Can anyone reccomend a nice 20" monitor for Macbook 1.83ghz

[bushfrog]

Hi there

Im looking at buying a monitor for my macbook core duo 1.83ghz that is at least 19" and if possible 20" or more.... i also like the idea of a widescreen monitor.

Could anyone reccomend a monitor under or around £200 that will have a good resolution with my macbook and work well. i really have little idea whats available.

is this any good

Samsung SM205BW 20 inch WSXGA+ TFT LCD Monitor 700:1 300cd/m2 1680 x 1050 6ms DVI (Silver/Black)

From amazon @ £198


Will i be best of with a 19" ?

Is DVI connection best ?

Is it worth getting a widescreen ?

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

Matt

 

[Eraserhead]

Will i be best of with a 19" ?

Maybe if it's cheaper and the 1" size improvement isn't worth the money, the Macbook supports a resolution of up to 1920x1200 at millions of colours so you'll be fine.

Is DVI connection best ?

Yes

Is it worth getting a widescreen ?

Yes

It looks like a nice display, I'm tempted to pick one up myself.

 

[bushfrog]

Maybe if it's cheaper and the 1" size improvement isn't worth the money, the Macbook supports a resolution of up to 1920x1200 at millions of colours so you'll be fine.

Yes


Yes

It looks like a nice display, I'm tempted to pick one up myself.

What you think to this one , also on amazon.... how benificial will the extra response time be ? is it best to sacrifise the inch for a better quality display ?

Samsung SyncMaster 940BF 19" LCD Monitor, 2ms response time, 700:1 contrast ratio, DVI/Analogue

 

[EvryDayImShufln]

You can't go wrong with a 19 inch for a cheap price, the resolution may be lower though but you could save quite a bit instead of getting the 20". Also, don't be fooled by lower ms ratings: between 16, 8 and 2 I REALLY doubt anybody could tell the difference.

That is not to say that if you get a great price on a 2ms display that you should not take it, by all means it is still better than 8ms or more, but IMO not worth paying extra for.

 

[Eraserhead]

What you think to this one , also on amazon.... how benificial will the extra response time be ? is it best to sacrifise the inch for a better quality display ?

Samsung SyncMaster 940BF 19" LCD Monitor, 2ms response time, 700:1 contrast ratio, DVI/Analogue

I'd go for the 20" it's only slightly more, it's widescreen and has a better resolution.

The 19" is £185 (including delivery), the 20" is £200

 

[Multimedia]

20" Dell 2007FP 1600x1200 Only $382 (on sale now)

20" 4x3 Dell 2007FP 1600x1200 Only $382 (on sale now) is the best value right now. I love these monitors. They even rotate. Dual inputs (DVI & VGA) + Video, USB Hub and memory card reader all in one. Can't rave enough about it. I have two of them. One is on my PowerBook and another is one of 4 on my Quad G5 Plus it's also hooked to my Dual Core G5 . Multiple inputs is very helpful with you have a gaggle of computers to hook up to them.

 

[Kamikaze]

Acer 22" NIB on eBay right now for $259.00 with 10 left.

 

[suneohair]

The 2007WFP gets down to $360 at times. I would wait. I personally like widescreen more, I dont think I could ever go back to 4:3

You can also pickup a refurb 2007WFP in the dell outlet for around $315 shipped. Dells are good. I might be picking up a second one very soon.

 

[joco32]

Is the Samsung SM205BW compatible with macs? It's website isn't very clear at all.