How to choose an LCD monitor?

[wrz0170]

Greetings!

Was hoping someone could give me a few pointers on what to look for when choosing an LCD monitor. What to avoid? Things like that.

Much appreciated!

[tony_j15]

Depends on what you want to do with it. You want to look at prices(of course), native resolution, does it have dvi or crt connectors, brightness, ghosting.

[thekingofpain]

Avoid "cheap" ones---
The Samsungs are very nice---have a look at the 191T, a friend has a black one and its awesome---
Good place to compare specs/appearance/cost etc is thru Newegg as they have over 30 LCD manufacturers listed...

[VHockey86]

Newegg has a back to school special on a 17" Samsung for 350 dolllars. I've got the 15" model for 2 years now and its great. Seems like a really good price to me

[wrz0170]

thanks........I am very familiar with Newegg.

I guess I should be a little more specific in what I am looking for. oops.

Anyway, I am looking for a 17~18" and will be used between games and some work.

However, I guess what I am asking is what specs do I look for when trying to choose? I see something called ratio 350:1 or 400:1, is higher better? Are there any other specs to take a look at when deciding?

Thanks again

[tony_j15]

That is the contrast ratio, so higher is better. For other specs, see my first post.