My 7-year-old Samsung SyncMaster 213T (21", 1600x1200) monitor's backlight is finally dying, so it's time to look at replacements.
I basically want a 21-24" monitor that is 1920 by either 1080 or 1200 (fuck 1080p for causing the resolution on most big monitors to be lowered), and has good color reproduction. I don't play games on my desktop, and I don't watch many movies, so having the fastest pixel change isn't important, but I don't want it to be noticeably bad either. It needs to have either HDMI or DVI, but I don't care what other connections it has. I won't be using built-in speakers, so not having them would be a plus (less plastic around the edges of the monitor), but it's not a big deal either way.
I would really love it if I could get a good monitor for under $250, or even better, under $200, because then I could afford to get two and replace my little 19" Hanns-G secondary monitor, but if a good monitor costs $500, then I want to know that too.
I'm currently looking at the ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED, which is 21.5", 1920x1080, LED backlight, with 5ms response time or the LG E2250T-PN, which has almost the exact same specs. Both are essentially $160 after Newegg sale discounts.
Thoughts/recommendations?
I basically want a 21-24" monitor that is 1920 by either 1080 or 1200 (fuck 1080p for causing the resolution on most big monitors to be lowered), and has good color reproduction. I don't play games on my desktop, and I don't watch many movies, so having the fastest pixel change isn't important, but I don't want it to be noticeably bad either. It needs to have either HDMI or DVI, but I don't care what other connections it has. I won't be using built-in speakers, so not having them would be a plus (less plastic around the edges of the monitor), but it's not a big deal either way.
I would really love it if I could get a good monitor for under $250, or even better, under $200, because then I could afford to get two and replace my little 19" Hanns-G secondary monitor, but if a good monitor costs $500, then I want to know that too.
I'm currently looking at the ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED, which is 21.5", 1920x1080, LED backlight, with 5ms response time or the LG E2250T-PN, which has almost the exact same specs. Both are essentially $160 after Newegg sale discounts.
Thoughts/recommendations?