Think this monitor would be good?

[DaJe]

Newegg just sent me an e-mail with a promotional code for $10 off of this monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001236


$250 is a great price, Samsung is a great brand, and it seems to have good reviews. Is it worth getting? Are there ones better than this that I would much rather have? Should I save up more and get a 24" instead?

[Dilphat]

How much would the 24" monitor dent your wallet? hahah....and can you wait longer?

[DaJe]

Well I also have no idea how much longer it would be, as I don't have a job anymore. Is a 24" worth getting? This one seems to have a high enough resolution.

[TheGreatSatan]

That's a pretty damn good price. I bought my 22" HP W2207 for $359 when it came out. The contrast ratio is 1000:1 with a 5ms reponse. I same size Samsung is about the same price with a 3000:1 ration and a 2ms reponse time. If you look at these monitors side-by-side, the HP kills the Samsung every time.

[DaJe]

It would be my first time having a full time widescreen monitor. If I get this one, I'd make it my primary screen and then dual up with my current 17" LCD. Any more opinions on this?

[simon275]

Yeah the 24" screens have just got really cheap all of a sudden. Any one else notice that?

[DaJe]

It would still cost around $500 USD for one though

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001234

[alexanderH]

24" is almost the size of your average television. I think you'd be more than good with a 17 and a 21 side by side. That's 38" of screen.

[d_stilgar]

Soyo has a 1920x1200 24" monitor at Office Max for $300. The only connections are DVI and VGA, but that is a really good price and I've read some good reviews on it. I've seen 20.1" monitors for $150, also of good quality (a lot better than the soyo, but for $300, who can argue with a 24").

[Indybird]

Soyo has a 1920x1200 24" monitor at Office Max for $300. The only connections are DVI and VGA, but that is a really good price and I've read some good reviews on it. I've seen 20.1" monitors for $150, also of good quality (a lot better than the soyo, but for $300, who can argue with a 24").

Wow, I just found that, right here (http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expansionOID=-536906915&prodBlockOID=1611616418). That's a noice deal!

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-Indybird

EDIT: I gave you your second rep bar!

[Spawn-Inc]

samsung rocks!i'm shooting for a 226BW, if you wanted to then save up for a 24" samsung. i think 22 will be good enough for me.

[Scotty]

Why the 22"? It costs more then the 20" but it's still the same res and the 20" is sharper

[DaJe]

Soyo has a 1920x1200 24" monitor at Office Max for $300. The only connections are DVI and VGA, but that is a really good price and I've read some good reviews on it. I've seen 20.1" monitors for $150, also of good quality (a lot better than the soyo, but for $300, who can argue with a 24").Only DVI and VGA? All I need is 1 DVI port on it, and nothing else.

[xRyokenx]

Only DVI and VGA? All I need is 1 DVI port on it, and nothing else.

It's not like it uses the VGA port to dump data into thin air.

[d_stilgar]

Well, many of the $4-500 range 24" monitors have S-Video, Composite video and HDMI. For some, it makes the difference.

[Vertigo]

Good deal on that, I use 3 Samsung 940n 19 inchers myself, and they've performed beautifully for a year.

[d_stilgar]

That deal is over. It's up to $400. Boo.