need 21" tfts - any good qual deals / money off - pls

jema_2

moving to a smaller house, will have to loose 2 x 21" dinosaur crt - these work superbly, but just havent the space to put them on a desk -

i use autocad , so screen clarity is v. v. important - any ideas on suitable spec ( apart from the laptop never had tft), any vouchers / bargain deals
thx

wolfman

hmmm, with CAD isn't it better to still be with CRT's??? A lot of the designers here are still on CRT's. The price of a decent (note "decent") tft for any graphical work will set you back £400+.

You'd also need more than a 19" tft as they run in a native resolution of 1280x1024. You'd need a 20" or 21" tft, that size of tft runs in a native resolution of 1600x1200.

The Dell 2005FPW or 2001FP are probably the ones to go for. The 2001FP has had great reviews (from Tom's Hardware and AnandTech) and is about £415 from Dell. I think it's currently reduced from £520.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=12189&c=uk&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&first=true&items_per_page=3000&spagenum=1&category_id=5194&page=productlisting.aspx

jema_2

thx, i still want my £1500 philips hi res ( several years old now), but neither screen will fit in the tiny house we' moving to, do you know anything about putting a pc input into a flat tv screen - based on the principle that i only work when the kids arnt around, and the big crt tv we have isnt goint to fit either - ...2 birds...etc & a bit a careful swivel bracketry to view from adesk...
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gavsto2005

Wolfman is totally right, if you are going to use autocad and you need that clarity you will have to pay a lot more than standard for the monitors you need. I'd stick with the CRT's if you can