Monitor comparison

Stefan wrote:

I didn’t find an appropriate monitor group, so I try it here.
My trusty Sony Flat Trinitron behemont is getting old and I’m thinking of replaciing it with something more "modern". More precisely I want a 22" TFT monitor. (No, I don’t want a bigger one.) And it must be matte.
The Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA seems to be a real bargain. But is it really usable for professional work? How does it compare to those much more expensive Eizos, Miros etc.? Being a freelancer, money *does* matter.

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want. Also its cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion.At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

Monty schrieb:

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

I hear you. But the point is, there is no such dealer in reachable distance, otherwise I wouldn’t be asking here.

Monty wrote:

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

Me? I rely on the end users not the dealer. Or if I don’t trust people then how do you expect me to trust you?

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

I hear you. But the point is, there is no such dealer in reachable distance, otherwise I wouldn’t be asking here.

I don’t own any flat monitor to give you any idea (I am still using the old CRT monitor), but I would suggest to GOOGLE for information. And try not to pay much attention to way too negative or way too possitive but some general information.

Then stop by the local store to see for yourself, just make sure the monitor is connected to the highest resolution (HDMI mode) that monitor can deliver.

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Joel wrote:

Monty wrote:

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

Me? I rely on the end users not the dealer. Or if I don’t trust people then how do you expect me to trust you?

Given a choice of well recieved monitors that differ by, say $100 bucks, would buying the cheaper monitor and a calibratio spyder be the best move?

—
Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising. – Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail

Stefan wrote:

I didn’t find an appropriate monitor group, so I try it here.
My trusty Sony Flat Trinitron behemont is getting old and I’m thinking of replaciing it with something more "modern". More precisely I want a 22" TFT monitor. (No, I don’t want a bigger one.) And it must be matte.
The Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA seems to be a real bargain. But is it really usable for professional work? How does it compare to those much more expensive Eizos, Miros etc.? Being a freelancer, money *does* matter.

Being a freelancer, results don’t matter?

(Al Dykes) wrote:

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Joel wrote:

Monty wrote:

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

Me? I rely on the end users not the dealer. Or if I don’t trust people then how do you expect me to trust you?

Given a choice of well recieved monitors that differ by, say $100 bucks, would buying the cheaper monitor and a calibratio spyder be the best move?

That’s I don’t know as I got my 20" CRT was onsale (around $100 off clearance) for around $65 (I used to paid around $600-800 for the Sony 20" CRT). And most 19-20" flat screen monitor usually sell for around $120-180, and some people on Craighlist sells their used 20-22" monitor for around $50-100

Me? I would go for the one with HDMI connector which I saw at some local stores and they look very similar to CRT, and some even has smaller pixel than regular CRT monitor. They looked good and the price was under $200 for the 20" (or 21" I don’t remember).

Joel wrote:

(Al Dykes) wrote:

In article ,
Joel wrote:

Monty wrote:

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

Me? I rely on the end users not the dealer. Or if I don’t trust people then how do you expect me to trust you?

Given a choice of well recieved monitors that differ by, say $100 bucks, would buying the cheaper monitor and a calibratio spyder be the best move?

That’s I don’t know as I got my 20" CRT was onsale (around $100 off clearance) for around $65 (I used to paid around $600-800 for the Sony 20" CRT). And most 19-20" flat screen monitor usually sell for around $120-180, and some people on Craighlist sells their used 20-22" monitor for around $50-100

Me? I would go for the one with HDMI connector which I saw at some local stores and they look very similar to CRT, and some even has smaller pixel than regular CRT monitor. They looked good and the price was under $200 for the 20" (or 21" I don’t remember).

You cannot buy a decent monitor for $200, you really haven’t got a clue.As for trusting my judgement I really couldn’t give a shit.

Monty wrote:

Joel wrote:

(Al Dykes) wrote:

In article ,
Joel wrote:

Monty wrote:

Stefan wrote:

Monty schrieb:

The viewing area of a 22 inch CRT is no more than 20.5 inches. So If you don’t want to go bigger then a 20 inch TFT is what you want.

I know that. I want a 22" TFT.

cheaper than a 22 inch. Have a look a the NEC Spectraview range or Eizos. I personally don’t rate Dell at all but, that’s my opinion. At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

The Dell 2209WA is IPS technology and its specs are impressive on paper. I would be interested in somebody who has seen one in real life and can compare it to those top notch monitors.

Don’t rely on what other people say. Go find a dealer that has the Dell and other Monitors that you my be interested in and compare them yourself.

Me? I rely on the end users not the dealer. Or if I don’t trust people then how do you expect me to trust you?

Given a choice of well recieved monitors that differ by, say $100 bucks, would buying the cheaper monitor and a calibratio spyder be the best move?

That’s I don’t know as I got my 20" CRT was onsale (around $100 off clearance) for around $65 (I used to paid around $600-800 for the Sony 20" CRT). And most 19-20" flat screen monitor usually sell for around $120-180, and some people on Craighlist sells their used 20-22" monitor for around $50-100

Me? I would go for the one with HDMI connector which I saw at some local stores and they look very similar to CRT, and some even has smaller pixel than regular CRT monitor. They looked good and the price was under $200 for the 20" (or 21" I don’t remember).

You cannot buy a decent monitor for $200, you really haven’t got a

And what the hell is decent monitor? are you talking about the $3000-4000 monitor or the $200 monitor.

clue.As for trusting my judgement I really couldn’t give a shit.

Well, if you don’t give a shit, then I won’t mind giving you some of my shit, deal?

"Alan Browne" wrote in message

Stefan wrote:

I didn’t find an appropriate monitor group, so I try it here.
My trusty Sony Flat Trinitron behemont is getting old and I’m thinking of replaciing it with something more "modern". More precisely I want a 22" TFT monitor. (No, I don’t want a bigger one.) And it must be matte.
The Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA seems to be a real bargain. But is it really usable for professional work? How does it compare to those much more expensive Eizos, Miros etc.? Being a freelancer, money *does* matter.

Being a freelancer, results don’t matter?

That wasn’t very nice.

Anyway, LCD monitor panels come in a range of different qualities and generally the price reflects that quality.
You can read more about this at
http://www.clarkvision.com/photoinfo/choosing_an_LCD_monitor / and for more information about the technical side of this have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD.

I have two Samsung monitors on my work station. one is a reasonable quality 21" Samsung 215TW (cost AUD650 abt two years ago) and good enough for my image work the other is a Samsung 24" P2350 that is rubbish (cost AUD350) but is adequate for displaying windows, emails, menus etc.

Try to find out the panel type before you buy your monitor. It really makes a difference.
Regards.
PCR

PeteR wrote:

"Alan Browne" wrote in message

Stefan wrote:

I didn’t find an appropriate monitor group, so I try it here.
My trusty Sony Flat Trinitron behemont is getting old and I’m thinking of replaciing it with something more "modern". More precisely I want a 22" TFT monitor. (No, I don’t want a bigger one.) And it must be matte.
The Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA seems to be a real bargain. But is it really usable for professional work? How does it compare to those much more expensive Eizos, Miros etc.? Being a freelancer, money *does* matter.

Being a freelancer, results don’t matter?

That wasn’t very nice.

It wasn’t a dig, just the truth. Freelance photogs most often have top of the line bodies and lenses, so why wouldn’t a freelance photographer or graphics artist have a top of the line image display for work?

Anyway, LCD monitor panels come in a range of different qualities and generally the price reflects that quality.
You can read more about this at
http://www.clarkvision.com/photoinfo/choosing_an_LCD_monitor / and for more information about the technical side of this have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD.

I have two Samsung monitors on my work station. one is a reasonable quality 21" Samsung 215TW (cost AUD650 abt two years ago) and good enough for my image work the other is a Samsung 24" P2350 that is rubbish (cost AUD350) but is adequate for displaying windows, emails, menus etc.
Try to find out the panel type before you buy your monitor. It really makes a difference.

I look forward to Sony OLED monitors in a large enough size. The small ones are beautiful and sharp. OTOH my iMac has a fantastic LCD monitor built in. Like you my other monitor is whatever came with the previous PC. A very nice 1680×1050 display that can’t hold a candle to the Apple display. But it is fine for e-mail, usenet, and so on. It is also the primary display for the PC (which I use less and less).