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    Advice Recommend a monitor

    Hi
    need some recommendations on a dual monitor set up. Ideally looking for 23" hd displays and want to spend around 100-120 on each.
    Seen some iiyama ones with ips panels but wondering if they're any good?

    Not fussed if they dont have speakers as I won't use the monitor speakers, but need dvi or I guess could use hdmi with a dvi adapter.

    They won't be used for gaming but will be used for photoshop and some video work etc.

    what brands are recommended nowadays?

    Thanks for any advice.

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    Default Re: Recommend a monitor

    I've had a pair of Dell Ultra sharp U2414s for a month now and couldn't be happier. Picture quality and colours are first class, and the killer feature for me is the razor thin bezel that just makes it look classy. I am running them via a single displayport out on my graphics card, and the two monitors are daisy chained via their respective displayports. The only issue is price, they're about £170 a piece.

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    Default Re: Recommend a monitor

    you can get a 27" one now for around £140.00

    don't worry to much about specs and diff panels as its a bloody minefield lol..

    go look at a few is the best way, ips and 4k are the new buz words but a lot still use a TN panel
    and it then becomes confusing, the AOC range is a good one for the price and most have dvi/vga in them
    and switch via the monitor.

    http://www.cclonline.com/category/90...nge/26/25-999/


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    Saw the Dells and they did look good esp with the thin frame. But the price goes up a bit.

    Wakadoo think I prefer 2 displays rather than one large one.

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    Default Re: Recommend a monitor

    Quote Originally Posted by theodotcom View Post
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    Wakadoo think I prefer 2 displays rather than one large one.
    I was sort of pointing you toward 2 x 27 inchers lol....


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    2 x 27 wouldn't even fit on my desk

    was as looking at 23" because they seem to be approx 60cm width so would just fit nicely.

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    Think I've narrowed it down to a few all at the £130 mark.

    http://www.cclonline.com/product/142...nitor/MON2712/

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-VE247H-.../dp/B004T2LMP2

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Ultrash.../dp/B005SNNCEA

    the dells I can get for 130 but they're not directly from dell so not sure on the warranty situation.

    leaning towards the dells, anyone got any more advice?

    Thanks

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    I bought one of these for my new build a couple of months ago. Cant fault it. excellent picture quality. (">

    http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/deskto...08588-pdt.html

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    Default Re: Recommend a monitor

    I've always like Iilyama screens but I've had 2 23" LG's for the last month or so and am really pleased with them. http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/m...3mp65hq-p.html

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    Default Re: Recommend a monitor

    I have samsung 24" delay 5ms i think to add another for music application , but others answers can guide me , thanks

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    You talk absolute shiit frenchie.
    either get a good babel transcoder or don't bother

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    Default Re: Recommend a monitor

    I don't know if you have purchased your monitors yet but I bought a LG24MP55HQ-P 24" IPS last month from ebuyer and it is a fantastic monitor, and it is only 57cm wide
    and the price has dropped £30 since I bought mine it's only £109.98 now i would definitely buy another one tomorrow

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