Monitor for AOne

[Tafka]

I'm going to upgrade my monitor for AOne.  While I was thinking of going the LCD route, I'm not sure I can justify the extra expense.

So, does anyone have opinions on reasonably decent 19inch CRT monitors.  I have a Belinea one that I use for the PC but this makes a nasty clunk when changing res.  This is okay for the PC because you don't tend to do that very often.  

Obviously for the Amiga, screen/res changes can be quite frequent (especially with the sort of apps I run) so can anyone recommend a *quiet* monitor that changes frequency reasonably quickly.  The Belinea would drive me mad within a week.   :-x

[Kronos]

My advice:
Justify it  :-P  :-P

/me got 2 18" TFT sitting in front of him.

No way that I would ever return to CRTs !

[amigamad]

I have a belinea 17inch it also makes a clunk when changeing resolution i also have a cheap 15 inch lcd screen, i now prefer using the belinea i know the dearer screens are a lot better but for what they cost there still no way near as good as crt with a sony trinitron tube much clearer.

[Kronos]

@amigamad

That just means you got a lousy LCD .....

My Phillips 18" connected via DVI has a display-quality
that just destroys any CRT I ever saw. Even the slowness of LCDs
ain't no prob with that one.

The older noname LCD is not so good, but still way ahead of
any 21" CRT (same size as 18" LCD) in the same priece-range.

[Tafka]

Kronos wrote:
@amigamad

The older noname LCD is not so good, but still way ahead of
any 21" CRT (same size as 18" LCD) in the same priece-range.

To be honest, it's not the size of the screen necessarily its the res.  How high does your 18" LCD go?  

Interestingly, I was looking at a cheap Proview (urgghh!) 17" LCD and the picture looked pretty good at 1024x768 even though it was a 1280x1024 screen.  For less than 300 ukp.

[Kronos]

Well they are both 1280x1024 and going higher wouldn't even
make any sense unless you got super-mutant eyes  :-o

1280 on 17" should be o.k, but if you plan to stay at 1024
I would advice you to search for a 1024 one as scaling is never
perfect.

Or just set a shlightly bigger font  :-P

[Tafka]

Well, I run my 19" CRT at 1600x1200 so I guess that is just what I am used to.

[duesi]

Don't buy a Proview they are crap !

[MikeB]

if you got the cash get a viewsonic or iiyama monitors, fab display on the amiga and there is lots to choose from with resolutions.

[Tafka]

duesi wrote:
Don't buy a Proview they are crap !

What is crap about them?

I have just taken delivery of a Samsung SynchMaster 171 TFT monitor, and I am very impressed!

I have it running next to my old sony 17" CRT, and it is vastly superior.
In fact I think I am going to have a riot on my hands when I take it away from the PC

[poweramiga2002]

ive purchased the phillips 107t4 real flat monitor with the latest light frame tech for the A1 .25 mm dot pitch does 1280x1024 @60 hz 1024x768 @89hz havent used it yet am using diamond view on my A1200 its not bad but phillips will be better

[vortexau]

I've used a Samsung SyncMaster 15GLi for over six years, at resolutions from 640x480/256/512 right on up to 1600x1200.
Compared to a Hyundai 15" (running similar screen-sizes), the Samsung's res-switching is suberb!

I even have several CUSTOM sizes edited through Picasso96.

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My advice for those considering 19" and upwards CRTs is to keep an eye on the shops -- It seems that these sizes are to be dropped from product ranges in the near future in favour of LCD models.

I can afford a 19" CRT myself, but 17"-18" LCDs are out of my reach!

[duesi]

Yes Samsung rules !

I have a SyncMaster 17GLs since years
I'm a CRT Freak :-)

@Tafka
We had dozens of dead Proview TFT's here for repair
Logic and PSU Problem...

[SlimJim]

The 20" Sony trinitron I have at home hasn't let me down yet ;-)
 
But the flatscreens at the university is very nice. They use them in the labrooms since they don't give of as much heat.
But they are only 15" - sooooo small... :-D
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SlimJim