Its been a very exciting month! After doing more than the average (from my standards :) ) amount of research on the subject of buying a lcd monitor. I settled on the 2233SW. It was one of best options i had, or so i think
As for now i am very happy with this one. It looks grate, both the finish and the picture quality. But then its not like i have used a lot of lcd panels. Almost all of the monitors that caught my attention are included in the following spreadsheet, with their key specs and prices in the local markets. Might be helpful to anyone who is looking in to buying a lcd monitor these days.
You won’t be able to see the table here in full because of the layout of the site, so find it here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tN-CeMAoc3qpsQia62azxgQ&output=html
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Model |
Size |
Wide Screen |
Price |
Vendor |
Cost per Inch Index |
Brand |
Resolution |
Contrast Ratio |
Responce TIme |
Cables |
Brightness |
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943 SNX |
18.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 16,950.00 |
Barclays |
1.091 |
Samsung |
1360 x 768 |
DC 15000:1(1000:1)(Typ.) |
5ms |
? |
250cd/m^2 |
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933sn |
18.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 16,950.00 |
Barclays |
1.12 |
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1360 x 768 |
DC 15,000:1 (1,000:1) (Typ.) |
5ms |
N |
300 cd/m² |
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19 LCD Black |
19 |
Yes |
Rs. 16,400.00 |
Barclays |
1.158 |
LG |
1440 x 900 |
2000:1 (Typical) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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933NW |
19 |
Yes |
Rs. 16,900.00 |
Barclays |
1.124 |
Samsung |
1440 x 900 |
DC 15,000:1 (1,000:1) |
5ms |
D-SUB |
300 cd/m² |
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933NW H.G.B.? |
19 |
Yes |
Rs. 16,950.00 |
Barclays |
1.124 |
Samsung |
1440 x 900 |
DC 15,000:1 (1,000:1) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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X203H |
20 |
Yes |
Rs. 24,720.00 |
Techwearhouse |
0.809 |
Acer |
1600 x 900 |
DC 10000:01 |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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V203H |
20 |
Yes |
Rs. 25,900.00 |
Metropolitan |
0.772 |
Acer |
1600 x 900 |
DC 10′000:1 |
5ms |
D-SUB, DVI-D ? |
300 cd/m² |
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E2009W |
20 |
Yes |
Rs. 22,000.00 |
Leaders |
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Dell |
1680 x 1050 |
CR 1000:1 |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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W2243T |
21.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 24,000.00 |
EGS |
0.895 |
LG |
1920 x 1080 |
30000:1 DFC |
5ms |
D-SUB, DVI-D |
300 cd/m² |
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2233SW |
21.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 24,000.00 |
techgsmsl.com |
0.86 |
Samsung |
1920 x 1080 |
DC 15000:1(1000:1) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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2233SW(?) |
21.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 24,500.00 |
Tulip |
0.86 |
Samsung |
1920 x 1080 |
DC 15000:1(1000:1) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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2233SW |
21.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 24,700.00 |
Barclays |
0.86 |
Samsung |
1920 x 1080 |
DC 15000:1(1000:1) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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2233SW |
21.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 25,750.00 |
Techwearhouse |
0.776 |
Samsung |
1920 x 1080 |
DC 15000:1(1000:1) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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2233SW |
21.5 |
Yes |
Rs. 27,500.00 |
EGS |
0.86 |
Samsung |
1920 x 1080 |
DC 15000:1(1000:1) |
5ms |
D-Sub, DVI |
300 cd/m² |
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22 |
? |
Rs. 27,000.00 |
Sri |
0.814 |
Dell |
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2333SW |
23 |
Yes |
Rs. 26,850.00 |
Barclays |
0.856 |
Samsung |
1920 x 1080 |
DC 20000:1 (1000:1) |
5ms |
D-SUB, DVI-D |
300 cd/m² |
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X233H |
23 |
Yes |
Rs. 28,325.00 |
Techwearhouse |
0.812 |
Acer |
1920×1080 |
DC 40000:01 ACM? |
5ms |
N DVI-D HDMI |
300 cd/m² |
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X233H |
23 |
Yes |
Rs. 28,900.00 |
Metropolitan |
0.795 |
Acer |
1920×1080 |
DC 40000:01 ACM? |
5ms |
N DVI-D HDMI |
300 cd/m² |
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T240 |
24 |
Yes |
Rs. 42,500.00 |
Barclays |
0.564 |
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1920×1200 |
DC 20000:1(1000:1) |
5ms |
N DVI-D HDMI |
300 cd/m² |
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24 |
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Rs. 42,500.00 |
Winsoft |
0.564 |
Dell |
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Some pics…



more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yasi8h/sets/72157622373186619/
October 4, 2009 at 1:20 am
Wish you had done this a few months ago. I also evaluated all the options and then bought an Acer V203H. I am very happy with it but I see that the Samsung is cheaper.
October 4, 2009 at 6:29 am
you probably got it from metro..? if yes you probably got a better warranty with it
so the little difference in price is ok. i think.
October 6, 2009 at 6:47 pm
why did you go for 2233SW instead of 2333SW? Is it because of the price?
October 7, 2009 at 1:09 am
I wanted to go for that but when i was so ‘high’ on buying this, 2333 was out of stock (at one of the places where it was available for a reasonable price). so i went with the 22. Some shops had it but their prices were too high for me ( i didn’t feel like paying so much for another 1.5 inches).
November 4, 2009 at 4:54 am
What was the final cost of the monitor
November 4, 2009 at 6:11 am
22K
November 4, 2009 at 8:18 am
sorry for bothering you again, I am planning to buy the same monitor and my vendor is quoting 10k. How is the monitor output.
November 4, 2009 at 1:45 pm
wow!
thats a grate price. yeah i am all satisfied with what i got. btw are you from india? or SL? or…?
November 5, 2009 at 3:29 am
I am from India. Only after going through your blog did I realise that I was comparing rates across countries
November 5, 2009 at 4:34 am