Spec me a monitor, Bitches.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 18:02

24" 1920x1200

More inputs the better, usb hub would be nice too.

the less bezel the better

not particularly concerned about cost, but sensible price.

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 25th, 2010, 18:13

The DGM OCOCK cheapy specials are brilliant!

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 18:14

Dog Pants wrote:The DGM OCOCK cheapy specials are brilliant!

cupcake

Post by **HereComesPete** » January 25th, 2010, 18:18

Why do you want a usb thingy on it? What have you got that needs to be plugged in all the time and requires more than the multitude of usbs your case no doubt has.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 18:21

not much that needs to be plugged in all the time, but my cable arrangements aren't great and need fettling, it'd be nice to have a few more ports that're easy to get at.

thinking

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150964

or

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155584

at the moment.

Post by **FatherJack** » January 25th, 2010, 18:47

I'd get the iijama with speakers, but I know you don't use them. I guess it depends whether the smaller size and odd resolution of the Dell is worth the convenience of USB that you could fix with a cheap USB hub on the desk.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 18:54

IIyama's are nice, but I tend to associate them with office stuff more than gaming, so not keen for primary gaming screen.

oh, and going for the samsung, because of the stuff FJ said, and the dell has a shiny bezel.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » January 25th, 2010, 19:01

IIyama's work fine as gaming screens, that's what my home pc uses, personally I think it's better than the Acer I've got on my uni pc and I've had no issues with it at all.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 19:04

I have no doubt they work fine, but I'd rather take something that's been angled a bit more towards gaming, and not be paying extra for the (IME excellent) iiyama support.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » January 25th, 2010, 19:06

Dog Pants wrote:The DGM OCOCK cheapy specials are brilliant!

I think "brilliant" is a stretch. They are certainly cheap and do a reasonable job. And I don't regret buying one.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 19:22

spoodie wrote: I think "brilliant" is a stretch. They are certainly cheap and do a reasonable job. And I don't regret buying one.

all of that, only mine died, which is crap.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » January 25th, 2010, 19:25

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:I have no doubt they work fine, but I'd rather take something that's been angled a bit more towards gaming, and not be paying extra for the (IME excellent) iiyama support.

To be fair, mine was on sale and within ~£20 both up and down were worse specced models from other brands, so it was a no brainer really.

And is there really such a thing with LCD about being modeled towards gaming anymore? At one point I'd have agreed as they used to be the models with the best refresh rates, but now with everything around the 2ms mark anyway, it makes no difference.

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 25th, 2010, 19:26

Well it was a joke because I knew that was the one that just died on Berk. However, mine is still working fine.

Post by **deject** » January 25th, 2010, 19:27

I've found this to be a good resource for choosing a quality LCD monitor.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.ph ... ostcount=2

No1Jew · Post by **No1Jew** » January 25th, 2010, 21:03

This is one to consider if you have the monies

Asus mk241h

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/monitors ... sus-mk241h

I have the baby brother the 22" cos I couldn't afford this one, and it's Fab.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 25th, 2010, 21:20

I went for the samsung up there

as it's cheap enough, looks nicer and should do the job.

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » January 25th, 2010, 22:36

I still swear by my 24 inch Ultra Sharp Dell :D

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » January 26th, 2010, 8:57

Yeah and the Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP - 30" is rather nice too. USB Hub, 9-in-2 card reader, 2560 x 1600

Where did I put my wallet...

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 26th, 2010, 8:59

cheeseandham wrote:Where did I put my wallet...

You don't have to put mine anywhere when you look at that, it runs off and hides.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 28th, 2010, 19:40

Pleasingly, my ocuk special is still under warranty, so that's going back.