LCD Monitor Help

[Mobb_D33p]

Myself and a mate are intending to buy LCD monitors. 19"/17" i would like to know in general what is the best brand. We've got BenQ, Phillips, LG and Samsung in mind.

Ones weve been looking at:
19" Phillips 190B6CX 8ms DVI
19" BenQ FP91G+ 8ms DVI
19" Samsung 913B/940B 8ms DVI

Which out of them is better and which brand not only out of these but in general
is considered the "best".

Thank-You. Muchly Appreciated.

P.S Also a mate of mine says that there is only a couple of makers of LCD parts Phillips, Samsung and Fujitsu is this true? He also thinks phillips are the best (surpise surprise he has one).

[JCLW]

What about the Viewsonic VP930b?

http://www.viewsonic.com.au/products/productspecs.php?id=232

I was playing with one last week and it was gorgeous. 8bit panel, 8ms G-G (20ms B-W-B), 1000:1 contrast...

edit: oh, yes, there are only a few panel manufacturers - the VP930b is an AU Optronics M190EG01 V0 (http://www.auo.com/auoDEV/products.php?sec=monitor&func=info&product_id=5&items_id=1)

BenQ owns (at least a part of) AU Optronics.

[Mobb_D33p]

In that case what manufacturer makes Phillips/samsung/lg Panels.
Thanks. Which manufacturer is best? Thanks alot.

Quick rep would be appreciated.

[JCLW]

LG Philips LCD (LPL): http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com/homeContain/jsp/eng/common/cmn000_j_e.jsp

Samsung makes their own.

This doesn't always mean that a LG or Philips will have an LPL panel, that a BenQ will have an AUO panel, or that a Samsung monitor will have a Samsung panel in it. They sometimes go with someone else's panel if it is more suitable for the desired market.

Which one is best? That's like asking between intel & AMD, or ATi and nV. Depends if you're looking for 6bit/8bit, or high speed/low speed, or viewing angles, or whatever. No screen is perfect, so you have to pick what's most important to you and look for a screen that excells in those areas.

[Mobb_D33p]

who makes Fujitsu monitors? Are you sure Samsung make there own.

[JCLW]

re: who makes Fujitsu monitors: http://www.fujitsu.com/my/news/pr/fmal_20030128.html

Fujitsu used to make their own panels, but sold the business to Sharp at the beginning of this year.

Q2 market share for panel manufacturers:
LG.Philips LCD 25%
Samsung 20%
AUO 15%
CMO 12%
Sharp 5%
Others 23% (Hitachi, Sanyo, NEC- Mitsubishi, Kyocera, CMO, CPT...)

[Bal`thzar]

ok brand loyality is not what you want to look at. Find a solid monitor with a good track record. Hyundai has a good line of monitors. I so does viewsonic, samsung. but it varies from model to model

[wmiddleton]

I like my Rosewill, might want to check them out as well