Monitor experts - need help choosing a technology

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:30 pm

My mom's looking to buy a new monitor for her desktop.

She doesn't want to spend more than $US 500 (before tax)

19 inch

But she wants it to be only 6 inches deep!

Is it possible to get a good quality display that fits these constraints?

Cheers for any suggestions

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:33 pm

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 9394930415

Can't speak to the brand, but there's just one example.

Post by **Canis** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:34 pm

6" thick, or from the frontmost position to the backmost position regardless of tilt and taking into account the size of the base?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:37 pm

Canis wrote:6" thick, or from the frontmost position to the backmost position regardless of tilt and taking into account the size of the base?

from frontmost to backmost regardless. Whole point is because her desk is quite thin and the screen is right in her face.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:39 pm

Nightshade wrote:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7030036&type=product&cmp=++&id=1099394930415

Can't speak to the brand, but there's just one example.

thx man - i dunno why, but i had it stuck in my head that good lcd displays costed thousands of dollars...

Post by **Fender** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:41 pm

too bad newegg doesn't ship to canada
they have a bunch under $300

Post by **Billy Bellend** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:41 pm

i bet moms like this one its x-brite

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSH ... Name=specs

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:43 pm

Fender wrote:too bad newegg doesn't ship to canada
they have a bunch under $300

hah - she lives in oman (mid east)

newegg don't do international eh?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:46 pm

dunno why i didn't think of this before:

http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2289

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:54 pm

mmm

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod ... &c=us&l=en

http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2400

also another dell here:

http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2332

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:10 pm

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/Prod ... sting.aspx

Dell's got the 1905FP for $383 Damn fine moniter but if pinned against the wall the screen is 7.5"

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:21 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=320-4113&c=us&l=en&cs=19&category_id=211&first=true&page=productlisting.aspx

Dell's got the 1905FP for $383 Damn fine moniter but if pinned against the wall the screen is 7.5"

ah 7.5's fine

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:12 pm

My bother-in-law has one and there's a bright led light just below the screen telling you it's on.
It's fucking annoying looking anywhere on the screen and seeing this annoying led light.

If you have this problem put a small piece of black tape over it.

Post by **Shmee** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:37 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:My mom's looking to buy a new monitor for her desktop.

She doesn't want to spend more than $US 500 (before tax)

19 inch

But she wants it to be only 6 inches deep!

Is it possible to get a good quality display that fits these constraints?

Cheers for any suggestions

I just bought a Sony XBRITE 19" flat panel just under 6" deep. Problem in your situation is it was $800. But I never wanted to buy any of them because they all looked like shit. This one was worth the money.

Post by **Shmee** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:39 pm

Billy Bellend wrote:i bet moms like this one its x-brite

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSH ... Name=specs

Yeah - that's the one I got. It's nice because you can do subtle to extreme changes in the backlight for whatever lighting levels you have in the room. If you need it really bright it can be, and dark as well. Awesome monitor

Post by **Psyche911** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:49 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=320-4113&c=us&l=en&cs=19&category_id=211&first=true&page=productlisting.aspx

Dell's got the 1905FP for $383 Damn fine moniter but if pinned against the wall the screen is 7.5"

Go for the 2005FPW or 2001FP!

Post by **mxrz** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:25 am

The 2005FPW is not available in Canada yet. Dell/LG LCDs are pretty damn good, I personally own the 20" 2001FP and couldn't be happier, we also have the cheaper 19" E193FP, which I bought for my dad, and IMO, it's a killer deal at 450 CAD, certainly better then anything I could find locally here in Montreal. Oh and Dell has free shipping.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:59 am

That was a strange double post...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:00 am

[xeno]Julios wrote:
Canis wrote:6" thick, or from the frontmost position to the backmost position regardless of tilt and taking into account the size of the base?
from frontmost to backmost regardless. Whole point is because her desk is quite thin and the screen is right in her face.

well... I don't know about you but the obvious solution to her problem might be to instead buy a new desk instead of a new monitor... You know... just maybe...

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:50 am

Kracus wrote: well... I don't know about you but the obvious solution to her problem might be to instead buy a new desk instead of a new monitor... You know... just maybe...

not that simple - it's a long desk with all her work on it, and it's measured to be as deep in as the wall partition. It wouldn't fit properly if it was any thicker.

Post by **Grudge** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:15 am

Any LCD screen with a VESA mount?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:14 am

what about a tft siemens lcd?

Scenicview B19-2

a colleague of my mom at work recommended it, but can't find much about it online.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:41 am

is getting a bigger desk not an option?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:59 pm

phantasmagoria wrote:is getting a bigger desk not an option?

aye - no option - my mom's dead set on lcd stylez

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