Thread: Monitor - 17" or 19" ?

I want to know which TFT is better 17" monitor or 19" Monitor. I do not want to go for Higher sized monitors because I'll have to burn a hole in the pocket to upgrade my GPU (and possible my whole CPU) then.

Lets say both have native resolution of 1440 x 900.
I'm concerned about Texture Pixelate and noise. Plz reply.

I think I'll go for Samsung because of high contrast ratio.

well if u ask me i got a 17' wide screen tft

i get actual reso of 1280*720
but this definately pixelates a bit, not a lot but a bit

so i wd recommend u go for 19' wide

You need to think about what you going to use the screen for, i mean is it just browsing the net, or will you be watching movies on it too?

Ive seen them all here in India an the only one worth spending money on is HP. Get an HP 19 inch tft which would cost you Rs10200 - Rs10500 depending upon where you buy it from.

TFT Screens dont make any noise atall and they consume less power then the CRT monitors.

The price mentioned above is for their pavellion range and the commercial range is a little bit on the higher side.
You can also get a 22 inch HP monitor for Rs 14500 to 15000.

The prices mentioned above are from Delhi.

Originally Posted by Admin

I
The prices mentioned above are from Delhi.

i m sure that is a very important point , this guy is from earth u know :lol:
and we liv in india only

I play games, watch movie, browse internet and also programming. So If I go for 19" that wont be a problem would it ?

Originally Posted by Admin

You can also get a 22 inch HP monitor .....

Yes but that also means better GPU requirments.

Originally Posted by sb21pro

i m sure that is a very important point , this guy is from earth u know :lol:
and we liv in india only

eh..... true... rofl

Originally Posted by sb21pro

well if u ask me i got a 17' wide screen tft

i get actual reso of 1280*720
but this definately pixelates a bit, not a lot but a bit

so i wd recommend u go for 19' wide

What ? 1280*800 should run perfectly in your monitor ....

What company is it ?

And what GPU do you own ?

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

You need to think about what you going to use the screen for, i mean is it just browsing the net, or will you be watching movies on it too?

I have always wanted to use my screen as a pillow :lol: :lol:

JK

Originally Posted by Admin

Ive seen them all here in India an the only one worth spending money on is HP. Get an HP 19 inch tft which would cost you Rs10200 - Rs10500 depending upon where you buy it from.

TFT Screens dont make any noise atall and they consume less power then the CRT monitors.

The price mentioned above is for their pavellion range and the commercial range is a little bit on the higher side.
You can also get a 22 inch HP monitor for Rs 14500 to 15000.

The prices mentioned above are from Delhi.

Admin i have never heard of CRT or LCd Monitors making any noise :confused1: ??

What noise are you talking about Admin ?

To the best of my knowledge The noise comes from the fan when the cpu is running on a heavy load .....

CRT monitors do make noise - it an extremely high frequency humming noise almost inaudible to ears but nonetheless harmful. This noise originated from the picture tube. Open the back panel of a CRT monitor and you will hear it.

This CRT noise is much more harmful than the various fans' noises.

I would recommend a 22" monitor if you can afford one. If not go for 19". 17" is too small.

If you are going to watch movies, I will recommend widescreen but otherwise widescreen is not recommended.

Originally Posted by just4kix

CRT monitors do make noise - it an extremely high frequency humming noise almost inaudible to ears but nonetheless harmful. This noise originated from the picture tube. Open the back panel of a CRT monitor and you will hear it.

This CRT noise is much more harmful than the various fans' noises.

I would recommend a 22" monitor if you can afford one. If not go for 19". 17" is too small.

If you are going to watch movies, I will recommend widescreen but otherwise widescreen is not recommended.

I would have gone for 24" monitor if I had G260 or 9800 GT GPU ... I think I'll settle for 19"

19" for me

if you can try, get the glossy screen monitors, they look good!

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

if you can try, get the glossy screen monitors, they look good!

Yea I bought 19" Glossy monitor from samsung on 25th dec.

Originally Posted by thats_me

Yea I bought 19" Glossy monitor from samsung on 25th dec.

Price?

Originally Posted by just4kix

Price?

It costed 8700 INR. The non glossy one is ~ 300 INR less.

hey i just wanted to know.... if u kept one of those glossy ones near a window, would it glare real bad?? (My comp is kept next adjacent the window)

Originally Posted by rajan1311

hey i just wanted to know.... if u kept one of those glossy ones near a window, would it glare real bad?? (My comp is kept next adjacent the window)

Good question. Only the NON DISPLAY Surface is glossy. The Display surface is covered with non reflective coating thus no reflection at display area of the screen. So point all sorts of lights on it and no reflection. Its a very good feature of monitor.

Btw The native resolution is 1440 x 900
The model no is 943nwx. It has 8000:1 contrast ratio (as claimed).

hmmm.... yes good feature it is. Thx for the info.

Originally Posted by thats_me

Good question. Only the NON DISPLAY Surface is glossy. The Display surface is covered with non reflective coating thus no reflection at display area of the screen. So point all sorts of lights on it and no reflection. Its a very good feature of monitor.

Btw The native resolution is 1440 x 900
The model no is 943nwx. It has 8000:1 contrast ratio (as claimed).

Do the LCDs costing around 10k have good response times ? ... what is yours ?

I bought a new screen last week a 19inch HP w1907 and its not bad atall and the sound is alright as well.
Besides all that glossy screen and wide screen and what not it looks a lot posh as compared to other brands..

And its cheap

Originally Posted by ShAdOwCoN

Do the LCDs costing around 10k have good response times ? ... what is yours ?

i got mine frm Singapore, it has 2ms response time. Its viewsonic. Runs fine.

Originally Posted by ShAdOwCoN

Do the LCDs costing around 10k have good response times ? ... what is yours ?

Mine has 5ms Response time. It also has NON WIDE SCREEN MODE. Where I can set the resolution to 1024*768 to play games like Warcraft III without screen stretching.

you should buy a 17" and thats much...

a glossy one
and its around 8000/- the aisle..

Nope. Go for 19" Atleast. If you have better gpu then go for 22" or 24". The Bigger the better.

Originally Posted by thats_me

Nope. Go for 19" Atleast. If you have better gpu then go for 22" or 24". The Bigger the better.

Thats great for games but if you want to watch movies you may have to get equally good prints

guys hes already brought his monitor!