Cheapest monitors with displayport

[MrGuvernment]

Not all of us need a top end IPS or panel or something, i am very content with my Dell ST24
** 24' LCDs but as per my other post, to pay $100 for an adapter for display port, what is the cheapest LCD's around with display ports already on them ?

i would rather put that $100 towards a monitor with display port, or a 2nd video card....

 

[guachi]

I'd say about $250 The ZR22w is a 1920x1080 IPS monitor with Display Port and it's listed at $289 and you could probably find it for $250.

It's actually the first monitor I found while searching, but it's a pretty good price for IPS goodness and DP input.

 

[limitedaccess]

Dell has cheaper TNs with native displayport in there P series line.

However at the same time you can get a single link DP adapter for ~$30 now I believe. Single link dvi is good up to 1920x1200@60hz.

 

[MrGuvernment]

but if one wants to do eyefinity dont think single link will cut it unfortuantly , will check out the HP monitor, thanks.

 

[limitedaccess]

I might not have been too clear in the other thread.

The single link adapter is limited to 1920x1200@60hz for 1 monitor. If were understanding it as 3 1920x1200 displays are 5760x1200@60hz in eyefinity, even dual link dvi cannot drive this resolution if it were a single display.

The single link adapter is fine as long as you only plan on using 3 1920x1200@60hz (or lower) for eyefinity.

 

[MrGuvernment]

ahh okay. i was thinking that because of how eyefinity works, that a non active adapter would not work, because the "total" res is above 1920 x*, makes sense that the res. max is that of the single display the adapter is attached too!

Will be buying an adapter and 3rd monitor and will certainly report back.

 

[Oldie]

The u2311h's seem to be a pretty good deal.

 

[limitedaccess]

ahh okay. i was thinking that because of how eyefinity works, that a non active adapter would not work, because the "total" res is above 1920 x*, makes sense that the res. max is that of the single display the adapter is attached too!

Will be buying an adapter and 3rd monitor and will certainly report back.

Just some clarifications -

By "non active," do you mean dual vs. single? The adapter has to be active essentially. (there are some here and there reports of "passive" ones working, but as far as I know, no one has really confirmed it).

Basically the type of connection used only affects the data transmitted to that individual display. So single/dual only affects the single display you are connecting to. People using larger then 1920x1200 or 120hz screens will need dual adapters basically.

Hypothetically if it had to be shared, even a dual link cable would not be able to run 5760x1080@60hz.