gleembru Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I Need a 19-22" LCD widescreen HDTV / monitor to hook up to my Opentel ODT4200PVR. The higher the dynamic contrast, processing bit and native resolution & lower refresh rate the better. It'll need speakers. Any learned advice? Regards, Glenn.
jokiin Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 There are only two panels commonly in use for this size, CMO and Samsung (most are CMO though) but the specs of each, refresh rate, brightness etc are the same so no obvious choices here based on specification alone, the scaler and what inputs they have are about all that set them apart, better off to research what you can find that you feel meets your criteria and then ask for feedback on particular models
Wolf1503559591 Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 At that screen size you won’t get HD because they average about 1152x846 pixels. The only HD is 1920x1080, full stop, anything less is sales talk.
Scalpel Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I Need a 19-22" LCD widescreen HDTV / monitor to hook up to my Opentel ODT4200PVR. The higher the dynamic contrast,processing bit and native resolution & lower refresh rate the better. It'll need speakers. Any learned advice? Regards, Glenn. With a bit of lateral thinking you could get: Monitor: Dell 2407 24 inch monitor - $999 Interface 15pin D-sub, DVI-D with HDCP, S-Video, Composite, Component, 4 USB 2.0 Ports, Kensington security, Integrated 9-in-1 Flash card reader; Resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz; Response Time 16 ms ( black to white) / 6 ms ( grey to grey ); Warranty 3-Years Advanced Exchange Service which can be extended up to 5 years Speakers: Logitech z5500 5.1 ($385 from (here)) - Review (here) Not bad for under $1400 if you want something that small. J.
jokiin Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 At that screen size you won’t get HD because they average about 1152x846 pixels. The 19" panels are 1440 x 900 and the 22" are 1680 x 1050 native resolution
Guest nato Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 At that screen size you won’t get HD because they average about 1152x846 pixels. The only HD is 1920x1080, full stop, anything less is sales talk. I'm not so sure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p#720p_versus_1080i selves not self's
monkeu Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 At that screen size you won’t get HD because they average about 1152x846 pixels. The only HD is 1920x1080, full stop, anything less is sales talk. I think you're the victim of sales talk.
Wolf1503559591 Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I understand he is looking for a TV panel and not a PC monitor. I also understand that they can be used as a TV if you intend to sit 2 feet away from it. My 22in Samsung monitor has 1680x1050, but I would not like it as a TV screen for several reasons. I got another screen hanging next to it on the wall, a 23in Samsung as a second display for the PC which I use for video viewing even so it only has 1152x 846. And yes, I stick to it that anything less than 1920x1080 is not HD. Go and have a look through the shops they claim everything more than 720x480 is HD or HD-ready or accepts HD-input, that I regard just as shop talk by guys who do not know the difference between an arm and an elbow.
jokiin Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I understand he is looking for a TV panel and not a PC monitor. I also understand that they can be used as a TV if you intend to sit 2 feet away from it. My 22in Samsung monitor has 1680x1050, but I would not like it as a TV screen for several reasons. I got another screen hanging next to it on the wall, a 23in Samsung as a second display for the PC which I use for video viewing even so it only has 1152x 846. I'm using a 22" PC monitor and also have a 22" TV on the desk next to me (1680 x 1050) and it actually makes a much better TV than I thought it would, I did have a 19" TV (1440 x 900) and the 22" definately has a better picture
gleembru Posted April 3, 2007 Author Posted April 3, 2007 I understand he is looking for a TV panel and not a PC monitor. I also understand that they can be used as a TV if you intend to sit 2 feet away from it. My 22in Samsung monitor has 1680x1050, but I would not like it as a TV screen for several reasons. I got another screen hanging next to it on the wall, a 23in Samsung as a second display for the PC which I use for video viewing even so it only has 1152x 846.And yes, I stick to it that anything less than 1920x1080 is not HD. Go and have a look through the shops they claim everything more than 720x480 is HD or HD-ready or accepts HD-input, that I regard just as shop talk by guys who do not know the difference between an arm and an elbow. Are you saying that if I get a 22" monitor to use as a tv I won't get good pq @ 10-15 feet?
gleembru Posted April 3, 2007 Author Posted April 3, 2007 I'm using a 22" PC monitor and also have a 22" TV on the desk next to me (1680 x 1050) and it actually makes a much better TV than I thought it would, I did have a 19" TV (1440 x 900) and the 22" definately has a better picture what's the difference between your 22" LCD Monitor and your 22"LCD tv?
jokiin Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 what's the difference between your 22" LCD Monitor and your 22"LCD tv? The PC monitor is exactly that, the TV has built in tuner (not that I use it anyway), component input, speakers, remote control etc, in other words it's an LCD TV
gleembru Posted April 4, 2007 Author Posted April 4, 2007 I Need a 19-22" LCD widescreen HDTV / monitor to hook up to my Opentel ODT4200PVR. The higher the dynamic contrast,processing bit and native resolution & lower refresh rate the better. It'll need speakers. Any learned advice? Regards, Glenn. With a bit of lateral thinking you could get: Monitor: Dell 2407 24 inch monitor - $999 Interface 15pin D-sub, DVI-D with HDCP, S-Video, Composite, Component, 4 USB 2.0 Ports, Kensington security, Integrated 9-in-1 Flash card reader; Resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz; Response Time 16 ms ( black to white) / 6 ms ( grey to grey ); Warranty 3-Years Advanced Exchange Service which can be extended up to 5 years Speakers: Logitech z5500 5.1 ($385 from (here)) - Review (here) Not bad for under $1400 if you want something that small. J. Thanks J, besides a tuner, component input and remote control, what's the difference betweena 24" LCD monitor and a 24" LCD TV? Is it viewing distance? Glenn
jokiin Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 besides a tuner, component input and remote control, what's the difference betweena 24" LCD monitor and a 24" LCD TV? Is it viewing distance? No difference other than what you mentioned, I wouldn't consider using a PC monitor though as the inputs and remote are too hard to go without
gleembru Posted April 5, 2007 Author Posted April 5, 2007 besides a tuner, component input and remote control, what's the difference betweena 24" LCD monitor and a 24" LCD TV? Is it viewing distance? No difference other than what you mentioned, I wouldn't consider using a PC monitor though as the inputs and remote are too hard to go without Cheers J, I'll start looking for a 24" lcd HDTV. Would go bigger, though can[t see the point in spending $1500+ on something that could die in under 8yrs. Samsung LA26R71BDX seem good, though they run a bit hot for my liking. I'll keep looking. Glenn
gleembru Posted April 26, 2007 Author Posted April 26, 2007 Thank you all. I ended up getting a NEC 23" TFT LCD for $800, 3yr warranty, great pq except brightness seems a bit strange (maybe I'm just used to crt)- one moment it's good next its a bit dark. And I'm a bit concerned that if brightness needs to be set to 95%, there'll be nowhere to go when the unit starts getting old. Can anyone shed any light on this (no pun intended)????
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