Samsung 204B 20" (Black - not silver as showed in link)

-or-

ViewSonic VX2235wm 22" Widescreen

I haven't looked into the second one much, but would it be good for gaming? Mainly games such as: CSS, Half Life 2, FEAR, etc..

Thoughts?

They both look ugly

[quote author=topaz link=topic=15911.msg160139#msg160139 date=1161721523]
They both look ugly
[/quote]What'd you suggest then?

For starters, Dell makes terrible monitors, I advise against getting anything Dell. Myself and friends have had really bad experiences with Dell products (mainly monitors) and their terrible customer service department.

In my opinion and from past experience, ViewSonic produce really high quality, if not the best monitors on the market.

[quote author=Akamas link=topic=15911.msg160156#msg160156 date=1161745037]
For starters, Dell makes terrible monitors, I advise against getting anything Dell. Myself and friends have had really bad experiences with Dell products (mainly monitors) and their terrible customer service department.

In my opinion and from past experience, ViewSonic produce really high quality, if not the best monitors on the market.
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Dell's monitors are usually rebranded, with product testing (thats what you're paying for, really), and they've been great from everyone I've been told that use them. For one, I know several members on this board use them regularly. Now, if you're going to bash Dell desktops, thats ok, but Dell monitors are one of their offerings that are high quality. The tech support is iffy, but it's offshore - nothing you can do about that.

I was just explaining from my experience, the customer service was terrible and when I recieved the monitor the DVI cable was clipped. In addition, on my friends monitor which he ordered Dell direct, the panel was cracked and it took over 6 weeks to recieve a replacement one.

I'm looking into the beautiful eyes of a Dell 2005FPW right now, and I love it. It's been lugged to LAN parties, left on most of the time, without so much as a hiccup.

If you want US tech support on Dell systems, order them from their Small Business department. I'm not sure if you can get US tech support for Dell monitors if you buy them without an attached computer system, but my only experiences with Dell support have been reasonably smooth.

CNET has a comparison of the 2005FPW with a couple others, including Viewsonic.
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_2005FPW/4540-3174_7-31232082-4.html?tag=sub

Looks like from the summary the Viewsonic is on top and the Dell on bottom.

[quote author=Grok link=topic=15911.msg160179#msg160179 date=1161816191]
CNET has a comparison of the 2005FPW with a couple others, including Viewsonic.
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_2005FPW/4540-3174_7-31232082-4.html?tag=sub

Looks like from the summary the Viewsonic is on top and the Dell on bottom.
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Builtin speakers? nothx

I'd have to recommend this one.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/0.RSLID?mco=9F8FBAD3&nclm=AppleDisplays

[quote author=Grok link=topic=15911.msg160179#msg160179 date=1161816191]
CNET has a comparison of the 2005FPW with a couple others, including Viewsonic.
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_2005FPW/4540-3174_7-31232082-4.html?tag=sub

Looks like from the summary the Viewsonic is on top and the Dell on bottom.
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Thanks for sharing the link. I'm not surprised, ViewSonic produces the highest quality products.

This is the one I have and it does the job fairly well. Although I haven't really compared other LCD's.

Here how about this combo over the moniter.

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TV_video_adapter.html
and one of these bad boys.
http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/servlet/ProductDetailDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=1003205&navigationPath=32050n100187

I have had this huge dell monitor for years with no problems, but starting to look into flat screen monitors now. Kinda want more desk space xD There computers on the other hand, I learned to hate them from experience and it led me to building my own comp.

I'll be poking around with these links. A tablet monitor would be cool for art but might not have the money for one of those hehe.

[quote author=Grok link=topic=15911.msg160179#msg160179 date=1161816191]
CNET has a comparison of the 2005FPW with a couple others, including Viewsonic.
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_2005FPW/4540-3174_7-31232082-4.html?tag=sub

Looks like from the summary the Viewsonic is on top and the Dell on bottom.
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Interesting! The VX2025wm wasn't available at the time I bought my 2005FPW, I think (it looks to have come out around March 2006).

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-2048X1536-Perflat-Blk-Crt/dp/tech-data/B000CRI8AU/ref=de_a_smtd/002-7241590-3322433

Ordering one myself next week. I've heard alot of good things about Viewsonic, and this model from them.

1. Who needs tech support on a monitor anyhow?

2. I use a Dell.. something or another monitor that came with my box a few years ago. It serves me well and I don't see any reason to replace it.

[quote author=JTN Designer link=topic=15911.msg160307#msg160307 date=1162177763]
http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-2048X1536-Perflat-Blk-Crt/dp/tech-data/B000CRI8AU/ref=de_a_smtd/002-7241590-3322433

Ordering one myself next week. I've heard alot of good things about Viewsonic, and this model from them.
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Dude, in case you missed it, thats a CRT.  Probably weighs 50 pounds.

Edit:  58.2 pounds according to that link.

[quote author=Grok link=topic=15911.msg160329#msg160329 date=1162329578]
[quote author=JTN Designer link=topic=15911.msg160307#msg160307 date=1162177763]
http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-2048X1536-Perflat-Blk-Crt/dp/tech-data/B000CRI8AU/ref=de_a_smtd/002-7241590-3322433

Ordering one myself next week. I've heard alot of good things about Viewsonic, and this model from them.
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Dude, in case you missed it, thats a CRT.  Probably weighs 50 pounds.

Edit:  58.2 pounds according to that link.
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LOL.

Holy fuck, that CRT is 473.95!

Just ordered Viewsonic VX2025wm.  My priorities for selection were first price, then performance.  I just need something adequate for WoW and programming.  The 1680x1050 resolution is approximately what I use on my 21" CRT, which I'm just tired of lugging up and down stairs.

I perfer Sony. I'd had my 21" slick look monitor for about 2-3 years now and it hasn't caused me not 1 trouble. I love it.

I just got the ViewSonic VX2235wm and it is awesome to use! Especially with my previous monitor being 17" flatscreen CRT.

No dead pixels or any problems that I've come across. Works incredibly well with FEAR (highest settings, patch v1.08 supporting widescreen), and CSS also looks great on it. I tried Battlefield 2 (demo) running it at 1280x960 as it doesn't support widescreen, and this resolution still looks really good on, the stretch isn't noticeable. I also opened up a few dvds on it and the quality looked awesome compared to what I've seen them as before. So far it definately feels like a great buy! :D

I also got a basic keyboard, and the Razor Copperhead Tempest Blue mouse which works beautifully. The only downside to the mouse is because my old mouse wasn't that sensitive I had the settings up real high, and the switch made my new mouse's sensitivity so high that moving it less than a centimetre would move the cursor across the entire 1650x1080 screen corner to corner. So it took about 10 minutes of adjusting and testing in games until I got it setup.

Nice selection, I currently have two VX2235wm's, they work great!