[XP] Which monitor for me?

Running a 19" CRT atm and am in the market for an LCD. Am looking at a couple but cannot decide. I know nothing about monitors other than that they turn on and off :) and so I need a little advice on which to get.
I only game a little on my pc. Some GRAW and the like. PC specs are in my sig.
Anything I must do before changing over from CRT?

Here are the two I am looking at;
Asus VW222U 22" Widescreen http://www.netplus.com.au/products-detail....code=MNASVW222U and LG W2242T-BF 22" Widescreen http://www.netplus.com.au/products-detail....code=MNLGW2242T

Thanks ppl.

I'd like to see both live and active first but, if I had to choose I'd probably grab the Asus. Two reasons (so far), 2ms and it's from Asus, the same maker as your video card. :)

I take those response times with a very large pinch of salt. The fact is that the blurring and tearing that you used to get with fast moving action is a thing of the past with all LCDs now, and whether a monitor claims to be 2ms or 5ms is purely academic, even if they didn't use all kinds of trick to achieve those supposed figures :rolleyes:

Of the two brands I prefer LG. Other excellent monitors are Viewsonic and Samsung. But my favourites of all are Dell - I have 3 Dell's and they are all superb :)

I don't even know if brand matters any more. Just two or three years ago, image quality did vary widely among different mfrs, but the playing field has really levelled out. I made a rare trip to a store last week (CompUSA, to see how the TigerDirect connection had affected them) and - aside from the lowest-priced units - they all looked very good. Vivid color, sharp clear imaging and no dead pixels on the display units.

Make sure you buy one with a DVI connector is my advice. The analog connector loses something using an adapter.

Dell has problems with their 30 inch 3008WFP.
Yes 30 inch :eek:

I don't know much about monitors, either, but I've never bought one on line.
I go to the store, where 50 monitors are on display, and then I know what my choices are.
I wouldn't buy a monitor without seeing it in action.

Thanks guys. The store is 100Km away, so viewing is out of the question :(. Seems like it's six of one and half a dozen of the other :).
Whats the contrast ratio about and what is better?
I will ponder on it a little. Cheers

I'll tease you a little, but what's the big deal with 100km in Australia?
It's almost like walking distance....LOL

when gas is 152.
http://motormouth.com.au/pricesearch.aspx?s=A

About $5.53 a gallon.

C'mmon guys. I commute 40 miles every day (~64km) with lowest prices in San Francisco Bay Area being around $4.40.

What are you herding?

Not my Dodge van as it would eat $20 a day.

Commute like mine is pretty common around here. I drive T-bird, so it's not cheap.

Same distance as around here for a commute.

Except we do not have the East side of the bay traffic jam.
580 from Tracy to Santa Rosa in Jan. 08

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Originally Posted by Broni

Commute like mine is pretty common around here. I drive T-bird, so it's not cheap.

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Build a refinery and drill some oil wells, your prices will come down.:D

Surely, there is a lot oil around, but you can't drill, because some damn fish may be killed...

No fish = No Food

makes sense.

Drill oil, sell oil, buy fish :)

LOL
Buying what fish?
Been dead a month fish covered with crude oil. :eek:

No. Fish from other places. :)

Hi Crunchie, I don't like wide screen looks weird to me, if you have some way of getting one from Sydney to Adelaide at a decent freight then PM me I will see what I can do for you.

Hi Jenae and thanks for the offer, I appreciate it :). I buy my gear from Netplus as they offer free postage for OCAU members :).
Broni, there was a time when I would do a 300Km+ drive just for a couple of beers :). I commute 80K's a day myself for work, 6 days a week. The last thing I want to do is go 200K out of my way especially when I get free postage :).
Fuel is up over $1.60 a litre here now with diesel over $1.80
Think I will do the eeny meeny miny mo on the monitor.

Even though you won't be buying from them, you can check out the reviews of potential monitor candidates at NewEgg.com to see what others think of them and what issues they encountered.

I settled on the ASUS monitor and have to say I'm impressed :). I never thought it would make such a difference over a CRT, boy was I wrong.
Thanks for all the input :).

Congratulations! Enjoy :)

Good choice. :)

Kinda makes all your other hardware look OLD, doesn't it......:D

Yeah, but this old opty 165 will still hit 3Ghz :D..Probably keep this setup for another year yet.