BUYING LCD- SUGGESTIONS PLEASEEE

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  1. mastr2142

    mastr2142 Member

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    goood day afterdawners
    saddly today my monitor died out(YESSSS)
    n now i have to buy a new one...ive come to a decession between two LCD monitors both 24 inchs
    first is an acer-Acer 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor (P243WBD)(cost about 430+tax)
    second is a samsung- Samsung SyncMaster 1080p 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor (245BW) - Future Shop Exclusive(cost 350+tax) ON SALEE

    i was wondering if anyone has any experience with these monitors and if so which one is worth the money
    also if i do decide going with the samsung will i be able to connect my xbox 360 to it??

    thnks in advance
     
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    I have the Samsung SyncMaster 245BW, and it has far surpassed my expectations.

    There are no connection ports, outside of the video cable, audio, RGB, and power.
     
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    The Samsung, hands down. I've seen the two side by side and there's no comparison, the Samsung is better.
     
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    so im guessing im getting a samsung...sooo next question will i be able to connect my xbox 360 to it???
    theres no HDMI on the samsung so wat would i need to do?
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    Use a VGA connector from the xbox.
     
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    so i ended up buying the Samsung 24 inch 245BW and all i can ssay is WOOOOOW, the picture is amazing and i order an HDMI to DVI converter to connect my 360 elite to it
    thanks for the slight nudge
     
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    You are welcome. You will love that monitor! I just found out, in these forums, that the replacement for the 245BW, has an HDMI connection. Go figure.
     
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    what do u mean replacement?
     
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    The new version. Not that there's a problem with the old one, but everything gets updated in the PC market, and very often at that.
     

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