Looking for aa great LCD/HD Ready moniter.

Hey everyone, I have been searching for a long time now for a good LCD/HD ready moniter. I have been having major troubles finding one that doesn't have issues. At the moment I am looking at this one at newegg, although it is a little more than I was planning on spending.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824002320

Has anyone had any first hand experience with any LCD/ HD moniters. I am looking for something with 1680 x 1050 resolution, component video inputs, at least the ability to play 480p signals, and <8ms response time. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I am having major trouble finding something that has excellent reviews. A lot of them seem to have excessive backlight bleed, or dead pixels after a few months of operation.....mostly the Samsung's I have looked at. Thanks for any help!

 

Oh, wait, check this one out...Looks really nice...I don't know if it is even out yet because I couldn't find it online....hmm...

http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=10&l2=88&l3=365&model=1383&modelmenu=1

 

you just need to keep looking on newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824236007

I really want this thing!! looks so nice and has so many inputs, looks great, glossy screen, everything I want in a screen.

just buy it for me.

 

Thanks for the post. I thought this thread was going to dissapear. Did you just the link for new ASUS moniters that I put above. I need to figure out when they will be available or what the deal is with them. They have 2ms response time!

 

What will your primary use for the monitor be? If it's video, I wouldn't go with the Asus MW201U, since it's 2ms response time suggests it it using a TN (Twisted Nemetic) panel. While TN panels are cheap and fast, making them ideal for gaming and general desktop use, their color reproduction and limited (especially vertical) viewing angles make them less desirable for use as a HDTV replacement.

BTW, that Asus MW201U also lacks the component input you were after.

 

Yikes! Thanks for the tip. The moniter will be used mostly for my desktop, which includes andthing from gaming to engineering. I want to be able to play a 480p signal at least on the moniter to hook things up like XBOX and Gamecube. The more I look, the more it seems that I may just be best off bagging the HDTV part and just getting a solid moniter. It seems like there aren't any out there that are good at both. Does the NEC one I posted first looks better? What are some other important things to look into? Thanks for the input!

 

Probably the best compromise would be a monitor thats good at video and pretty good at gaming... which would suggest either a MVA or IPS panel.

The Dell monitors (with the exception of the budget 20" model) should meet all your requirements.

For more info you may want to browse these two sites I find very handy... www.tftcentral.co.uk and www.prad.de/en/

 

BenQ 241W (Good, but I don't like the name BenQ)
Dell 2407 (Depends when it was made, some are really poorly built)
Dell 3007 (Lovely)
Gateway FPD 21 to 24 (Ok, but really bad customer service)
Samsung 225BW (Im using it and its really nice but only dvi and vga output)

The top 4 all have HD 480ip+ / HDCP ready, S video, VGA, DVI lalalala

 

any good gaming LCD should have:

Response Time: 8ms and below
Contrast Ratio: at least 500:1
Connection(s): at least DVI (that is HDCP compliant), ideal if their is also HDMI
Resolution: varied depending on aspect ratio
---- For 4:3 aspect:
1600x1200 would be ideal (usually in 19" LCDs)
---- For 16:9 (or 16:10) aspect (found in 17"+ LCDs):
1440x900 would be entry-level
1680x1050 would be a better buy
1920x1080 (or 1920x1200) would be ideal for being future proof/friendly since that would be 1080p ready for PS3 and new True HD movie formats (Blu-ray & HD-DVD)

Hope this helps,

-Gophn

 

I just bought one of these, and I love it. It has very good color reproduction from what my limited experience would tell. I just went from 2 17" CRT's, and haven't noticed any limitation of color. It's 1680x1050, has DVI and VGA inputs, along with a switch to select between the two, and doesn't have useless crap like speakers on it. No USB hub or component input, but that's not a huge loss for me. Check the reviews on it too... great numbers. It's also got very little backlight bleed from what I can tell. I've watched HD videos on it, and it seems to be quite good, especially 720p and below (my 3.06GHz Xeon's just can't seem to push the data that fast any more...)

 

Thanks for all the replies. I have looked at many of the moniters listed here. I guess I will have to compromise on some features. Thanks again.