Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 1572 Location: Ireland
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:24 am Post subject: Buying a new monitor soon.I need your views.
I am gathering money from selling my old AMD (Motherboard , CPU and 1GB DDR2 1066MHZ ram), GTX280 and Xbox360 with games and wheel. I am looking at two particular monitors. I am a big fan of Samsung so my first choice is a samsung which is almost Identical to the 24" I had but died 6 months ago
The second I am not too sure of because I have never used the recent Iiyama monitors. The only Iiyama monitor I ever used was a 17" widescreen which was badly built and the picture was terrible. I am looking at this because of its size which is 26" and its a reasonable price.
I am wondering if any of you have used any of these Iiyama monitors and if so what is the picture quality like. The Iiyama is the most I can spend on a monitor so its at the top of my budget. I would like the Iiyama for its size but if its picture quality is crap I will just go with the samsung. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
Joined: Mar 29, 2008 Posts: 473 Location: West Michigan
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject:
Never heard of Iiyama, so cant really help you there. Samsung is probably your best choice, are there any led 120hz 3d capable monitors that are within your budget? Id be def looking into one of those, especially running 470 SLi. BTW, you linked to the Samsung twice, cant see the iiyama. _________________ CPU:Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.92ghz 1.375v w/ H2O Mobo:eVGA x58 3x SLi Memory:12gb Corsair Dom. ddr3 1600mhz Graphics:2x eVGA GTX 480 SLi @ 900/1800/2000 w/ H2O Koolance VID-NX480 Blocks PSU:Enermax Galaxy 1000w Storage:Intel 510 120gb sata 3 SSD, Seagate 1.5tb, Seagate 500gb x2, WD 1tb x2 Sound:Creative Recon3d Pro Fatal1ty w/ Z-5500 Digi's, Sennheiser PC360 Displays:Samsung S27B550 / Samsung 2243BWX Case:CM Cosmos S OS:Win. 7 Ult. x64
Apparently from the reviews I have seen its supposed to be a good monitor matching the Samsung. I was just wondering if anybody else used the Iiyama monitors. All the 120HZ monitors are out of my budget range too.
The samsung is 24" and the Iiyama is 26". I would rather go for the bigger monitor if its worth it. Also I am going with 1920 x 1200 so that I am using the SLI properly. I dont think anything more will be necesary. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
I also used a Samsung monitor B203O.I always prefer to buy a Samsung monitor becuase it's a good reputed MNC company. I can Never heard of Iiyama company monitor.If your monitor create any problem then Samsung service center provide to every cities. _________________ I'm a NOOB SPAMMER and I suck DICK
Iiyama's ProLite Business LCD, the B2409HDS is the latest product to follow the true HD resolution of 1920x1080. The Business Line models come with Height Adjustable and Portrait Mode base, complimented by a Slim Bezel design. The incredible 2ms Response Time and 20000:1 Contrast Ratio panel ensures vibrant images and blur free Video. Triple Input support of Analogue, DVI and HDMI ensures compatibility with the latest installed graphics cards and embedded Notebook outputs.
* Screen Size: 24" Widescreen
* Resolution: 1920x1080
* Contrast Ratio: 20000:1
* Brightness: 300cd/mē
* Response Time: 2ms
* Viewing Angles (H/V): 170°/160°
* Colours: 16.7 Million
* Inputs: 1x Analogue, 1x DVI-D & 1x HDMI
* VESA Compliant
* Adjustable Stand
* Dimensions: 561.0mm x 413.5mm - 523.5mm x 249.0mm
* Weight: 7.7kg
* Warranty: 3 Years On-Site
Its got a Height adjustable stand and HDMI which would be very handy to play my PS3 on. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 1572 Location: Ireland
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:31 pm Post subject:
1920 x 1200 wont make much difference to 19020 x 1080. 1920 x 1080 should be good enough for SLI. my SLI setup is being wasted on this 19" 1680 x 1050 monitor.
I can only find Samsung Monitors that are 1920 x 1080 now anyway and from reviews I have read on Iiyama monitors their IQ is better. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 1572 Location: Ireland
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject:
LOL Thats way too big. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
I've has Iiyama and Samsung monitors during the last couple of years and I always had to calibrate their colors to get a nice picture.
All my latest screens were HP though, starting with a 22" like 4 years, then a 24" I had for two years and now it's a 27". I like their glare type panel and IQ in general.
If I had to get a new monitor I'd definitely try to get 120Hz at least and LED if possible. So far I always got used to a bigger screen relatively fast even though I have to admit that 27" is definitely the biggest size you should consider TN for, that's definitely its upper limit (if not slightly above it already). _________________ Intel i7 2600k | MSI Z77 GD55 | 8GB Corsair DDR3-1866 | Gigabyte GTX 670 | Creative X-Fi Titanium HD
Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 1572 Location: Ireland
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:
Im not going for a 120Hz monitor because theyre very expensive. I am on a tight budget and this monitor I am using now has a slightly yellow tinge to it with washed out colours. Its definately not as good as it was four years ago when I bought it new. I need a new monitor.
I am relying on the guy I buy my parts from all the time to order me a new monitor ASAP. I have enough money right now for a 24" , but thursday I will have enough for a 26". Ive emailed him today to ask him to order the 24" Iiyama monitor but I havent heard back from him. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 1572 Location: Ireland
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:10 am Post subject:
Ill pass on that. I cant really afford that. With the looks of next years budget for Ireland , it looks like I will be more broke than ever. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 1572 Location: Ireland
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:26 pm Post subject:
The monitor was ordered today. _________________ Case : Corsair Obsidian 800D (Want to change this for a quieter case and a bit smaller)
CPU : Intel Core I5 760 @ 3.6GHZ 1.2V
GPU : Palit GTX680
Motherboard : Asus Maximus III Gene
RAM : 8GIG Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600mhz
Power Supply :Corsair HX1000
Monitor : Iiyama B2409HDS 1080P
Soundcard : Asus Xonar D2
Speakers : Logitech Z906
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