dreamingwolf Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Im in the market to buy a couple monitors for personal use, and was wondering if any of you had any personal experiences with places that had good prices. Im looking for two flat screens. Ive heard that lcds are better than plasma for gaming cause plasma has a slow refresh rate, is this true? Ive browsed tigerdirect and pricewatch, and if anyone has bought monitors online I would like to hear about your experiences and suggestions about where the best place to buy monitors is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I would check Wal-Mart out first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashburnskinsfan Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Costco has worked for me. The problem with buying online is that you can't quality varies a lot with monitors, online merchants often have very tough return policies if you aren't 100% satisfied with image quality, and with monitors a few bad pixels may not meet the criteria of a defective product. The issue with plasmas was burn in more than refresh rate. The burn-in issue has gone away. LCDs suffered from refresh rate issues but are usually also OK now (you should aim for a refresh rate of 12-16 milliseconds). However, satisfactory refresh rate is in the 'eye of the beholder' and so this is another reason to buy locally so that you can return it without cost if it doesn't make you happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingwolf Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 thanks I will consider that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 just keep browsing around, look at www.techbargains.com, you can make some deals there sometimes. A few years ago, when 19" lcd monitors cost close to 400$, my brother through techbargains/dell bought one for under 200$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 www.Newegg.com, and www.zipzoomfly.com I picked up a new 17" LCD for 189.00 just last week from Newegg [business only]. If your going to use it for gaming, make sure to check the refresh rate on the LCD as well. Some LCD's are good, and some not so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 compusa usually has some good deals now and then. i got my 19inch samsung for 199 over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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