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Monitor Recommendation

Monitor Recommendation

Monitor Recommendation

(OP)
Has anyone had experience with the Dell Ultrasharp 2208 WFP Monitor?  I need to replace my ailing CRT.  Not asking for promotion or sales - just useful review of its pros and cons for AutoCad.

RE: Monitor Recommendation

I use a Samsung 22" and it's pretty good... colours OK and refresh is great...

Dik

RE: Monitor Recommendation

using LG L226WTP wide screen, works brillantly, very nice all round monitor.

RE: Monitor Recommendation

I have a 4 year old HP Pavilion that I run AutoCAD on.  I recently upgraded my monitor to a 22" Samsung SyncMaster 226BW.  It works excellent but beware, if you are upgrading your monitor, you may also need to upgrade your video card like I did.

Tim

RE: Monitor Recommendation

(OP)
I just did replace my old HP Workstation with a new Dell, with an Nvidia 512MB video card, so I am OK there.  I think that when I replaced the four going on five year old computer, I realized that the CRT was going on ten.

Thanks for the recommendations.

RE: Monitor Recommendation

I’ve just got a 24” Acer, it seemed to be about half the cost of the competition (200gbp so under 400 bucks).

Screen is good and sharp, only downside is can see is no usb hub and no digital input but it works just fine via a vga cable.

RE: Monitor Recommendation

I would just like to second what panelman has said, we have used them for over a year now, great value for money.

RE: Monitor Recommendation

AbelGus,
I recently purchased several of the monitor you mention for all of our Autocad workstations and they work very well.  This monitor has the matte/flat screen rather than many of the high gloss screens you find.  The matte screens are generally preferred for Autocad users.  As mentioned in many of the previous posts, there are plenty of great monitors out there.  As far as the monitor you specified, we have had very good results with Autocad.  I cannot think of any cons but as far as the pros we like the matte screen, the USB ports, and the ability to move the screen in all directions, including vertically, not to mention the clear picture.   

RE: Monitor Recommendation

(OP)
Thanks to all of you for your input.  I did get the Dell and am very satisfied!


Abelgus

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