|
Senior Member
 |
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: uk/usa
Posts: 10,146
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Azz
Nice one Moonie!! 
Let us know how you get on.
Let us know how you get on.
 Admin Team
 |
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Wales, UK
Posts: 15,385
 |
I'm sure you'll talk him round 
|
Kit 1 Nikon D300 Nikon 55-200mm VR |
Kit 2 Nikon D40 Nikon 18-55mm |
|
|
My Compact/P&S: Panasonic Lumix TZ7 |
|
Senior Member
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: uk/usa
Posts: 10,146
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Azz
I'm sure you'll talk him round
he has not said No, it is just a bit more than we had discussed. But, I will hunt for a better price, so thanks for the help, and Dawn for starting the thread xxxx
|
Admin Team
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Wales, UK
Posts: 15,385
|
The price you found was not bad - I'd ring Dell up anyway and knock off £30 and say you found the exact same model at that price and see if they price match. But $279 works out at £190 so that's pretty decent anyway! Goodluck!
|
Kit 1 Nikon D300 Nikon 55-200mm VR |
Kit 2 Nikon D40 Nikon 18-55mm |
|
|
My Compact/P&S: Panasonic Lumix TZ7 |
 Senior Member
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Midlands
Posts: 2,631
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Azz
It's a good size Dawn, and you really need a widescreen one thesedays - most operating systems are geared up for them now too.
You'll be very hard pressed to find a smaller non-TN panel tbh, as there's just not a call for them in 'budget' monitors.
I would seriously consider getting this one... anyone who's serious about photography should get a decent monitor, or what they work on isn't really going to be very accurate, not only will the colours most likely be off, but you'll be missing so many of them anyway due to the monitors inability to display them.
You'll be very hard pressed to find a smaller non-TN panel tbh, as there's just not a call for them in 'budget' monitors.
I would seriously consider getting this one... anyone who's serious about photography should get a decent monitor, or what they work on isn't really going to be very accurate, not only will the colours most likely be off, but you'll be missing so many of them anyway due to the monitors inability to display them.
Too big.What do you think of the ones JR mentioned?
 Fondly Remembered
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Perthshire Scotland
Posts: 8,168
|
I'll have to have a read through this thread myself later. I've aquired a PC for Hannah albeit no monitor, keyboard or mouse.
I've a 17" Dell on my PC but I may give her this one and replace it.
I've a 17" Dell on my PC but I may give her this one and replace it.
|
Kit 1 Canon 1D Mark 3 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II |
Kit 2 1D2 & 40D |
|
Senior Member
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: uk/usa
Posts: 10,146
|
Dawn, look what you have started LOL
I know exactly where you are coming from about the 17" being a nice size and not huge, I suppose it depends where you have your PC too.
Part of the reason I want a bigger one, is so I can watch Ashes to Ashes on BBCiplayer, and other TV shows I love, Gavin and Stacey etcbut it will be only used by me, so it makes sense to have one geared up to photography.
I know exactly where you are coming from about the 17" being a nice size and not huge, I suppose it depends where you have your PC too.
Part of the reason I want a bigger one, is so I can watch Ashes to Ashes on BBCiplayer, and other TV shows I love, Gavin and Stacey etc
but it will be only used by me, so it makes sense to have one geared up to photography.
|
Admin Team
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Wales, UK
Posts: 15,385
|
Is your current monitor a CRT? If so there won't be that much of a difference in size. Esp height wise.
Go to PC world and check them out. A square 17" tft monitor will give you smaller text than a 17" crt monitor. The widescreen 22" will give you a more readable text size, closer to a 17" crt monitor.
Re quality - as I said before, there are very few non-tn panels in smaller monitor sizes as those are usually aimed at non-professionals (although you could look for reviews of the Dell 2009 and see if they say it's not a TN panel - but the text will be smaller in that).
Personally I wouldn't touch a TN panelled monitor
while they are fine for most consumers they are not for anyone serious about graphical work.
Up to you
Also, re JR's monitor? see this
Moonie & Phil - get that 22" Dell I posted, it looks super - if I was buying a 22" monitor that's the one I'd get
Go to PC world and check them out. A square 17" tft monitor will give you smaller text than a 17" crt monitor. The widescreen 22" will give you a more readable text size, closer to a 17" crt monitor.
Re quality - as I said before, there are very few non-tn panels in smaller monitor sizes as those are usually aimed at non-professionals (although you could look for reviews of the Dell 2009 and see if they say it's not a TN panel - but the text will be smaller in that).
Personally I wouldn't touch a TN panelled monitor
while they are fine for most consumers they are not for anyone serious about graphical work.Up to you
Also, re JR's monitor? see this Moonie & Phil - get that 22" Dell I posted, it looks super - if I was buying a 22" monitor that's the one I'd get
|
Kit 1 Nikon D300 Nikon 55-200mm VR |
Kit 2 Nikon D40 Nikon 18-55mm |
|
|
My Compact/P&S: Panasonic Lumix TZ7 |
|
Senior Member
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Midlands
Posts: 2,631
|
Thanks Azz.
The one I have is a good few years old, but was a decent one at the time.
http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Pro...G_L1710B.shtml
It seems to be doing the job, but I just thought it was maybe time for a better one.
The one I have is a good few years old, but was a decent one at the time.
http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Pro...G_L1710B.shtml
It seems to be doing the job, but I just thought it was maybe time for a better one.
|
Admin Team
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: South Wales, UK
Posts: 15,385
|
Just looked on the Dell site and the smaller 2009 is a TN panel so I wouldn't get that. That LG is a TN panel - you can tell from the viewing angles.
Just get the 2209WA
Just get the 2209WA
|
Kit 1 Nikon D300 Nikon 55-200mm VR |
Kit 2 Nikon D40 Nikon 18-55mm |
|
|
My Compact/P&S: Panasonic Lumix TZ7 |