Todays Ibood: LG 22" LCD Monitor €170

BFassassin

Todays iBood offer http://www.ibood.com/site/eu/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=23398
It looks like a fairly good deal. I am looking for a new monitor/tv to use with my xbox 360 but with only a dvi input im not sure if this one will work.
Anyone know if (a) it will work and (b) is it any good?
Thanks

mcgovern

BFassassin wrote: »

Todays iBood offer http://www.ibood.com/site/eu/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=23398
It looks like a fairly good deal. I am looking for a new monitor/tv to use with my xbox 360 but with only a dvi input im not sure if this one will work.
Anyone know if (a) it will work and (b) is it any good?
Thanks

You can get a DVI to VGA adapter fairly cheap and it will work then.

Onikage

First good thing I've seen from ibood in a while.

More info on XBox/DVI here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055319285&highlight=dvi

Onikage

dp

TPD

Damn, thats a good deal! 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time and HDCP.

Kinda wish I needed a new monitor now! Bought the 22" im currently using a year ago - was €250ish then, and not half as good.

Kintarō Hattori

TPD wrote: »

Damn, thats a good deal! 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time and HDCP.

Kinda wish I needed a new monitor now! Bought the 22" im currently using a year ago - was €250ish then, and not half as good.

It does appear to be a good deal, though I can't find any reviews for it. That 10000:1 contrast ratio is a load of nonsense however and it's most likely actually closer to 1000:1.

kazzer

I would not rush into it. The have some LG's over at hardwareversand.de for around the same price that you might want to look at. Didn't look at it that long but I think this model is there - Im open to correction though.

fatasspigleaf

Man, i LOVE impulse buying. Nerdily living on the edge.

TPD

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=21583&agid=603

€195 on hardwareversand

kazzer

Yeah its a bit dearer and maybe not in stock right now, but at that price I just wouldnt be killing myself for this one at Ibood - and I was so close ordering myself

Qwerty?

Also on Dabs.ie for €197. Might be abit dearer, but Dabs couldn't possibly be any slower delivering than Ibood.

mobby

That's a very good deal but have had major hassle with Ibood's delivery's so not going to buy.

h57xiucj2z946q

Not a great resolution in my opinion. My 15" screen has a resolution of 1680x1050

MunsterCycling

Yes but you'll barely be able to see anything on a 15" at that resolution.

MC

blastman

I bought a similar spec Iiyama monitor about a year ago for around 300, shows how fast prices are falling! I'd have been tempted if I didn't have a big monitor already.

MunsterCycling

Have many people bought from iBOOD and have they had much delay in the shipping of their purchase or is it the odd item that has problems, have one of these on hold for me for 24 hours and need advise: to go ahead or not...

Also I presume those items always arrive?


MC

Dord

I just bought one.
It'll go nicely with my PS3. :cool:

€182 delivered!

MunsterCycling

Dord wrote: »

I just bought one.
It'll go nicely with my PS3. :cool:

€182 delivered!

You'll be waiting for a few weeks at least for delivery by all accounts...

Still no reply from CS


MC

Dord

MunsterCycling wrote: »

You'll be waiting for a few weeks at least for delivery by all accounts...

Still no reply from CS


MC

It says 1-5 working days.

Energizeer

I think they have improved on the delivery.
Last time I ordered something from them it took just 7 working days.
The time before that it took 4 weeks....
I hate waiting for stuff in the post.

MunsterCycling

Thanks, I wanted to hear it directly from someone what they were like. Can I ask what method of payment you used? CC, BANK transfer etc?

Gran Hermano

Dealextreme have plenty of VGA/DVI adapters and cables.

http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.dvi%20vga

Ivan

Last thing I bought from them took about 3 weeks to arrive. But keep their phone number handy, goes a long way to getting stuff sorted. Their email support is absolutely dire.

Phone number is: 0031206811388

A little off topic but I ordered something on the 18th of August and it still hasnt arrived. I must try that phone number and see what the deal is. Nearly five weeks gone now.

Kiith

Willa Delightful Paw wrote: »

Not a great resolution in my opinion. My 15" screen has a resolution of 1680x1050

1680x1050 is the standard resolution for 22" widescreen monitors.

BFassassin

Thay are sold out now folks.

MunsterCycling

Well thanks be to God I paid for mine about 45 mins ago when it was still available...

Lets hope I'm not waiting until Christmas to get this.

MC

Qwerty?

I ordered a digital Panasonic camera at end of Aug from Ibood. It was stated 7 Day delivery, but only got it last week by 'An Post'.:(

I hope your monitor is delivered by courier instead.

quarryman

ibood's delivery is dire and not worth the (minimal) saving in price to me.

ednwireland

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullft.asp?productcode=ECE1522337#spec
doesnt have the fancy curved bottom ooo-er
and only 8000:1 contrast ratio but 174 euro
W2242S/22" Silver LCD VGA tilt 5ms response time1680x1050 resolution 300cd/m2 brightness 8000:1 contrast ratio

h57xiucj2z946q

MunsterCycling wrote: »

Yes but you'll barely be able to see anything on a 15" at that resolution.

MC

I have no problems seeing anything., Its on my laptop.

craichoe

Qwerty? wrote: »

I ordered a digital Panasonic camera at end of Aug from Ibood. It was stated 7 Day delivery, but only got it last week by 'An Post'.:(

I hope your monitor is delivered by courier instead.

iBood use TNT ... TNT are not just a courier!! they are the normal postal service in the Netherlands.

I never have an issue with delivery, usually take 2 - 3 days. I'd say An Post is the issue there.

Placebo

i got one also

MunsterCycling

Willa Delightful Paw wrote: »

I have no problems seeing anything., Its on my laptop.

God bless your eyesight but that's a ludicrous resolution to use on a 15" screen, icons and text would be minuscule.

MC

Placebo

ppl check their status ? mines STILL in progress !

The_Conductor

Placebo wrote: »

ppl check their status ? mines STILL in progress !

Doesn't mean anything.
Some stuff I ordered in December of last year, and which I've had since early Feb, is still listed as being "in progress".
They don't update the status page (ever as far as I can see.....)

Placebo

took them 2 months to deliver ? oh my

The_Conductor

Placebo wrote: »

took them 2 months to deliver ? oh my

I've placed 16 orders with them since Oct 07- the longest delivery time was 10 weeks, the shortest 3 days. It varies greatly. If you're worried about your order you should e-mail them on: customerservice@ibood.com or call 0031-20-68-11-388 (quoting the order number in your confirmation e-mail).

Placebo

thanks smc, i currently have a 21inch crt which is too big to fit anywhere, working off my dining table

The_Conductor

Placebo wrote: »

thanks smc, i currently have a 21inch crt which is too big to fit anywhere, working off my dining table

I had a Philips 22" CRT which I acquired from the X-Ray Department in Vincents when they were upgrading their equipment. The picture is amazing on it- but its 72kg in weight- and needs a reinforced table (never mind 3 people to lift it).

MunsterCycling

ednwireland wrote: »

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullft.asp?productcode=ECE1522337#spec
doesnt have the fancy curved bottom ooo-er
and only 8000:1 contrast ratio but 174 euro
W2242S/22" Silver LCD VGA tilt 5ms response time1680x1050 resolution 300cd/m2 brightness 8000:1 contrast ratio

Also only VGA in, no DVI

MC

Placebo

sent em an email

got this

We can now confirm that your order has now been dispatched. We would like to
provide you with a tracking code for this order, which can be inputted into
the dpd.co.uk webpage. CODE:xxx

which doesnt work and then

Dear iBOODian,

On the 24th of September you have ordered one or more LG 22” FLATRON Wide Format Series LCD Monitors.

Unfortunately a small number of the LCD Monitors were slightly delayed and will be delivered to you by the beginning of next week.

If you have already received your order, please ignore this e-mail.

Our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience and the extra delay.

If you have any questions regarding this, or any other orders, please contact us at customerservice@ibood.com and we will be happy to help you.

Best regards,

Customer service iBOOD.com

:(

quarryman

IBOOD delivery system = A Mess.

I've already said it above but it really isn't worth the few euros savings you make with them.

h57xiucj2z946q

MunsterCycling wrote: »

God bless your eyesight but that's a ludicrous resolution to use on a 15" screen, icons and text would be minuscule.

MC

Dell also do 1920x1200 LCD's on 15" :-)
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=NRS15304&l=en&m_30=129878&oc=N10X5305&rbc=N10X5305&s=dhs

MunsterCycling

Placebo wrote: »

sent em an email

got this



which doesnt work and then



:(

Same sh1té as always but the goods turn up... most of the time.

Got the same mail a few mins ago

MC

Ivan

Yeah, thats common enough with their delivery. It's to hide the fact that it is pretty awful. Blame an Post all you want, but when they hand out tracking numbers hand over fist that dont work... well, be your own judge.

Still, as I've said before, if you ring em up and talk to someone you can usually expect your goods to arrive within 2-3 weeks of the phone conversation.

Several times I've been charged, no sign of items for weeks. When I eventually ring, in these cases, it is usually a case of "Oh, your credit card didnt clear right but... uhmm... yeah, we still have one in stock I can send you".

Be patient with Ibood and you'll be rewarded; if patience isnt your deal, then just move along and pay the extra few quid on some other site. Its a pretty simple trade-off imho and one that has worked out for me pretty well, thus far.

Placebo

02 Oct 2008 parcel - dpd two day Forwarded to Athlone depot xxxxx
Date Time Location Event Status
02 Oct 2008 19:05 Hub Forwarded to Athlone depot
02 Oct 2008 19:04 Hub Confirmed at Hub
02 Oct 2008 19:04 Gateway Imported by international gateway, from DPD Group

can any1 make sense of this? so it was in athlone on thursday?

Valentia

quarryman wrote: »

IBOOD delivery system = A Mess.

I've already said it above but it really isn't worth the few euros savings you make with them.

Ah! It's worth it alright. Once you know delivery is slow. Have got a few bargains and they have always arrived. Patience is a virtue indeed.

Asok

Mine arrived via DPD this morning, thank god the local DPD lads know my workplace cause thats just about all that was on it, Their online ordering system constantly cocks up my address but ah well.

The_Conductor

Asok wrote: »

Mine arrived via DPD this morning, thank god the local DPD lads know my workplace cause thats just about all that was on it, Their online ordering system constantly cocks up my address but ah well.

Mine hasn't turned up yet (despite an e-mail advising me delivery was imminent last Thursday)
At least its not urgent......

MunsterCycling

Rang about my monitor, it is in th UK as of the 03/10/08 and got the tracking number for it with DPD, one thing to remember is to use the Netherlands site for entering your tracking code as the Irish site doesn't take letters in the code.

Happy days.

MC