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want to upgrade my monitor... advice?

  • 25-07-2009 12:29am
    #1
    positivenote
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    hi guys, working off the same monitor ive had for about 7 years now an dits time for an upgrade... to let you know how old it is, well its a gateway 19" old school huge heavy yoke.. Im happy enough with my dell as i went pretty high spec around 5 years ago but its still running PS and the like fairly well.
    Ive seen numerous monitors advertised in the likes of Aldi etc, and i was just wondering where there any good buys around at the moment. My budget would be approx 150euro, so any pointers or advice would be great.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    ThOnda
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    I am in the market for an LCD and the first piece of advice I had received was "If the description says TN technology - stay away from that." It has something to do with viewing angles and contrast. I don't know, but if you google some tests and comparisons for processing screens, you won't find many TN displays tested.


  • #3
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,473 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    ThOnda wrote: »
    I am in the market for an LCD and the first piece of advice I had received was "If the description says TN technology - stay away from that." It has something to do with viewing angles and contrast. I don't know, but if you google some tests and comparisons for processing screens, you won't find many TN displays tested.

    Won't usually tell you that though... if its TN. That sort of screen is kind of sparkley and the colour white can look kind of grainy.

    Komplett.ie have a good range of monitors might be one place to look http://www.komplett.ie/k/kl.aspx?bn=11158&mfr=&filter=PRICE.100-250.

    A new think seems to be 16:9 aspect ratio displays instead of 16:10. This does make the screen very wide for less height, would prefer 16:10 shape myself.


  • #4
    stcstc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭stcstc


    what you really want is one of these

    http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-lacie-730-led-monitor-with-hood-calibration-software-and-colourmeter/p1028365

    no seriously, heres a site to look at

    http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/

    you can put in the model of the screen and it will tell you what panel is in it etc


  • #5
    positivenote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭positivenote


    what does everyone else use are you happy with it?


  • #6
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,393 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    I only use a dell laptop monitor (lcd) and a little acer netbook but after I got a print test card from photobox (posted earlier in the week about), I can say that the laptop monitor is pure muck for viewing / preparing photographs. Its funny because I would have criticised photobox before for unpredictable outputs but I think in reality it may have well been the preparation of the batch which I sent them.

    Ironically the €250 netbook (glossy screen) is way better than the laptop (matt screen) but still the contrast and colour saturation and general vibrancy are way wrong.

    I haven't done anything with the colour management in vista on the laptop so i'm wondering will that do anything to redeem it.

    So I think you are right to spend time ensuring it is right and doing the research.


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