Sweet spot in display price

[fmullegun]

Can someone clue me in on where the sweet spot is on value on current displays?

I would like a display with min. of 1200 vertical resolution and gaming is not a priority.

 

[MagicPants]

It all depends on what display tech you want. For IPS monitors I'd say it's $350 for the Dell u2412m.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260047

If you were willing to go down to 1080 vertical resolution, it'd be $200 for a cheap TN display (try ASUS)

 

[fmullegun]

How is the viewing angle on the TN displays these days? My current old monitor is a Samsung 204B, and the angles are so bad it is unusable in portrait mode.

Looking at these in person is useless in the stores.

 

[MagicPants]

Viewing angles on TNs haven't really improved. I think there's a physical limitation in "twist".

E-IPS is all the rage right now. It's a slightly cheaper, slightly faster form of IPS. Its only downside is that it's 6bit (plus frc to simulate 8 bit). Dell's u2412 seems to be the best value, it costs less than other 24" e-ips displays, and gets better reviews.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2412m.htm

If you want larger than 24" and If you can wait, CES is just around the corner. We might see some new innovative monitors then.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/LG-IPS-3D-DM92-series-DM82-series,news-13647.html

I'd expect Dell to intro a u2712 at some point.

 

[fmullegun]

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