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Title: TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Eagle on November 27, 2007, 04:46:12 AM
Whats yours and why you buy?

Thinkin o getting a 24" Dell 2407WFP or just a 20.1" 2007FP.

:)
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: SteveF on November 27, 2007, 11:06:18 AM
24" Apple version of that panel at home and its great.  dual dell 24" at work and exactly the same but cheaper.

Great buy tbh
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Kunal on November 27, 2007, 12:04:58 PM
Ive got the Dell 2405FPW and use it as my PC monitor and TV, although recently Ive ditched it for a 46" Samsung.
Title: TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Maldonado on November 27, 2007, 20:06:34 PM
i have the 2007, its awesome. DVI for my computer, VGA for the 360.
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Bacon on November 27, 2007, 20:16:24 PM
Im still using the Viewsonic i bought from tekheads when Sam was running it, i think, its a few years old 17" not widescreen but ive not had a single issue with it, no dead pixels etc, puts all the other tfts i had to shame.

Cant really decide what to upgrade to now
Title: TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Sam on November 27, 2007, 20:37:53 PM
I used to have the 24" dell before I upgraded and its an excellent monitor.
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: neXus on November 27, 2007, 20:45:36 PM
Anyone with any sense would get a dell and things just look better with each version and if you just do not want a dell in principle like some people strangly do then just get a samsung since dell is the same lcd anyway
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Pete on November 27, 2007, 21:15:36 PM
I got the Samsung 22" its nice but I wouldnt buy one again - it goes a bit blurry on footy matches and stuff.

For typing and normal telly and games its ok I guess.

Next time I buy one Im gonna do proper research rather than go off ebuyer customer comments and stuff. Its hard for people to say they hate something when theyve just dropped £200 on.

For instance, the 226BW uses 3 different panels in their 22" and 2 of them are made by 3rd parties and have colour issues.


Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Beaker on November 27, 2007, 21:22:27 PM
Im probably going to hunt down one of the HP widescreens next time, or get something like the Asus Glass fronted screens.  I cant practically go over 22" and still have space for the laptop.   Would love a 32" or something silly, but the 19" is looking crowded, and ill have to make space for that.
Title: TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: BigSoy on November 27, 2007, 21:43:37 PM
Quote from: SamI used to have the 24" dell before I upgraded and its an excellent monitor.


What did you upgrade to out of interest?

Cant really imagine myself wanting bigger than 24" as a working desktop.
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: dogbert on November 27, 2007, 23:12:19 PM
3 Screens:

Still have a 19" CRT : Gateway VX900
Hyundai L70s+ With built in speakers, it perfect for web browsing & email
And the Samsung 205BW 20" Widescreen just right for games.

Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Eagle on November 28, 2007, 00:02:56 AM
The 2407WFP is just my first TFT - an experiment if you will.

When Im flush and maybe a year or so down the line, Ill probably drop a grand on one. :)
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: Serious on November 28, 2007, 03:31:06 AM
The Dell 24"ers are superb, my brother has one. You might consider getting a second and running them as a pair. The only monitor upgrade would be one of the 30" ones.

A 40"+ Large screen LCD might be an option for games, movies and such though.
Title: Re:TFT monitors - whats in your wallet?
Post by: SteveF on November 28, 2007, 11:15:18 AM
30" LCDs are horrible for working on - theyre too big.  I switched back to 24s.

Eagle - we use them for 3D graphics chip development, video processing and looking for graphical artifacts in shadows and colour so wouldnt worry about the colours etc