Suggest a monitor please

Johnboy1951

I want a monitor about 28" to 32" (maybe a TV would suit?) to do the following

act as a PC display for most of the time .... in use all day ..... and to be used to display TV/Video (from HTPC) in the evenings. No gaming involved.

For TV use it must be Full HD - 1920x1080 - as there is no way I can afford a 4K monitor or TV

It must have several input connections, with at least two HDMI sockets (for permanent connection) and preferably a PC VGA and/or DVi socket in addition.

I would also hope that it would have speakers, even if they are rather crappy.

Price is king here as budget is severely limited!

Two I am considering

Asus 27"
http://www.komplett.ie/search.aspx?tn_q=MX279H

iiyama 28"
http://www.komplett.ie/iiyama-prolit...9/details.aspx
As this has a display port I expect a HDMI to DP cable would do what I need - already have one I think.

Thanks for suggestions.

(cross posted in HTPC & Media Centre with permission)

jonerkinsella

A tv will be a much better option for you as it will do all you want and it is still a tv for future use.

Get either a Samsung or Sony . As a general rule , these brands use much faster responding screens than the likes of LG ,Panasonis etc . I used a 32" Samsung ,1080p 5000 model as a monitor for a long time and it was fine with good response times.

Tesco have a great sale at the moment on Samsung ,full hd , 32" tv's for €250 . You cant go wrong at that price really.

I think its the same model as this,
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3914485/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm

Johnboy1951

jonerkinsella wrote: »

A tv will be a much better option for you as it will do all you want and it is still a tv for future use.

Get either a Samsung or Sony . As a general rule , these brands use much faster responding screens than the likes of LG ,Panasonis etc . I used a 32" Samsung ,1080p 5000 model as a monitor for a long time and it was fine with good response times.

Tesco have a great sale at the moment on Samsung ,full hd , 32" tv's for €250 . You cant go wrong at that price really.

I think its the same model as this,
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3914485/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm

Thanks, I guess my worry is that the picture on a TV might not be as sharp as that on a monitor, and thus result in eye strain due to long daily use.
It is good to hear you found no such effect.

jonerkinsella

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Thanks, I guess my worry is that the picture on a TV might not be as sharp as that on a monitor, and thus result in eye strain due to long daily use.
It is good to hear you found no such effect.

I generally just turn the brightness down depending on how close I sit as I really hate very bright screens as they give me a headache .

Johnboy1951

This looks like a great deal
http://www.ibood.com/ie/en/product-specs/15007/31684/lg-34-inch-21-9-ultra-wide-full-hd-ips-display.html

LG 34 Inch 21: 9 Ultra Wide Full HD IPS Display €345

Resolution: 2560x1080