monitor help

[The Jackamo]

k, so it's about high time that i got a new monitor, and the choice should be easy (from the 2 that i'm looking at), but it's proven to be kind of tough. both are LCD:

choice one is the apple 20 inch monitor, $900 from the education store, 1680 x 1050 max resolution.

choice two is a samsung 21 inch monitor, a little under $600 after rebates from amazon, 1600 x 1200 max resolution.



so the apple has a little more vertical resolution (which would help since i'm doing a lot of work in photoshop, as well as for movies; more cinema-like), but the samsung has more height by 150 pixels and is $300 less.

opinions? any suggestions for other monitors? i'm looking to break out of the 1280 x 1024 max resolution (which is all my 17 in CRT can handle) and into something larger.

[doofdoof]

We have numerous Samsung LCD monitors in the office here ..... they are very good quality for the money

[Viva]

I have the Samsung SyncMaster 173P. Outstanding monitor with sharp resolution and really nice colors that can be rotated 90 degrees. Mine's a 17" and I don't know whether or not the larger jobbies are as good.

[Arty50]

Apple buys the panels for their LCDs from Samsung. Other parts of the monitor are different, but the screen itself is made by Samsung.

[nealric]

samsung for sure- Any slight difference in performance between the two definetly isnt worth the extra money.

I love my samsung 910t - 1000:1 contrast ratio = fkna!

[Big E]

You know, I am still shocked at how people swoon over LCDs. I truly hate them. They are scads better than they were say 5 years ago, but I still think they suck. Having the picture change when you move 20 degrees off-axis drives me nuts. I am also blessed with really good eyesight, and I find that I actually can distinguish every frikkin pixel.

Anyway, just as an aside, I finally bought a 'puter for home, and after a little bit of searching, I picked up 2 perfect-condition 4-year-old top-of-the-line 21" Trinitron-tubed CRT's for a grand total of $250. You might throw your back out trying to hoist the things onto your desk, but I would take them over the Apple displays any day (and I find the Apple's to be one of the better LCDs).