19inch LG TFT flat screen-12 ms, 500:1 for £266!

londonman81

For those of you who are prepared to spend £200 on a non branded 17 TFT monitor with long repsonse time - take a look at this before you waste your money:

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=7820&GroupID=458

Says 'Special Offer' so I don't know how long it is at that price for.
But it's huge, got faster response time than most 17inch TFT's at £200, a good contrast ratio (500:1) and above all is a quality brand!!

Oh - and 3 year warranty should you have any probs!

Overall - looks worth the extra £66 I'd say!

identitymismatch

Microdirect's special offers normally _do_ look this good, esp. with no-name LCD screens. It's a no-frills package - no speakers, no DVI input, no USB ports... if all you want is an analogue screen this could be a good buy.

User feedback (use the "Comments" tab) appears good.

If I though it would survive by toddler, I'd buy this screen. 12ms should be nice for gaming and DVDs.

gingercat

Worth noting is that this 19" model is still only 1280x1024, so you're not getting any more resolution than most 17"ers, just a larger screen. Ideally with a 19" model, you'd want it to support 1600x1200, but these do cost a fortune.

londonman81

Worth noting is that this 19" model is still only 1280x1024, so you're not getting any more resolution than most 17"ers, just a larger screen.  Ideally with a 19" model, you'd want it to support 1600x1200, but these do cost a fortune.

Thanks for pointing that out - I overlooked that.

BTW does anyone know of a 17inch TFT with DVI input for £200 or less - along with sub 16ms response time etc..??

Thanks

fragster

haven't seen one at the moment, thats kinda what i'm holding out for although with 16ms 17" without dvi at £140 atm i dunno how much longer i can hold out for

b44rch

If you're looking for a big screen with a high native resolution (like 1600x1200), you'll need a 20" screen; a 19" screen can only display the same resolution as a 17" one, it's just bigger on the screen... If you get what I'm saying...

supers

Don`t know if this is any help BT Shop have got a 19" coming up on there advent calender on the 16th dec Videoseven V7 19" tft monitor £289.99 -£87 =£202.99 with a code TD100 to save another -£10 found this on rpoints (hope they don`t mind).

Magic_Time

Hi,

Re the query about a 17" monitor with DVI and 16ms response... it's a bit over £200, but the Iiyama E431S got great reviews and is on dabs.com for £217 at the minute. (£229 at PCWorld & Currys if they've got it in stock & you have any codes...) Just ordered one myself, couldn't find anything to compete at that price point.

londonman81

Hi,

Re the query about a 17" monitor with DVI and 16ms response... it's a bit over £200, but the Iiyama E431S got great reviews and is on dabs.com for £217 at the minute. (£229 at PCWorld & Currys if they've got it in stock & you have any codes...) Just ordered one myself, couldn't find anything to compete at that price point.

Sounds good - I'd really like a DVI TFT around £200 and maybe in the sales after Xmas I'll get my wish!
Will post here if I find any in the meantime.

BTW - do DVI TFT's come with the necessary DVI connector?Or do I need to buy it?
And just how compatible is the DVI input with most graphics cards? And how do I know if my current graphics card will take DVI?

Thanks

Magic_Time

DVI TFT's don't usually come with a DVI cable, which is a shame 'cos they're expensive. As for whether your graphics card is compatible, I'm not sure how to identify the right connection... I haven't got my new computer yet or I'd have a look! Maybe you could find the specifications of your card on the web?

scattycat_3

DVI monitors are classed as TV's by Brussels and so carry extra tax, hence price hike >:(