Re: OT Flat Screen Monitors

Yep we've got an Acer 1913 (bought for £150 inc VAT in fact but that
was on promotion from OfficeWorld a few months back and I haven't seen
any at this low price recently). Works perfectly well, silver surround
is slightly gaudy but for £150 I wasn't complaining. There's no DVI
interface, which isn't uncommon on cheaper LCD screens. (DVI is
recommended for maximum image sharpness (but you obviously have to
have a PC / graphics card with a DVI socket) but in practice nowadays
non-DVI is pretty good.)

19" LCD screens up to around £200 are much of a muchness provided you
go for a recognisable brand and unless you have some specific
application in mind like gaming, expert photo processing or needing
several people to see the image together. Quality and features (eg how
adjustable is the screen for height) are obviously not as good as
you'd get in the £300 price range but perfectly good for routine use.
You could look at some recent PC mags (or their websites) for their
'A' lists. Samsung 913N gets some reasonable reviews and there are a
lot of other inexpensive Acer models around 1911/1912/1915/1916 with
only minor variations.

Ebuyer isn't without its problems. I've bought several items from them
with no hassles but by all accounts their aftersales service isn't
brilliant if you do have a problem. Check out some local stores like
Staples and even (perish the thought) PC World which, despite its
expensive reputation, does occasionally have bargains if you choose
carefully. Personally I'd be tempted to wait for the Jan sales.

JGD
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