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jusolson00 · 10-21-2005, 08:49 AM

Hey everybody, i'm hoping you guys can shed a little light for me in the area of monitors. I've decieded I'm buying a dell machine due to good experciences in the past and some good promo's right now.. anyway i've basicly got my machine picked out and configured how I want it for a reasonable price, but i'm debating over the monitor. First is size, i'm lookin at a 17, or 19in flat screen. I know bigger might be nicer, but is it really? also for my price I can get a 17" ultrasharp digital display, or for 30 bucks more, a 19" analog flat panel. I'm thinking of the 17" with digital display, but would welcome any comments between the two. Thanks again.

Smackre · 10-21-2005, 09:10 AM

The thing with 19" lcd flat screens is the reso is max 1280X1024. Which if you ask me looks stupid on a 19" monitor. I would never buy a 19" LCD. Either get a 20+ lcd or a 17" lcd. If you want a 19" display id say go with a crt because you can go 1600x1200 im pretty sure on the reso.

sailor · 10-21-2005, 10:14 AM

I'd go for the 19" LCD. I'm gonna disagree with Smackre and say that 1280 on them looks just fine. Quite good, actually. I have two 19" LCDs, and I love them--huge, crisp, and don't take up any room at all.

bendsley · 10-21-2005, 10:27 AM

I have a 1905FP and love it. I don't mind looking at 1280x1024 at all. I've switched to using two 2005FPWs beside each other for my main desktop and wow, just fucking WOW thats a lot of desktop space.

By all means, just get the digital whatever you get.

Smackre · 10-21-2005, 11:00 AM

Me and a friend of mine got the same laptop in general. sept he bought the upgradeable screen. mine has max reso of 1440X900 and ever time i see hes laptop i tell my self i should of bought the better screen. mine works fine. looks fine and everthing. but having the higher reso makes it nicer if you ask me. unforentualy i dont think they make a 19" lcd that has a higher reso than 1280x1024 for a desktop. ive never seen one at least.. but i havent looked that hard.

10-21-2005, 08:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
jusolson00 Tilted	monitor preference? Hey everybody, i'm hoping you guys can shed a little light for me in the area of monitors. I've decieded I'm buying a dell machine due to good experciences in the past and some good promo's right now.. anyway i've basicly got my machine picked out and configured how I want it for a reasonable price, but i'm debating over the monitor. First is size, i'm lookin at a 17, or 19in flat screen. I know bigger might be nicer, but is it really? also for my price I can get a 17" ultrasharp digital display, or for 30 bucks more, a 19" analog flat panel. I'm thinking of the 17" with digital display, but would welcome any comments between the two. Thanks again.

10-21-2005, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	The thing with 19" lcd flat screens is the reso is max 1280X1024. Which if you ask me looks stupid on a 19" monitor. I would never buy a 19" LCD. Either get a 20+ lcd or a 17" lcd. If you want a 19" display id say go with a crt because you can go 1600x1200 im pretty sure on the reso. __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800

10-21-2005, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	I'd go for the 19" LCD. I'm gonna disagree with Smackre and say that 1280 on them looks just fine. Quite good, actually. I have two 19" LCDs, and I love them--huge, crisp, and don't take up any room at all. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

10-21-2005, 10:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	I have a 1905FP and love it. I don't mind looking at 1280x1024 at all. I've switched to using two 2005FPWs beside each other for my main desktop and wow, just fucking WOW thats a lot of desktop space. By all means, just get the digital whatever you get. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

10-21-2005, 11:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	Me and a friend of mine got the same laptop in general. sept he bought the upgradeable screen. mine has max reso of 1440X900 and ever time i see hes laptop i tell my self i should of bought the better screen. mine works fine. looks fine and everthing. but having the higher reso makes it nicer if you ask me. unforentualy i dont think they make a 19" lcd that has a higher reso than 1280x1024 for a desktop. ive never seen one at least.. but i havent looked that hard. __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800