LCD Monitor purchasing help.

loupgarou · 2nd June 2005

I'm going to get something from the pc show later.

budget 2k.

what do you suggest for a LCD monitor, I'm hoping for something good 19" or more. (haha 30"? but the apple hd lcd is 5k..sighz)

Big Kahuna · 2nd June 2005

I am too getting an LCD and I have decided on the Viewsonic VP171b...it's a 16.7m color panel

But I must find out more on the warranty policy etc first

Firefox · 2nd June 2005

Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

I am too getting an LCD and I have decided on the Viewsonic VP171b...it's a 16.7m color panel

But I must find out more on the warranty policy etc first

It's a 8ms panel... There's not way it can be a 24bit (16.7m) panel at the moment..

Big Kahuna · 2nd June 2005

Originally Posted by Firefox

It's a 8ms panel... There's not way it can be a 24bit (16.7m) panel at the moment..

Really? Why they said supported in here?

http://www.viewsonic.com/pdf/us_eng/...pchart_lcd.pdf

BlueFly · 2nd June 2005

You may wish to take a look at this article before you buy :

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/oth...lcd-guide.html

For color work it is better to get a S-IPS LCD panel -- most popular ones are based on TN matrixes which is not suited for color.

simon80 · 2nd June 2005

I going to get his philips LCD monitor
170B6CG at $569

Perfect panel
16.2 million colors
8ms
Dual input - DVI / VGA
USB 2
Build in Speakers
Contrast ratio 500:1 (typical)
Brightness 250 cd/m (typical)
MTBF 50,000 hours

3yrs 1 dead pixel / bright dot panel warranty

Is this good enough FOR photography related software?

user111 · 2nd June 2005

no.

because its only 16.2 million colours

Big Kahuna · 2nd June 2005

Got my VP171b at Cybermind booth....they offer with free Canon bubble jet printer and a DVI cable...but I don't want the printer so they knock off $50 so I paid $529....Now surfing and typing in Pivot mode....Shiok!!!

simon80 · 2nd June 2005

Originally Posted by user111

no.

because its only 16.2 million colours

so how many colour do I need?
Which LCD should I get ?

loupgarou · 3rd June 2005

I dunno, I went and bought the viewsonic vx912.. (cos if i got a 21" one, I may as well get 2 19" ones..)

its a 8ms panel... so just 18bit??

24bit panels are 16.7 million colors

ServeChilled · 3rd June 2005

Acer got like very good sale on..

15" = 299
17" = 399 i think
19" = somewhere ard 699?

arm · 3rd June 2005

Viewsonic VP191 has 8ms response, 24 bit colour & good colour accuracy.

At least according to Tom's Hardware :
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/dis...526/index.html

Mine seems good so far.

0 dead pixel for 7 days warranty, 5 dead pixels warranty for 3 years

Snow_One · 3rd June 2005

so anyone know any 15' LCD 24 bit colour?

2nd June 2005	#1
loupgarou Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,794	LCD Monitor purchasing help. I'm going to get something from the pc show later. budget 2k. what do you suggest for a LCD monitor, I'm hoping for something good 19" or more. (haha 30"? but the apple hd lcd is 5k..sighz)

2nd June 2005	#2
Big Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,678	I am too getting an LCD and I have decided on the Viewsonic VP171b...it's a 16.7m color panel But I must find out more on the warranty policy etc first __________________ Takuya Kimura has chosen Nikon. When will you?

2nd June 2005	#6
simon80 Deregistered Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,501	Need help I going to get his philips LCD monitor 170B6CG at $569 Perfect panel 16.2 million colors 8ms Dual input - DVI / VGA USB 2 Build in Speakers Contrast ratio 500:1 (typical) Brightness 250 cd/m (typical) MTBF 50,000 hours 3yrs 1 dead pixel / bright dot panel warranty Is this good enough FOR photography related software? Last edited by simon80; 2nd June 2005 at 04:50 PM.

2nd June 2005	#8
Big Kahuna Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,678	Got my VP171b at Cybermind booth....they offer with free Canon bubble jet printer and a DVI cable...but I don't want the printer so they knock off $50 so I paid $529....Now surfing and typing in Pivot mode....Shiok!!! __________________ Takuya Kimura has chosen Nikon. When will you?

2nd June 2005	#5
BlueFly Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore, Melbourne Posts: 65	You may wish to take a look at this article before you buy : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/oth...lcd-guide.html For color work it is better to get a S-IPS LCD panel -- most popular ones are based on TN matrixes which is not suited for color.

2nd June 2005	#7
user111 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,719	no. because its only 16.2 million colours

3rd June 2005	#10
loupgarou Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,794	I dunno, I went and bought the viewsonic vx912.. (cos if i got a 21" one, I may as well get 2 19" ones..) its a 8ms panel... so just 18bit?? 24bit panels are 16.7 million colors

3rd June 2005	#11
ServeChilled Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 137	Acer got like very good sale on.. 15" = 299 17" = 399 i think 19" = somewhere ard 699?

3rd June 2005	#12
arm Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 147	Viewsonic VP191 has 8ms response, 24 bit colour & good colour accuracy. At least according to Tom's Hardware : http://graphics.tomshardware.com/dis...526/index.html Mine seems good so far. 0 dead pixel for 7 days warranty, 5 dead pixels warranty for 3 years

3rd June 2005	#13
Snow_One Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 113	so anyone know any 15' LCD 24 bit colour?