Hi ppl,
I need to buy a new LCD monitor, and I have no experience in the field whatsoever...
I was hoping someone could help me find a decent 19" LCD monitor withing the price range of R2000 - R4000, and a place to buy it ofcourse
Thx a lot!
New LCD
Hi ppl,
I need to buy a new LCD monitor, and I have no experience in the field whatsoever
I was hoping someone could help me find a decent 19" LCD monitor withing the price range of R2000 - R4000, and a place to buy it ofcourse
Thx a lot!
You can buy a decent 19' LCD for that kinda money. Cheap LCD's can be found at Makro, but if you want some serious brands like Samsung or HP then some people on the forum might have access to wholesale stores for you. If you have a company and live near or in Pretoria you can try www.ecotechnology.co.za
There are many though...
What resolution do you need? From my experience, one can get a 19" with 12ms response rate for under R4000 (Makro with Fujitsu Siemens and PC Computer and Gamer world in Centurion with BenQ and LG), but they seldom display a resolution above 1240x1024 (same as many 17", including my LG LCD).
I checked a few other pricelists as well, and it seems you won't get higher than this for under R4000... IMHO, I'd rather save a few bucks then and get a 17" that can display the same resolution. Otherwise, whip out more cash and go for something more expansive that can do 1600x1200...
Last thing - my LG gives excellent display and refresh-rates, but unfortunately has a dead pixel (a red dot that doesn't go away). I was informed that manufacturers only replace LCD monitors that have 6 or more dead pixels - this is a general policy. I don't know if this is true, can anyone comment?
Hope that helps!
Hey guys,
Thx for the replies
I have an account at Sahara, but ofcourse not sure what to choose from the wide selection of LCD's there...
Is the Samsung SyncMaster 193P any good ?
before buying from Sahara - phone them and ask them to tell you what their policy on dead pixels are. Also, I know someone who will probably beat Saharas prices comfortably.
From reviews it looks good - unfortunately also only 1240x1024. See my previous post.
Can't seem to find the reponse rate of the pixels - for gaming you need less than 12ms. For office/web use, this shouldn't be too much of an issue.
Well I am going to be gaming with it (taking it to rage), so then maybe LG is a better option, since their top of the range 19" is 12ms, altho res is 1280x1024, which i don't think makes a big difference to me really.. (I have 19" CRT which ahs been kept at 1280x1024 for the past 4 years :P) Or am i horribly wrong ?
Anyone have any ideas on price and/or where to buy ?
If you are going to be gaming, you may want to get an LCD with a 8ms response time...
I got a 8ms 19" philips from Storgate in CT for R3500.
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wtf? u serious?Originally Posted by Vio
PC Game world has got LG's with kickass response times. 17 inch would set you back just over R2000 last time I checked. You are bound to get Great LG 19" for under R4000 there. But it is not wholesale. They are better than Incredible Connection though....
@ant : I am more interested in the fact that he said 8ms... They are normally a lot more expensive than the 12ms jobs...
PC Game world... Where is that exactly?
Been looking around, and this LG looks very nice :
http://za.lge.com/md/product/prodcat...tId=1100000549
Anyone know where I might be able to find this locally ?
www.pcgameworld.co.za their stores are listed there...
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