Eric Franklin,
May 5, 2009
Look, no one wants to pay a high price for a monitor. Some have certain features they absolutely can't live without, yet everyone still wants the best deal possible, especially in the current economy.
Here are five monitors in the 19-, 22-, 24-inch range that are high quality (each earned at least 3.5 stars in CNET's reviews) and, for their size and feature set, should not break the bank. Currently all of the monitors here can be found for less than $300 and a couple for less than $200.
- More Resources
- Inside CNET Labs Podcast,
- Monitors Buying Guide,
- Monitor Green Guide
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| Price | $167.00 to $219.00 | $179.95 to $209.99 | $279.98 | $129.99 to $139.99 | $249.00 to $399.99 |
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| Review date | April 17, 2009 | October 30, 2008 | November 04, 2008 | January 29, 2009 | April 17, 2009 |
| The Bottom Line | The Dell G2210 offers stellar performance and an energy conscious interface at a low price. | The 22-inch Gateway HD2201 monitor boasts great movies and games performance, includes both HDMI and DVI connections, and has a low price. | The Westinghouse L1916HW has a superlow price and good performance in games, movies, and office tasks. | The Gateway HD1900 monitor has great performance, but is lacking in features. | The plain-looking Dell G2410 offers stellar performance and an energy conscious interface at a low price. |
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| Compatibility | PC | PC | PC | PC | PC |
| Display (projector) technology | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix |
| Max resolution | 1680 x 1050 | 1680 x 1050 | 1680 x 1050 | 1440 x 900 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Dot pitch | 0.282 mm | 0.282 mm | Info unavailable | 0.2835 mm | 0.277 mm |
| Input device type | None | None | None | None | Info unavailable |
| Viewable screen size | Info unavailable | 22 in | 19 in | 19 in | 24 in |
| Display (projector) diagonal size | 22 in | 22 in | 19 in | 19 in | 24 in |
| Service & support type | 3 years warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 3 years warranty |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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