Which TFT to choose?

RichBa5tard · 7th October 2004, 16:00

I need a second TFT screen, mainly for programming, but I'd be nice to have a decent TFT for gaming too.

I can't choose between these:

Real cheap, sufficient for programming.
- 17" Benq T701

size: 17"
res: 1280x1024
c/r: 450:1
response time: 25ms
connection: analog
price: 290€

Cheap for a 19", good response ratio, but no DVI.
- 19" BenQ T904 schwarz 1280x1024 analog

size: 19"
res: 1280x1024
c/r: 700:1
response time: 25ms
connection: analog
price: 390€

Affordable, DVI and low response, but worse contrast ratio than the 390€ model.
- 19" BenQ FP937s 19" analog/digital

size: 19"
res: 1280x1024
c/r: 450:1
response time: 12ms
connection: analog/DVI
price: 440€

Nice dsign, DVI, excellent contrast ratio but a bit too expensive.
- 19" TFT Samsung SyncMaster 910T

size: 19"
res: 1280x1024
c/r: 1000:1
response time: 25ms
connection: analog/DVI
price: 545€

jmke · 7th October 2004, 16:13

no Hyundai Q17 ?

Bosw8er · 7th October 2004, 16:24

As you prolly go for the 19" (bigger is better, certainly for programming) and as you prolly spend a lot of hours in front of the screen and as preserving your excellent eyesight ain't something to be cheap about ... my choice would be ... Samsung !

BlackRabbit · 7th October 2004, 17:03

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
but I'd be nice

You're already nice to me

Interesting topic, searching a TFT too ATM

cR00zIFI><3r · 7th October 2004, 17:23

there's a cheap TFT in the macro I thought...
I don't know exactly which one, I believe it was a Siemens...

OK, I found it:

Scaleo View C17-3

17"
350cd/m²
350:1
14ms
2 years waranty
299€

RichBa5tard · 7th October 2004, 18:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Bosw8er
As you prolly go for the 19" (bigger is better, certainly for programming)

Higher resolution is better... but they're all 1280*1024. :/ I can't afford a 1600*1200 TFT. I rather use a 15" 1400*1050 than a 1280*1024 17" TFT, but my laptop is getting too slow.

@jmke: the Hyundai Q17 has the same specs and price as the BenQ FP937s, but the latter is 19"...

jmke · 7th October 2004, 18:34

don't rely on SPECS please; never do that

Sidney · 7th October 2004, 18:38

I like my Albatron with both VGA and DVI; used more than 18 months not a single dead pixel, too bad they don't make this model anymore.

Albatron is the "oldest" maker of monitor and TFT.

kristos · 7th October 2004, 20:17

a wee bit offtopic but:

what are the important specs (sorry jmke but testing them isn't exactly an option

) that I need to keep in mind when looking for a good TFT?

7th October 2004, 20:24

DVI, refresh time, and contrast ratio ( the higher the better ) those are the most important things

7th October 2004, 16:00	#1
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Which TFT to choose? I need a second TFT screen, mainly for programming, but I'd be nice to have a decent TFT for gaming too. I can't choose between these: Real cheap, sufficient for programming. - 17" Benq T701 size: 17" res: 1280x1024 c/r: 450:1 response time: 25ms connection: analog price: 290€ Cheap for a 19", good response ratio, but no DVI. - 19" BenQ T904 schwarz 1280x1024 analog size: 19" res: 1280x1024 c/r: 700:1 response time: 25ms connection: analog price: 390€ Affordable, DVI and low response, but worse contrast ratio than the 390€ model. - 19" BenQ FP937s 19" analog/digital size: 19" res: 1280x1024 c/r: 450:1 response time: 12ms connection: analog/DVI price: 440€ Nice dsign, DVI, excellent contrast ratio but a bit too expensive. - 19" TFT Samsung SyncMaster 910T size: 19" res: 1280x1024 c/r: 1000:1 response time: 25ms connection: analog/DVI price: 545€ __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

7th October 2004, 16:13	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	no Hyundai Q17 ? __________________

7th October 2004, 16:24	#3
Bosw8er [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	As you prolly go for the 19" (bigger is better, certainly for programming) and as you prolly spend a lot of hours in front of the screen and as preserving your excellent eyesight ain't something to be cheap about ... my choice would be ... Samsung ! __________________ "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

7th October 2004, 17:23	#5
cR00zIFI><3r Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 371	there's a cheap TFT in the macro I thought... I don't know exactly which one, I believe it was a Siemens... OK, I found it: Scaleo View C17-3 17" 350cd/m² 350:1 14ms 2 years waranty 299€ __________________ If it\'s about the time I spew green slime and masturbated with the crusifix, it was my first beer party... http://www.kernellan.be/new/sigs/sig.png Get ready for Kernellan V2

7th October 2004, 18:34	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	don't rely on SPECS please; never do that __________________

7th October 2004, 18:38	#8
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	I like my Albatron with both VGA and DVI; used more than 18 months not a single dead pixel, too bad they don't make this model anymore. Albatron is the "oldest" maker of monitor and TFT. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

7th October 2004, 20:17	#9
kristos Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,554	a wee bit offtopic but: what are the important specs (sorry jmke but testing them isn't exactly an option ) that I need to keep in mind when looking for a good TFT? __________________ "Welcome to the internet; where men are men, women are men, and little girls are FBI agents."

7th October 2004, 20:24	#10
Da_BoKa Posts: n/a	DVI, refresh time, and contrast ratio ( the higher the better ) those are the most important things

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