Tiggs

im about to get a new monitor, 19 inch and flat as possible (flat as in flat screen not thin TFT thingy)

i've seen loads of factory refurbished units- are these ok?

and if so does anyone have any experience with the Dell M911? (apparently it uses sony tubes?)

any advice would be good...

Tiggs

P1Fanatic

Dunno but I have got an IIyama Vision Master Pro 450 19" and its as flat as they get. Picture is excellent and the warranty is superb - Ive had problems with 2 of mine and I call IIyama up and in under 24hrs I have a new monitor and theyve taken the old one away - no questions asked (3 year onsite warranty). Now if only every manufacturer was that good.

BarryK

Like P1fanatic I have an Iiyama, no probs with it in nearly 12 months.

Vision Master Pro 453, HA901D

crt
19" DiamondTron NF (18" viewable), 0.25mm dot pitch, Anti-Reflect Anti-Static Coating (AR-ASC), 90º deflection, dual focus, non-glare, short persistence phosphor

sync
Horizontal: 30-115kHz, vertical: 50-180Hz

bandwidth
300MHz dot clock

resolution
Maximum: 1800 x 1440 @ 75Hz refresh.

1600 x 1200 @ 90Hz refresh

compatibility
All current PC and MAC graphic standards. Windows 95/98/2000/ME Plug-and-Play (DDC2B)

max display area
360 x 270mm

user controls
3 push buttons accessing: contrast, brightness, colour temp, zoom, horizontal & vertical size & position, pin-cushion, trapezoid, parallelogram, pin-balance, tilt, horizontal & vertical convergence, horizontal moiré, OPQ (text/picture/movie), degauss, beam landing (top & bottom, left & right), OSD position/off timer, language selection, lockout, save recall, help, information

features
USB, (1 upstream, 4 downstream), 2 x 1W speakers, DVI-D

signal storage
6 analogue, 5 digital factory pre-sets, 10 user memory locations (automatically saved)

input signal
D-sub 15-pin, DVI-D 24-pin connector, audio connector Ø3.5mm mini jack, USB 4-pin connector

power supply
Worldwide 100-230VAC, 50-60Hz input

power usage
138W maximum in normal use, 10W in suspend mode

power saving
Auto power down to standby mode. VESA-DPMS, EPA Energy Star and Nutek. (TCO-99) compliant

ergonomics
Tilt and turn stand

low radiation
TCO-99 and MPRII compliant

approvals
CE, TUV-GS, UL1950 Third Edition, CSA C22.2 No.950, FCC Class B, CE, PTB, DHHS, TUV (MPRII)

dimensions
D = 447mm, H = 450mm, W = 450mm. Weight: 24kg

accessories
Power cable, signal cable (D-Sub), signal cable (DVI-D), USB cable, audio cable, user manual

picture performance
Linearity

Trapezoid Distortion

Barrel Distortion

Pin Cushion
±7%

1.5%

1.5%

2.0%
Parallelogram

Misconvergence Max

Raster Regulation
2.0%

0.5mm

>2.0mm

manufacture
All monitors are manufactured using CFC free materials, non-toxic metals and non-bromided flame retardants and are fully recyclable. Recycled material is used for packaging and user documentation.

DominicA

check PC pro A list....

Crispin

Iiyama Vision Master Pro 411 here - the mutts......enables me to win CS 1on1 matches apparently

Tiggs

right just ordered the iiyama 454, will be here tommorow!

RichiW

19" Sony Trinitron e400.......fabulous picture, my m8 saw mine and just wen t out and bought one he was that impressed!

Dont what ever you do buy a Smile monitor, i`ve also got a top of the range 17" monitor from them, when it was 6mths old it went faulty, when i rang them up to take advantage of the 3yr on site warranty, i was told "theres no possible way the monitor can be faulty...its our top most model Sir!".....eh? What a set of idiots, half a dozen phone calls and a e-mail to Smile USA it was replaced

Rich.

*edited due to a typo

[Edited by RichiW - 2/5/2002 7:34:44 AM]