Philips 107p4, any comments?

[Anthony1234]

I am thinking of buying a Phillips 107P4 (I guess it is equal to the 107P but in Asia they add a 4 for some reason) Diamondtron 17" monitor. I would like to know if the trinitron lines on it are intolerable. I have heard that it is not that bad for this monitor, and they are selling it for cheap now basically it is the only monitor I can afford that can go up to that high a resolution at an acceptable refresh rate.

But if it is really not tolerable I won't buy it and will hold off till later.

Also may consider P75f+ Viewsonic which is also appeture grille. Are the lines any more tolerable for this one?

If not maybe I get a P70f which supposedly same price but lower rez but i may not use more than 1600x1200 anyway...

Also is the P90f viewsonic trinitron diamondtron? The viewsonic site dont mention the technology.

 

[rqvnia]

in general the lines aren't that bad

Though, it's always a good idea to check out the monitor in person before u buy it though unless you know what you're getting or u trust the reviews.

 

[DCB_AU]

Test/try the monitor out in the store first.

Phone around, there is usually a store that has a working monitor on display.

DCB_AU

 

[Anthony1234]

I'll test it out but still interested in what you guys who have one thinks. Because in stores you can only try the monitor for a short time and sometimes things start annoying you / become noticable after a while.

 

[alltaken]

ok i got the 109P (109P4) the 4 does not mean anything i don't think.

the lines across the screen are visable but they do not bother me now that i know what they are for!!!

my 109p works really well and have had no problems with it so far (except the convergence seems to be a bit funny sometimes)

they are cheap and are also good quality.

they have a 3 year onsite warentee also!!!

i think mine was worth it