On 12/18/2014 10:02 AM PT, Rod Speed typed:

It looks like my very old 19" Samsung SyncMaster 931BF monitor is
dying since it has problems turning on (black screens, flickers to
black and display fast, etc.) on multiple desktop computers. It is
time to find a replacement.

-22" horizontal width max(imum) due to my limited desk space

Makes more sense to reconfigure your desk now
so that your choices aren't crippled by the desk.

Kind of hard to do since these are part of the tiny room. Heh.


There are **** all decent monitors that aren't widescreen now.

Wait, they still make new non-wide screen monitors?


and I need to be able to move it around a little due to the annoying
sun shining on to it since window blinds don't help.

I fixed that problem with a proper antiglare monitor.

Hard to find that in the specs tho, I had to work that out
with the monitors I got by looking at a youtube review
and checking if I could see reflections in the screen.

Ah, I remember I used to use those antiglare screen covers for CRT TVs
back in the early (19)90s. They were OK since they made my picture dark. :/


-Adjustable height.
-Tiltable.

It makes more sense to do that stuff in a separate
stand and not require it in the monitor itself.

Hmm, my old monitors could do that. New ones don't?


-Still need VGA and DVI ports for old cables and computers (Linux,
Windows, and Mac)

Most do allow that.

Good.


-Do some basic graphic work.
-Do a lot of Internet, watching videos, some gaming, etc.

None of that affects your choices much.

OK.


Does the gaming involve stuff like freecell or fast moving stuff ?
That last does matter, you can get smearing etc with the slower
monitors.

Both (yes, action games). IIRC, I need low milisecond numbers?


I noticed some current sales that might be good?
http://www.salescircular.com/ca/computer/mnitrp.shtml
http://www.salescircular.com/ca/video/tvsmlp.shtml
http://www.salescircular.com/ca/video/tvp.shtml

I want to see the new monitor in person with local retail stores like
Costco, Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, etc. before buying to be sure I
like it.

That is a real problem. I couldn’t find any examples
to look at in person myself, but then I don’t have
the same range of stores available locally and it
wasn’t worth paying anything like $100 just to
visit the state capital that does have those.

I found the youtube reviews very useful once I had
decided on a small handful of candidates from the
online prices and specs, particularly on the antiglare
which for some reason most manufacturers don’t
mention at all in the specs.

One thing I have found that I didn’t consider is that
the monitors have a shiny black surround and I do
get an unexpected effect where I can get a reflection
on that from someone walking past outside the
big patio doors if they are wearing very bright
clothes like those stupid safety orange tops etc.

I ended up with a couple of Asus VS248H monitors.
There are quite a few similar models with various
minor variations on stuff like speakers and USB hubs.

Thanks.


Thank you in advance.

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