Monitors
by Nicholas Deleon on October 29, 2009

How keen are you on touchscreens? Keen enough to navigate Windows 7 while using such a monitor? Acer has a new one, the T230H, which will allow you to do exactly that. A big selling point is that it’ll increase your productivity, but I’m not so sure.

by Doug Aamoth on October 27, 2009

Samsung has just announced a pair of LCD monitors with built-in TV features that promise to “eliminate the line between work productivity and HD entertainment,” according to the press release. And speaking of that press release, it appears that Samsung has also eliminated the most basic and important spec from the products’ list of features.

by Doug Aamoth on September 8, 2009

ASUSIf you’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for an LCD monitor that’s only 0.65 inches thin, your wait may soon be over. Otherwise, a standard monitor ought to do just fine. But if thin’s your thing, ASUS has just announced its line of “Designo” monitors that’ll be available in 20-, 22-, 23-, and 24-inch sizes.

by Doug Aamoth on August 26, 2009

ASUSTop o’ the morning, deal hunters. Here’s a 24-inch monitor for $164 after $10 mail-in rebate. The rebate’s good until the end of the month, but even if you don’t send it in you’re only out ten bucks. It happens.

Video Review: ThinkGeek Mimo Mini USB Monitor
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by Doug Aamoth on July 28, 2009

The 7-inch 800×480 Mimo monitor is a portable USB-powered display that’s easy to set up and use and ought to fit neatly in most laptop bags. At $130, it’s not outrageously priced, either, considering you’re getting a pretty capable second monitor that weighs just 1.3 pounds and requires only a single cable in order to operate.

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by Doug Aamoth on July 28, 2009

monitorLooks like 24 inches is becoming the new low-price sweet spot for LCD monitors. Newegg.com is selling one for just $170 with free shipping. That’s the lowest-priced new 24-inch monitor I believe I’ve ever come across.

by Doug Aamoth on July 7, 2009

monitorBig-ass monitors are so hot right now. They’re like 21-inch CRT monitors back in the late 90’s. So hot. So very, very hot. Luckily they’re coming down in price, as evidenced by the 28-inch Hanns-G widescreen HDMI monitor that Newegg.com is selling for $299.99 with free shipping.

by Doug Aamoth on June 24, 2009

mimoThese 7-inch MiMo USB monitors aren’t NEW new but they are now being sold at ThinkGeek, which is new. Just a shade under $130 gets you a USB-powered 7-inch monitor with an 800×480 resolution.

CrunchDeals: 22-inch LCD for $112
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by Doug Aamoth on June 4, 2009

acerWell hello, unbelievably low-priced 22-inch monitor.

If you need further proof that monitor prices, they are a-falling, here’s a 22-inch Acer for $99.99 plus $11.99 for shipping.

To be fair, it’s 21.6 inches but you get a 1680×1050 resolution, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and 2500:1 contrast ratio. Inputs include DVI-D and, presumably, VGA. No speakers but, hey, big whoop. Listen to your Discman instead.

Acer 21.6 WIDESCREEN LCD [OnSale.com via FatWallet]

by Doug Aamoth on June 4, 2009

NECSome people like big cars, some like big guns, and some like big monitors. If you’re a big monitor person, this 43-inch curved LCD with a 32:10 aspect ratio from NEC is right up your alley.

by Doug Aamoth on May 31, 2009

295Dell’s got a $60 price break on its 19-inch S1909WX LCD monitor, which brings it to $89 with free shipping. The monitor has a 1440×900 resolution, DVI and VGA inputs, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and 5ms response time.

by Doug Aamoth on May 22, 2009

monitorBack in the day, you’d have to sell a kidney to get your hands on the money for a 26-inch monitor. Now Costco is selling a 26-inch Westinghouse for $200 plus $15 for shipping (apparently if you’re not a Costco member, it’s $210 plus $15 shipping).

by Doug Aamoth on May 14, 2009

236036LLCostco is selling a 28-inch HannsG monitor for $299.99 after a $50 instant discount, good until the end of the month. That’s a lot of monitor for less than 11 bucks per inch! Nobody measures monitor prices in dollars per inch, but maybe it’s time to change all that.

by Doug Aamoth on May 7, 2009

asusZipZoomFly.com has a wheel of a deal on a 24-inch ASUS monitor at $189 with free shipping. And that’s without having to send in any rebates.

CrunchDeals: 23-inch Dell LCD for $159, 22-inch for $139
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by Doug Aamoth on April 29, 2009

dellWow, good double deal on Dell monitors. Take your pick of the 23-inch 1920×1080 S2309W for just $159 or the 22-inch version for $139.

Both feature DVI and VGA inputs, but you’ll have to use some of the money you save to buy a set of speakers as there aren’t any built in on either model. Still, nice big cheap monitors, eh?

Dell S2309W and Dell S2209W [Dell.com via dealnews]

by Doug Aamoth on April 16, 2009

PC Connection is selling a 24-inch refurbished ViewSonic LCD for $184.95 with free shipping. It only comes with a 90-day warranty, but if you’re willing to take a chance on a refurbished screen, then this is a good deal for all that real estate.

by Doug Aamoth on April 13, 2009

Best Buy is offering the 22-inch Acer AL2216WBD monitor for $149.99 after a $20 price break. It’s got a 1680×1050 resolution, VGA/DVI inputs, 700:1 contrast ratio, and 300 cd/m2 brightness.

by Doug Aamoth on April 7, 2009

I don’t want to get everybody’s hopes up, but we just might be entering the era of sub-$200 24-inch monitors. Slowly but surely… slowly but surely. Today we have one from TigerDirect for $199 after a $50 price break, plus $1.99 for ground shipping.

by Doug Aamoth on April 6, 2009

Newegg’s got a good deal on a 23-inch Acer monitor with 1920×1080 resolution. Normally $249, there’s a $40 price break plus another $10 off with coupon code EMCLPPM59 (today’s the last day to use the code).

CrunchDeals: Dell 24-inch monitor for $209
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by Doug Aamoth on March 30, 2009

monitor_s2409w_295 Now THAT is a low price on a 24-inch monitor. Dell Small Business is selling the S2409W for $209 after $90-worth of instant savings, plus you can use coupon code 1Z829VM32T983V to knock another 10% off, bringing the final price to $188.10 after the dust settles (sorry, the coupon code doesn’t work anymore).

The monitor has a 1920×1080 resolution (16:9), DVI/HDMI/VGA connections, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and 5ms response time. No built-in speakers but, hey, it’s $188 $209 — free shipping, too.

Dell S2409W 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor [via Slickdeals]

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