What to buy?

daniel c · 12-05-2008, 08:21 AM

Hi,
Thanks for looking,

I am looking at two different choices of screens to buy and was wondering if any one had recommendations. They are about the same price 22" widescreen. The links are below

The Acer one
http://www.acer.com.au/acer/akc/moni...8.7&ms=expand&

The ASUS one
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

I will be using the screens for word proccessing, games, photoshop and the occasional movie.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Daniel

daniel c · 12-05-2008, 07:25 AM

Oh and also I forgot to ask what is better Active or Passive Matrix

ASUS = Active
Acer = Passive

Cheers

scorps65 · 12-05-2008, 04:28 PM

When it comes to the Active or Passive Matrix... i honestly don't think there is a better... theyre just two different processes that a screen uses to display pixels... TFT's (like the ASUS) use Active Matrixing... i read about it here:
How stuff works: Active and Passive Matrix
Still, i don't know for sure if there is a better or not

sorry!

However, i can tell you which of the two will be a better steal, excluding the active or passive matrixing:

One of the first things you should look at when buying a screen is its Respone Time (or... refresh rate)... The lower the number the faster, or, better.
The Asus here beats the Acer with 2ms. The acer has 5ms. Now this isnt to say that the Acer is much worse or "sucks"... 5ms is still KICK A**! Moving on...
Contrast Ratio: The Acer beats this one with a 2500:1. The Asus has a 2000:1
Power consumption: The Acer takes about 45W while the Asus will take about 55W
Other than this they are both pretty much identical.

CONCLUSION:
As i tell everyone, you really won't see a big difference between the two unless the Respone times were lets say very different... or if one screen was 22' and the other 19'...
Also, i don't know about Asus monitors... i know theyre ok with motherboards and cd/dvd drives... but monitors?

If you are on a budget... go for the cheaper one

Hope i was of some help

12-05-2008, 08:21 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
daniel c Geek Trainee Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12 Status: Offline	What to buy? Hi, Thanks for looking, I am looking at two different choices of screens to buy and was wondering if any one had recommendations. They are about the same price 22" widescreen. The links are below The Acer one http://www.acer.com.au/acer/akc/moni...8.7&ms=expand& The ASUS one ASUSTeK Computer Inc. I will be using the screens for word proccessing, games, photoshop and the occasional movie. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Daniel

12-05-2008, 04:28 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
scorps65 Mega Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 20 Male Posts: 375 Times Helpful: 22 My Mood: Psychadelic Status: Offline My Computer	When it comes to the Active or Passive Matrix... i honestly don't think there is a better... theyre just two different processes that a screen uses to display pixels... TFT's (like the ASUS) use Active Matrixing... i read about it here: How stuff works: Active and Passive Matrix Still, i don't know for sure if there is a better or not sorry! However, i can tell you which of the two will be a better steal, excluding the active or passive matrixing: One of the first things you should look at when buying a screen is its Respone Time (or... refresh rate)... The lower the number the faster, or, better. The Asus here beats the Acer with 2ms. The acer has 5ms. Now this isnt to say that the Acer is much worse or "sucks"... 5ms is still KICK A**! Moving on... Contrast Ratio: The Acer beats this one with a 2500:1. The Asus has a 2000:1 Power consumption: The Acer takes about 45W while the Asus will take about 55W Other than this they are both pretty much identical. CONCLUSION: As i tell everyone, you really won't see a big difference between the two unless the Respone times were lets say very different... or if one screen was 22' and the other 19'... Also, i don't know about Asus monitors... i know theyre ok with motherboards and cd/dvd drives... but monitors? If you are on a budget... go for the cheaper one Hope i was of some help __________________

12-05-2008, 07:25 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
daniel c Geek Trainee Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12 Status: Offline	Oh and also I forgot to ask what is better Active or Passive Matrix ASUS = Active Acer = Passive Cheers

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