Help needed choosing a LCD

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SYT_Shadow

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Hi everyone

I'm new here. I'm a 24 year old Industrial Engineering student from Barcelona, Spain.


I have a 20.1" FP202W and a 22" HP w22.

My Dad says he's taking one away from me to use himself and that I can buy another one so long as it's around 400€

As I have great eyesight I wanted to up the resolution as much as possible, so I saw a bunch of 24" LCD's with a very nice 1920x1200.

After reading a whole lot I've decided I can only buy complete crap for 400€ at this size, and apparently 22"'s are also TN screens so they aren't going to cut it either.


So, I was wondering if you guys knew about any good 20"'s that have MVA/S-IPS/etc panels, allow 1680/1050 res and are under 500? I know I said the budget it 400 but I'm willing to throw in 100 of my own to get something good.

Before I forget, I consider a glossy screen a big plus!

BTW, I read about the Lenovo 22" that is 1920x1200 and it seems very interesting, but there are still no reviews.



As you go posting models I'll try to look'em up to see if I can buy them here.



Thanks a lot!
 
Scyles said:
The 20wmgx2 would probably be the perfect monitor for you. Its a glossy AS-IPS and widely regarded as the best 20" monitor. I'm not sure about Newegg's international shipping policy, however.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002319&Tpk=20wmgx2

$359 after rebate.

The Dell 2007 comes in S-PVA and S-IPS variants (panel lottery, unfortunately). That would be my second choice.
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Thanks for the advice.

Sadly, Newegg's international shipping policy is that it does not ship internationally :D
It's a real bummer because 359$ is 250€ :(

Maybe I can look at other stores that DO ship here... I can get it locally for 500€


Thanks!
 
SYT_Shadow said:
Thanks for the advice.

Sadly, Newegg's international shipping policy is that it does not ship internationally :D
It's a real bummer because 359$ is 250€ :(

Maybe I can look at other stores that DO ship here... I can get it locally for 500€


Thanks!
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I could ship it to you:D PM me

That LCD looks freaking good for a kitchen setup though! Rachael Ray while making peanut butter sammichesS!
 
20" with 1680x1050 have really smalls pixels ( the smallests actually ), and depending on the aplication a higher resolution is way better than color precision. I do love IPS panels, but my use is RTS/RPG/MMORPG gaming or online poker, no photo/video editing, and i am jumping for a 1920x1200 panel ( 9 PartyPoker tables in one screen:cool:).

I had to make a great detour but it will work eventually: open a usglobalmail account, a service of mail fowarding based on texas, fill a 1583 form from USPS, notarize it, send to Usglobalmail, buy 2 circuitcity 10% online coupons on ebay fo $0,90, buy for $360 acer 24"Pseries LCD (TN with DVI, VGA and HDMI + HDCP) with glossy panel. Send it to mail usglobalmail adress in Houston-TX, send it by USPS-EMS for brazil (another $90) and voilá: my first 1920x1200 screen for 1/4 of the price in brasil.

A 20" IPS is a great panel, but if you already have a 22" TN, does not need color precision, maybe the size will matter for you.

You will find much more online shops with international delivery if you use google product search, way more than with pricegrabber.
just fast links to help you:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=K-24MDWB&cat=MON international delivery on a 24" TN with HDCP, also has a 26" PVA from acer.

http://www.lagoom.com/parts-cat_id-10-sc_id-4919-pp-80.html also has international delivery and greater selection of options , certainly something there will suit your tastes/pocket. Have a look at the Hannsg 28" TN and the Westinghouse 24" VA.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer...93737/catOid/-12965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do my choice after 10% coupon from ebay:D
 
Hi again,


Yes, I do have a 22 TN, but the quality is so terrible (when compared to my BenQ 202FP) that I had to return the first one I bought because the text was fuzzy.

I've also had a mail forwarder in the States and it's definitely the way to go. It's incredible how much more expensive everything is in other parts of the world!

The Acer 24" is sold here for a relatively modest 435€, but I'd still prefer better quality.

1680x1050 on a 20" does have pretty small pixels, but I'm happy on a 11" 1280x800 screen so that won't be a problem. I wish someone sold a 2580x1600 on a 20" screen, I'd be the first in line!

Thanks a lot for the links
 
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