Monitor Suggestion

[Dc5e]

i'm planning to get a new desktop... and i have no good monitors. Can anybody recommend me any 19" flat monitors that are very sharp, cheap, and that have good brightness/contrast? all my 17" at home here are horrible and can't get very bright. i wanna try to keep the price below $200 but if needed i can go above.

I also would like it to be able to display 1600x1200 at good refresh rates

i was just looking around and was wondering what you guys think about this monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?DEPA=1&sumit=Go&description=Samsung%2C955&searchdepa=1

SAMSUNG 955DF-T/T 19" DynaFlat CRT Monitor RETAIL

[Jibby]

i would recommend the mitsubishi dp930. that monitor is really something. great image quality and you cna find them at about 300 including shipping.

[Dc5e]

i just looked at it and it looks ok... a bit more expensive than what i had hoped for. I also noticed its only .24 dot pitch. When you bought the monitor did you spend time comparing monitors??

I was hoping for something with .22 dot pitch or lower, but even with low dot pitch can the monitor itself be blurry? I saw some monitors on newegg and they had .20-.22 dot pitches and were cheaper than the mitsubishi, but i'm just afraid that I might get a monitor thats blurry on high resolutions or has blurry corners.

[CalsonicGTR]

I have the 955DF and I have had a great experience with it so far. I notice that you want to run at 1600x1200 though. My monitor has some issues trying to run that resolution. The screen really stretches out, and resizing it doesnt fix the problem. I have heard that other people have also has this problem with the 955DF

[Aslan]

Agreed with CalsonicGTR. The Dynaflat series have some issues with this. I have the older 900IFT (same technology), and mine has slight problems with this as well, especially with the curvature at the top of the screen, and I usually run it at 1280 x 1024 without many issues.
From my experience, Dynaflats can either be really excellent in terms of image quality, or average to mediocre.

The NEC FE991SB (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-002-038&catalog=19&depa=1) or the Viewsonic G90FB (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-116-282&catalog=19&depa=1) might be better options.

[Dc5e]

thanks for the replys, The view sonic G90FB looks pretty good. Hopefully if my dad lets me order parts, that'll be the monitor i will get. Thanks alot guys.

[old silicon]

NEC/Mitsubishi FE990

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=256328


Quite pleased with it.

[jae87]

The Mitsu DP930SB-BK is the same as the NEC FP912SB-BK.

Check the specs, they're identical.

Mitsu link:
http://www.necmitsubishi.com/products/home/ProductDetail.cfm?product_id=250&division=MITSUBISHI

NEC link:
http://www.necmitsubishi.com/products/home/ProductDetail.cfm?product_id=249&division=NEC

These monitors actually use a technology similar to Sony's Trinitron (just without the trinitron "hype", i mean brand). You'll see the famous trinitron "thin grey lines" when you check it out in person, but you'll also see the vibrant colors that trinitrons produce. I agree with Jibby, If you can get either the FP912SB-BK or DP930SB-BK for near 300, give or take 30, go for it. You won't find new 19" high quality Sony trinitrons for around $300. These i would consider a higher quality than Sony's base trinitrons (For example they can do 1600x1200 above 85mhz).

But if you can't afford them, either the Samsung 955DF, or if you can still find them brand new, the 900NF. NF = Samsung's pro class crt's. The bad thing is samsung haven't refreshed their top end crt's in 4-6 years. If you look around for reviews through neoseeker dot com, compare the 955DF with several of the newer MB series samsung monitors. From what i remember the DF is still better than the MB, seems like samsung is looking to provide value class crt solutions these days.

[Aslan]

Agreed, the 900NF is a very nice monitor. The only problem is that the NF series has been discontinued, and if you can even find one, it will be quite expensive, moreso than the NEC.

[graycat]

The bottom line is, get a monitor built with Sony FD trinitron or Mitsubishi Diamondtron tubes

[graycat]

For CRTs, you can get some great deal on ebay. I got my Sony G520 21" monitor for $300 last year.

[q149]

I would say go with that Samsung
Today i just went from a year old Viewsonic 17" that cost way more to a Samsung 953DFT/T and all i can say is HOLY ****ING ****... it's amazing

17" is the biggest i can fit and i only get to use it for a month before i am gone.. but i'd say it's the best upgrade i have made in a long ass time

[Sharkman]

There are still some Hitachi 21" monitors on eBay that are really cheap. I bought my 802U almost 3 years ago on eBay for $265 shipped (they are a lot cheaper now). Sure you will pay a lot for shipping but they are very heavy. IMHO Hitachi made the best monitor tubes with Sony a close second.