Oh, my fault. I didn't read your initial message...say something useful. XD I'll do that.
How about the AG Neovo f-419 19" LCD Display (Black) from Amazon? Right now,
they have it for $369.99, which is a 43% break off the original price. 82% of the people who view this item buy it. The
description from Amazon:
A 19-inch TFT LCD from AG Neovo, the f-419 is a sleek and stylish monitor that delivers a high-quality image at an
affordable price. A maximum SXGA resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 and 0.264 mm dot pitch combine with a 700:1 contrast ratio,
300 nits of brightness, and 16.7 million colors to provide detailed, true-to-life images suitable for a wide variety of
home and office uses. With a small 16.6-by-8.7-inch footprint, the f-419 fits easily onto any convenient surface and is
also wall mountable, freeing up desktop space completely. 170-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles provide a
good range of visual clarity, while the hard coating (3h), anti-glare, and anti-static screen treatment helps cut back
on harmful reflections and the resulting eyestrain.
With the onscreen controls, you can adjust a wide variety of monitor settings including brightness, contrast, H/V
position, H/V size, color temperature, and more. TCO '99 and Energy Star certified, the f-419 is a plug-and-play
monitor, ready to use right out of the box, and it weighs just 14.3 pounds. The f-417 connects to your computer via its
analog D-sub 15 pin or 24-pin dvi-d digital port and has a fast 5 ms rise response time (10 ms fall). The AC 100 - 240v,
50 - 60Hz power adapter consumes less than 80 W during normal operation, and less than 3 W during standby. PC and Mac
compatible, the f-419 comes backed with a three-year limited warranty
There are also 17 reviews, but I'll give you two of them.
From "fyrial":
Coming from a 21" CRT, this monitor is incredible! I thought I could expect a little fuzziness, but was pleasantly
stunned by the clarity and depth of color. At first, the text WAS rather fuzzy on Windows XP, but then I found a dialog
box that allowed me to sharpen the text and I haven't had a problem since. Consider also that I'm running this
monitor on a Belkin KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse controller) with the second machine running Windows 98se, on which there
never was a problem with the text. On both OS's this monitor has been superb.
We bought two monitors for three computers, so we've really had a chance to analyze their performance. Again, no
problems across the board. The "auto fix" button does all the work, unless you're like my husband, who is
fussy and likes to be picky about his brightness and contrast. It has an intuitive menu which some might complain about,
but I have found to be typical for LCD's.
I did my research on monitors before this purchase and found it to have the best contrast ratio, a digital video input
(dvi) and most important - an amazing response rate. When contemplating this purchase, I was concerned that some of my
husband's fast-paced bang-em up games would stutter, and I'm pleased to note that the graphics are incredible
and smooth as glass. Granted, his machine is running with an 8xAGP nVidia with 256 vram, but my 98 machine has only
2xAGP and barely discernable RAM and both look and behave equally well.
Another bonus: you can wall-mount it. If I had a shrimpy desk, I sure would. But as I have oodles of space to fill now,
I just keep it set back on my vast desktop.
Overall, I highly recommend this monitor! I can't give it enough praise. The only criticism I can muster is that
Neovo isn't marketing it as aggressively as they should. It was hard to find. Various websites (as well as
Neovo's) have some conflicting data regarding its response rate and DVI capability. But I have to say that this
easily lands in the 10-15 range as opposed to others out there at 25. If you can find one, you won't be
disappointed.
From Growman:
The neovo range sells like hot cakes and competitor prices differ vastly on this monitor because you can sell it at
three times the asking price. Basically this is a 19" whooper LCD that sits next to 15" Sony monitors (at the
same price or this is much less) and makes them look like little monkeys. The 17" pro models are usually twice the
price but this big screen just gets snatched up because it is so much more in size and so much cheaper than the item
next to it, and get this... chances are no dead pixels (anything less than 6 is acceptable as long as they are all not
clumped together or something. AG actually has good quality monitors. I viewed several of these 19" monitors and
have found one with two dead black pixels on white and even I would have bought that if it was the only one left. Seeing
monitors is a good idea but AG seems like a good bet on-line judging by what I have seen although I must admit the box
felt a little loose carrying it.
Turn on any LCD and the room suddenly gets brighter. Same with this model... yes it is an LCD!
The actual screen appears to curve slightly inwards, a nice effect with the 19" resolution quality (1,280 x 1,024).
A Pro 256mb graphics card set at full acceleration and something like an mx1000 laser mouse and I am sure even pro
graphics users would not complain about the neatness of their work. Gaming-wise you will never look at another monitor
the same way again. In terms of graphics, I will say that the 19" pro monitors where really nice but a way more
expensive. This Neovo beat most 21" CRT monitors, hands down, but there where some 21" inch CRT screens that
could still compete with this at a cheaper price. Something to think about... but slim is in and the LCD is pretty much
LCD.
Of course there are some drawbacks, the monitor does not have a perfectly steady base, does wobble a little more than
pro models but does stay standing. You would really have to tilt the desk or hit it hard to knock it over. The pixels
are also somewhat harsh if you look at the screen closely and you do see the pixels with clear 20/20 vision which means
that it is not really high-end at all except for the size price factor.
To be honest the neovo f-419 is more like a very high quality 17" LCD monitor on blowup than a true 19" panel.
Unless you are doing extremely pro stuff like large 2 meter x 2 meter graphic prints or telecine 35mm motion picture
film CGI which requires higher resolutions like 1600+, meaning popping the extra (triple the price) for a pro 19"
model then undoubtedly you will have a more superior 19" LCD with a higher resolution and probably everything else.
No one is going to disagree with you there, but those who have spent money on pro 19" monitors are going to want to
keep them for at least five or six years minimum at those prices. Next deal next decade? The f-419 is not cheap but
let's face it - I can retire it in three years time from now and feel I got some use for it. Would certainly buy AG
again.
However the 19" blowup effect of a high quality 17" monitor makes this thing unstoppable except for those with
bigger wallets. Viewing high resolution scans is like a new experience. Playing Half-Life 2 just improved the game like
x 100 even though the ghosting on this monitor is a little more noticeable than the pro models but beat any 21" CRT
hands down because it is LCD.
In short, budget LCD is here. 15" and 17" forget it... why waste the money? Get this 19" or go 19"
pro or better for higher sums.
Pros:
- Best buy LCD monitor at this time.
- Gorgeous Price Tag.
- No dead pixels.
- Huge Size.
- LCD
Cons:
- Not a true 19" LCD.
- Probably under par in every department for a 19" LCD except for all working pixels.
- Ghosting a little stronger.
- No height extention (might need shelf)
See if this helps in making your decision.
