New Monitor any suggestions ???

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New Monitor any suggestions ???

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Hi

I plan on buying a new monitor soon. currently using a 17" lcd (1280x1024) and want to upgrade to sumthing like a 22''-24''(1900x1200) wide screen?

any suggestions?? im on a budget so a cant spend over AU$500

iv noticed many 22'' monitors support 1650x1050 and some go upto 1900x1200

ill be running 2x8800gtx in sli eventually so i wanted an lcd monitor that goes upto 1900x1200
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if you can spare an extra 70 bucks Dells 2407 is 569 now!!!!! I am thinking about getting one at that price!!!!


http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod ... u=320-4335
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now that what im talking about :mrgreen:


thats a nice monitor :mrgreen:

bit over my budget though :(

I meant $500 (australian dollars) that monitor over here (in Australia) would prob cost like $700-800

but its a nice monitor though might save $$$ for a little longer and get sumtin like that :mrgreen:
My System:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
Thermaltake BigTyp 120vx CPU cooler
BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
4Gb ram DDR2-1067Mhz Corsair pc8500C5D + Dominator fan
Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
2x 250gb HDD (raid 0) + 1 750gb hdd
Antec 1000w psu (with racing stripe) lol
thermaltake Armor full tower
Fusion Dual Digital 4 HDTV tuner
Acer 24" widescreen lcd 1920x1200
Logitech G15 keyboard, LX7 mouse and 5.1 surround speakers
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Post by vbironchef »

I have a dell 24 inch widescreen. I love it. Now I have to buy a widescreen lcd tv, it makes my tv look bad.
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I think i'll be going for the Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor with my new computer.. i heard good things about it.
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CMcguire wrote:I think i'll be going for the Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor with my new computer.. i heard good thing about it.
I bought the 226BW 3 weeks ago to replace my old Viewsonic!
After a MIR it was under $300(US)
And its one Sweet Monitor!

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Post by smokin_mitch »

Purchased a monitor the other day waiting on delivery


got an Acer 24" widescreen (1920x1200) :mrgreen:


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My System:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
Thermaltake BigTyp 120vx CPU cooler
BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
4Gb ram DDR2-1067Mhz Corsair pc8500C5D + Dominator fan
Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
2x 250gb HDD (raid 0) + 1 750gb hdd
Antec 1000w psu (with racing stripe) lol
thermaltake Armor full tower
Fusion Dual Digital 4 HDTV tuner
Acer 24" widescreen lcd 1920x1200
Logitech G15 keyboard, LX7 mouse and 5.1 surround speakers
Vista Ultimate 64bit
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Post by smack323 »

how bout checking out newegg.com the might ship to AU. they have great 22inch for around $250US.
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Post by smokin_mitch »

ended up getting an Acer 24" 1920x1200 monitor :mrgreen:


cost AU$800 its a bit more than i wanted to spend but I got a better monitor for the $$$
My System:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
Thermaltake BigTyp 120vx CPU cooler
BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
4Gb ram DDR2-1067Mhz Corsair pc8500C5D + Dominator fan
Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
2x 250gb HDD (raid 0) + 1 750gb hdd
Antec 1000w psu (with racing stripe) lol
thermaltake Armor full tower
Fusion Dual Digital 4 HDTV tuner
Acer 24" widescreen lcd 1920x1200
Logitech G15 keyboard, LX7 mouse and 5.1 surround speakers
Vista Ultimate 64bit
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Post by dgood »

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=2775 whoops just noticed you already got one. thats a nice monitor. better than the one I was linking.
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