Advice?
Requirements:
Cheap.
At least 19 inches, preferably larger since me and my wife are both hard of seeing.
Fairly Cheap.
LED would be nice if I can get a clear one for cheap. If not, at least a flat screen CRT.
As Cheap as possible. We is poor.
Solid name brand. I have had it with off brand crap.
I want something that would work for gaming, since my son is into that (of course) and I am not above indulging sometimes myself. Doesn't have to be too fancy though.
Not too expensive.
And of course, easy on the pocketbook.
Anyone have a suggestion or three?
Need a new monitor
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One of the best monitors I've used is the Samsung Syncmaster 910T. Highly Recommended
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I have a new HP LCD and I find it amazingly crisp. I wish our TV was this good.
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Well, the only way you're going to find a brand name that isn't expensive is just looking and looking and looking and looking 
on places like newegg.com, tigerdirect.com and zipzoomfly.com. They have specials and sales pretty often, but I am going to ballpark that to get a middle-to-lower end brand name like Acer, 19" performance LCD monitor (performance if it's going to be used for gaming - i.e., high contrast ratio and low pixel response time), is going to run you about $175-$190. If you want to go up to 20, probably $225. Same way, if you want to go up to a brand like Sony, but in 19, it's probably going to run about $200-$250 and up.
See like here's a 19" "Hanns" (heard of it, never had one), for $169: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824254030
here's a 20" Acer for $200: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824009108
And a 22" Samsung for $279: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824001262
I got a 20" Sceptre b/c it was really cheap and it's been finicky as hell. Also pay attention to whether you currently have a widescreen monitor or not and if you get one, just know that there's a difference so you aren't surprised when you pull it out of the box. When I first got my widescreen monitor I was so weirded out by it, but now when I see a regular box format monitor I just cringe. I'm soooo married to widescreen now
on places like newegg.com, tigerdirect.com and zipzoomfly.com. They have specials and sales pretty often, but I am going to ballpark that to get a middle-to-lower end brand name like Acer, 19" performance LCD monitor (performance if it's going to be used for gaming - i.e., high contrast ratio and low pixel response time), is going to run you about $175-$190. If you want to go up to 20, probably $225. Same way, if you want to go up to a brand like Sony, but in 19, it's probably going to run about $200-$250 and up.See like here's a 19" "Hanns" (heard of it, never had one), for $169: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824254030
here's a 20" Acer for $200: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824009108
And a 22" Samsung for $279: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824001262
I got a 20" Sceptre b/c it was really cheap and it's been finicky as hell. Also pay attention to whether you currently have a widescreen monitor or not and if you get one, just know that there's a difference so you aren't surprised when you pull it out of the box. When I first got my widescreen monitor I was so weirded out by it, but now when I see a regular box format monitor I just cringe. I'm soooo married to widescreen now
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