Hi there, I am looking for peoples opinion on which 17" or 19" flat screen monitor they think is the best and why! I am hoping to purchase a new monitor very soon and am looking for some advice from people who use their monitor for similar tasks as what I will be: programming and game playing. Therefore it must have the best of both worlds - great graphics display capabilities and very sharp text! I'd appreciate any and all comments that people can put forth. Cheers! J-Ral.

(Moved to the Lounge, because this isn't really a programming issue)

whatever you do never ever buy the samsung 995DF 19" monitor. I got it for my office and had to regret this decision every single day. There is so much moire esp, on a cyan desktop and it just doesn't go away. The brightness is WAY too high and the colors are so faded they just suck. Also the monitor isn't flat in anyway. I mean you can clearly see the curve behind the glass they've put on the front..

Anyway, I was lucky to have it traded in for a LG 17" Flatron (775FT) that is 100 times better. If you're looking for a 17" that is a really good choice.

Thank you all for your replies!

I have been seriously considering the viewsonic's.

At the moment I have two 17" screen's - one is pretty good, the other sucks!

So, I'm hoping to get a 19" flat CRT to combine with the pretty good 17".

I have been considering the viewsonic P95f+b and the G90fb but am torn between the two.

The only real deciding factor is the $150 difference - which isn't much I guess. I'm just a bit concerned that I'll get this monitor and it'll display blurry text or the graphics will be of average quality or it'll be DOA.

DOA I can deal with as I can get a replacement but if the quality sucks, what's to say that the quality of the replacement won't suck?

If anyone can relieve me of my doubts I would be most appreciative!!!

Cheers,

J-Ral

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Quote:Original post by alvaro
I recently read this review, which seems to recommend a Samsung 710T/N:
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20041123/index.html

That is an LCD monitor, not a CRT :)

I would HIGHLY recommend the Viewsonic P95f+b monitor which is a 19" flat tube CRT. It is a professional monitor and can run 1600x1200 @ 87hz. It is probably the best monitor I have used really, and my girlfriend who is a graphic designer seems to agree and wants one now as well :)

If you want the best possible picture go with the Viewsonic.

I got a P95f+ it's also really good and I've been very happy with it. Won some price for best monitor in this computermag hence I bought it.

/MindWipe

Well I have IIyama vision master PRO 454 19"(18" viewable), it's new model ,designed for professionals, I especially wanted to buy the best monitor on the market, so I selected this one. Here are some advantages:

-Great colors
-High brightness
-Great anti-reflection and anti-static coating
-Perfect flat CRT tube
-using Diamondtron CRT tube - (SONY Trinitron analog) which ensures no color disortions on the edges.
-High resolutions support up to 1920x1440 , 85 Hz max
-Has a built in speakers
-USB hub
-2 video in connectors
-has quite compact dimentions
-OPQ mode - ideal when playing games or watching DVD movies
-latest TCO 03 standart
-345 Mhz dot clock

Some disadvantages
-Some geometrical distortion on the edges
-High power consumption 145W ! in maximum normal mode
-Damper wires are visible(natural phenomenon)
-Possible screen position moving when switching monitor resolutions often(still it returns to default position)

The monitor has a 3 year warranty. Well I am complitely satisfyed with it, it does take some time at the beginning to set up the screen to new video modes.