TFT Monitor Advice?

Threepints

I am looking to purchase a 19" TFT monitor. Ebuyer have several good offers

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114209/rb/20711954182 and


http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/109928/rb/20711973042

Amongst many others on the site.

I'm just wondering which may be better a normal monitor or the widescreen. I mainly use my PC for browsing the web, shopping a nd some online gaming.

I'd be interested in any opinions

C_Ronaldo

have you tried aldi or lidl, not sure on the prices but i think the aldi ones come with a 3 year warranty

Threepints

I'm not looking at price at the moment. I'm just wondering is it best to get a wide screen TFT or just a standard one?

Kilty_2

I would buy a widescreen because I think it looks so damn good (My laptop has a 15.4" widescreen, desktop a 15" 4:3 TFT)

Purely down to personal preference though

Omertron

Do you ever intend to watch DVDs on your PC? Do you do a lot of document editing? If so, go for the widescreen, if not go for a "normal" monitor.

Having said that (and looked at the links) the widescreen looks better as it has a higher contrast ratio and faster response time and is cheaper.... go figure....

THE_MIDDLEMAN

if you are gaming (Joint Op's for me) go for the normal, get a low response time - say 8ms for best results and make sure you have a kick !!! GFX card.

Dont go for widescreen unless you watch a lot of DVD's or TV on your PC imo


Go for the 2 nd one out of the 2 you posted or go or on Aria -

http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=23905


hope this helps

Amalea

My b/f has just been looking at getting a TFT monitor and was looking at getting possibly getting a widescreen. IIRC he decided against due to the extra number of pixels being small compared with how much bigger the screen size was. Later today I've been asked to order the Viewsonic VX922 19" screen found here:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/19_Inch_LCD_Monitors.html (scroll to bottom)

Hope that helps!