- Recommend a very good monitor? (*Toying* with Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP...)
- Posted by ship on October 5th, 2006
Hi
My trusty Iiyama CTR has finally blown up and I need a replacement.
Any strong recommendations for Web Design work?
Budget:
Not sure GBP300 to GBP500?
Resolution:
I normally work at 1280x1024 - but I am toying with the idea of going
up to say
1680x1050. My concern is that in windows the text may be too small,
unless
you increase it manually - at which point various applications (e.g.
Dreamweaver)
many not work very well...
Size:
At least 19 inches
Type:
TFT, I presume - CRT are now presumably pretty much dead.
Use:
Web design (Dreamweaver / Xara Xtreme / msOffice / Photoshop etc.)
I will still have a backup CRT...
No, I won't be playing games nor watching movies on it.
Existing graphics card:
GRAPHICS CARD: Matrox Millenium P650 PCle 128
- 128Mb Dual DVI/VGA PCI Express X16
Quality:
I am self employed and want to get something GOOD - (the justification
being to reduce my eye-strain/fatigue, and to protect my eyesight.)
Brands:
For *many* years I have used Iiyama, (which always seemed to get the
great reviews) but the recently the TFT Iiyamas that I've used I
haven't liked!
I think it's something to do with the way they handle
colour/saturation/contrast.
I cant quite put my finger on it - but frankly I've not been impressed.
I have had a look at http://www.pcpro.co.uk but nothing particularly
leaps out
other than the "Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP" which at £589 (£692 Inc.
VAT)
is really a tad outside my budget. (It would need to be really REALLY
good to
justify that sort of cash). Their "6*" review is here:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/90543...p-2407wfp.html
[Features: 24inch desktop, 1,920 x 1,200 resolution]
Now, PC Pro don't normally give 6 star reviews so it's pretty tempting
I admit.
But what do you guys think?
I mean 1,920 x 1,200 is rather scary to get wrong - and I know
that TFT screens look shocking if not run at their native
resolution...!
Plus I have never been much of a fan of Dell.
(Customer service ancedotes that I have heard have been well, let's
just
say "very mixed" !)
Hmm... well so what else is out there ?
Ship
Shiperton Henethe
P.S. Is TFT the way to go, by the way - there isnt anything better is
there
PPS Is TFT a type of LCD, incidentally - confused!
- Posted by CJM on October 5th, 2006
"ship" <shiphen@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1160053297.295203.229290@i3g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
You can generally trust PC Pro, and I've heard from elsewhere that that
particular Dell TFT is a good monitor, so I dont think you will be
disappointed.
On the other hand there are a host of affordable 19" TFT's around for less
than <£170, and many of them are very good. If you want the security, go for
the Dell, if you want a bargain, look elsewhere.
Not really.
TFT = Think Film Transistor
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
LCD is the superset; TFT is a type of LCD.
For example, all my current monitors are TFT LCDs, whereas the first one I
ever had (a Toshiba laptop) had a Dual Scan (DSTN) LCD.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...lay_technology
If you want to dig deeper, there are several subcategories of TFT!: See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD#Types
CJM
- Posted by Aaron Whiffin on October 5th, 2006
I use a £150 CRT @ 1600x1200 (80Hz) alng with a cheap aria TFT (£120)
@1200x1024
Fine for me ...
- Posted by ship on October 5th, 2006
CJM wrote:
Maybe you are less discerning that me.
We have iiyama 19" things which I hate in the other office.
Colours are all over the place...
Ship
Shiperton Henethe
- Posted by ship on October 5th, 2006
Aaron Whiffin wrote:
Do you use both at once, then?
Do you recognise the problem I describe about running windows at
too high a resolution and either you get the text getting far too
small...
OR you resize the text in Windows (e.g. 120%) and then various
applications and fixed-size web pops/windows stop showing you all
the text you need to see and the thing becomes unusable at that
text size...
Ship
- Posted by Aaron Whiffin on October 5th, 2006
Yep - CRT as primary and TFT for photo shop toolbars, output, text editor
.... VERY handy
Sometimes (if doing simple stuff may just use CRT, but usually for coding
etc have both)
Not for me ... got good eyes though
Nope, just set to 1600x1200 and use as is, not actually that bad
- Posted by ship on October 9th, 2006
Aaron Whiffin wrote:
I imagine 1,920 x 1,200 would be a struggle though - even if it is 24"
in size...
(see earlier in thread)
Ship
- Posted by Onideus Mad Hatter on October 15th, 2006
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:30:53 +0100, "CJM"
<cjmnews04@REMOVEMEyahoo.co.uk> wrote:
....think film transistor, eh?
You sure about that one, Sparky?
Hey "ship"...the advice that this guy is giving you...is completely
worthless!
....I just thought I'd, you know...point that out. ^_^
--
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"There are clingy things in the grass...burrs 'n such...mmmm..."
"The more I learn the more I'm killing my idols."
"Is it wrong to incur and then use the hate ridden, vengeful stupidity
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- Posted by Aaron Whiffin on October 16th, 2006
Could be a typo
TFT = Thin Film Transistor
- Posted by Onideus Mad Hatter on October 16th, 2006
On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:34:30 +0100, "Aaron Whiffin"
<aaron@u-n-l-o-c-k-i-n-g-s-h-o-p.co.uk> wrote:
Possibly...however that wasn't my only source of the opinion I
gave...it's just the only one I had the bother to mention. ; )
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Hatter Quotes
-------------
"You're only one of the best if you're striving to become one of the
best."
"I didn't make reality, Sunshine, I just verbally bitch slapped you
with it."
"I'm not a professional, I'm an artist."
"Your Usenet blinders are my best friend."
"Usenet Filters - Learn to shut yourself the fuck up!"
"Drugs killed Jesus you know...oh wait, no, that was the Jews, my
bad."
"There are clingy things in the grass...burrs 'n such...mmmm..."
"The more I learn the more I'm killing my idols."
"Is it wrong to incur and then use the hate ridden, vengeful stupidity
of complete strangers in random Usenet froups to further my art?"
"Freedom is only a concept, like race it's merely a social construct
that doesn't really exist outside of your ability to convince others
of its relevancy."
"Next time slow up a lil, then maybe you won't jump the gun and start
creamin yer panties before it's time to pop the champagne proper."
"Reality is directly proportionate to how creative you are."
"People are pretty fucking high on themselves if they think that
they're just born with a soul. *snicker*...yeah, like they're just
givin em out for free."
"Quible, quible said the Hare. Quite a lot of quibling...everywhere.
So the Hare took a long stare and decided at best, to leave the rest,
to their merry little mess."
"There's a difference between 'bad' and 'so earth shatteringly
horrible it makes the angels scream in terror as they violently rip
their heads off, their blood spraying into the faces of a thousand
sweet innocent horrified children, who will forever have the terrible
images burned into their tiny little minds'."
"How sad that you're such a poor judge of style that you can't even
properly gauge the artistic worth of your own efforts."
"Those who record history are those who control history."
"I am the living embodiment of hell itself in all its tormentive rage,
endless suffering, unfathomable pain and unending horror...but you
don't get sent to me...I come for you."
"Ideally in a fight I'd want a BGM-109A with a W80 250 kiloton
tactical thermonuclear fusion based war head."
"Tell me, would you describe yourself more as a process or a
function?"
"Apparently this group has got the market cornered on stupid.
Intelligence is down 137 points across the board and the forecast
indicates an increase in Webtv users."
"Is my .sig delimiter broken? Really? You're sure? Awww,
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