07-23-2013, 03:26 PM
"Best" is a word that I somewhat dislike. In today's work I fear there is no 'best' in any manufactured item. Apparently craftsmanship and sturdy design has given way to planned obsolescence.
I think most monitors are now designed to fail within 8 years on average, some probably much sooner like 5 years.
I know the flat screen TV's have adapters and plug ins for computer monitor cable, and I think their table life is designed between 8-10 years.
Vizio named products appear to work rather well. My HDTV LED/Flat Screen is 4 years old and works very well I think it is rather large to be a computer monitor, but I note it has a place to plug in a computer monitor cable...
Then I have two gateway HDMI 22" LED flat screen monitors, both are 5-6 years old and both work very well.
Go in expecting the TV/Monitor to only be working for the next 5-8 years. Then decide how much you want to spend every 5-8 years for a replacement.
I personally found 22" to be a perfect working size for my computer needs. While I wanted to hook up the big TV for a computer monitor to play a few games like WOW, Sim City 4 Rushhour just so I can be extremely lazy and lounge on my couch... I do not see it as practical for things line data sheets, documents/writing/reading or surfing the net.
If you are a gamer and want an large screen experience, there are adaptors one can get to switch from monitor to monitor.
I think most monitors are now designed to fail within 8 years on average, some probably much sooner like 5 years.
I know the flat screen TV's have adapters and plug ins for computer monitor cable, and I think their table life is designed between 8-10 years.
Vizio named products appear to work rather well. My HDTV LED/Flat Screen is 4 years old and works very well I think it is rather large to be a computer monitor, but I note it has a place to plug in a computer monitor cable...
Then I have two gateway HDMI 22" LED flat screen monitors, both are 5-6 years old and both work very well.
Go in expecting the TV/Monitor to only be working for the next 5-8 years. Then decide how much you want to spend every 5-8 years for a replacement.
I personally found 22" to be a perfect working size for my computer needs. While I wanted to hook up the big TV for a computer monitor to play a few games like WOW, Sim City 4 Rushhour just so I can be extremely lazy and lounge on my couch... I do not see it as practical for things line data sheets, documents/writing/reading or surfing the net.
If you are a gamer and want an large screen experience, there are adaptors one can get to switch from monitor to monitor.