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Question: Widescreen Desktop LCD's?! Where?!

post #1 of 71
9/15/04 at 7:01pm
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Ok, obviously the laptop market is pretty stocked with nice Widescreen Monitors, but what about us Desktop users?

I want to find a nice Widescreen Desktop LCD, but have since been unable to finad anything, other than Apple's Cinema HD's , which is what I will be getting unless somebody here can help me find an alternative!

I'm looking in the 19" + Range... Price Range... Need to keep it under or around $1500... Any Ideas?
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post #2 of 71
9/15/04 at 7:05pm
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...894&CatId=1410

Would be awsome, if it wasn't 40ms...
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post #3 of 71
9/15/04 at 10:34pm
HP has a 23" WUXGA widescreen for about $1600. It's in the HP Business section. It's got 16ms.
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post #4 of 71
9/15/04 at 10:59pm
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Originally Posted by jswriter
HP has a 23" WUXGA widescreen for about $1600. It's in the HP Business section. It's got 16ms.

yeah, been looking at that and it's pretty tempting, probably will end up with it.. seems nice for the $$.
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post #5 of 71
9/16/04 at 12:43am
Samsung makes some good LCDs heres links to their widescreen ones

24" Multi function lcd there is a older model thats not multifunction you can prolly still find them on pricewatch http://www.samsung.com/Products/Moni...nLCD_241MP.htm
40" LCD http://www.samsung.com/Products/Moni...nitor_403T.htm
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post #6 of 71
9/16/04 at 1:01am
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Yeh, well 40" is out of reach.... :P

the 23" is barely within' price range, and that is me going with out food for about a week to afford that...
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post #7 of 71
9/16/04 at 1:38am
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Originally Posted by Captain Al
yeah, been looking at that and it's pretty tempting, probably will end up with it.. seems nice for the $$.
I've been strongly considering it, too. I've been addicted to widescreens since my long-gone 8600 notebook. I'd feel better about pulling the trigger on that HP if I could find some reviews.
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post #8 of 71
9/18/04 at 1:53am
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Originally Posted by jswriter
I've been strongly considering it, too. I've been addicted to widescreens since my long-gone 8600 notebook. I'd feel better about pulling the trigger on that HP if I could find some reviews.

There's a HUGE thread on [H] about hte HP... can't find the link right now too lazy... but I am debating it getting one... I just fear dead pixels...
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post #9 of 71
9/18/04 at 2:01am
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http://www.hardforum.com/showthread....ghlight=P9615A
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post #10 of 71
9/18/04 at 3:23am
Thanks for the link.

It's 2:30 a.m.

I just placed my order for that monster!!!
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post #11 of 71
9/18/04 at 3:40am
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Originally Posted by jswriter
Thanks for the link.

It's 2:30 a.m.

I just placed my order for that monster!!!

where did you buy from? I am getting mine Monday... waiting for a large check to come in tomorrow

I also got new computer parts orderd...
MSI Neo2 Nforce 3 Ultra (socket 939) Mother Board
3800+ AMD 64bit ($650 = OUCH!)
a second WD 74gig Raptor SATA drive.

I need to grab some more RAM asap. And am looking at water cooling options.... but in the end, I will have a GOD system.
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post #12 of 71
9/18/04 at 3:50am
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Originally Posted by Captain Al
where did you buy from? I am getting mine Monday... waiting for a large check to come in tomorrow

I also got new computer parts orderd...
MSI Neo2 Nforce 3 Ultra (socket 939) Mother Board
3800+ AMD 64bit ($650 = OUCH!)
a second WD 74gig Raptor SATA drive.

I need to grab some more RAM asap. And am looking at water cooling options.... but in the end, I will have a GOD system.
haha Cap, aren't u trying to get rid of ur 3200+? since u have the funds obviously y not just go FX53?...I would have, but I was already bumping up from the 3500+ since they were near impossble to get over a month ago
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post #13 of 71
9/18/04 at 3:55am
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Originally Posted by Yang88She
haha Cap, aren't u trying to get rid of ur 3200+? since u have the funds obviously y not just go FX53?...I would have, but I was already bumping up from the 3500+ since they were near impossble to get over a month ago

Couldn't justify the additional $200 for a marginal performance increase over the 3800+ ... that gives me the additional $200 to play with for Professional level sound cards or more RAM!



*edit* Now I'm wondering .... if I should go with the FX-53..... or not....
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post #14 of 71
9/18/04 at 4:21am
rofl, what's 200 after u just spend 1600+ on just a screen =P, plus dont get me wrong the 3800+ rips, but it lacks the FX53 cache
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post #15 of 71
9/18/04 at 4:24am
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Originally Posted by Yang88She
rofl, what's 200 after u just spend 1600+ on just a screen =P, plus dont get me wrong the 3800+ rips, but it lacks the FX53 cache
What's $200?! well... $200 more to spend one something else...
I got lucky as all hell this past week between backed paid jobs paying me (some after waiting over 6 months!) Game accounts selling for the big $$ ...
(basically it's a sick world when a Star Wars Galaxies account can buy me a 23" monitor!) and various other things....

I decided not to sell my system, rather take the $$ I've recently aquired, and make my box ROCK!

Everything I've read shows a 3800+ will perform on par or better than a FX53.... The lack of the 512k, nobody knows if that makes a difference... if so, it's estimated 6%, but it's possible to OC the 3800+ to compensate for it

So, I think I'll run with the 3800+ and see what happens.
And to me and since 90% of my income is derived from this computer, it's worth it to have my money invested in making it better!!
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post #16 of 71
9/18/04 at 4:30am
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I want to do Water Cooling, but my lack of knowledge on it is stopping me...
I don't even know where to begin, and what would work...

I will in response to the selling my system thing...
Be selling:
AMD 2800+
Kingston DDR400 Ram 512x2
and
Abit KV8 MB

Selling those to possibly recouperate some of the $$ spent.
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post #17 of 71
9/18/04 at 4:34am
btw where did u order ur HP from? and how much if u dont' me asking...but i may just get the 2001fp and water cool my system...then blow it all on a nice screen...and it's ohhhh soo nice!!!
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post #18 of 71
9/18/04 at 4:39am
btw when u decide on a watercooling system we should compare notes and see how are systems compare when OCed etc. best of luck
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post #19 of 71
9/18/04 at 11:48am
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Originally Posted by Captain Al
where did you buy from? I am getting mine Monday... waiting for a large check to come in tomorrow
I ordered mine from HP.com's Small Business Store. $1599.00 including free shipping and 30-day return policy with free return shipping, too!!! If I like it, and I can't see how I wouldn't unless it's riddled with dead pixels, I'll eBay my Dell 2001FP. HP.com has a 23" widescreen in the Home section, but it's $1999 after some discounts. It's also got side-mounted speakers, which I didn't want and just add more size to the monitor.
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post #20 of 71
9/18/04 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by jswriter
I ordered mine from HP.com's Small Business Store. $1599.00 including free shipping and 30-day return policy with free return shipping, too!!! If I like it, and I can't see how I wouldn't unless it's riddled with dead pixels, I'll eBay my Dell 2001FP. HP.com has a 23" widescreen in the Home section, but it's $1999 after some discounts. It's also got side-mounted speakers, which I didn't want and just add more size to the monitor.

hmm any discounts to forum members on that dell 2001fp? =P
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