22" LCD Monitor €114

lensman

22" LCD Monitor here

reviews here

TPD

Jesus thats great value. I'd be tempted to buy one to have a dual screen setup. Sadly I have no reason to though lol.

How much is the delivery from dabs?
Edit - 13.70

Zonda999

Nice price alright but watch out. This wont work with the ps3 as there is no mention of HDCP on the site

Random

What's the catch at the €114? I can't find anything similiar at anywhere near this price on komplett (for example).

eamon234

Would be worth getting one with a standalone TV tuner like this - 22" LCD TV for just over €150! Ok not exactly a HDTV but fine for a kids room.

JTD.Vapour

dabs itself is cheaper than komplett on nearly everything. I bought the 24" one from dabs, and it is GREAT not a single flaw in my opinion. As far as i know dabs makes alot of their stuff themselves. No idea how it is so cheap. They are great tho and would definitely buy it again.

-VaPz

TerrorFirmer

They don't make their own stuff, their value range are just cheaper manufacturers. I think that one might be Digimate (DGM), which are an OK brand. I got the 24" monitor for 250 a good awhile ago, at a time when the nearest rival on Komplett was about 400. Granted prices have dropped a lot now, but at the time it was a fantastic deal. Never had any problems with it, fantastic screen and superb for games.

MisterAnarchy

Lensman you are going to have to stop posting all these great deals as I'll have no money left from buying them all.

jayteecork

Zonda999 wrote: »

Nice price alright but watch out. This wont work with the ps3 as there is no mention of HDCP on the site

It'll work with the xbox 360 though. Just buy a cheap VGA cable off ebay.

Kat1170

Seriously tempted. :)

lensman

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Lensman you are going to have to stop posting all these great deals as I'll have no money left from buying them all.

dig deep & spend it quickly because the green's & FF they'll pick your pockets untill
you have nothing left,...belive me

Alanstrainor

Kat1170 wrote: »

Seriously tempted. :)

Dang it. Me too!

lensman

who was it that said " I can resist anything except tempetation"

podge3

lensman wrote: »

who was it that said " I can resist anything except tempetation"

Oscar Wilde

o1s1n

Just bought one to replace my aging 17inch CRT.

Nice one!

lensman

podge3 wrote: »

Oscar Wilde

Correct,.....& he could never have turned down 22 inches :eek::eek::eek:

Random

lol @ lensman.

Should I buy 2 of these to replace 2 19in Samsungs?

o1s1n

Random wrote: »

lol @ lensman.

Should I buy 2 of these to replace 2 19in Samsungs?

44 inches?

Yes please.

lensman

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Lensman you are going to have to stop posting all these great deals as I'll have no money left from buying them all.

ok just this last one for tonight here

AARRRGH

Stupid question: could I use this as a TV?

lensman

AARRRGH wrote: »

Stupid question: could I use this as a TV?

see eamon234's post on page 1 of this thread,

cormie

Also interested in this as a tv, but it would be for my mam, who is a complete technophobe. Could you still hook up a VCR/DVD player to it and what about sound? I'm guessing you need a seperate multimedia speaker/sub set up, the monitor and then the tv tuner and would it then be able to connect to the aerial for NTL from the wall?

EDIT: Ah I see it says built in stereo speakers, I wonder how good they are?

cormie

From one of the reviews:

The speakers give an awful tinny sound.

So to use this as a proper replacement you'd probably want to buy a Sub/Speaker set up too.

MisterAnarchy

Would there be much point in uprgading from a 17 inch 4:3 LCD to this ?
Would the screen be much bigger ?

cormie

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Would there be much point in uprgading from a 17 inch 4:3 LCD to this ?
Would the screen be much bigger ?

EDIT: Another question on this, I know with certain computer (laptop) screens, you need to be facing the screen directly to see the image properly, would this be the case with this monitor I wonder (therefore not being a good tv replacement)

lensman

well it's up to you, but screen sizes are measured diagonally, ie: from top left to bottom right

TPD

cormie wrote: »

EDIT: Another question on this, I know with certain computer (laptop) screens, you need to be facing the screen directly to see the image properly, would this be the case with this monitor I wonder (therefore not being a good tv replacement)

The horizontal viewing angle is 170 degrees, so you'd need to be sitting at a 5 degree angle to the screen to be unable to see anything, which is very unlikely. The vertical viewing angle is 160 degrees, so again, unless you tilt the screen way up or way down, you should be ok.

老大

cheers OP, was looking at buying a 22" today in Lidl @ ~ €279ish...

so glad i didnt !!

cormie

TPD wrote: »

The horizontal viewing angle is 170 degrees, so you'd need to be sitting at a 5 degree angle to the screen to be unable to see anything, which is very unlikely. The vertical viewing angle is 160 degrees, so again, unless you tilt the screen way up or way down, you should be ok.

Thanks

How would you get a scart connection on a monitor like this? and I wonder does the ebay tuner linked to actually store channels as the monitor itself wouldn't.

Does a normal VCR have a tv tuner? Maybe I could just connec the VCR to this somehow and then use speakers without any need for the tv tuner aswell?

TPD

cormie wrote: »

Thanks

How would you get a scart connection on a monitor like this? and I wonder does the ebay tuner linked to actually store channels as the monitor itself wouldn't.

Does a normal VCR have a tv tuner? Maybe I could just connec the VCR to this somehow and then use speakers without any need for the tv tuner aswell?

The scart would plug into the tuner box, likely through some adapter. I have a similar tuner box and it stores the channels itself.

I think most VCRs have a tv tuner, but you will lose a bit of quality going from vcr to scart adapter to this. Added to the already low quality of standard definition, it wont be pretty if you're anywhere near the screen.

Helix

o1s1n wrote: »

Just bought one to replace my aging 17inch CRT.

Nice one!

snap

311

The last time I ordered from dabs they sent by standard mail.
This order doesn't give me an option for delivery ,is it the same?

Helix

3-4 days delivery is the only option afaik

T-b0n3

Thanks OP. Dad ordered the 22" monitor for himself and I ordered the DS as a xmas present too Great find, thanks.

Adam

cormie

TPD wrote: »

The scart would plug into the tuner box, likely through some adapter. I have a similar tuner box and it stores the channels itself.

I think most VCRs have a tv tuner, but you will lose a bit of quality going from vcr to scart adapter to this. Added to the already low quality of standard definition, it wont be pretty if you're anywhere near the screen.

The loss in quality wont be too drastic though? It'd only be for mo mhami who wouldn't really care about quality as long as she can make out the subtitles in them late night fordin movies she'll be fine

So if using a VCR, all she needs is the monitor, scart converter and speakers. Although the speakers might be ok? Do you know what type of converter she needs to get a scart to this?

cormie

Another thing would be volume adjustment, looks like you could do it with the ebay linked tuner, but probably not with a VCR?

Would this: http://cgi.ebay.ie/VGA-SVGA-to-3-RCA-Component-Cable-Video-For-pc-tv-UK_W0QQitemZ390011324227QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL?hash=item390011324227 work with the VCR? It says "Connector RCA Component Y / Pr / Pb (M x 3)" so I'm not sure if that's the right connection for a VCR-monitor?

Snickit

About to buy 2 over 1 24" lcd. Hope they are nice :pac:

lensman

Well just to update on my OP, 22" lcd monitor & DS Lite arrived this morning the 26th by UPS was shipped on 24th from the UK, very fast & cheap at €14 for 2 items.

T-b0n3

Yea I got the monitor today too, not the DS yet though. Very efficient.

Adam

311

Great value ,someone is going to be happy at christmas:)

o1s1n

Got the monitor today too. Itching to get home and try it out.

lastbuilders

Got mine today. Hooked up and working well. Have dual monitor set up with my old 14inch one which looks tiny beside it.

Lastbuilders

PeterDuggan

cormie wrote: »

Also interested in this as a tv, but it would be for my mam, who is a complete technophobe. Could you still hook up a VCR/DVD player to it and what about sound? I'm guessing you need a seperate multimedia speaker/sub set up, the monitor and then the tv tuner and would it then be able to connect to the aerial for NTL from the wall?

EDIT: Ah I see it says built in stereo speakers, I wonder how good they are?

Peats have a little tuner which they specifically suggest using for TFT monitors... http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?view_product=1&id=21923&sid=14&cid=139&scid=499. Might be of use to you. I've no experience of using it.

Snickit

I ordered my two but had to send off an email for those stupid security checks. Hope they dont take long so I can take delivery soon
Ordering the rest of the system from Hardwareversand tonight

Helix

my one arrived without a poxy stand

lensman

Helix wrote: »

my one arrived without a poxy stand

I hate when that happens, :mad: the will send it on won't they ?

Greener

Please let us know asap as I ordered one a few days ago as well! Grr!

311

I got a stand with mine ,it's just a small thin square piece of plastic. I'd say it could easily fall out of the box ,it's placed at the top of the box in the centre.

jayteecork

Sold out.
Could someone point me to a similar deal if possible?

bazwaldo

jayteecork wrote: »

Sold out.
Could someone point me to a similar deal if possible?

theres another on dabs. Looks a bit better imho for the same price.

Link

No reviews yet though.

jayteecork

bazwaldo wrote: »

theres another on dabs. Looks a bit better imho for the same price.

Link

No reviews yet though.

What about this Acer?
http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=5CTY&CategorySelectedId=11109&NavigationKey=11109&ExposedRefinement=11002