A good value 24"+ monitor - gaming, watching videos

JC_Maven

Ok, the tumbleweed and cobwebs are starting to build now so i am going to migrate to AV Forums.They have a whole section for monitors (not demeaning MSE in anyway, your still great at what you do)

My questions would still like to be answered though!

Oh and i got an injection of £50 so the new budget is £170 but for a 24" with HDMI,DVI,VGA inputs now. I know, but humans wants are unlimited. Basic economic fact its out of my hands people!

If you do see any around i would be interested to know.

thanks

[Deleted User]

You won't find a 24" panel at that price, the minimum you need to spend is £260 for a reasonable one.

My recommendation still goes for the Samsung SM2253BW, which is £140 and that leaves change to buy HDFury that'll take HDMI and convert it to VGA whilst preserving the HDCP, should you require it in the future.

You won't find a better monitor for the price.

JC_Maven

anewhope wrote: »

You won't find a 24" panel at that price, the minimum you need to spend is £260 for a reasonable one.

My recommendation still goes for the Samsung SM2253BW, which is £140 and that leaves change to buy HDFury that'll take HDMI and convert it to VGA whilst preserving the HDCP, should you require it in the future.

You won't find a better monitor for the price.

Yes that does look like a good monitor, i will give it some thought. Thanks for your input.

And here is proof it is possible :

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=333219&sourceid=2003

but for now, the search continues...

[Deleted User]

Personally, I'd rather have a good quality 22" than a poor quality 24". Just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's not going to have a whole raft of other problems.

It's the part of your computer that you sit staring at for hours on end, your eyes deserve the best quality panel you can afford.

What graphics card do you have btw?

JC_Maven

anewhope wrote: »

Personally, I'd rather have a good quality 22" than a poor quality 24". Just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's not going to have a whole raft of other problems.

It's the part of your computer that you sit staring at for hours on end, your eyes deserve the best quality panel you can afford.

What graphics card do you have btw?

Yes thats true but the problem is that they wont be able to produce Full HD, so it is more about the resolution of the 24" monitors than the size.

And a recently bought a Geforce 8800 GTS 320mb.

What kind of problems would there be?

[Deleted User]

There's a lot that contributes towards the overall picture quality that a display can produce other than the amount of pixels it can display. IE, the quality of the components, quality of the manufacturing process, the quality of the screen itself.

What is your viewing distance going to be for Full HD content, is it going to be between 14"-30"?

JC_Maven

anewhope wrote: »

There's a lot that contributes towards the overall picture quality that a display can produce other than the amount of pixels it can display. IE, the quality of the components, quality of the manufacturing process, the quality of the screen itself.

What is your viewing distance going to be for Full HD content, is it going to be between 14"-30"?

Probably around 30"-36" im not sure. I think that is the recommending viewing distance...

Further is generally better i think but to appreciate 1080p opposed to 720p i think you have to be closer then this.

Ok, i have looked at some forums and have devised that 30" is the preferred viewing distance

JC_Maven

Why is it that these monitors are making lots of VGA, HDMI or VGA,DVI but not a lot with all three?

And which is better : a DVI-HDMI Adaptor or a DVI-HDMI cable?

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JC_Maven wrote: »

Why is it that these monitors are making lots of VGA, HDMI or VGA,DVI but not a lot with all three?

Because you're looking at the budget end of the market, the more expensive ones comes with a multitude of connections.

And which is better : a DVI-HDMI Adaptor or a DVI-HDMI cable?

For connecting what to what?

dougk_2

I can reecommend this 24" monitor from Dell - its excellent quality . FULL HD. It has no speakers but you can pick some up and plug them in if you want to for next to nothing.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=180695

I bought one a while ago for only £180 as they had an offer on - use quidco or similar and gets some cashback too.