Which 24" LCD would be the best choice?
The only thing i can tell is the price difference but if you lcd monitor experts can help me decide which is the best that would be great. My main purpose of the monitor will be for my ps3 which i will be using hdmi connection and also as a second monitor for my laptop, since i will be doing alot of music and video studio work. Viewsonic http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116079 BenQ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014124 Westinghouse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824255001
Monitors - 8 Answers
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Without doubt go for Sony Bravia! if price is not a concern you can opt for samsung lcd's too.
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Viewsonic is a good brand and two of my roommates use Viewsonic monitors. I'm using a 22in Westinghouse monitor right now and it's great. Since both the Westing and Viewsonic have the same specs, I'd go with the cheaper one; the Westing looks better anyways. The BenQ is 2ms faster than the other two, so thats nice. I've owned a BenQ monitor and it served me very well. You can't go wrong with any of the 3, and they all have good ratings on newegg, but the BenQ and Viewsonic will break your bank. If money isn't really an issue, then have you considered going with Samsung? Their monitors are one of the best in my opinion. Have fun!
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I would recommend BenQ Inc. BenQ FP241W Black 24" 6ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen HDMI LCD Monitor 500 cd/m2 1000:1 - Retail Windows Vista Certified Technically Benq because of its width array of input options, and warranty. Hope this helps.. Kindly click the thumbs up icon to help me answer more questions. thank you
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viewsonic
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There really is no best LCD. IMO LCD is one of the worst technologies to be delivered to the market. There are just way too many faults with the technology that outweigh the benefits. Overall though..When it comes to LCD's you have to purchased based on your needs and it takes quite a bit of research if you are dead set on getting the best LCD for your money. If you want to read around on lots of in depth reviews and HELPFUL customer based opinions...head over to this site. http://www.hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=78 They have tons of dedicated official threads for many LCD's. Also you can read on why no LCD is perfect....Main reason though fyi is that every LCD has a strength and a weakness. There is no LCD with everything all around perfect. So you really need to purchase based on it's strenghts that suit your needs. Just look around there and you'll find your answer...Also make sure you read into the differences of TN, PVA/MVA, and IPS panels..You can find that on the page as well. It's stickied towards the top....Here's the link just incase you don't see it http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1039222 That should help you understand the difference as well. If you want you can scroll down to the bottom of that page and there's a link to TFTcentral..Another fantastic site that gets in depth. Hope this helps you out. Make sure you research!...LCD's require it unfortunately. Last thing you want is to purchase something you can't return that ends up being poor. Good luck ^_^...Hopefully you won't get any dead pixels...
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I'm with Kamr00z ^^^ LCD's are shite. Aside from lower power use and smaller size, they have NO advantage over flat CRT's. At least you're looking at 24" panels. 22" and smaller are crap as they are TN panels.
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Obviously the last 2 posters haven't thought about how LCD's save space on a desk. Who wants a clunky CRT when a LCD will save you a lot more space and deliver great performance(not as good as CRT). The pros outweigh the cons.
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EIZO Colouredge CE240W - not cheap but used here in high end post production.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
BenQ E2400HD
How would normal quality video look on a 24" HD monitor ?
I am looking to buy a 24" LCD monitor to go with my laptop and I have quite a lot of older videos (avi, mpeg, real media, etc etc) that are in a variety of different resolutions. I was wondering how the videos would look or turn out on, say, a BenQ E2400HD monitor. Will it be stretched and ugly, lots of fat pixels, or blur ? Will I HAVE to have true HD videos for them to look good on such a monitor ? Thanks in advance ! As in how my collection of different-resolution videos would look when watched in full screen. Thanks.
Monitors - 1 Answers
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They will look the same as they do now unless you have a really old monitor that supports a very low resolution. If you tell it to stretch it to full screen then obviously it will stretch it but it shouldn't do that unless you tell it to. You will HAVE to have 1080P movies to see the the best possible picture because it offers the best resolution.
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I am looking to buy a 24" LCD monitor to go with my laptop and I have quite a lot of older videos (avi, mpeg, real media, etc etc) that are in a variety of different resolutions. I was wondering how the videos would look or turn out on, say, a BenQ E2400HD monitor. Will it be stretched and ugly, lots of fat pixels, or blur ? Will I HAVE to have true HD videos for them to look good on such a monitor ? Thanks in advance ! As in how my collection of different-resolution videos would look when watched in full screen. Thanks.
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They will look the same as they do now unless you have a really old monitor that supports a very low resolution. If you tell it to stretch it to full screen then obviously it will stretch it but it shouldn't do that unless you tell it to. You will HAVE to have 1080P movies to see the the best possible picture because it offers the best resolution.
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Monday, November 8, 2010
What computer should I buy?
What computer should I buy?
I am in the market for a new laptop and recently bought a Dell XPS m1530. However, the hard-drive crashed after 5 days. Dell replaced the computer and when I opened the computer, the spacebar key was broken. I sent it back as well and am now back to square one. The Dell was $2150 (improved graphics card, screen, blu-ray player, etc...). I want to spend around this for my complete setup, however, now instead of having blu-ray on my computer, I am going to buy a PS3 and a BenQ monitor. So, now I'm considering the Gateway M6864FX (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8907043&st=gateway&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1213046783376), a Dell studio 15 or a Dell XPS M1330. I am wondering if I should trust Dell again after the two issues I have had with them, but also I don't know if a Gateway is a wise investment. Which is the best buy, and do you have any other suggestions for similar computers? I forgot to add, I plan on using the computer for law school in a few months, as well, I play Wow, flight sim x, and some steam games. Kabuki, does that mean if i buy a Dell from dell.com and it breaks, i can take it to best buy and they'll fix it?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
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i have an ancient dell from a former job. it works fine still. i had another dell laptop from my last job. that worked fine. I like gateway a lot. it's the best buy for a moderate budget. in fact right now I'm writing this on my gateway laptop MX8711. I love it. see reviews.cnet.com
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Looks like Dell has done great job of fixing problem. I would stick with them. I have 3 Dells and not a speck of trouble with them. None in all my years at work using Dells either. PS Best Buy handles warranty fro any Dell computers they sell... Q: Who can I contact if I need technical support? A: If you need support for your personal computer, please contact any Best Buy store. The Geek Squad from Best Buy has been authorized by Dell to provide technical support and warranty service for your new Dell personal computer. You can also contact Dell for basic technical support.
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If I were you, I would steer clear of gateway. They would not have done half the job that dell did of replacement. You could also look at possibly sony vaio, or even HP. But if I were you, I would go back to dell. I've had nothing but good experiences with them.
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i am writing on a gateway M-6864FX. i bought last week from best buy. it was 999.99 and now its 750. i really like it. great specs good graphics card. there is also an HDMI port which is very useful. the only downside is the 200 gb hard drive (i was hoping for something a but bigger...i bought a 500 gb external drive with it) the laptop looks really nice. its stylish and different from all the dell and hp clones. solid. the keyboard flex that you may read about is not much of a problem for me, i barely notice it. the gateway is by far the best value of the three laptops. i dont have any experience on the customer service so i cant comment on that. the FX will be more than adequate for your games and at 750 it will leave plenty of room in your budget for a PS3. i hope i was able to help.
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I am in the market for a new laptop and recently bought a Dell XPS m1530. However, the hard-drive crashed after 5 days. Dell replaced the computer and when I opened the computer, the spacebar key was broken. I sent it back as well and am now back to square one. The Dell was $2150 (improved graphics card, screen, blu-ray player, etc...). I want to spend around this for my complete setup, however, now instead of having blu-ray on my computer, I am going to buy a PS3 and a BenQ monitor. So, now I'm considering the Gateway M6864FX (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8907043&st=gateway&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1213046783376), a Dell studio 15 or a Dell XPS M1330. I am wondering if I should trust Dell again after the two issues I have had with them, but also I don't know if a Gateway is a wise investment. Which is the best buy, and do you have any other suggestions for similar computers? I forgot to add, I plan on using the computer for law school in a few months, as well, I play Wow, flight sim x, and some steam games. Kabuki, does that mean if i buy a Dell from dell.com and it breaks, i can take it to best buy and they'll fix it?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
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i have an ancient dell from a former job. it works fine still. i had another dell laptop from my last job. that worked fine. I like gateway a lot. it's the best buy for a moderate budget. in fact right now I'm writing this on my gateway laptop MX8711. I love it. see reviews.cnet.com
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Looks like Dell has done great job of fixing problem. I would stick with them. I have 3 Dells and not a speck of trouble with them. None in all my years at work using Dells either. PS Best Buy handles warranty fro any Dell computers they sell... Q: Who can I contact if I need technical support? A: If you need support for your personal computer, please contact any Best Buy store. The Geek Squad from Best Buy has been authorized by Dell to provide technical support and warranty service for your new Dell personal computer. You can also contact Dell for basic technical support.
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If I were you, I would steer clear of gateway. They would not have done half the job that dell did of replacement. You could also look at possibly sony vaio, or even HP. But if I were you, I would go back to dell. I've had nothing but good experiences with them.
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i am writing on a gateway M-6864FX. i bought last week from best buy. it was 999.99 and now its 750. i really like it. great specs good graphics card. there is also an HDMI port which is very useful. the only downside is the 200 gb hard drive (i was hoping for something a but bigger...i bought a 500 gb external drive with it) the laptop looks really nice. its stylish and different from all the dell and hp clones. solid. the keyboard flex that you may read about is not much of a problem for me, i barely notice it. the gateway is by far the best value of the three laptops. i dont have any experience on the customer service so i cant comment on that. the FX will be more than adequate for your games and at 750 it will leave plenty of room in your budget for a PS3. i hope i was able to help.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
BenQ 5000 Mirascan 6.x
the drivers on my computer are not working?
Today for some weird reason the drivers on my computer are not working. I tried to use my scanner it says I don't have some driver installed. Then I tried to open msn messenger and it said the same thing. Then I tried to play chess and the same the thing happened!! Also, when I turned on my computer a lil box came up saying "Run DLL, Error loading C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll the specific module could not be found" The only thing I changed was that yesterday I installed the scanner, it's a BenQ 5000 Mirascan 6.x Can you help me asap please?? Thank you! btw it's a laptop. This keep coming up ALL the time " Warning: Symantec Endpoint Protection has determined that the virus definitions are missing on this computer. This computer will remain unprotected from viruses until virus definitions are downloaded to this computer." I'm not sure I know what that means. Also I turned on my computer this morning and this message came up "Microsoft Windows: .NET Runtime Optimization Service stopped working and was closed. A problem caused the application to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available." I did what IBMGuy said yesterday. It didn't work. Did a system restore and nothing happened/changed. Then I found out the type of NVIDIA video chipset I have and such and went to the site and downloaded it. When I tried to install it 4 things were happening upon installation including the installation itself. At the end of it, everything else happened but the installation failed and it didn't say why. I tried reinstalling it three times But it failed, so I shut down the computer, rebooted and tried again but it still didn't work. Also another thing just popped up saying "Microsoft Windows: Sysmantec CMC SmcGui has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." What the hell is going on!!? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!
Add-ons - 1 Answers
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You need to re-load your Nvidia drivers for the display. Check your user manual or laptop spec to see which one you need. Or try typing dxdiag in the windows start/search box then click display, this should tell you which video chipset the laptop is using, then go to Nvidia downloads to get it and install. Please try a windows system restore first to see if this corrects the problem, it's quicker and less hassle. If you have windows 7, Type "system restore" in the start box then restore it from a week ago.
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Today for some weird reason the drivers on my computer are not working. I tried to use my scanner it says I don't have some driver installed. Then I tried to open msn messenger and it said the same thing. Then I tried to play chess and the same the thing happened!! Also, when I turned on my computer a lil box came up saying "Run DLL, Error loading C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll the specific module could not be found" The only thing I changed was that yesterday I installed the scanner, it's a BenQ 5000 Mirascan 6.x Can you help me asap please?? Thank you! btw it's a laptop. This keep coming up ALL the time " Warning: Symantec Endpoint Protection has determined that the virus definitions are missing on this computer. This computer will remain unprotected from viruses until virus definitions are downloaded to this computer." I'm not sure I know what that means. Also I turned on my computer this morning and this message came up "Microsoft Windows: .NET Runtime Optimization Service stopped working and was closed. A problem caused the application to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available." I did what IBMGuy said yesterday. It didn't work. Did a system restore and nothing happened/changed. Then I found out the type of NVIDIA video chipset I have and such and went to the site and downloaded it. When I tried to install it 4 things were happening upon installation including the installation itself. At the end of it, everything else happened but the installation failed and it didn't say why. I tried reinstalling it three times But it failed, so I shut down the computer, rebooted and tried again but it still didn't work. Also another thing just popped up saying "Microsoft Windows: Sysmantec CMC SmcGui has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." What the hell is going on!!? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!
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You need to re-load your Nvidia drivers for the display. Check your user manual or laptop spec to see which one you need. Or try typing dxdiag in the windows start/search box then click display, this should tell you which video chipset the laptop is using, then go to Nvidia downloads to get it and install. Please try a windows system restore first to see if this corrects the problem, it's quicker and less hassle. If you have windows 7, Type "system restore" in the start box then restore it from a week ago.
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