Which 19" for Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus

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I'm looking for a new monitor for new build (see sig.). My current monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 171v which I like very much but will go with the old system to my wife. I don't do any gaming or watch movies, mainly use it for home video editing with Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus. I'd like to go with a 19" standard (non-widescreen) unit for around $200 USD. Will spend more if necessay. These are the LCD's I'm considering.
BenQ FP93GX $223
Hann's G JC-199DPB $184
Acer AL1916Fbd $215
ViewSonic VX922 $254

Open to all comments and suggestions.
 
Any particular reason you chose the Dell? I'm not opposed to the Dell or any other brand. I have little knowledge (but I am learning) of monitors and am not sure what to look for in a monitor for video editing.
BTW - How's Studio 10 Plus working for you? I want to upgrade but haven't heard anything good about 10.
 
I'm getting a 19 inch for my pinnacle studio plus 10. I'd say look for good deals on dells, like
this one.
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You might want to look into the 1905FP instead. With the 1907FP, Dell went with a cheaper TN panel... better for games, worse for everything else.
 
I noticed Dell doesn't offer the 1905fp. There is one when you do a pricegrabber search but when you link to the merchant it is listed as the 1907. Any idea where I can can find a new 1905. Also, I noticed a lot of post by you and you seem very knowlegeable of monitors. For non-gaming and my video editing needs, what should I look for in a monitor.
Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Any particular reason you chose the Dell? I'm not opposed to the Dell or any other brand. I have little knowledge (but I am learning) of monitors and am not sure what to look for in a monitor for video editing.
BTW - How's Studio 10 Plus working for you? I want to upgrade but haven't heard anything good about 10.
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Well the 17in Dells I use at my school for 3d animation have a great resolution and picture, so I looked into them and found this one. I'm not saying it's the best. (Actually I'm not quite sure myself.)

Oh, and pinnacle 10 works great! I can't say it's too much of a jump from 9, but it does come with picture in picture and a great chroma key, all for $70. (I think the price dropped again to $30!)
 
I noticed Dell doesn't offer the 1905fp. There is one when you do a pricegrabber search but when you link to the merchant it is listed as the 1907. Any idea where I can can find a new 1905. Also, I noticed a lot of post by you and you seem very knowlegeable of monitors. For non-gaming and my video editing needs, what should I look for in a monitor.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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I don't know where you can find a new 1905. For your needs you'll want to avoid the common "TN panel gamer" monitors. About 90% of what's readily available is TN... faster response, but cheap.

If you think color is the most critical, you'll want to get some form of IPS panel... NEC has the most. Other makers sometimes have one or two in their lineup. My next choice would be an SPVA panel.

Tell me what size you want, whether widescreen or not, whether you want Brite [glossy] screen and how much you want to spend. The good non-TN panels start about $300-$350 for 19".
 
You might want to look into the 1905FP instead. With the 1907FP, Dell went with a cheaper TN panel... better for games, worse for everything else.[/quote]

Dude the response time on that thing is 20 ms! Way too slow for video.
 
You might want to look into the 1905FP instead. With the 1907FP, Dell went with a cheaper TN panel... better for games, worse for everything else.
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Dude the response time on that thing is 20 ms! Way too slow for video.[/quote]

Some of the 1905s have a Samsung panel @ 20ms, others have a AUO panel @ 8ms... and it's wanted for a graphics/photo(?) package, not gaming... so speed should not be a factor.
 
You might want to look into the 1905FP instead. With the 1907FP, Dell went with a cheaper TN panel... better for games, worse for everything else.
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Dude the response time on that thing is 20 ms! Way too slow for video.

Some of the 1905s have a Samsung panel @ 20ms, others have a AUO panel @ 8ms... and it's wanted for a graphics/photo(?) package, not gaming... so speed should not be a factor.[/quote]

No I mean video editing. Isn't that how this post got started? I've read that high latency causes jumping effects when playing video.
 
I noticed Dell doesn't offer the 1905fp. There is one when you do a pricegrabber search but when you link to the merchant it is listed as the 1907. Any idea where I can can find a new 1905. Also, I noticed a lot of post by you and you seem very knowlegeable of monitors. For non-gaming and my video editing needs, what should I look for in a monitor.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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I don't know where you can find a new 1905. For your needs you'll want to avoid the common "TN panel gamer" monitors. About 90% of what's readily available is TN... faster response, but cheap.

If you think color is the most critical, you'll want to get some form of IPS panel... NEC has the most. Other makers sometimes have one or two in their lineup. My next choice would be an SPVA panel.

Tell me what size you want, whether widescreen or not, whether you want Brite [glossy] screen and how much you want to spend. The good non-TN panels start about $300-$350 for 19".
Check my OP and you'll see what my needs are except I didn't mention Brite which I don't necessarily want or need.
 
I noticed Dell doesn't offer the 1905fp. There is one when you do a pricegrabber search but when you link to the merchant it is listed as the 1907. Any idea where I can can find a new 1905. Also, I noticed a lot of post by you and you seem very knowlegeable of monitors. For non-gaming and my video editing needs, what should I look for in a monitor.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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I don't know where you can find a new 1905. For your needs you'll want to avoid the common "TN panel gamer" monitors. About 90% of what's readily available is TN... faster response, but cheap.

If you think color is the most critical, you'll want to get some form of IPS panel... NEC has the most. Other makers sometimes have one or two in their lineup. My next choice would be an SPVA panel.

Tell me what size you want, whether widescreen or not, whether you want Brite [glossy] screen and how much you want to spend. The good non-TN panels start about $300-$350 for 19".
Check my OP and you'll see what my needs are except I didn't mention Brite which I don't necessarily want or need.

I'm not sure about the Acer, but the others have TN panels... Acer is priced about the same, so it probably does too.

You're not going to find a new 19" monitor with anything other than a TN panel in your price range.
 
These are the LCD's I'm considering.
BenQ FP93GX $223
Hann's G JC-199DPB $184
Acer AL1916Fbd $215
ViewSonic VX922 $254

Open to all comments and suggestions.
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Read it on all sites this FP93GX monitor is for it's price superior to all the monitors added in the list. With it's 2ms GTG responcetime and it's 4:3 1:700 contrast rate it's suitable for many things like gaming for example. It's brightness is also perfect. No Ghosting. You can read it in every review you will find on google. Easy choice if you ask me.
 
Thanks for the reply. I just ordered the BenQ last night. I feel better about my choice now.
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YW. It's kinda funny...I was looking for a lcd also.......I got The BenQ today and I'm very pleased with it.
 
Thanks for the reply. I just ordered the BenQ last night. I feel better about my choice now.
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YW. It's kinda funny...I was looking for a lcd also.......I got The BenQ today and I'm very pleased with it.
Glad to hear it. I expect to have mine on Wednesday!
 
I just got my BenQ FP93GX a couple of days ago and I can't quite get my setup just right. What settings are you using for Brightness, Contrast, Red, Blue, Green, and any other settings you feel are important. I'm running 1280X1024 @ 32 bit color quality. Any help would be appreciated.
BTW - I tried both D-Sub and DVI connections.
 
I just got my BenQ FP93GX a couple of days ago and I can't quite get my setup just right. What settings are you using for Brightness, Contrast, Red, Blue, Green, and any other settings you feel are important. I'm running 1280X1024 @ 32 bit color quality. Any help would be appreciated.
BTW - I tried both D-Sub and DVI connections.
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Well, here are my settings

Brightness 60
contrast 48
all colors on 55

also make sure your screen is bended upwards a little bit more so you are not looking in a straight line to your screen....the colors will give a little bit more warmth that way. Tell me if you like it this way. For me this works great.
 
Thanks for the quick reply. I changed my settings to yours and I like them much better than anything I have done so far. I think the tilting helped also, as my old monitor sat higher than this one.
 
Glad to hear that :) If you find a better setting let me know ok.
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I don't know if I'll mess with the settings anymore as I like the look now. I had contacted BenQ tech support and found out the iKey only works when connected via D-Sub and only some onscreen settings are available from the front panel via DVI. It would have been nice for them to put this in the user manual (I didn't read it thoroughly so I may have missed it).
 
Yes, I agree with you on that. Well, it's a good monitor for not that much money. I think you could get a little bit better color results in lcd monitors but it won't be that much of a difference this way. It will only cost you 200 dollars more to get a little bit more warm colors. I think this is a good step as the laser monitors/tv's are arriving at the beginning of 2008 so it will take a while for those laser monitor prices to drop. Anyways, it's still the best and fastest monitor in it's price category.
 
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