22inch LCD Monitor, which one?????

[StarLane]

Wow, I didn't expect so many people to plug the Samsung. I will have a look at this one, sounds good.
I was thinking of Fujitsu, NEC and Asus, there are alot of real cheap LG's out there but I haven't heard anything good about LG yet. Apparently NEC makes a new model aimed at photographers and so does Fujitsu, the NEC sounds awesome but real exxy, the Fujitsu in reasonable and the Asus is also priced well for what you get. Thanks for the replies, keep em coming. I'm now going to surf over to Samsung and check them out.

[MrB (Simon)]

LG = Low Grade

Hehe, but seriously, remember the old Goldstar brand?
They did the cheap and nasty TV's, video's, printers and stuff from the likes of K-Mart....

LG = Lucky-Goldstar.... amazing what a name and image change and some clever advertising can do for a company.

[beren]

Recently brought a 22" Samsung 2243bw, seemed to get good comments from users on the net {as samsung in general} and priced nicely have no experience in comparing with other makes etc being my first LCD monitor. Don't know how anyone could go larger then 22'

http://www.testfreaks.com/monitors/

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Don't see too many Samsungs in graphic art departments for some reason... but for a desktop monitor they seem to be gaining some ground and will no doubt do you well.

[g__day (Matthew)]

Atomic did a review of 22" LCD monitors yesterday

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/article.asp?CIID=119477

LG W2252TQ and W2242T

http://backoffice.ajb.com.au/utils/i...s/LCDinrto.jpg
LG W2252TQ
Price: $388
Street Price:$330
Supplier: LG
Specs: Tilt; DVI (w/ HDCP); VGA
Pixel Policy: Class 1
Our Settings: Blue -> 61-63, ‘User’ Colour mode

Scored 9/10

[Prickly]

Well on the CMV mines been going strong a couple of years and no dead pixels yet. Thats not too long of course but its behaving ok so far.

Im sure theres better out there (particularly now) but its sure done the job.

I did read that CMV supplied monitors to dell - but Im not sure how true that was.

Cheers
David

[Tandum (Robin)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

LOL! There's always going to be someone telling us the opposite hey! So you're a Samsung dealer? Sell the man one cheap! Hey Paul - we've found your man!

I must be one of the ultimate "cheapskates", because I bought 14 of the CMVs and haven't had a problem yet after 6 months of service. I'm still going to stand by my decision, which is, yes, of an economic consideration. Do I regret buying them all? Absolutely not - it makes good sense. Even if a couple of them go before our ROI period elapses (12 months) I'll be way ahead on my budget. Somehow I think that most will make it. I have one at home that's been going for a fair few months now - and it gets a 24/7 flogging.

Chris,
I am not slagging CMV or promoting Samsung. I'm just passing on my experience with selling monitors.

As far as I know there are only 3 companies making LCD screens. Sony owns one, Samsung owns the other and the third is owned by a manufacturing company that does not sell to the public. Each make and resell screens to dell, hp etc on contract and to spec in several countries.

So if dell want a 26" monitor for X dollars they adjust the performance specs to suit and the robots make it.

But it's getting cheaper and cheaper as they sell more and more.

I have a day trader client, he just bought a 27" HD monitor for under $800.

Samsung 27".

I did not sell him that monitor, I just told him where to go to check them out.

A monitor is somethng you'll have for a long time. It is where you should spend your cash as it will outlast any PC you buy.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by Tandum

A monitor is somethng you'll have for a long time. It is where you should spend your cash as it will outlast any PC you buy.

That is true my friend. IF you can afford it, then buy the best you can. I didn't intimate that I thought the CMV's were as good as the Sonys at work - by any means, just that cheap Chinese monitors are great value these days. I'm looking forward to the day (couple of months off) where I can rip one of our Sonys off a desk at work and take it home. Gotta love a hard-edged ROI policy.