neverborn Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 19"-21" - what's everyone think is the best quality/dollar ratio? If you're interested in the Westinghouse 22" LCD I would recommend reading these two threads: How popular will the 22 inch Westinghouse LCD Monitor be? How early will you be going to BB? --or-- When should I get in line?
Adamtanderson Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Best Buy's 199.99 Westinghouse 22" LCD widescreen monitor by far.
uscboy Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 I agree the 22" Westinghouse is hands down the best PC monitor deal out there this year... just wish there was a 23-24" that can do 1920x1200 on sale this year... 1050 vertical isn't enough for me.
chandras83 Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 How good are the Samsung 19" Widescreen LCD @ Staples and Bestbuy for $129.99 compared to this???
uscboy Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 How good is the Samsung 19" Widescreen LCD @ Staples for $129.99 compared to this???It's only 1440x900 resolution, but if that's enough desktop space for you, it's a good monitor. Samsung makes good LCD PC monitors. My other problem with it besides the resolution is I wanted to use it as a TV for tailgating, like I use my 17" Dell W1700 for currently. So, one a 19" isn't a big jump up, and two, the Samsung won't have the TV inputs like Component video for HDTV I believe like the Westinghouse does. Other than those two things though, that's a good price on a good monitor.
lovebears65 Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Everyone step away from the 22 inch wide screen at best buy because one of those are mine lol
RossMAN Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Don't forget to look at the manufacturers warranty. 3 years used to be the standard but these days 1 year is becoming more popular.
neverborn Posted November 14, 2006 Author Posted November 14, 2006 Westinghouse isn't a respectable brand - I bet that one comes with free dead pixels, that's my issue with not declaring it the winner.
uscboy Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 They are with some of their new LCD TVs, so it's interesting that you say that about their LCD monitors. Here's a hands on user review: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1084570 To me it didn't look as bright and crisp in Best Buy as the other monitors they had, but that could also have been settings since they were all displaying the same feed and we couldn't mess with them much.
soupsplatterer Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Everyone step away from the 22 inch wide screen at best buy because one of those are mine lol I second that emotion ! STAY AWAY FROM THE 22"er !!!
badboy8813 Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 yeh im getting the 22"er n 32"er.. possible?
jmillion Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 might get that Samsung. i need a LCD monitor
ES1 Posted November 15, 2006 Posted November 15, 2006 Could you make this a sticky? Or start a thread to compare BF deals on LCD monitors? I searched for a comparison of LCD monitors for BF and this is the closest I could get. Thanks!
T0mmy Posted November 15, 2006 Posted November 15, 2006 Westinghouse isn't a respectable brand - I bet that one comes with free dead pixels, that's my issue with not declaring it the winner.I can only hope that there's more people like you out there so I can easily get one of these. You know nothing about Westinghouse as a brand, you're just assuming it's not good. There's really no need for this thread because the 22" Westinghouse is the best deal by far.
talltrini10 Posted November 15, 2006 Posted November 15, 2006 I picked up the 26" Widescreen LCD HDTV monitor at BB last year. The picture with HD is fantastic, and it works well as a monitor. However, I have had it lock up on me like 3-4 times where I was switching between sources and had to pull the plug to reset it. Also, the refresh rate is not the best; on certain really fast-action scenes on certain movies (explosions and the like) I experience some pixellation. With that being said, would I do it again? Yes. It's just for my bedroom, and for what I paid for it ($450 after signing up for Comcast, which I had anyway:D), it does what I need it to do
soupsplatterer Posted November 15, 2006 Posted November 15, 2006 are there any that have portrait mode?I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure that you can do that w/ any monitor as long as your video adapter supports it.
Adamtanderson Posted November 18, 2006 Posted November 18, 2006 I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure that you can do that w/ any monitor as long as your video adapter supports it.Yeah but it is hard to type and hold the monitor on it's side at the same time. Especially a 22" wide screen.
RossMAN Posted November 18, 2006 Posted November 18, 2006 T0mmy, way to threadcrap.He wasn't thread crapping and I agree with his post. I have personal experience with a Westinghouse LCD and it had ZERO dead pixels. Please read the forum rules and keep this thread on topic.
jacvader Posted November 18, 2006 Posted November 18, 2006 what do you think about the 17" MAG from BB?
Morrie20 Posted November 19, 2006 Posted November 19, 2006 I live in the Metro East Illinois suburban area of Saint Louis. This will be my first black friday. Should I get my hopes up at getting one of those mags or the samsung? from Best buy? I need to purchase a couple of monitors and those prices are right!
T0mmy Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 I've owned a 19" MAG 4:3 LCD for a little over a year now. It's great as a monitor, I don't really watch video on it, but it does only have 8ms response time. Personally, I'd go with Samsung over MAG, but they'll probably be pretty comparable. Why not jsut get the 22" westinghouse? If you're getting that AND another monitor, then I can see why you'd get the Samsung.
dubb Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 how early do you guys think we'll need to be for the 22 in Westinghouse. Hate to tell you guys this but my eyes are on that one too!! I'm thinking 2 or 3 am.... you guys think that's early enough?? I always here stories about people showing up around 3am to 100-200 people in line already. Shoot maybe I need to head there even earlier?
RossMAN Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 If you're interested in the Westinghouse 22" LCD I would recommend reading these two threads: How popular will the 22 inch Westinghouse LCD Monitor be? How early will you be going to BB? --or-- When should I get in line?
Great Dane Mom Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 So, assuming I can't snag one of the 22" Westinghouse monitors, what do ya'all think about the 19" Westinghouse from Target for $149? I have a 10% off instore card so, my cost would be $135ish.
dissident Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 the 22 inch also has speakers on it, which I didn't notice when I purchased it online this morning for the 5 minutes it happen to be in stock. Added bonus if you don't have desktop speakers, which I don't. 135 is a great price for the 19 inch flat panel.
neverborn Posted November 24, 2006 Author Posted November 24, 2006 I'd recommend the 129 Samsung over the 135 Westinghouse (Samsung is at BBY) - I purchased an earlier version of that self-same model last year for 199, got in line at 4am at BBY, was the third one to grab one.
Great Dane Mom Posted November 24, 2006 Posted November 24, 2006 So, assuming I can't snag one of the 22" Westinghouse monitors, what do ya'all think about the 19" Westinghouse from Target for $149? I have a 10% off instore card so, my cost would be $135ish.I bought this one this morning (the 19") at Target with no lines, no waiting. My husband carried it in and changed out the old one and Taaa-Daaa, I've got a new monitor that is bright. The old Gateway one kept getting darker and darker no matter what adjustments we made. I didn't know if I would like the widescreen, but I do!
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