17" LCD Monitor recommendations

StuartMac · 8th February 2005

I currently have two NEC LCD1700v monitors, I need something similar. What's a current market equivalent (or better?)

Your Add Here! · 8th February 2005

Get a Sony.

tINY · 9th February 2005

Sony is evil... Get a NEC Multi-sync 1980SX...

-tINY

warhead · 9th February 2005

Watch Dell.com, I found a 17" lcd for $254 shipped to my door recently on like a one day one shot sale. They do quickie sales a lot at Dell. The monitor looks fine.

War

Synth80s · 9th February 2005

It's really hard to go wrong with NEC, especially if you plan on running your 17" monitors at higher resolutions. I have two 1760NX monitors and they have been excellent. One came with a partially burnt pixel, but it's in near a low corner and not worth worrying about. I bought one of these at work to test before buying some for home. Aside from the excellent picture quality, the biggest plus is the extra thin bezel (about 1/2"-5/8" all around). I believe the 1760NX was recently replaced by the newer 1770.

We buy a ton of Dell LCDs at work (from 17" up to 21") and they vary greatly in quality. If you do decide to go with a Dell, make sure you pony up for the UltraSharp series. I believe Dell's OEM vendor for the lower-end monitors is BenQ while Samsung provides the better models. Some of the less-expensive Dell monitors don't converge terribly well and some don't offer enough adjustments (quite unlike the NECs which have more than enough adjustment options for any environment).

Good luck!
Synth80s

sparker · 9th February 2005

neovo all the way..

But we do use NEC's for our Nuendo rig and they've been great.

Cheers

De chromium cob · 9th February 2005

Another thumbs up for NEC...Three NEC Multisync 18" LCD 1850Es with Nuendo and Pro Tools here...

kausionNOW · 9th February 2005

We use the Acer AL1912 19" monitors at work.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...009-022&DEPA=0

You can also get the 17"

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...009-023&depa=0

Both are great and I havent noticed any ghosting on the screens.

-Jay

oudplayer · 9th February 2005

We have a pair of Spectre Komodo 19" monitors at the studio. Work great, no ghosting. I think they can be had for $350 each.

not_so_new · 9th February 2005

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Originally posted by oudplayer
We have a pair of Spectre Komodo 19" monitors at the studio. Work great, no ghosting. I think they can be had for $350 each.

I would like a link to that if you can find it....

Yutaka · 9th February 2005

I have a Samsung SyncMaster 710v - it looks great (VGA, no DVI).

What I like about it is that it has some brightness presets. I'd use a brighter preset during the daytime, and then a darker setting during the night.

8th February 2005	#1
StuartMac Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 893 Thread Starter	17" LCD Monitor recommendations I currently have two NEC LCD1700v monitors, I need something similar. What's a current market equivalent (or better?)

9th February 2005	#4
warhead Jai guru deva om Joined: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,259	Watch Dell.com, I found a 17" lcd for $254 shipped to my door recently on like a one day one shot sale. They do quickie sales a lot at Dell. The monitor looks fine. War __________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen

9th February 2005	#6
sparker Gear nut Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Falmouth, Cornwall UK Posts: 94	neovo all the way.. But we do use NEC's for our Nuendo rig and they've been great. Cheers __________________ Stephen Parker www.2twenty2.com

9th February 2005	#7
De chromium cob Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,659	Another thumbs up for NEC...Three NEC Multisync 18" LCD 1850Es with Nuendo and Pro Tools here... __________________ "I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives." Tolstoy

9th February 2005	#9
oudplayer Lives for gear Joined: May 2003 Location: Lake Cayuga, NY Posts: 908 3 Reviews written	We have a pair of Spectre Komodo 19" monitors at the studio. Work great, no ghosting. I think they can be had for $350 each. __________________ -oudplayer ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Anatolian oud session player; world/esoteric music recording, mixing, and mastering musiq.com on soundcloud ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

8th February 2005	#2
Your Add Here! Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 171	Get a Sony.

9th February 2005	#3
tINY Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,234	Sony is evil... Get a NEC Multi-sync 1980SX... -tINY

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Synth80s Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Beautiful Southern California (cough, choke, honk) Posts: 812	It's really hard to go wrong with NEC, especially if you plan on running your 17" monitors at higher resolutions. I have two 1760NX monitors and they have been excellent. One came with a partially burnt pixel, but it's in near a low corner and not worth worrying about. I bought one of these at work to test before buying some for home. Aside from the excellent picture quality, the biggest plus is the extra thin bezel (about 1/2"-5/8" all around). I believe the 1760NX was recently replaced by the newer 1770. We buy a ton of Dell LCDs at work (from 17" up to 21") and they vary greatly in quality. If you do decide to go with a Dell, make sure you pony up for the UltraSharp series. I believe Dell's OEM vendor for the lower-end monitors is BenQ while Samsung provides the better models. Some of the less-expensive Dell monitors don't converge terribly well and some don't offer enough adjustments (quite unlike the NECs which have more than enough adjustment options for any environment). Good luck! Synth80s

9th February 2005	#8
kausionNOW Gear Head Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 70	We use the Acer AL1912 19" monitors at work. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...009-022&DEPA=0 You can also get the 17" http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...009-023&depa=0 Both are great and I havent noticed any ghosting on the screens. -Jay

9th February 2005	#11
Yutaka Gear addict Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 391	I have a Samsung SyncMaster 710v - it looks great (VGA, no DVI). What I like about it is that it has some brightness presets. I'd use a brighter preset during the daytime, and then a darker setting during the night.

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