Widescreen LCD PC monitors

[Steve Randles]

Anyone have one of these?

Mines on the blink here (old crt screen) and we are looking to upgrade both mine and Anne's for new LCD monitors, we have read plenty of info online about them but I would like to hear from widescreen LCD monitor users and hear what they think of them. Anything we should know about them from a photographers point of view, any pitfalls to avoid at all?

Regards and many thanks.

Steve...

 

[oldgit]

Get the highest you can afford. Try and get one with a decent Y resolution. Some widescreen
dont have much height at all, 1440x900 for instance. You'll struggle to see much of a portrait
picture.

I've a DELL 1920x1200 and can't fault it. The 1600x1200 (non-widescreen) versions are also worth a look.

 

[pxl8]

Dell, Hazro, NEC and some of the more expensive Samsung's are all pretty good but expect to spend £370+ on a decent 24" widescreen.

If the colour doesn't need to be perfect then there's plenty of choices around the £200 mark for 20" panels running at a decent resolution

 

[Adamski]

How about this one then

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+24+%2B/26%22+Arianet+Widescreen+TFT+Monitor+Piano+Black+with+HDMI+%26+DVI+?productId=34348

26" Arianet Widescreen TFT Monitor Piano Black with HDMI & DVI for £241.44 inc. VAT

Panel Size : 26"WideScreen TFT LCD
Resolution : 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
Pixel Pitch : 0.2865 x 0.2865 mm
Display Colors : 16.7M
Brightness (cd/m2) : 400cd/m2
Contrast Ratio : 1200:1
Scan Frequency : H:30-80KHz V:56-75Hz
Response time : 2ms
Viewing Angle, H/V : 170 degree(H) / 160 degree(V)
OSD language : English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese
Input Signal : VGA (D-sub 15pin), DVI-D, HDMI
Internal Speaker : Built-in Stereo Speakers(5W*2)

 

[gman]

Added bonus of the new reduced VAT rate also

 

[markp]

Ebuyer are currently offering a Fujitsu 19" widescreen for < £100 with 3 years warranty! Click!

 

[mrgubby]

Buy whichever one looks good to your eyes but check the viewing angles. On TN displays the colours change as you move your head up/down/left/right which is not too good for photo editing

Look for one that qouotes :- Viewing Angle (H/V): 178°/ 178°

I bought a Hyundai 240D and it's lovely

 

[mxfun]

I bought a 22" LG FLATRON w2234s £110 from tesco