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  1. Sep 15th, 2003, 08:55 AM #1
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    Flatscreens

    Since my nice 17" monitor has decided to display in the middle 6 inches of the screen only, I've decided that it's time to invest in a new monitor. Although I could get a 19" CRT, I'm thinking more along the lines of a 15" TFT. I have a budget of £230 Great British Poonds (with limited flexability), and am wondering which TFTs y'all would recommend.

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    There are no bad screens. Just go to some local computer shops, and look at the screen within your budget. Buy one with a nice "view" and make sure it works at the resolutions you usually at.
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    Get a program called powerstrip

    You can adjust the resolution within the program, you may just be able to get your 17" to full screen.
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    If you're going TFT, there are *good* brands and there are bad brands.

    Good brands: BenQ is amazing, NEC is superb, Viewsonic is great and Samsung is okay, others I'm not sure about but a good rule of thumb is that if you haven't heard of the brand name before it's probably not a good idea.

    You're going to want at least a 300:1 contrast ratio (350 or 400:1 are excellent, 500:1 is superb), and the higher nits of brightness, the better.
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  6. Sep 16th, 2003, 05:29 AM #5
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    I've *JUST* had an LG Flatron L1510S.... superb! Simply superb! £179 + VAT (£210 inc vat) at www.dabs.com.

    Best TFT i've seen in a while. No blurring on high graphical apps, and the auto feature gets the best from your display.

    http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-se...p=&up=&mc=&sc=

    Take a look.
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