What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK, but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office, etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget isn't an issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc. online and in their So. CA stores? I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:20:08 -0600, NT (Ant) wrote:


What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK, but
please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for cable &
OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office, etc.),
gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed on an
office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if needed) and
HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget isn't an
issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc. online and in
their So. CA stores? I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends
too.

-
Check out 27" LG/HP, some others. 32" will even drop by a third or
more -- e.g. $350-ish, down or closer to $200. Point is, though I
personally haven't used a 27", I'd think it far better than 24". 32",
although large, also nice, whereas anything bigger may involve strain,
arm's-length away for possibly too high upward's-looking strain on the
neck and interference with a "natural gaze", that being a level look
that doesn't interrupt blinking, moistening the eyes nor not blinking
while staring upwards with dry eyes.

27" is more common to the IPS set, although IPS might mean 32" also
for a few with VGA accommodations. The spec sheet will need be
apprised. Text is important to me, which translates into reviews for
the so-called programmer crowd;- Some of regard lack to weigh in the
legibility dept. Gamers, however, to a degree may feel adequate to
means the former offers, which concurs more so with television
(streaming) to even a lesser degree for sufficiency received.
Longevity is also important, as some appear to have a reputation
(model longevity and a track record) for breaking all to hell in
short order. Specialty also diverges for multimedia (film streaming)
where details in the highest brights and darkest blacks may be lost by
lesser models.

The reviews are anyway more than adequate for an informed start,
although 4K and multi-synch is going to be different to a different
generation of video cards, not necessarily ill-featured features and
standards, than sadly semi-obsolete VGA and basic rock-solid
legibility or the perfunctory office task set.

With this being a better overall time sales, nor necessarily the
seasonal take, I'd hazard a $500 IPS monitor performance should be
within consideration of fewer concessions at quite the advantage among
competitive offerings by far at lower reductions.

What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

Ant wrote:
What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK,
but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for
cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings,
Office, etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It
will be placed on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA
(DVI adapter if needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old
connections are OK. Budget isn't an issue. Anything good from
Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc. online and in their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087

You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K

Paul

What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:29:02 -0500, Flasherly wrote:

| On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:20:08 -0600, NT (Ant) wrote:
|
|
| What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK, but
| please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for cable &
| OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office, etc.),
| gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed on an
| office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if needed) and
| HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget isn't an
| issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc. online and in
| their So. CA stores? I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends
| too.
|
| -
| Check out 27" LG/HP, some others. 32" will even drop by a third or
| more -- e.g. $350-ish, down or closer to $200. Point is, though I
| personally haven't used a 27", I'd think it far better than 24". 32",
| although large, also nice, whereas anything bigger may involve strain,
| arm's-length away for possibly too high upward's-looking strain on the
| neck and interference with a "natural gaze", that being a level look
| that doesn't interrupt blinking, moistening the eyes nor not blinking
| while staring upwards with dry eyes.

I just bought my second 27" UHD monitor (LG 27UK500-B). 32" was definitely a
consideration, but I decided it would be too big and would require too much head
movement to see everything or have to be pushed back too far on my computer desk. 27"
seems perfect.

Larc

What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

On 2020-12-17 3:00 p.m., Paul wrote:
Ant wrote:
What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK, but
please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for cable &
OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office, etc.),
gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed on an
office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if needed) and
HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget isn't an
issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc. online and in
their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087


You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
Â*HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K


Â*Â* Paul

I have 2 of these, IPS 178-178 deg viewing angle.2 HDMI and one VGA port
if you need it, I use HDMI on both machines, Great monitors.

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Designo-M...239875&sr=8-52

Rene

What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

On 2020-12-17 3:30 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:00 p.m., Paul wrote:
Ant wrote:
What's a good new 24"+ monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK,
but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for
cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office,
etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed
on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if
needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget
isn't an issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc.
online and in their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087


You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
Â*Â*HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K


Â*Â*Â* Paul

I have 2 of these, IPS 178-178 deg viewing angle.2 HDMI and one VGA port
if you need it, I use HDMI on both machines, Great monitors.

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Designo-M...239875&sr=8-52


Rene

BTW forgot to mention, those are Canadian prices on Amazon.ca and they
have 8 in stock, no long waits, I paid $300.00 each when I bought mine
so the price has come down some.
There are so many choices on Newegg and Amazon that it is hard to
choose. :-)

Rene

What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:30 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:00 p.m., Paul wrote:
Ant wrote:
What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK,
but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for
cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office,
etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed
on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if
needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget
isn't an issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc.
online and in their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087


You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
**HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K


*** Paul

I have 2 of these, IPS 178-178 deg viewing angle.2 HDMI and one VGA port
if you need it, I use HDMI on both machines, Great monitors.

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Designo-M...239875&sr=8-52


Rene

BTW forgot to mention, those are Canadian prices on Amazon.ca and they
have 8 in stock, no long waits, I paid $300.00 each when I bought mine
so the price has come down some.
There are so many choices on Newegg and Amazon that it is hard to
choose. :-)

Rene

Crap. I just realized 27" is too big so I revised my title and post. As
for VGA, I still have very old PCs with VGA and DVI. :/ I might get
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS248H-P...dp/B0058UUR6E/
which I use which work well.

Aren't curved screens annoying for doing editings and stuff?

No one use their TVs as their computer monitors to have more features
like OTA, cable, players, etc. beside computers?
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What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

On 2020-12-17 5:55 p.m., Ant wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:30 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:00 p.m., Paul wrote:
Ant wrote:
What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK,
but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for
cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office,
etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed
on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if
needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget
isn't an issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc.
online and in their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087


You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
Â*Â*HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K


Â*Â*Â* Paul

I have 2 of these, IPS 178-178 deg viewing angle.2 HDMI and one VGA port
if you need it, I use HDMI on both machines, Great monitors.

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Designo-M...239875&sr=8-52


Rene

BTW forgot to mention, those are Canadian prices on Amazon.ca and they
have 8 in stock, no long waits, I paid $300.00 each when I bought mine
so the price has come down some.
There are so many choices on Newegg and Amazon that it is hard to
choose. :-)

Rene

Crap. I just realized 27" is too big so I revised my title and post. As
for VGA, I still have very old PCs with VGA and DVI. :/ I might get
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS248H-P...dp/B0058UUR6E/
which I use which work well.

Aren't curved screens annoying for doing editings and stuff?

No one use their TVs as their computer monitors to have more features
like OTA, cable, players, etc. beside computers?


Looks like a great deal port wise and price, But is it a TN or IPS
panel? I did not see that spec. I would never go back to a TN panel.
I tried a curved panel just for fun, Great for games but not so hot
for text.

Rene

What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 5:55 p.m., Ant wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:30 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:00 p.m., Paul wrote:
Ant wrote:
What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK,
but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for
cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office,
etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed
on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if
needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget
isn't an issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc.
online and in their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087


You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
**HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K


*** Paul

I have 2 of these, IPS 178-178 deg viewing angle.2 HDMI and one VGA port
if you need it, I use HDMI on both machines, Great monitors.

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Designo-M...239875&sr=8-52


Rene

BTW forgot to mention, those are Canadian prices on Amazon.ca and they
have 8 in stock, no long waits, I paid $300.00 each when I bought mine
so the price has come down some.
There are so many choices on Newegg and Amazon that it is hard to
choose. :-)

Rene

Crap. I just realized 27" is too big so I revised my title and post. As
for VGA, I still have very old PCs with VGA and DVI. :/ I might get
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS248H-P...dp/B0058UUR6E/
which I use which work well.

Aren't curved screens annoying for doing editings and stuff?

No one use their TVs as their computer monitors to have more features
like OTA, cable, players, etc. beside computers?

Looks like a great deal port wise and price, But is it a TN or IPS
panel? I did not see that spec. I would never go back to a TN panel.

I have no idea. What's speical about them? The one I have is LED.


I tried a curved panel just for fun, Great for games but not so hot
for text.

OK, no curved screens for me again. Even in Arclight Cinema's Dome theater in Hollywood was annoying like
cropped subtitles.
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What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart & 4K R OK)?
 

On 2020-12-17 7:08 p.m., Ant wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 5:55 p.m., Ant wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:30 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2020-12-17 3:00 p.m., Paul wrote:
Ant wrote:
What's a good new ~24" monitor or even a TV (smart and 4K are OK,
but please no Roku since their RCs are awful without numbers for
cable & OTA inputs) for mostly computers (Internet, meetings, Office,
etc.), gaming, videos (locally and online), etc.? It will be placed
on an office desk. It also needs to have old VGA (DVI adapter if
needed) and HDMI. Composite and other old connections are OK. Budget
isn't an issue. Anything good from Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, etc.
online and in their So. CA stores?
I'd like to buy it before this crazy year ends too.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Use the selector on Newegg and turn on the connector
mix you want. The returned list should be short.

VGA is no longer provided on video cards. This
removes the incentive to have VGA on the monitor.

Benq make a couple well equipped monitors, but
these use a TN panel. 170/160 viewing angle.

https://www.newegg.com/benq-gl2780-2...82E16824014656

This one ships from Asia, has a 178/178 screen
(could be better than TN), has VGA and HDMI, no DVI.
It's a bit on the expensive side for what you get.

https://www.newegg.com/dark-blue-gra...9SIAHSBBJ32087


You're about two years too late for a "selection".

*******

This comes pretty close. Don't know what part of China
it ships from. Maybe it actually ships from Amazon ?

"Philips 276E9QDSB 27" frameless monitor, Full HD IPS"
Â*Â*HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and audio out

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-276E9.../dp/B07CLMDH3K


Â*Â*Â* Paul

I have 2 of these, IPS 178-178 deg viewing angle.2 HDMI and one VGA port
if you need it, I use HDMI on both machines, Great monitors.

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Designo-M...239875&sr=8-52


Rene

BTW forgot to mention, those are Canadian prices on Amazon.ca and they
have 8 in stock, no long waits, I paid $300.00 each when I bought mine
so the price has come down some.
There are so many choices on Newegg and Amazon that it is hard to
choose. :-)

Rene

Crap. I just realized 27" is too big so I revised my title and post. As
for VGA, I still have very old PCs with VGA and DVI. :/ I might get
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS248H-P...dp/B0058UUR6E/
which I use which work well.

Aren't curved screens annoying for doing editings and stuff?

No one use their TVs as their computer monitors to have more features
like OTA, cable, players, etc. beside computers?

Looks like a great deal port wise and price, But is it a TN or IPS
panel? I did not see that spec. I would never go back to a TN panel.

I have no idea. What's speical about them? The one I have is LED.


I tried a curved panel just for fun, Great for games but not so hot
for text.

OK, no curved screens for me again. Even in Arclight Cinema's Dome theater in Hollywood was annoying like
cropped subtitles.


The two main differences are colour fidelity and viewing angle. TN panes
have a small viewing angle, you need to be nearly directly in front of
them or you get drastic colour shift and fading, their viewing angle is
typically 120 to 160 degrees.
An IPS panel has a viewing angle of 178 in both axis, so you can view
them nearly from the side without losing colour or contrast.
IPS panels have a much wider colour gamut and their colours are more
brilliant and true to life, Much better than TN.
Do a google search for IPS versus TN panels and you will find numerous
articles which go into it in far more detail than I can.

Rene