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    Best, cheapest external flat screen monitor?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mangrobang, Nov 28, 2007.

  1. mangrobang

    mangrobang Notebook Geek

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    I produce music and run multi track audio, and currently use my Dell Inspiron 9300 as my primary with an external Dell CRT monitor as a secondary to the right.

    What I want to do is get a nice external and use it as the primary front and center, while the laptop sits to the right.

    I don't need it to have speakers, usb in, or whatever other excess garbage they could throw on the raise the price.

    Just a great widescreen, flatscreen, LCD picture hopefully no smaller than 19". I'm staying in the bottom price range - monitors are ridiculously expensive. So as cheap as possible is what I'm looking for. I'm open to Ebay. And I live in Alaska, so there is nothing on craigslist, and we really only have Best Buy and CompUSA.
     
  2. CreX

    CreX Notebook Consultant

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    I would really recommend Samsung. ;)
    I got this one my self. And it's really nice.
    But I would recommend you to go for one of the newer with better contrast ratio and maybe 22". :D
     
  3. kowell

    kowell Notebook Evangelist

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    LG makes great screens too. There is a 22inch widescreen with a 3000:1 ratio at great price right now.
     
  4. mangrobang

    mangrobang Notebook Geek

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    Cool, now to find the cheapest retailer...

    Anyone else?