A call for Monitor Recommendations

Quote from TGregg:

Or, I could go with 8 15" monitors, since they are about $200 a crack. Plus 3 G450s at about $100 for a total upgrade cost of around $1900 before s&h. Plus a stand. I suppose the economy of scale doesn't work well for those, so they cost plenty. . .

But those will only do 1024X768 at a decent refresh rate.. Think about power consumption too.

I really really like the samsung flat panels.
 
Quote from uptik2000:

www.ergotron.com for some nice arms...look around on the site....for some good buys on LCD's check out www.tigerdirect.com

i've been looking too...seems like every month the price goes down....so far I like models from Samsung and Mitsubishi..go to yourlocal Bestbuy or CompUSA to see the pic quality in person.

Try lcdarms.com as well
 
You asked about refurbs...

I have a 19in CTX monitor that I bought from a refurb place on Ebay. It has been great. I got it almost 2 years ago for $150 in one of those dutch auctions. Considering the price of those monitors back then, it was a great deal. When I got it I couldn't tell that it wasn't new.

I'm a little more cautious about buying lcd's that way since the screen can be damaged so much easier.
 
Quote from TGregg:

So I'm planning on buying 4 more CRTs when ES hits my exit price of zero :D. I like the Sony Trinitron tubes, and don't even notice those two lines, so I'd like to stay with that tube. 21 inch monitors capable of at least 1920x1440x60 Hz. Anybody have any advice?

Also, anybody had experiences with refurbs? I might just go that way, with the thought of switching to LCD in a year or two. . .

BTW:I sure do like all the help I get here :D.

CRT's are still much cheaper than LCD etc. We use them for trading stations and they seem to be easier on the eyes but we view them as nonessential. Not everyone gets them unless they are making money to offset the investment. Those without them do just fine ....
 
I've had my Samsung 191T for about 2 months. It's awesome. Best Buy has $100 rebates through the end of the month!!

PC Mag rates Samsung LCDs tops too.....
 
Envision 17" LCD is pretty nice too, if you don't mind a smaller screen. It has the same native resolution of 1280 x 1024 as the Samsung, at more than $300 savings. Samsung would be worth it of it supported higher native resolution, otherwise I don't see the advantage.

Mikey
 
$529 - 250 rebate = $279. Available online, too.
LCD with speakers. Bought one Sunday. Have run it only 2 days, of course, but the display is excellent. 3 yr warranty. :cool:
 
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