Whats wrong with this Monitor?

[BlatantlyOriginal]

Its too cheap Goddammit.

EMPREX LM2201

[Dick]

I've never heard of the manufacturer, and I don't think it has a digital output, only analog.

[Spiff]

looks like a good deal to me, if you need a monitor it looks like a good bet (certainly the cheapest 22" I've seen - closest i saw on ebuyer was http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128036)

[BlatantlyOriginal]

If it doesnt havea digital input is this really bad?

Ive seen the actual model in Comet for £170 with stuff on the screen and it doesnt seem bad at all.

[Dick]

Not particularly, it's just a newer type of connection. Nowadays most monitors do both analog and digital (DVI).

As far as I know all graphics cards come with both DVI and VGA connectors, so you should be alright. If not, you can get DVI-VGA connectors.

[sapi]

If it doesnt havea digital input is this really bad?

Ive seen the actual model in Comet for £170 with stuff on the screen and it doesnt seem bad at all.

You do want to stick to DVI connections where possible; converting the digital signal created in your graphics card to analogue, then back to digital at the monitor, doesn't make a lot of sense (and causes a reduction in signal quality)

[SonOfCrusader76]

Its too cheap Goddammit.

EMPREX LM2201

Wow, that does look too good to be true, doesn't it?

[Rush Limbaugh]

All I can say is things really are over priced there.

[BlatantlyOriginal]

Well my budget for a new monitor is £200, is it worth paying uop the extra for a dvi connection? Or would it be betetr buy buy that and stick the rest towards a new graphics card? ( I have a 7600gt)

[Shaun]

Well my budget for a new monitor is £200, is it worth paying uop the extra for a dvi connection? Or would it be betetr buy buy that and stick the rest towards a new graphics card? ( I have a 7600gt)

Well, I see no benefits in having a DVI connection - my 22" CRT does not have one, I have a DVI-VGA adaptor and that works for me.

[sapi]

Well, I see no benefits in having a DVI connection - my 22" CRT does not have one, I have a DVI-VGA adaptor and that works for me.

On CRT monitors it is not an issue; on LCDs you really want the video card to be rendering pixel to pixel, rather than outputting an analogue image and having it reprocessed.

DVi is much clearer then d-sub and DVI means no more adjusting the monitor so it fits the picture the on the screen (or auto adjusting).

That's because DVD will output to the monitor exactly what to display in pixel (43,1239) at any given time; whereas VGA will give it an image and say 'display this'

[Freddie]

DVi is much clearer then d-sub and DVI means no more adjusting the monitor so it fits the picture the on the screen (or auto adjusting).

[BlatantlyOriginal]

So is this monitor a hit or miss for buying?

[PaulusCliftus]

I'd say hit, I use dvi-vga for both my monitors as they only have dsub, seems a-ok to me, the price is a big winner.