Buying a 19"

[Junai]

I've looked at these two 19" monitors.

Samsung 940BF and

BenQ FP93GX

 

Looks like they got the same specs. 2ms response time on both.

 

Any ideas?

I'm going to buy a 19" monitor in that price-range anyway. Just wondering what to get.

 

 

J.

Edited September 16, 2006 by Junai

[Fionavar]

I've always gone with Samsung fwiiw ... the best test is to see it in action if you can.

[Bokishi]

Go with samsung.

[angshuman]

I don't know about the 940BF, but my lab just bought a bunch of 931BF's, and they are horrible. The construction quality is superb, and it looks like a very slick product. The panel itself is complete garbage. You can literally see the 6-bit to 8-bit dithering going on. Unfortunately, I don't expect any of these "2ms" or "1ms" or "0.001ns" panels to be any good. As far as human perception is concerned, I don't believe anything below 8ms is necessary even for the fastest FPS's or the most contrasty and dynamic movies.

 

The old Dell 1901's in my lab also have 6-bit TN panels, but they do a better job of hiding the dithering than the new Samsungs. It could be that the Samsungs have a superior panel coating and this unfortunately reveals the ugly dithering going on in the background. I'll say what I always say and people never seem to listen or care: stay away from 6-bit TN panels, get an LCD with a true 8-bit panel.

[Junai]

k.. thanks people.

I'll see if I can have a look at it.

 

J.

[Walsingham]

Looks a damn sight shinier than my Novatech!

[metadigital]

BenQ isn't a bad brand: they differentiate themselves in the market with respect to price, but the quality isn't too bad. I can't remember who's factory they come out of at the moment ... remember there are only a couple of plants that make LCD screens (all in Taiwan, IIRC).

[DemonKing]

I've had a Samsung 930BF for the last year or so and I really like it - before then I was a strict CRT man but this model has changed my mind.

Edited September 22, 2006 by DemonKing

[Ellester]

My two monitors

 

ViewSonic VX2025WM Black-Silver 20.1'' DVI 8ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 16ms white-black-white (typ) Widescreen

BenQ FP202W Black 20.1'' DVI 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

 

I like The View Sonic better, but for the price the BenQ was a great buy. It

[Diamond]

I have a 19" Benq FP91G+, which has a response of 8ms too, and I have no problem with games whatsoever.

It was awesome after my 15" faded old laptop panel, but after seeing my boss' widescreen 30"... not so.