20-24 inch with good vertical viewing angle

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Limp Gawd
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I finally upgraded from my 19' NEC crt about 2 months ago. I got a Sceptre X20WG Link for pic from OfficeMax for $150 shipped (which I think was a REALLY good deal).

I like the monitor except for one thing - I watch TV on this from my coutch sometimes... If I lay down, the image goes REALLY bad - I have to get up and tilt the monitor down (the stand doesn't tilt down far enough, so I have to prop somethign behind it).

I really like the extra screen real estate and the widescreen format so I'm looking at options for replacing this with something that will have a better Horizontal viewing angle (specifically from negitive angles)

I don't care about any quality issues other than the viewing angles - I've never seen any LCD that wasn't good enough for most things.
 
You need monitor with non TN panel. Everything else buth not TN. *VA or *IPS panel. Since 1 month i am with Lenovo L220x. It's a great monitor. Very good angles (178/178). With also very good colors and responce time. I recommending you. This monitor and just only one with size 22'' are with good panel. Everething else are with TN panel. You can see also 24'' monitors. But you must be very carefully because a lot of models have very bad input lag.
 
If you want to stick to the same size the Dell 2007WFP is a good monitor with top notch viewing angles, but it is a fair bit more expensive than the Sceptre you are currently using ($350+). There is also the HP LP2065 and there is a thread here of readily available NEC 20WMGX2 refurbs that are a great option. All of these are 20" monitors with excellent viewing angles.

At the 22" size you only have one current option, with one coming soon. The Lenovo L220X is currently available but difficult to find stock in, and the upcoming Samsung 2263PW is also a PVA panel with excellent viewing angles, which should be out soon.

If you move up to 24" your options increase exponentially from 22". There is the Dell 2408WFP, BenQ FP241VW, Westinghouse L2410NM (which is cheap but scarce), Acer AL2416, Samsung 245T. These are all VA type panels with superior vertical viewing angles. There is also the LG L245WP/L246WP monitors with a very good VA panel.


There is also the Soyo 24" but some people are getting TN panels with poor viewing angles, and others are getting M-VA panels with great viewing angles.

Unfortunately, a lot of this depends on your budget, as the Samsung can run $600.00, as can the Dell, and the BenQ is typically in the $550.00 range. The Westinghouse can be found on clearance at some Best Buys for $329.00.

Regards,

10e
 
TN panels have worse vertical viewing angles than *VA, but *VA panels actually have worse horizontal viewing angles than TN panels.
The more you view VA from the side, the more washed out it looks. Here is *VA vs IPS:
http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ugliilgri4.jpg

IPS has better vertical and horizontal viewing angles than both. The Dell 2007wfp is likely IPS (posibly PVA), and the NEC 20WMGX2 is definitely IPS.
 
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