Best place to buy a Monitor?

[vlc]

Hi

unfortunatly i'm looking to replace my current monitor, as it wont properly display the colours of purple, yellow or green, an it wont allow adjustment to its GG an GB settings, unless thats normal for it, tho theyre marked as 'FIX' by its onscreen display window for some reason, [rather than a 2 digit number setting].

this window-panel also states 'USER 6500k 9300k' on it when i goto adjust the colour, but i dont know what those numbers are meant to mean, only that selecting USER allows any colour adjustment, as noted above!

i went to the makers website an queried this but still await a reply.
i also went to download their latest INF driver for it, but they didnt list it, tho the monitors only 2 years old!

so unless any here know how i can obtain a proper coloured picture from it, then i'd appreciate a tip of where best to buy a new monitor, [from the UK] - thanx.

for the record its a 17" svga CRT - Fujitsu Siemens farb monitor MCM17E, model - E17CL, [48.3 KHz, 60Hz NN]

rsvp.

[docevi1]

with a three year warranty

[agent006]

Best place to buy a monitor? Ebay. Loads of apple mac monitors kicking around for peanuts because most people don't know they'll work on PCs too. I got my 21" for £15. Does weigh a fair whack though.

[Frik]

After much gassing on various PH threads I managed to pick up a 22" monitor for £67 on eBay and very pleased I am too. 17" monitors are peanuts by comparison.

[blaineuk]

PC World have got 17" flat panel monitors for £129 at the moment

[peterpeter]

I buy most of my stuff from www.overclockers.co.uk

and www.ebuyer.co.uk

both stock more cutting edge items at far better value for money prices than PC world.

[ywouldi]

How easy is it to get a Mac monitor working with a PC, I thought they had different connections? (I have absolutley no idea why I thought that though!).

Ben

agent006 said:

Best place to buy a monitor? Ebay. Loads of apple mac monitors kicking around for peanuts because most people don't know they'll work on PCs too. I got my 21" for £15. Does weigh a fair whack though.

[rico]

peterpeter said:

I buy most of my stuff from www.overclockers.co.uk

Another vote for overclockers

[rich-uk]

www.misco.com have a couple of offers on LCD displays at the moment.

[JamieBeeston]

rico said:

peterpeter said: I buy most of my stuff from <a href="http://www.overclockers.co.uk">www.overclockers.co.uk</a> Another vote for overclockers

Fastest website I've ever used

[agent006]

ywouldi said:

How easy is it to get a Mac monitor working with a PC, I thought they had different connections?

The older ones do have different connections, but you can pick up an adapter for about £10. I think the newer ones use a normal PC connector.

[simpo two]

vlc said:

this window-panel also states 'USER 6500k 9300k' on it when i goto adjust the colour,

That's colour temperture (white balance) in degrees Kelvin.

[Frik]

Just to add (since I haven't been able to play with it until today) the monitor I picked up on eBay is simply brilliant.

The size is a fantastic advantage but it's the quality of picture that is simply astounding!



It's a Compaq P1210 in case anyone's interested...

[vlc]

agent006 said:

Best place to buy a monitor? Ebay.

huh - thats the dump i mistakenly bought my damn monitor from !!!!

an thats after buying from them my 2 previous sh1tty monitors - that didnt work upon arrival - one even burnt out after switch on.!

moral - dont trust ebay - theyre full of horse-sh|tt an sell people crap goods.

my THREE monitors are proof surely !

[youve been warned by experience here]

[agent006]

You do need to be careful, but there are plenty of genuine businesses that do all tehir business on ebay (look for 6000+ feedback). I've bought nearly 50 different items off ebay and only ever had one duff one, and the seller sorted out a refund straight off.

[d3ano]

blantent plug (i know i shouldn't, sorry Ted)
But i have a Compaq P1210 22" monitor for sale. Can't sell it for as cheap as e-bay, but if anyone is interested its up for £115.

Cheers

D3

>> Edited by d3ano on Wednesday 5th January 22:44

[ferd]

Give www.monitorwarehouse.co.uk/index.htm a try - pretty reasonable prices and based in London.

I also got a nifty 17 inch TFT from www.aria.co.uk recently which has now dropped in price to about £150! They do very cheap 15 and 19 inch sizes too.

[ridds]

I've just picked up a 19" LCD from dabs.com for £225. 16ms refresh rate too! Uber cool.

[vlc]

d3ano said:

blantent plug (i know i shouldn't, sorry Ted) But i have a Compaq P1210 22" monitor for sale.

... dont they use 3-pin plugs - not blatant plugs

any way, i browsed the above sites an noted that the cheaper crt ones i can afford are quite rare to choose from

[vlc]

d3ano said:

blantent plug (i know i shouldn't, sorry Ted) But i have a Compaq P1210 22" monitor for sale.

... dont they use 3-pin plugs - not blatant plugs

any way, i browsed the above sites an noted that the cheaper crt ones i can afford are quite rare to choose from