LCD Monitors?

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javacowboyjavacowboy
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Can anybody recommened a good 17 inch or 19 inch LCD monitor? I'd use it primarily for my MacMini, but I also want to hook it up via a KVM switch with my old PC to play my old Windows games.



I lust after the Apple 20 inch LCD monitor, but I probably won't be able to cough up enough cash to afford it. Besides, my old PC has only a VGA connection on the graphics card (32 MB GeForce 2).



Anyway, fantasies aside, which LCD monitor do you recommend? I'm not looking to spend much more than 500 USD.

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    robin hoodrobin hood Posts: 513member
    You should be able to get a decent quality 17" LCD for about $200, with a resolution of 1280x1024. Here in Ireland, supermarkets tend to sell them for cheap every few weeks, and the quality is good.
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    majormattmajormatt Posts: 1,077member
    I just got a samsung 19'' LCD 1280x1024, 8 ms response for $469 minus a $70 rebate at Best Buy. It is pretty nifty, after calibrating the gamma and what not. I just got a DVI cable for it and the quality is outstanding.
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    robin hoodrobin hood Posts: 513member
    IMHO 17" flat panels are better value. They basically cost half as much, have the same resolution, and you can't tell the difference. My dad currently has a 17" Apple LCD and a 19" Samsung LCD side by side, and it's practically impossible to tell that they are different sizes.
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    dfilerdfiler Posts: 3,420member
    My recommendation is to choose the size based upon how dense you like your pixels.



    I chose a 19" 1280x1024 lcd because it has slightly larger pixels than the same resolution on a 17 or 18 inch screen. This puts the default fonts at a size that I like and allows me to sit comfortably a bit farther from the screen.



    Personal preferences vary so I recommend checking out the various pixel densities in person first.
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