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I have an Acer S200HL and it's amazing! It's only around $100 and it's 1600x900 with beautiful colors and a decent response time. If I were you I would get three of these monitors for some eyefinity!

I'm very happy with my Acer S231HL monitors. Best screens I've had yet.

I had a older Dell 20" IPS at one point, It was a nice screen. I just ended up moving away from it since it was old and had some small issues. (It was used.)
 
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Read some pretty bad reviews about it, in all departments.

unlucky reviews! I've had it for 2 years+ and couldn't be more satisfied (unless I went 120hz)
 
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This is the monitor I am considering.
LG IPS234V-PN 23"

Apparently this model and the 24" version of it runs at 5ms.
The other models before it ran at 14ms.
 
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FYI all of the parts in most monitors come from Asia.
I meant stuff invented/created by an Asian company. In most cases, in my experience, it comes poorly made.

Westerners really need to stop lumping all of Asia together. :shadedshu

Japan ---> Great; "Japanese Capacitors" is now something advertised. That alone says a lot.
ROK (South Korea) ---> Great; Samsung is probably the most prominent Korean manufacturer and makes quite a lot of their stuff domestically. I think Zalman also makes their coolers domestically.
ROC (Taiwan) ---> Great. As a note, computer companies are more often Taiwanese than not (Gigabyte, Cooler Master, ASUS, AsRock, ABIT, MSi, Thermalright, Thermaltake, Lian Li, Sea Sonic, etc.); some located outside of Asia have manufacturing plants in Taiwan (Corsair Memory and Patriot Memory).
Mainland China ---> This is where we run into issues; lots of consumer electronics are made here due to cost reasons. As a result of such numerous and diverse manufacturing plants, quality varies greatly but is generally perceived to be of lower quality. Audio Technica, a Japanese headphone manufacturer, is releasing a new line of headphones (The X refresh for their AD line, for those interested). The top two models will be made domestically while the others will be made in China.
Thailand/Malaysia/etc. ---> Lots of stuff made in these countries (hard drives, DVDs, CPUs, etc.), but they're the kind of stuff where people seem to pay less attention to place of manufacture.

I did snicker...and then I thought..wait that's a good point.
Are there any American/NA manufactured monitors? I want to help boost the economy.

You want to pay European prices for mainland Chinese quality? :eek:
 

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Asus VE276Q brilliant while gaming :) blacks aren't amazing but it's fine for 90% of the time

For $500 I'd expect to get a very high quality monitor, not something that renders black poorly. ;) And anyway, that's not my budget.

I'm very happy with my Acer S231HL monitors. Best screens I've had yet.

I had a older Dell 20" IPS at one point, It was a nice screen. I just ended up moving away from it since it was old and had some small issues. (It was used.)

It's not available here.

unlucky reviews! I've had it for 2 years+ and couldn't be more satisfied (unless I went 120hz)

Uncluky means many faulty monitors, which means chances are that I'll get a faulty one too. ;)

This is the monitor I am considering.
LG IPS234V-PN 23"

Apparently this model and the 24" version of it runs at 5ms.
The other models before it ran at 14ms.

Apparently reviews say that it has color issues and some ghosting issues. Also the colors are very unequal throughout the screen (as in closer to the corners, colors differ).
 
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For $500 I'd expect to get a very high quality monitor, not something that renders black poorly. ;) And anyway, that's not my budget.



It's not available here.



Uncluky means many faulty monitors, which means chances are that I'll get a faulty one too. ;)



Apparently reviews say that it has color issues and some ghosting issues. Also the colors are very unequal throughout the screen (as in closer to the corners, colors differ).

Then i would suggest, you go find your own monitor.
 

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Then i would suggest, you go find your own monitor.

I don't understand why some people get insulted, offended, think something odd about situations when one is simply trying to find the best choice...
 
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I don't understand why some people get insulted, offended, think something odd about situations when one is simply trying to find the best choice...
I'm looking for a monitor and I'm willing to pay up to $300. I'm short on cash, so I'm looking for something "the cheaper the better."

I want it to be at least 22" or 23". Since my main activity will be gaming (and I'm picky/have good observational skills), I want it to be with the least visible ghosting. Since I'm also going to play competitive FPS games (CS, CoD, etc.), I also need a good response time. And of course good color quality and contrast as I occasionally work with Photoshop, watch movies and read. 120Hz isn't necessary, as I'm already overstepping with that price range here.

And that would be why you're having such a difficult time. You're basically asking for a top-of-the-line LCD monitor at 300 USD. I don't know how much 300 USD is in your country, but 300 USD isn't what most top-of-the-line LCD monitors cost. Find a good LCD you'd like to have and see if you can get it used for a low price. Or maybe consider that Yamakasi Catleap. Otherwise, you will need to loosen some of your constraints.
 
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I pick Dell SX2210 (1920 x1080, Response 2ms gray to gray, 22Inch 21.5 Visible Area, HDMI, DVI & VGA, Color Gamut 85%, Brightness 300 cd/m2) among other features has webcam that i don't use, elegant design. Vouch for it.
 

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where is it $500??? i paid £190 :laugh:
Black isn't poor, it's not ideal ALL the time ;)
Other than that you'll be hard pressed to get a better screen
 

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And that would be why you're having such a difficult time. You're basically asking for a top-of-the-line LCD monitor at 300 USD. I don't know how much 300 USD is in your country, but 300 USD isn't what most top-of-the-line LCD monitors cost. Find a good LCD you'd like to have and see if you can get it used for a low price. Or maybe consider that Yamakasi Catleap. Otherwise, you will need to loosen some of your constraints.

Well I definitely can't loosen the "no ghosting" and "low response time" constraints, as well as 23" one. So the only one that I can loosen a bit is color quality. I still want high color quality though...

And $300 is a lot over here, for some it's more than a month's pay. :D

I pick Dell SX2210 (1920 x1080, Response 2ms gray to gray, 22Inch 21.5 Visible Area, HDMI, DVI & VGA, Color Gamut 85%, Brightness 300 cd/m2) among other features has webcam that i don't use, elegant design. Vouch for it.

Unfortunately it's only 21.5". :/

where is it $500??? i paid £190 :laugh:
Black isn't poor, it's not ideal ALL the time ;)
Other than that you'll be hard pressed to get a better screen

Apparently not in the UK. :)
 

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LG IPS235V-BN
It's IPS, Full HD, LED, £150~$300 should be fast and brilliant color :)
 
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Unfortunately it's only 21.5". :/


21.5Inch visible area works fine for me, in fact it would be better if one day monitors will be made 21.5Inch 4096 x 2304 that would be great pixel pitch for me, but for now 21.5 1920 x 1080 does a good pixel pitch for me i don't like seeing pixels
 

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LG IPS235V-BN
It's IPS, Full HD, LED, £150~$300 should be fast and brilliant color :)

Couldn't find a single review of that one... :/

21.5Inch visible area works fine for me, in fact it would be better if one day monitors will be made 21.5Inch 4096 x 2304 that would be great pixel pitch for me, but for now 21.5 1920 x 1080 does a good pixel pitch for me i don't like seeing pixels

I can see pixels on my current 1440x900 LCD, even from further distance... :/

The reason I want a 23" monitor is because when I game and do photo-work, I prefer seeing a bigger picture to not squint. And 21.5" on 1920x1080 is likely to make me squint. Just a guess though.
 
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