Hi there everyone, first post but ive been reading on and off for over a year here.
Im building my second pc (i did the first 7 years ago!) and im trying to make a descision with lcd displays. Its the first time to buy one so im a little bit hesitant. Ive dont tons of reading of previous posts, the sticky here and one on anandtech that my heads spinning but found some ideas. heres a breakdown
Budget:
ideal: upto $450 dollars
BUT if theres a magic screen that makes the panties drop for an extra $150 then i may consider. It has to be that much more special though.
monitor primarly used for:
Programming.
Amateur web design (ie. analy correct colours not needed but do want something decent enough)
Reading pdfs
browsing - a lot!
so easy reading and little headaches a biggie! Sharp text!
Plus gaming when theres time. I like fps games generally. Its been ages so trying out stalker or crysis would be great. Im not a pro and it will constitute only 35% of time spent on pc. not priority but want to avoid ghosting!
DO NOT require
ps3 or xbox compatability. I dont own them or plan to.
home cinerma use. Ill watch stuff on my tv if it saves me money.
planned graphics card:
4850 crossfire or the 4870. Im researching this but they seem to be in my budget. I donk know the ups and downs of crossfire (its been 7 years since i last researched graphics cards) but i heard on some posts either should be powerful enough for 24inch)
currently spotted in person in shops
benq 2400v reviewed by 10e and others plus its predessecor.
acer samsung t240
lg w2600vpf (im in japan so perhaps this is a local thing, cant find it on these boards)
acer p243 aid
some mistsubishi and i.o.data screens (are these japan only?)
the above all looked good but they only had static destops as examples so wondering what you guys/girls think. Its nice to get a go ahead off others on expesive purchases.
The benq is looking like the one and is obvisouly a favourite on these boards but a lot of the users have ps3s and xboxes. That feature will be wasted on me so im thinking perhaps there maybe a monitor which suits my needs better.
Given the above do you think i would be good with the benq or something else?
Sorry its a long post but just want to be as specific as possible.
Im building my second pc (i did the first 7 years ago!) and im trying to make a descision with lcd displays. Its the first time to buy one so im a little bit hesitant. Ive dont tons of reading of previous posts, the sticky here and one on anandtech that my heads spinning but found some ideas. heres a breakdown
Budget:
ideal: upto $450 dollars
BUT if theres a magic screen that makes the panties drop for an extra $150 then i may consider. It has to be that much more special though.
monitor primarly used for:
Programming.
Amateur web design (ie. analy correct colours not needed but do want something decent enough)
Reading pdfs
browsing - a lot!
so easy reading and little headaches a biggie! Sharp text!
Plus gaming when theres time. I like fps games generally. Its been ages so trying out stalker or crysis would be great. Im not a pro and it will constitute only 35% of time spent on pc. not priority but want to avoid ghosting!
DO NOT require
ps3 or xbox compatability. I dont own them or plan to.
home cinerma use. Ill watch stuff on my tv if it saves me money.
planned graphics card:
4850 crossfire or the 4870. Im researching this but they seem to be in my budget. I donk know the ups and downs of crossfire (its been 7 years since i last researched graphics cards) but i heard on some posts either should be powerful enough for 24inch)
currently spotted in person in shops
benq 2400v reviewed by 10e and others plus its predessecor.
acer samsung t240
lg w2600vpf (im in japan so perhaps this is a local thing, cant find it on these boards)
acer p243 aid
some mistsubishi and i.o.data screens (are these japan only?)
the above all looked good but they only had static destops as examples so wondering what you guys/girls think. Its nice to get a go ahead off others on expesive purchases.
The benq is looking like the one and is obvisouly a favourite on these boards but a lot of the users have ps3s and xboxes. That feature will be wasted on me so im thinking perhaps there maybe a monitor which suits my needs better.
Given the above do you think i would be good with the benq or something else?
Sorry its a long post but just want to be as specific as possible.