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    Looking for an external screen

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Freelancer27, Apr 29, 2012.

  1. Freelancer27

    Freelancer27 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    I plan to buy me the new MBP 15" when it comes out (whenever this might be...).

    To round the experience up I would like to get a external screen as well.

    I am not very familiar with external screens and a quick search on amazon was a bit overwhelming so I would like to ask the community for some help! ;-)

    What I would like to have/spend:

    - at least 22"
    - want to use it for:
    *watching movies, play games (ego shooter)
    *for work (Adobe products)
    - should not be too big
    - do not want to spend more than 300 USD


    Thank you very much.
     
    Freelancer27, Apr 29, 2012
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you're going to use it for work, I assume color accuracy is of some importance? The Dell U2412M has an IPS screen and when on sale it flirts with the $300 mark before taxes. The U2312HM isn't a bad choice either and it is currently $240 before taxes.

    In general I try to stay away from low-quality screens (a.k.a. TN) that have 160° viewing angles and bad color reproduction (especially when viewing it at even a slight angle).
     
    Greg, Apr 30, 2012
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  3. d4v3

    d4v3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't know how well it works for photo-editing, but I've got a Viewsonic va2431wm that works great for games. 24" wide, 23.6" viewable, and they've been on sale for a while now. I got mine for $180 at Microcenter in November, and I've seen them around $160 now.
     
    d4v3, Apr 30, 2012
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  4. NotEnoughMinerals

    NotEnoughMinerals Notebook Deity

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    I'll second a vote for the Dell Ultrasharp line. Dell's IPS panels have always been great for me.

    I just purchased another U2312HM recently. For reviews on monitors check out tftcentral.com, they're fairly extensive in their testing of monitors.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Apr 30, 2012
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  5. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    you can get the U2412m for ~$320 at dell if you call and ask if they got coupons and if they dont they should give you a $25 discount so it ends up being $320. Also ghosting for games isn't too bad as long as you don't play games like zombie driver :/

    EDIT: no one comes close to tftcentral in reviews...wish they reviews more though :/
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, May 1, 2012
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