monitor buying post C2D price drop?

[F3T0]

i'm going to be building myself a gaming/graphics/do everything PC (like, play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. , design stuff and use photoshop CS2, watch TV and movies) once the C2D prices drop and so i've been looking at monitors that will do the job too. the Samsung BW range has caught my eye as they have a superb response time and massive contrast ratio, but as soon as you go above the 22" size prices rise logarithmically . basically i want a big screen 24" or more, hi rez, good response times and good colour (i'm using UK english, so the spelling is correct ). budget is not to go above £350-400 ($680-780). what monitors would you reccomend??? ta

[Alaron]

If you can save a bit more, this is my top recommendation: Dell 2407WFP: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...id=510&subcat=

[Floppyman]

Boy I would love it if prices on monitors rose logarithmically instead of exponentially.....

Here's another link to for you to check out to help you narrow down your choices:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=1745344

HTH

[Sound Mind]

I really don't understand why the prices at least double between 22- and 24-inch monitors. Is there a point between them where you need to drastically increase the number of pixels or something?

[F3T0]

log functions increace at a faster rate than exponential functions before leveling off at a maxima, exponential functions have no maxima. as such:

and hence this type of matimatical function is better applied to this sort of situation.

sorry but doing areodynamics gets to the brain after a while and i insist on good maths! thanks for the links.

[alfie2]

Originally Posted by Sound Mind I really don't understand why the prices at least double between 22- and 24-inch monitors. Is there a point between them where you need to drastically increase the number of pixels or something?

why 22 inches LCDs are twice the price of 20 inches?

well, it is a bit complicated to explain it fully.
basically, it's gotten to do with the manufacturing process of LCDs
where they make a large sheet of "glass with LCD components"
and cut/divide it into a number of pieces. the "best fit" number
of pieces make or break the cost of the final product.
20 inches probably makes more LCDs then 22 inches in one sheet of the same glass.
ie:
if the glass panel is 80 inches wide then u can make four 20 inches LCDs,
but you can only make three 22 inches LCDs with 14 inches wasted material.
get the idea?

[chuck4456]

Just about any LCD monitor will give you what you need these days. DELL's are great, but way overpriced. I've got a 19US that I gave to my niece when I bought this BenQ. I bought a 170. Hanns G for another system that looks and performs just as well as both. Monitors are one of the few items that customer reviews can really help out when deciding on a purchase. BenQ, SAMSUNG, HANNS-G and VIEWSONIC are all good. The only thing about VIEWSONIC (that I've noticed) is that they remain incredibly bright, even at lowest bright setting. Shop around. You'll probably find a good one that also includes free shipping.

[Furius92]

I know it isn't as big as you want, but I recently purchased a Samsung 960BF 19" LCD for about $275. While you're looking at larger displays, I want to reassure you that Samsung monitors are sweet. This thing is crystal clear, super bright and the color saturation after using the packaged software to adjust it is simply incredible. It is tough to describe how vibrant the colors are on here without simply saying: keep looking at Samsungs. You will not be disappointed.

Edit: I do want to say that there are many other fine monitors out there. I just wanted to say that I would recommend Samsungs. There is no reason that you cannot find another monitor that will do exactly what you want for the same price. Choosing a Samsung is like choosing an Intel or Asus board... it's tough to go wrong as long as you know what you want.

[Kareeser]

Originally Posted by F3T0 log functions increace at a faster rate than exponential functions before leveling off at a maxima, exponential functions have no maxima. as such: and hence this type of matimatical function is better applied to this sort of situation. sorry but doing areodynamics gets to the brain after a while and i insist on good maths! thanks for the links.

Not really... the current model of computer monitor pricing has 15 - 20 inch monitors with prices along a linear graph.

Using your model, the larger the monitor, the less the price goes up!

[Sound Mind]

Originally Posted by Furius92 While you're looking at larger displays, I want to reassure you that Samsung monitors are sweet.

I absolutely agree. I bought a 19" non-wide monitor by Samsung, the 931BF for a shade under $300. 2ms response time, and a supposed 2000:1 contrast ratio. The thing is beautiful. And it came with no dead pixels. Bright, crisp, colorful images, no ghosting whatsoever. I highly recommend Samsung as well.

I'm actually saving up for their 22" wide "big brother" monitor to this one. 22" widescreen, 2ms response time, 3000:1 contrast ratio. That will be a nice dual monitor setup when it happens.