Need recommendation for an LCD

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Sajomir

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I'm currently in the market for an LCD but every time I think I find the one I want, I catch wind of an awful flaw that kills the idea for me. Unfortunately I have very specific things I want out of a monitor if I get a new one, and that's what's making it so hard to pick one. Since I'm a college student, I want to be able to plug my gaming systems into the monitor so I can save space and don't need to bring a TV.

Here are the detailed specs I'm looking for it to have:

Support 1080i or 1080p (preferably the better of the two)
Inputs for DVI, VGA, and Component (HDMI on top of that would be awesome)
HDCP support
Accurate colors for Photoshop work (I do digital art as a hobby)
No overscan problems
No input lag problems
Must support Video signals as well as Graphics
Preferably a 24" widescreen

If by any miracle this "dream screen" exists, could someone name it please?
I know it's a lot to ask. However, if it's unrealistic, I'm thinking of keeping the trusty CRT I'm using for my PC and just getting a fair HDTV for the console gaming.

Thanks
 
the LG246WPBN is a great 24 inch LCD monitor, handles your requirements quite nicely and can be purchased at best buy, I recommend highly buying an LCD at a brick and mortar store where returns will not be a problem and you can inspect the LCD before leaving the store, in my state it is a legal requirement that stores must comply with.

heaven help you if UPS is delivering an LCD monitor to your door, they might as well just drop it on your roof from a helicopter.

the risks of mail order/internet LCD purchases far outweigh any cost savings you might get which do not include the shipping, lack of zero dead pixel return ( best buy and circuit city both have a zero dead pixel return policy), restocking and reshipping fees should the need to return an lcd arise and even then thats if they online retailer would let you return it.

The LG is FLAWLESS, great display, fast no input lag, great for gaming. ( you do need to have a good video card though and use the HDMI/DVI port but that goes for any large LCD panel).
I purchased mine based on reviews here and elsewhere as it had no major flaws ( outside of user related flaws like using the VGA connection or an older video card or cables that are way too long)
 
Wow, the specs certainly do match what I'm looking for. Thank you for recommending one that I can try out at a retailer before I buy! That was a huge worry of mine. The price doesn't look bad at all, either.

I'll try and get out to Best Buy this weekend and see if I can find one.
 
The LG is great I am very pleased with mine, also best buy has a zero dead pixel return policy in the first fourteen days of purchase, it is always better to purchase an LCD panel at a retail store where you will have no hassles returning or exchanging a monitor.
 
Ach, I'm sorry to have wound up not following your advice afterall.. But I do want to thank you for the replies and sound comments.

Anyway, reading your suggestion sent me into another round of research and I finally wound up ordering the BenQ FP24WZ. One of the main reasons was because I noticed that it had the composite/S-video cables that would be useful for me using older systems.

I got lucky and got one with no dead pixels and undamaged in any way I can tell so far. Just need to find some friends with a component HD source and check the rest of the connections and I should be good to go.

Thanks again for helping. :)
 
I have generally heard good things about the benq monitor, it does have the same lcd panel in it as the LG, congrats on your purchase though I feel an online LCD purchase is not a good bet because if you do have a defect it is hard, costly and in some cases impossible to return, glad it worked out for you. The LG also has component.
 
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