LCD died!

[Blair]

Last night I went to sleep listining to a oldtime radio shows stream like I do everynight. And I woke up at about 3am with a wierd unfamiliar light, It was the blue neon from the PC mixed with smoke and a burnt plastic smell mixed with burnt capacitor! It freaked me out at first until I woke up more and realized what happened. I unplugged the monitor and went back to sleep. Anyway the only monitor I have is a old 17inch HP vx74 CRT monitor. or (FS7600) And usually 17inch CRT 's have a native resolution of at'least 1280x1024, But not this one! LOL, It will go to 1280x1024 but at only 60hz and it looks like crap. It's native is 1024x768 @85hz (sigh!) So I have to use 1024x768 because 1280x1024 is horrible. This was some old crap monitor used by both HP and Compaq. Now I have to spend for a new monitor, And the prices today are insane! But my GPU is getting around 90-100fps LOL.

[LarsReviews]

iiyama is a budget friendly brand, if you are not planning on getting a 144Hz Gsync 4K Monitor.

[Darkman]

Wait? You've used a CRT for this long? Also I'd like to know resolution (1920x1080?), budget, and how big do you want the monitor to be?

[Blair]

A 75hz monitor is fine with me. As long as it does not stutter or act wierd and it looks pretty it is ook with me.

[Blair]

Wait? You've used a CRT for this long? Also I'd like to know resolution (1920x1080?), budget, and how big do you want the monitor to be?

No! LOL Read again, My LCD burnt and I am now using a old CRT.

[Darkman]

No! LOL Read again, My LCD burnt and I am now using a old CRT.

Oh, Sorry about that, but can you tell us your budget, resolution, location (What sites), and size of the monitor?

[Dimwitted]

Asus' line of monitors are pretty good. What was your previous brand? Samsung? LG? Off brand? I would recommend a IPS LED backlit display in a size that will fit your budget. 23" is pretty good like the PB238Q.

[Blair]

I really do not want to spend more than $70, But I know that more than likely will not happen. But it has to be at'least a 1600x900, I would rather have a 1920x1080p monitor, But I do not mind 1600x900, It looks almost as good and it does help with games that need more V-Ram. But I did find a HP for $89 on Newegg but they raised the price to $109! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176254&cm_re=1600x900-_-24-176-254-_-Product  

Newegg is starting to get on my last nerve doing that! For the same price of $109 I can get this elcheapo 1920x1080p AOC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160155&cm_re=lcd-_-24-160-155-_-Product

And the AOC was just $99 two weeks ago! LOL. But at'least they only raised this one by $10 To be honest I think monitors should be cheaper than that. A basic 1600x900 should cost no more than $65 and a 1080p should be no more than $80. Sorry for the rant! But $70 to $110 would be my budget.

[Blair]

I found a ACER 19.5 1600x900 used at a local computer store for $50. Is Acer still good? I remember the old CRT's being decent. But I need a monitor back I am jonesing! Only thing is I have to pick it up at there other store about 10 miles away.

[Blair]

OK I got a 20inch 1600x900 HP for my old GTX 650 Ti in trade. The old GPU was not helping me any sitting around anyway. And I only paid about $119 for it new. Maybe I made a mistake trading, But I got what I wanted. This monitor has a much prettier display than my old one.