20-22 inch monitor (120 dollar)

[Androyed]

I'm looking for a 20, 21, 21.5 or 22 inch monitor. I prefer 21.5.

What's important?
- Price. 120 dollar, not much more. I want to pay around 100 euro.
- 1080p
- HDMI
- Response time 8ms or lower
- No blurry/grainy text.
- No blue hue
- No bleeding

What's not so important?
- TN or IPS. All those high-tech display technologies, I don't really care about them. IPS is nice for the viewing angles, but that's about it. I still prefer LCD TVs over plasma, as I prefer my LCD screen on my smartphone (Nexus S, european version) over those S-AMOLED on those samsung smartphones.

Some screens produce really great image quality, but suck when you are just browsing the web (black text on white background). They are too grainy/blurry, have a blue hue or other issues. Most consumer monitors are LED backlit nowadays, but if it causes issues like bleeding or a blue hue, I would prefer a normal LCD.

In short, I want a monitor that's easy on the eye. I don't care about vivid, lively colors. I'm still very happy with my LG 32LC41 TV. Beats the out of some plasma TVs IMO.

[Qing Dao]

At that price point, you are just going to have to get the cheapest 1080p monitor you can find. They are all 21.5 inches. I have done the same thing in the past, and I was always happy with them.

[Androyed]

At that price point, you are just going to have to get the cheapest 1080p monitor you can find. They are all 21.5 inches. I have done the same thing in the past, and I was always happy with them.

Thanks for your response, but I went with the Dell ST2220T. Together with the Inspiron 17R SE (i7 quad, 750GB 7200rpm, 6GB RAM) I got it for less than 1000 euro, which means less than 1000 dollar (well, not really, but for some reason Europe is more expensive than the USA).

The Dell ST2220T was kind of above my price range, but it has literally everything I want. Even without the touch function: IPS, NO LED (I just prefer CCFS, yellow hue over blue hue), 1080p, HDMI, NO coating, speakers (although crap, but who cares). And although the touchscreen isn't super responsive (I don't think you can really type on it like a normal keyboard), it should still be quite awesome when Windows 8 comes.

[theo415]

Could you give us an update on how your experience with the screen has been so far?
I think I might buy one myself, but I'm concerned that it might not be much better in terms of eye comfort & stuff than my laptop's screen (LP156WF1), although it sure does have very nice specs.
Thanks in advance.

[Androyed]

Could you give us an update on how your experience with the screen has been so far?
I think I might buy one myself, but I'm concerned that it might not be much better in terms of eye comfort & stuff than my laptop's screen (LP156WF1), although it sure does have very nice specs.
Thanks in advance.

Yeah sure! I will write a review in this forum section.

I got it because I think CCFL is easier on the eyes. LED may have its advantages, but I don't like how it looks at all.

I will let you know how the screens looks, how easy it is on the eyes, what things I noticed and what things I didn't like. I won't write about all the technical aspects, so in the meantime you could read this review if you haven't done that already: Dell ST2220T Review

The only problem I see is that the ST2220T only has two point touch (at least that's what people tell me), and Windows 8 "requires" a minimum of five point touch. This seems really weird to me, because there are almost no screens out there yet that have five point touch, let alone a screen as nice as the ST2220T. I don't really care if all the cool gestures won't work, but at least things like scrolling, zooming, swiping, should work...

[theo415]

Yeah sure! I will write a review in this forum section.

That's great, looking forward to it.

We're on the same page as far as LED vs CCFL is concerned. Apparently it has something to do with PWM, but I don't know many details. All I know is that from the time I switched from a CCFL screen to a LED one, I can't look at it without getting my eyes tired, even for short periods of time. And I have tried all the workarounds, increasing dpi, reducing brightness/contrast/gamma - it's still the same.

Thanks for the link, although I had already checked it out. Very thorough review. *thumbs up*

[Androyed]

I've found that the reason most people buy the ST2220T because of its glossy IPS screen. They say: why buy a beautiful IPS screen if you are going to put a grainy AG coating over it? I kind of agree, although you could also say this: why buy a beautiful IPS screen if you are only going to see your own reflection? I guess that's a trade-off.

Besides CCFL being easier on the eye (for me at least. For us), I also don't like the colors of LED screens. There is this blue hue that I've also seen on the AMOLED screens on Samsung smartphones. It may be true that CCFL has a yellow hue as opposed to a blue hue, but I like it better that way.

Anyway, I've noticed that the yellow hue is much easier on the eye than the blue hue. The blue hue looks cold. Also, some people see flickering on LED LCDs.

[theo415]

So when can we expect the review? (I'm this close to ordering this monitor, hopefully I will be patient enough to wait for your review before I pull the trigger.)

[Androyed]

So when can we expect the review? (I'm this close to ordering this monitor, hopefully I will be patient enough to wait for your review before I pull the trigger.)

I will get my laptop and monitor tomorrow! So I will post the review tomorrow, or else the day after.

I don't think I can convince you more though. TFTcentral already said everything there is to say. But I can tell you my impressions if you want.

[theo415]

Yeah, I'm particularly looking for personal impressions/experience.