[ILUG] Flat panel monitors (TFT LCD) - advice?

[Kevin Brennan]

I got this and am happy with it
- http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1800577

It's used for three things Wii, DVD player and PC. It has 3 connectors 
HDMI, VGA and DVI, which is why I got it - the input can be switched 
with a press of a button. The PC is connected via DVI, DVD player 
directly to the HDMI (I don't have a TV and with this setup am not 
required to have a TV license), the Wii uses a VGA cable adapter.

PC is not heavily used as it's really for kids to use but I would be 
happy with it as a desktop.
It's been in use for a couple of months now and can't complain.
/KB

Brian Foster wrote:
>   yesterday, poking around in the shoppes, I realized
>  decent-sized TFT LCD monitors are now rather reasonably
>  priced.  the last time I looked (yonks ago), the better
>  ones were north of 1000€, and it was (and still is)
>  the case that sort of money would be better spent on
>  a new system.  however, yesterday I saw what seemed to
>  be rather good units south of 300€, and that was at a
>  non-specialist shoppe not known for low prices.
> 
>   anyways, that puts the subject of a decent flat-panel
>  back on the agenda.  what I'm wondering about is units
>  LARGER than c.21", with GOOD contrast (I have vision
>  problems) and — critical point — a VGA connection (my
>  graphics card, reflecting the age of my system, is an
>  nVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400).
> 
>   for reference, the three 24" units I saw were HP 2309m,
>  Samsung P2470H, and Acer S243HLbmu.  I've not researched
>  those units yet (or what else is available).   (I use a
>  much smaller Samsung(?) unit at work, which except for
>  it's inadequate size, seems Ok (or at least better than
>  my aging, albeit larger, CRT at home) — but for obvious
>  reasons, I've never tried watching a DVD on it).
> 
>  any advice in general?
>  and/or on those three units?
>  and/or other recommendations — units and sources (but an
>  issue here is I'm Very Uncomfortable buying a monitor I
>  haven't actually seen in-use and been able to physically
>  examine).
> 
>  TV & gaming are NOT requirements, albeit DVD-watching is;
>  current system is Kbuntu 9.10.
> 
> cheers!
> 	-blf-
> 

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