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inflames988
09-15-2008, 12:34 PM
Currently im using a Samsung 930b 19" LCD for my computer. I want to add a second monitor, but since this is for my room at college, I want to use the second screen primarily for watching movies. Technically I could just get a basic LCD monitor, but I found that Samsung offers a range of 19"-26" HDTV monitors that have tuners built in, composite video built in, and HDMI in addition to DVI. I was thinking that it might be easier to just get something like this, that way I can watch dvds using a regular DVD player and a remote control, etc.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001281

This is the monitor, my only potential gripes are: 1.) no VESA mount, 2.) 5ms response time. Will 5ms be an issue if i ever hook up something like an Xbox to it?

Also, are samsung's offerings still as good as they were when i bought my current monitor a while back? The only reason I have a strong preference for them is that there is alot of junk in the LCD monitor market, so any thoughts on this particular one would be very helpful. thanks.

Force Flow
09-15-2008, 07:09 PM
Not all monitors are VESA compatable. You have to make sure you check the specs before a purchase if that's what you want.

Response time is never an issue, especially with something that low. Are you concerned that it's too low or too high? (can't say I've seen anything lower than 5ms yet, though...)