Buying advice: monitor
I need a monitor for my PowerMac G4. Right now I'm using a horrible 15" FuzzyVision CRT. I'd like to get something a lot better - either a 17" Diamondtron CRT, or an affordable LCD. The problem is I would love the compactness of an LCD but the 15" ones are too small and the 17" ones are too expensive. So I guess I'm going with a 17" CRT... anyone have recommendations? I have a Radeon with a VGA port and a DVI port, so no ADC monitors. I'm looking to spend maybe $200, but not more.
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I've used a ViewSonic E90f 19" CRT and been really happy with it. They're $219, and the 17" model is $129. Those are NewEgg prices (you really should check that site out, Luca!)
Originally posted by Luca Rescigno
I need a monitor for my PowerMac G4. Right now I'm using a horrible 15" FuzzyVision CRT. I'd like to get something a lot better - either a 17" Diamondtron CRT, or an affordable LCD. The problem is I would love the compactness of an LCD but the 15" ones are too small and the 17" ones are too expensive. So I guess I'm going with a 17" CRT... anyone have recommendations? I have a Radeon with a VGA port and a DVI port, so no ADC monitors. I'm looking to spend maybe $200, but not more.
I dont have a personal recommendation... so what I would do is go here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Monitors/200...html?tag=quick
and get informed... good luck
However, I would strongly recomment getting an LCD. I would prefer a 15" LCD to a 17" CRT. I find that running most 17" CRT's above 1152x864 isnt much of a win ( more info - less legibility ), so while its a bit higher res than an LCD, its not a lot. Ive found my iBook's 1024x768 to be quite bearable.
For my money, a second hand, original series Apple Studio Display ( LCD ) seems worthwhile. Get one of the analog ones. They arent hot for playing games, but they are nice.
By the way I know that 15" LCDs have the same viewable area as a 17" CRT, more or less. But what matters is the resolution (just like with 12" vs. 14" iBooks, which have the same resolution but different screen sizes). I like to run a 17" CRT at 1152x864 or 1280x1024 - despite what many people say to the contrary, I find 17" CRTs run at those resolutions fine. But I do really like LCDs. I was also thinking of modifying one of those adjustable lamp arms to attach an LCD monitor to it, and use it like an iMac LCD. That would be pretty cool.