GPL and big(er) monitors?

Thanks for the monitor posts guys... I know this is a bit OT, but... Can anyone recommend a good 17 or 19 inch monitor for a good price? There are many choices out there. Can someone with some experience with a demanding (graphically) game like GPL and a 17 or 19 inch monitor give me a recommendation for a monitor (and model) they are happy with?? -_Dave -- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

I'll put my vote in for Optiquest V95,19 in.I bought this 3 months ago after comparing all the 19 inchers,excellent value under $500.

Dave, I picked off a Gateway 17" from ebay for under $200 US including shipping and am very happy with it. -don

FWIW, I bought a 19" CTX for approx $600US about 2 yrs ago (?), and used it with GPL extensively before I got my new monitor. I have had no complaints with it. For me, it's hard to compare unless you have a bunch of monitors next to each other. Even then, it's hard for me to separate more than obvious differences in picture quality. Now I have the 20" Sony Trinitron that I got for free. If I had paid for it, I wouldn't have kept it -- the 2 horizontal wire shadows drive me nuts! I've always liked Viewsonic -- excellent, sharp picture, but never had one larger than 15". Brett

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>Thanks for the monitor posts guys... >I know this is a bit OT, but... >Can anyone recommend a good 17 or 19 inch monitor for a good price? >There are many choices out there. >Can someone with some experience with a demanding (graphically) game >like GPL and a 17 or 19 inch monitor give me a recommendation for a >monitor (and model) they are happy with?? >-_Dave

Although it's pretty expensive up here... ($800 or so) I'd recommend a Hitachi EM751 to anyone. Racing GPL in a 19" monitor witha 18.7" VIEWABLE area was sooooooo cool... Unfortunatly for me.... I'm back to a 15" MAG now.. as the !9" belong to my workplace.. :( -- All the best, Edwin Solheim *remove SPAM-GUARD in address to reply* The Paddock - a legendary site.... <http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock>

Here in Dallas, Best Buy is selling 19" KDS monitors for $400. My roomie got one in Nov and it looks just fine to me. I have an old Sony 17" on my previous machine that's about to die. If it goes in the next month or so, I'll almost certainly go with that 19" KDS myself. I have a 21" Hitachi on my main system. Looks great, and when I got it three years ago I happened to get a great deal on it. Today, the 21" KDS is selling for about 1/2 what I paid for it. I'm constantly astonished by the size/features/power and general bang for the buck available in the computing industry. Mighty

Optiquest V95. It's made by Viewsonic. 19 inch and can be had for about $525.

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>Thanks for the monitor posts guys... >I know this is a bit OT, but... >Can anyone recommend a good 17 or 19 inch monitor for a good price? >There are many choices out there. >Can someone with some experience with a demanding (graphically) game >like GPL and a 17 or 19 inch monitor give me a recommendation for a >monitor (and model) they are happy with?? >-_Dave >-- >Dave Schwabe >The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site >http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

I see several recommendations for the 19" Optiquest V95, BuySoftware has it for $453.16 including shipping. If that is too much, I am very happy with my Mag DJ700 17" Monitor, which is $256.15 including shipping at BuySoftware. Charlie

Optiquest V95.......egghead.com....auction....got mine for $335...love it. Jake

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>>Can someone with some experience with a demanding (graphically) game >>like GPL and a 17 or 19 inch monitor give me a recommendation for a >>monitor (and model) they are happy with?? >I see several recommendations for the 19" Optiquest V95, BuySoftware has it >for $453.16 including shipping. >If that is too much, I am very happy with my Mag DJ700 17" Monitor, which

is >$256.15 including shipping at BuySoftware. >Charlie