URGENT HELP! I need a new monitor for my PC!

[Bowyn Aerrow]

"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.

[ardus]

Did you know that Vizio is the only company that assembles HDTV's in the United States?

Richard


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[pellaz]

... and I think their table life is designed between 8-10 years ...

in 5years a 22" lcd monitor will be dead to most all people on earth including Africa as the technology will have moved on.

by the way:
if you buy a monitor get one with led back lighting.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

LED/LCD/Plasma - Demonology/Technomancy - its all the same thing in my mind. :tongue:

Yeah technology has a short lifespan as its always being replaced all the time. The bastads...

No I didn't know that Vizio was the only one assembled by Americans. I did ask for American made when ask what TV I wanted (I honestly didn't need/want a TV, I was very happy with my old Tube TV)...

[Shiner]

I have a media PC (running to an LG HD LED/LCD via a HDMI cable into my graphics card)

and a generic PC (Samsung monitor)

If you are going to be using it as a computer, go a decent monitor from LG/Samsung/Similar that has good specs for what you need. If you are gaming on it, the HD-TV's are good if you are sitting futher away using wireless inputs, but anything like regular gaming and your eyes will melt in their sockets as I've experienced.