BenQ or Samsung, which one?

[rav3n]

hey all, i'm finally getting a new monitor and have narrowed my choices down to either a Samsung 21.5" syncmaster or a BenQ e2200hd. Both are about the same price and have the same specs. The only difference is that the benQ offering has hdmi, but I don't have anything that supports hdmi so that doesn't really worry me. Can anyone tell me which monitor I should be getting?

 

[blu3skys]

If the prices are same then go with BenQ because of the HDMI input. I personally think blu ray will take over dvd in near future so the input is useful. If you really dont need hdmi, and there is a price difference you might aswel go with the samsung

i own a BenQ myself, and from my experiences its a really good monitor.

 

[Peaks]

^ +1 for the BenQ Who knows if you will need HDMI, but it is nice to have it. Could plug a PS3 or 360 Elite up to it if you wanted

 

[rav3n]

true that, i forgot the 360elites had hdmi i'm hopefully getting one soonish. The samsung has just dropped $80. Anyone got a samsung or know what there quality is like?

 

[chef7734]

I have a samsung t260 and enjoy the monitor. Build quality seems great. Have had it for abou a year now and no problems as of yet.

 

[rav3n]

Ok thanks for the feedback. Samsung seem to have better customer service then BenQ so the samsung wins this time.

 

[Hyno]

Ok thanks for the feedback. Samsung seem to have better customer service then BenQ so the samsung wins this time.

What is your experience based on? Have you checked them out both? That would be interesting to me because I have the E2200HD and might come into the situation one day where I have to contact their customer service.

 

[photog10]

+1 BenQ. I have a 22" and a 24" and both are great stuff for the money..really good monitors..

 

[pauldh]

I have a 24" BenQ and have been very happy with it.