I’m Going to but a new 19" TFT monitor, have been looking around some say 700:1 - 800:1 500:1 etc just wondering if lower/higher was better
also conisdering buying 2 with dual graphics card - i Know matrox are the kiddies but can anyone recommend a good dual head card i think maybe radeon do some and maybe a good 19" mon
been looking at the formac
Formac Gallery Xtreme 1900 19" TFT 8ms 800:1 (1280x1024) - the only thing that puts me off is i dont think its wall mountable
have seen an good deal on a samsumg on ebuyer but only has 500:1 - thats why i was wondering?
From what I’ve read, the 800:1, 500:1 is the contrast ratio, and the higher the better. However, I wouldn’t buy any display without seeing one in action for myself.
From the displays I’ve seen, Samsung is very good, but I haven’t seen any Formac, nor heard of them before. Numbers are helpful, but given you’re going to probably have the displays for a while and the quality can be subjective to the user, make a point to check out the displays you’re looking at. What I might like may not be something you like.
What are you looking to do with your display? Games? Photo editing? CAD?
I agree with Big B, its far more important to see the monitor in action if you can, the difference between screens is far bigger than CRT’s used to be.
I can recommend this BenQ model, I’ve got the 17" version and for the money its amazing. Clear and fast. £150 for a 19" TFT isn’t bad either :-
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Excellent find. I didn’t realise TFTs have fallen in price that much. Need to keep up with times…
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Bear in mind that the 550:1 contrast ratio isnt as good as some, although for CAD work, games and normal Windows stuff its perfectly good. You may find that if you watch a lot of movies on your PC the black areas might not be as black as you want. For me its not a problem but just thought i’d let you know.