I need a replacement desktop-PC monitor–My 10-year-old Asus just died–no response when I press power button.
The monitor is/was:
ASUS VH198T
Info/specs:
I’d like new monitor to be as similar as possible–used only for reading/writing, nothing heavy-duty, no gaming, image-processing, etc–just a basic, reliable, good-quality monitor.
Any recommendations? Is there a current monitor of near-identical specs?
Thanks for info–
Here is an article reviewing monitors sold by Amazon. You will see that it details an inexpensive one for $83. That’s typical for simple monitors, there are many under $100. I can’t recommend a particular model, but I see Dells on sale for under $100 and many other names. For the monitor you need it’s hard to justify spending more than the minimum.
It is probably a bit more difficult to find the 3:4 aspect ratio monitor these days. You mostly have to chose from widescreens.
Monitors are mostly a commodity these days if you are not looking for it to support gaming or superior color reproduction. An average 24" widescreen will cost $130-170. People aren’t looking for super reliability, and that would be hard to determine. If it dies in 5 years, it is so cheap you just throw it away and buy a new one.
I am not a big fan of the throw-away culture, but it is not easy to fight.
Similar as possible in what respect? Overall size? Resolution? Shape (aspect ratio)?
I don’t think anyone makes 1440x900 monitors anymore. Monitors generally start at 1920x1080 resolution. And most monitors sold today are widescreen; if you specifically want something that’s not widescreen, I think Dell still makes 1920x1200 monitors. But I suspect you’ll get used to 1920x1080 quickly, especially if it’s larger than your current monitor.
Since it’s mostly for reading and not gaming, ignore monitors that advertise high refresh rate (like 120 Hz and higher) or really short response time (<4 ms).
Your old monitor had mediocre view angle - you may be happier with monitors with 178 degree view angle.
If I were you, I would just get a conventional 24-inch monitor with 1920x1080 or better resolution, preferably with an IPS screen.
I bought a monitor about 6 months ago. I don’t game or do anything with graphics, but I do read the screen all day (it’s for work). I was stressed about making sure I bought the right thing! I read a lot of reviews, both articles and consumer reviews.
I ended up with a 24" 1920x1080 Dell from Amazon, which is pretty much what all the replies here have been suggesting. However, the one I got is $300 now (it was only $200 when I bought it) and that’s probably out of your price range.
But, I’m very happy with the upgrade to the bigger monitor and higher resolution. I think even though you were perfectly happy with your dead one, you will be very happy with an upgrade in size and resolution. Don’t fight it, or end up paying too much, by looking for exactly what you used to have.
Exactly- you’ll probably spend more time, effort and possibly money chasing the exact specs you used to have, when all-around better (higher resolution, larger screen, faster response time, better color reproduction) monitors are readily available at lower prices because they’re currently the industry standard.
I prefer a smaller-size monitor because of its smaller “footprint” on my limited desktop space.
About resolution: doesn’t higher resolution mean sharper but smaller displayed text size? Is this remedied by using zoom function in word-processer pgm?
And having experienced “driver hell” in years past–could this be a problem w/new monitor? Or is everything “plug-and-play,” to use an apparently obsolete term?
Any comments on this one?:
–ASUS VS207T-P 19.5" HD+ 1600x900 DVI VGA Back-lit LED Monitor–
How about a 22" monitor that can swivel to a portrait orientation? You still get a small footprint but a taller image. Documents and webpages can be taller. I had one like this until a year or so ago (when I switched to a 27" 4K monitor).