my 17" Samsung flat panel. You can get it for around $700, sometimes less. BTW, all the ooing and ahing about the flat panel that comes with the new iMac. . .guess what? They are made by Samsung 8)
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03-28-2002, 07:52 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 200
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Viewsonic VG175 (http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_vg175.cfm). It's what I have. It's a 17.4" screen (not quite 18", but not as expensive as 18"), it's an MVA screen (160 degree viewing angle), 1280x1024 resolution, a tiltable screen (want to edit long documents? Rotate the screen so you get a nice long document-friendly screen), 220 nits of brightness, 400:1 contrast ratio, etc. It's clear as a bell, great colours, looks amazing. Can't say enough good things about it.
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03-28-2002, 08:00 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,466
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I have the same CRT as you, the Sony G400. It sucks! Color saturation is gorgeous, but I have never seen so many geometry distortions on a CRT monitor in all my life. The lower right corner of the display bows in, and can't be corrected. The sides of the screen image appear rippled. IT DRIVES ME NUTS!
I don't know of any 18" LCDs that I can recommend, since I haven't looked at them. But for 17"...the Samsung SyncMaster 170T is the way to go. It is beautiful!
One thing that turns me off of 17" LCDs is that the resolution is actually TOO high (1280 x 1024). Icons and text appear too small. I would rather have the standard 1024x768 on the same 17" screen.
My iMac should be arriving within a couple weeks, so I'll get a taste of LCD life soon. CRTs SUCK!!!!
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03-28-2002, 08:07 PM
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03-28-2002, 11:53 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 55
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Make sure you have both Analog and Digital inputs
This to me is the key to purchase a LCD.
Make sure that it comes with both an Analog input (VGA), and
a Digital input (DVi).
So you can use it now with your existing video card (probably analog),
and later on when you upgrade (which will have a DVI interface).
Hope this helps,
David
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03-29-2002, 02:19 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 52
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You want to swith Sony G400 for a cheap ass LCD? Better not. There's nothing about LCD monitors right now that excites me. They all still have that terrible ghosting problem when the on-screen action becomes fast, and can't be properly switched to higher/lower resolutions.
I have Sony G200 and have nothing but highest appraisals for it. I do know, however, that some flat screen CRT monitors' geometry simply can't be properly adjusted, and it's not really tied to specific model or a brand. It's more a hardware defect, and should be replaced.
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