Recommend me a good 17 inch LCD - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

BigDonkey2 · 08-27-2003, 09:20 PM

as the title says...im lookin for a 17 inch LCD.....as of now my limit would prolly be like $400...so anything under that is good....thanks

HeAtHeN · 08-27-2003, 09:23 PM

I'd check out the AOC LM720 its a great monitor.

slant eyes · 08-27-2003, 10:07 PM

i have always been partial to anything viewsonic makes. imo, very very nice monitors.

cliche · 08-28-2003, 12:08 AM

I have a Sharp LL-T17A3-H, which is excellent and was one of the cheapest when I bought it (I'm in the UK so prices might be different)

dtheriault · 08-28-2003, 06:43 AM

Try the Planar PX171M - 17”
Has one of the fastest response times of any consumer 17"

you want a fast response time if you are going to be watching dvds on your computer. otherwise the lcd will not handle fast action correctly.

Planar is an excellent company.

sambocom · 08-28-2003, 11:01 AM

i'm loving my dell 1800fp. it's an 18" lcd that accepts both dvi and dsub. this means you can hook two computers to it and press a button to switch sources. i got it for $350 a few months ago.

check out dell's refurbished outlet: http://outlet.dell.com/

and slickdeals: http://www.slickdeals.net

ack32 · 08-28-2003, 11:15 AM

The Dell 1800FP is a good monitor. I have 4 of them, and they have good refresh rates, which means I don't get headaches when playing FPS games. However, they have a non-standard pixel orientation, which means that ClearType in Windows gets messed up. That can be fixed using Microsoft's ClearType tool on the web (google "ClearType").

For a good 17" monitor, the new Samsung LCDs work great. But since most 17" monitors are 1280x1024 natively, you might find that unless you have really good vision the screen may be a bit small for your taste.

08-27-2003, 09:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigDonkey2 Insane Location: California	Recommend me a good 17 inch LCD as the title says...im lookin for a 17 inch LCD.....as of now my limit would prolly be like $400...so anything under that is good....thanks

08-27-2003, 10:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
slant eyes Psycho Location: cali	i have always been partial to anything viewsonic makes. imo, very very nice monitors. __________________ no man or woman is worth your tears - and the one who is, won't make you cry question authority, don't ask why, just do it!

08-28-2003, 12:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	I have a Sharp LL-T17A3-H, which is excellent and was one of the cheapest when I bought it (I'm in the UK so prices might be different) __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

08-28-2003, 06:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	Try the Planar PX171M - 17” Has one of the fastest response times of any consumer 17" you want a fast response time if you are going to be watching dvds on your computer. otherwise the lcd will not handle fast action correctly. Planar is an excellent company. __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?

08-28-2003, 11:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
sambocom Tilted Location: Sunny California	i'm loving my dell 1800fp. it's an 18" lcd that accepts both dvi and dsub. this means you can hook two computers to it and press a button to switch sources. i got it for $350 a few months ago. check out dell's refurbished outlet: http://outlet.dell.com/ and slickdeals: http://www.slickdeals.net

08-28-2003, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
ack32 Tilted	The Dell 1800FP is a good monitor. I have 4 of them, and they have good refresh rates, which means I don't get headaches when playing FPS games. However, they have a non-standard pixel orientation, which means that ClearType in Windows gets messed up. That can be fixed using Microsoft's ClearType tool on the web (google "ClearType"). For a good 17" monitor, the new Samsung LCDs work great. But since most 17" monitors are 1280x1024 natively, you might find that unless you have really good vision the screen may be a bit small for your taste.