Monitor recommendations

Yellow&Nerdy? · Aug 19, 2011, 12:44 PM

I'm going to pick up a monitor soon, but I'm kind of lost in the sea of different monitors. Do you guys have any suggestions? My criteria are: FullHD, VESA-compliance, HDMI-connection and LED-backlit. What are the most important aspects of a screen? Color-reproduction, ghosting, viewing angles and so on?

LordJummy · Aug 19, 2011, 12:52 PM

Please research reviews. There are WAY too many monitors available for threads like this. Not to mention there are 10 million of these threads.

Newegg, Cnet, TPU, etc, reviews. Find one that has everything you want, a good review, and a price you can handle, and bingo!

Derek12 · Aug 19, 2011, 02:26 PM

Many of these things depend of what the use of it (gaming, TV, movies, internet, office, etc).

Viewing angles.

Input lag (though almost they never say that).

Response time (5 ms or less).

Type of Panel (IPS (and any of their derivatives like S-IPS and so on) > VA > TN) (ordered from better to "less better", also the most expensive to cheapest)

Glossy or mate (almost all new ones are glossy but matte is better if you are in a very bright environment, glossy provides better contrast.

Aug 19, 2011, 12:44 PM	#1
Yellow&Nerdy? Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 307 (0.23/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 42 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	Monitor recommendations I'm going to pick up a monitor soon, but I'm kind of lost in the sea of different monitors. Do you guys have any suggestions? My criteria are: FullHD, VESA-compliance, HDMI-connection and LED-backlit. What are the most important aspects of a screen? Color-reproduction, ghosting, viewing angles and so on?

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LordJummy Join Date: May 2011 Location: US of A Posts: 1,346 (1.82/day) Thanks: 352 Thanked 250 Times in 220 Posts System Specs	Please research reviews. There are WAY too many monitors available for threads like this. Not to mention there are 10 million of these threads. Newegg, Cnet, TPU, etc, reviews. Find one that has everything you want, a good review, and a price you can handle, and bingo! __________________ if you build it, they will hate

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Aug 19, 2011, 02:26 PM	#3
Derek12 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 925 (0.75/day) Thanks: 480 Thanked 142 Times in 134 Posts System Specs	Many of these things depend of what the use of it (gaming, TV, movies, internet, office, etc). Viewing angles. Input lag (though almost they never say that). Response time (5 ms or less). Type of Panel (IPS (and any of their derivatives like S-IPS and so on) > VA > TN) (ordered from better to "less better", also the most expensive to cheapest) Glossy or mate (almost all new ones are glossy but matte is better if you are in a very bright environment, glossy provides better contrast.

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