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Picking a new monitor.

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  gOerilla   United States. April 09 2012 12:25. Posts 48Profile # 
I broke my monitor not too long ago and am searching for a new one. I am going to frys tomorrow so i searched online beforehand. Im looking for 200 or under 23 inch led. What confuses me is that the prices vary so much. Some of the good brands like lg and samsung have 250-300 dollar ones but they also have under 200. Brands like asus and acer lie around the 200 area and some are even 130.. Does the price really matter?

The one i have in mind is:
http://www.frys.com/product/6206410?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

It seems like a good buy but its so cheap compared to other lg models that are the same led 23inch but is like 300 dollars.
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  gOerilla   United States. April 09 2012 12:25. Posts 48Profile # 
Also I can't buy it online don't ask.
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 phar   United States. April 09 2012 12:30. Posts 615
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Good start for monitor stuff: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308280
Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?
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 skyR   Canada. April 09 2012 12:49. Posts 11355
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That's for good monitors. If you're just buying cheap ones from the store, just buy whatever looks good.
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  gOerilla   United States. April 09 2012 13:07. Posts 48Profile # 
out of the hundreds available they have like 10 monitors in that thread.
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 phar   United States. April 09 2012 13:13. Posts 615
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Yea my apologies I thought you were looking for higher end monitors. What's your budget?
Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?
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  Womwomwom   April 09 2012 13:16. Posts 5557Profile Blog # 
Price generally doesn't matter but higher prices (eg. Samsung 350 series monitors) are there because they're noticeably better.

Anything under $200, follow Skyr's suggestion: just go into a store and buy what you think looks good.
Last edit: 2012-04-09 13:17:00
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 ABagOfFritos   Canada. April 09 2012 13:53. Posts 454
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My only suggestion is make sure it is 16: 9. All other factors are pretty much irrelevant.
Last edit: 2012-04-09 13:54:10
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 Mtndrew   United States. April 09 2012 14:45. Posts 173
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On April 09 2012 13:53 ABagOfFritos wrote:
My only suggestion is make sure it is 16: 9. All other factors are pretty much irrelevant.


16:10 is nice too... and i don't even think you can find a 4:3 monitor anymore...
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 skyR   Canada. April 09 2012 14:52. Posts 11355
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Pretty much every 23" monitor you find at a local store will be 16: 9. 1920x1200 basically doesn't exist outside of 24" and above.
Last edit: 2012-04-09 14:53:44
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  Womwomwom   April 09 2012 17:00. Posts 5557Profile Blog # 

On April 09 2012 14:45 Mtndrew wrote:

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On April 09 2012 13:53 ABagOfFritos wrote:
My only suggestion is make sure it is 16: 9. All other factors are pretty much irrelevant.



16:10 is nice too... and i don't even think you can find a 4:3 monitor anymore...


A few companies, mainly Dell, still make 20" 4:3 monitors. They fit perfectly next to 30" 16:10 monitors so they're very good if you need extra real estate. It helps that a few of those 4:3 monitors, namely the NECs, are really crazy good.

16:10 is generally fine. For computer games, the GPU (or nVidia cards anyway) can force any aspect ratio you want. For consoles, the Xbox 360 can output content with top and bottom black lines.
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 mki   Poland. April 09 2012 20:19. Posts 664
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Although many agree that Acer computers might not be up to par with the rest of the major manufacturers, their monitors are kick ass.
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  gOerilla   United States. April 13 2012 16:36. Posts 48Profile # 
Hey guys i just ended up getting the same monitor I had before. Which is this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Acer+-+S2+Series+23%22+Widescreen+Flat-Panel+LED+Monitor/1804306.p?id=1218293491009&skuId=1804306
Do you guys think this is a good monitor? I decided to get this because its 23 inch and 1080p most importantly. Also the design is extremely slim. It looks like a high tech tv.
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  Womwomwom   April 13 2012 18:20. Posts 5557Profile Blog # 
Its a generic monitor, what is there to say about it? Acer hasn't made a good monitor in a very long time but it should be as good/bad as any other $150 monitor.

Also, I feel really disconnected from the general public if that's what they care about (thinness, size, FHD).
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 Wabbit   United States. April 14 2012 00:45. Posts 1011
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It's just that the general public is uninformed and can be swayed to believe (especially with marketing crazyness) that things like thinness and big dynamic contrast numbers actually mean a monitor is better. The biggest trend I've observed is that the uneducated yet saturated-with-marketing consumers come out saying things like "I want an LED monitor and nothing else is acceptable !!11"

Of course you know this but this is nothing new as with any product & the marketing. As always, education changes everything.
[QUOTE][B]On July 29 2011 13:35 R1CH wrote:[/B] 575W PSU for $25? ಠ_ಠ[/QUOTE]
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