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Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Sancho on March 27, 2001, 01:45:00 AM: Just had a 19" Radius L-1 monitor die on me after owning for little over a year--already out of warranty. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/mad.gif)

Now I need new 19" monitor recommendations. What do y'all recommend?
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Eagler on March 27, 2001, 07:51:00 AM: Sony

Eagler
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Vermillion on March 27, 2001, 07:54:00 AM: Don't feel bad Sancho

My 19" monitor just died a horrible death too. Mine was a Princeton EO90, and was a pretty decent monitor.

One Good point was that my monitor had a 3 year warranty.

The horrible point was that I had owned it 3 years and 2 months, almost exactly to the day.

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**MOL**, Men of Leisure
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Skuzzy on March 27, 2001, 07:57:00 AM: Sancho, this is easy. The NEC FP-950 or NEC FP-955.

Simply outstanding monitors with the fastest vertical refresh rate on the market (the fp-950 does up to 160Hz, the fp-955 will go up to 200Hz!).

They are not cheap, but they are incredible. Perfectly flat, which can take some getting used to after looking at fishbowl monitors, but really sweet.
They probably have the best black levels of any monitor on the market with Sony right behind them (they use the trinitron tube, but the electronics are all NEC).
For example, at 1280x1024, the ATI Radeon card used 100Hz (fp-950) for the vertical refresh, which translates to a maximum of 100 frames/second. Most monitors, at that resolution, will only give you about 85Hz.
They have many convergence adjustments available allowing to really get the picture perfect.
I did a lot of research before deciding to plunk down the cash for this monitor, and I still cannot find a monitor that would come close to the performance of this one.
The FP-955 just came out recently, or I would have that one as it is even faster.

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Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: -lynx- on March 27, 2001, 08:19:00 AM: Darn Verm - now you've got me worried. I've got Princeton, very sweet monitor and very decently priced... Just under 3 years old...

(sorry to hear about your loss (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif))
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Kratzer on March 27, 2001, 10:18:00 AM: Dell Trinitron. Same guts as a Mag - prolly cheaper.
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Strega_Mskt on March 27, 2001, 11:33:00 AM: SONY!!
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Maverick on March 27, 2001, 02:09:00 PM: Sancho,

Got 2 monitors and am happy with both brands. Older one is a CTX and the newer one is a Sylvania. They are both 17" and youngest is going on 2 years. Oldest is 4 years. No problems with either one ever.

Mav
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Rocket on March 27, 2001, 02:33:00 PM: I love my 19" CTX (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) Same guts as sony for a little less $$$ (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
It has out lasted to computers now (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

S!
Rocket
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Greese on March 27, 2001, 02:57:00 PM: I have a 19" trinitron that came with my Dell as part of the package. Now, it's a great monitor, but one thing I really like about it is that it is black. I didn't know how much I would like this until after I set it up. Whatever monitor you get, you might think about it in a black body....
I have good experience with NEC's at work, though after a couple years the ones I have worked with get "patchy" for lack of a better term. It seems that parts of the monitors show colors better than others, rather than a nice uniform picture. The blacks are excellent, probably the best I have seen (very limited experience here).

Good luck!
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Kratzer on March 27, 2001, 02:59:00 PM: Yep Greese - I have a 21" Dell Trinitron at work, and a 19" Dell Trinitron at home... they are outstanding monitors.
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Ghosth on March 27, 2001, 03:32:00 PM: Have bought 4 17" CTX monitors in the last 3 years. Each is still going strong (and were dirt cheap at "Sam's Club")
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Swager on March 27, 2001, 08:19:00 PM: I have a Cybervision C92. Nice monitor! Kinda big, and heavy! Excellent performer!
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Oosik on March 27, 2001, 09:58:00 PM: ViewSonic PF790, spendy but worth it (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: -ammo- on March 29, 2001, 11:38:00 AM: trinitron CPD 2003GT 17" SONY, love mine, 19" can only be better.

hope all is well squadie, come fly soon.

ammo
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Dowding on March 29, 2001, 12:56:00 PM: I went with skuzzy's advice recently, and bought the NEC FP-950.

It's a great monitor with a great picture.
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Sancho on March 29, 2001, 07:10:00 PM: Hmm... well after this last monitor debacle, I think I need to buy the best I can afford. After all, the monitor is the part of the computer you look at all the time... it may as well be the best part of your computer!

The NEC FP955 looks nice, and I've got a tax refund to spend... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

You say it's got a Sony tube? Does it have the two horizontal lines like all Trinitrons?
Title: 19" monitor recommendations
Post by: Bombjack on March 30, 2001, 02:11:00 AM: I've got an FP950 too, and while the picture's very good, it's going back for defects.

It does have the horizontal lines, same as all aperture grille monitors.