Thread: New monitor?

So I'm in need of a new monitor.

I've had this same 19" monitor for about 5 years now, it's time for an upgrade.

I was think about this:

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG S23A350H ToC Rose Black 23" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Any other suggestions? This will be my christmas present (parents don't want to spend over 250, I'm also getting a mouse).

Asus also has a 23" at the same price point. They come precalibrated so you don't have to do it yourself.

This is the one I'm assuming?

Newegg.com - Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1

Yep. I have its bigger brother (a 24"). Set up was easy, and it took about 5 seconds to go to the precalibrated color settings.

Awesome, thanks man...I'll put it on the wishlist.

Off topic: I think I'm going to save up some money and buy myself that Asus Transformer tablet....looks really cool.

I'm thinking the same thing. Although...the new 600 series of Nvidia cards are coming out soon. Decisions, decisions.

Eh I already have a relatively newish high end card that runs BF3 at around 70FPS on ultra/high....I don't need another card personally.

But that tablet apparently has a built in GPU so you can download games off this Nvidia program.

Really neat.

Back on topic, I just yesterday received the Newegg.com - Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1 (it was $30 less with promo code just a few days ago). I got it to take advantage of the HDMI output of my GPU. Initial impressions are very positive; it has several presets that pretty well cover any need (Normal, Theater, Gaming, etc.). Very clear and bright, nice size, and no dead or stuck pixels.