Sony G420 or Philips 109P?

Atmo · 13th February 2003, 13:03

Im getting a new monitor on saturday, and i've narrowed my choices down to these two. Both seem pretty even in terms of specs. Theyre both apperture grill tubes, both do 1600x1200@85, the sony can do 1920x1440@72hz, the philips can go up to 2048x1536@60. The philips has a shorter picture tube, which would be handy as my desk isnt as deep as i'd like it to be, the sony offers features like a pair of tinny built in speakers and a usb hub, but its quite a bit bulkier.

Price wise theyre fairly similar, the philips is $729, the sony $835.

Does anyone own either of these and can give a reccomendation? Im just wondering if its worth paying $100 extra for a pair of speakers i wouldnt use, a usb hub that i probably would use, a bit more bulk and a sony badge?

The only other consideration was perhaps getting a 17" lcd, but i dont think i could put up with the slow pixel response time, plus 1280x1024 doesnt offer any more desktop space than my current monitor (the reason i want a new one).

SNYder · 13th February 2003, 16:41

PCWorlds top ten list of 19 inch CRT monitors.

My suggestion... the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB or the Samsung SyncMaster 957mb

Atmo · 13th February 2003, 16:58

Thats their top 10?

Most of them can only do 1600x1200@70hz, which is too low for continuous use. The mitsubishi 930SB sounds ok, but after converting to Aus $ its more expensive than the sony g420.

Naamloos · 13th February 2003, 17:52

I have an old Philips monitor, and am quite happy with it

no problemo's etc

liquidmotion · 13th February 2003, 19:16

i run 1024x468 on a blurry, 14" monitor.

so fuck you all.

Jaak · 13th February 2003, 19:19

i got 14" monitor what runs 800 * 600 @ (max)85Hz

HA!

13th February 2003, 13:03	#1
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Sony G420 or Philips 109P? Im getting a new monitor on saturday, and i've narrowed my choices down to these two. Both seem pretty even in terms of specs. Theyre both apperture grill tubes, both do 1600x1200@85, the sony can do 1920x1440@72hz, the philips can go up to 2048x1536@60. The philips has a shorter picture tube, which would be handy as my desk isnt as deep as i'd like it to be, the sony offers features like a pair of tinny built in speakers and a usb hub, but its quite a bit bulkier. Price wise theyre fairly similar, the philips is $729, the sony $835. Does anyone own either of these and can give a reccomendation? Im just wondering if its worth paying $100 extra for a pair of speakers i wouldnt use, a usb hub that i probably would use, a bit more bulk and a sony badge? The only other consideration was perhaps getting a 17" lcd, but i dont think i could put up with the slow pixel response time, plus 1280x1024 doesnt offer any more desktop space than my current monitor (the reason i want a new one). :Psykotech:

13th February 2003, 16:58	#3
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Thats their top 10? Most of them can only do 1600x1200@70hz, which is too low for continuous use. The mitsubishi 930SB sounds ok, but after converting to Aus $ its more expensive than the sony g420. :Psykotech:

13th February 2003, 19:16	#5
liquidmotion Smokes Two Joints Beta Team Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SFBA Posts: 3,680	i run 1024x468 on a blurry, 14" monitor. so fuck you all. For a good time: shup \| stashbox \| my homepage

13th February 2003, 19:19	#6
Jaak Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Estonia. Posts: 851	i got 14" monitor what runs 800 * 600 @ (max)85Hz HA! Phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2

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13th February 2003, 16:41	#2
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	PCWorlds top ten list of 19 inch CRT monitors. My suggestion... the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB or the Samsung SyncMaster 957mb

13th February 2003, 17:52	#4
Naamloos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: irc.tehflap.org/******* Posts: 3,085	I have an old Philips monitor, and am quite happy with it no problemo's etc