19" CRT monitor help

[Lox]

I need some help choosing a new monitor. I don't need the absolute best image quality but I would like a good compromise between price/quality. I'm looking to spend about $200-$250 on it, and all the suggestions i've seen here are like $300-$400. I would prefer a flat screen one but i could do with curved high quality screen if a flat screen is not available at the $200-$250 price range.
Thanks in advance!

 

[phsstpok]

I have a budget monitor. It's a Viewsonic E95. It's not flat but not badly curved either. Has good uniform color with no warm or cold spots. Sharp focus right to the corners (well to 1/4 inch from the corner). Has all the control features you'd expect with a budget monitor plus vertical and horizontal moire and focus adjustments. Max resolution is 1600 x 1200. Dot pitch is .26 mm <b>[<-- correction]</b> (.22 mm horizontal).

Downsides: Only 76 Hz refresh at 1600 x 1200. Menu is awkward.

Upsides: Doesn't have the visible wire lines of AG monitors.

I would have prefered buying a monitor that I could actually see in person but I couldn't find anything I liked locally that was close to my budget, $200.

The E95 was only $203 delivered so I took a chance. It worked out well. I'm really happy with it.

<b>56K, slow and steady does not win the race on internet!</b><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by phsstpok on 05/31/03 09:01 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Lox]

That sounds like something to investigate..thanks for the tip! However, does anyone else have some more suggestions besides the E95? Are there ANY flat screen monitors at $200-$250 at all? If not, I'd prefer to see at least a couple different monitors before I decide to buy one.

 

[phsstpok]

Did you decide on anything?

<b>56K, slow and steady does not win the race on internet!</b>