New Monitor?

[Bob Williams]

I have been granted a Birthday wish. My monitor is a Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS and I it is showing signs of age: it flickers occasionally and is not as bright as once it was. Much like myself, actually. ???

I would like another 24″ HD monitor, preferably an ips panel and definitely FULL HD, 1920 x 1280. Budget max is £130. There is a bewildering choice, I use it mainly for TV viewing and some photo stuff, plus the occasional graphics for my granddaughter.

What does the team think? I won’t be back online until at least Tuesday, as sometime in the next 15 minutes I am off to Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, for an Op tomorrow morning..

TYVM, guys.

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[PlaneMan]

Good luck with the OP.

I’d bag a TV with loads of HDMI and other inputs personally

 

[Ed P]

Imo bigger is better – I’d go for a 27inch for a tad more money. As the old peepers start to fade it is good to be able to make full use of ctrl+ and zoom stuff up. Ditto the Win10 font size options.

[The Duke]

Youll get a million answers to this one bob. I’d start with what connectors you need. As there is plenty of choice for your budget in the 1080p @ 24″ space. Iirc i paid £80 or 90 for each of my aces monitors, one about 4 years ago, the second about 2 years ago.

Chip as chips do do the job. I’d like higher res ones, but that would mean going up to at least 27″ and of course a bigger gpu to push all the extra pixels. And probably a new CPU given my i7 920 is older than my almost 10 year old daughter.

 

[Richard]

I am with Steve on this, it is highly personal, your eyes; your place; your needs. You need to match the device to the space available, large can be nice but can you sit far enough back to take it all in? Will the rest of the kit produce the resolution you need? So on an so forth. Connections are important, both for now and possibly for the near future. I feel it is worth trying before you buy so you will have some idea whether a change of size could even suit you and your situation.

[Dave Rice]

Just seen this on E-Buyer Bob.

HP VH240a LED 24″ IPS monitor – Full HD (1080p) £125 and free delivery http://tinyurl.com/yd3pum5l

My experience of HP kit is that it is a bit dull and boring but very well made and likely to last.

[Bob Williams]

Many thanks Dave: that hits the spot for me, varies between £179+ and £159+ elsewhere. I thought I had checked ebuyer, must have missed that one

Thanks Nolan, it went well but just the first stage. Next stage, type of further surgery depends upon results of this one. The HP Dave links to has HDMI and VGA, which is good enough for what I need.

Thanks Ed, but 27″ is too large for the space and I sit only about 4 feet away.

Thanks Steve, you’re right about a million answers, there is just so much choice and competition  now, I was dreaming monitors in Hospital last night.?? Anything bigger than 24″ is too big, and all I need is HDMI and VGA: which packed up on my old monitor last year. No.2 gson gets that if he wants it.

Thanks Richard, good advice and I will see if Currys has one of these in. That’s what I do: if I like something and Currys have one on display, I check it out. They owe me anyway, for selling me Sky!

 

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[Bob Williams]

Bought it Dave:     http://tinyurl.com/yd3pum5l  It’s my birthday pressie to me.

Nothing better for the money and it’s HP. I like HP quality, had my Photosmart C5380 printer almost 9 years now, still going strong. Granddaughter still using the Dv7 Pavilion laptop, ex-mine, ex-SWMBO’s. That is a year older than the printer. If it stands up to my gdaughter’s treatment, it’s a good’un. I have seen her using it on the sink draining board whilst making dinner. (I was wincing, but it’s hers now!) ??

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