The space in my university dorm room is very limited, and as a result, my current 17" CRT monitor takes up nearly all the space on my desk. I have a budget of £300-£450 and would like to replace my existing monitor with a shiny new TFT one. I would like to have at least the same size display as I have now, but I am utterly confused by the range of ones available, so does anyone have any reccomendations for makes, models or what I should be looking for in one?
Thankyou in advance.
This might seem odd, but I’m going to recommend Acer - one of the cheaper brands - I have an Acer TFT monitor at home (although only a 15") and in terms of brightness, contrast, saturation and evenness, it is among the best I have ever seen. The viewing angle is pretty reasonable too.
I have a Samsung monitor at work and I am not really happy with it - it’s a 17" model and the viewing angle is so poor that, viewing from a distance of 2’, the corners of the screen are dark because you’re looking at them at an angle.
I had a long, highly usefull post composed, but the boards ate it. Darn. Here are some considerations:
Interface: For proper operations, LCDs require a DVI, or Digital Video Interconnect, interface from the computer to the LCD. Check and make sure that your computer has one, it’s a white, rectangular connector with a + shape in it, and it should be next to the normal VGA connector that connects to your CRT monitor. The VGA connector is the D-shaped blue connector. Some cheap LCDs don’t have DVI inputs and instead use VGA, these should be avoided if at all possible. If your computer doesn’t have DVI output, you should buy a videocard that includes it. You can buy an LCD with DVI input and upgrade your computer later to provide DVI output, if necessary.
Response time: This determines how much ghosting (blurring, smearing) will occur when there’s movement on the screen. Displays with response times slower than 25ms will be unacceptable. Displays with response times of 16ms or faster will be good enough even for fast motion gaming. Note that if the monitor offers both rising and falling response times, they need to be added together. For example, a display that says “25ms, 10ms falling” has a response time of 35ms.
Display size: LCDs are always measured in viewable display size. For example, a 19" monitor will offer 18" of visible glass. A 19" LCD will offer 19" of glowing display area. Thus, a 17" LCD will offer a larger screen with more desktop space than your 17" CRT. Also, note that 17", 18" and 19" LCDs are a different shape from normal CRTs. The screen is narrower, thus applications and videos made to be fullscreen on a normal monitor will have black bars at the top and bottom.
I don’t know what prices are like in your currency, but the HITACHI CML174SXW 17" TFT LCD Monitor retails for under $400 USD, has a 16ms response time, and DVI input.
Being able to talk and play with children with out somebody thinking you might be a pedaphile.
As a father myself I love spending time with children. Like say for instance your standing in line at the grocery store and there’s a little kid in front of you; The father inside of me just wants to say something or do something to make said kid giggle or smile. However, I don’t because the stupid media has us all made out to be villans. :mad:
Also I’d love for a woman to get me drunk and take advantage of me…
But I guess thats why I was born with a penis… 
Thanks for the help everyone, at least I have som idea what I’m looking at now. Alereon yes, I do have DVI out on my video card. Although SHAKES. I assume that post was meant for a different thread 
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Yep! I’m gonna blame this little mistake on the new board.
I’ve never done this before…