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comet doing a 17in acer TFT for 139.99 thought that was reasonable also got a 15in for 99.99

depends on the spec and what you want to use it for - general pc monitor or gaming

www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/374_223956.html

Acer AL1714M - S 17" TFT monitor

Response time .14ms
Pixel resolution 1.3 million
Contrast range 350 colourtones

Is this any good then? I was thinking of getting a TFT and this is a great price for 17". I don`t play any games on my PC, just do stuff with web pages/images (but not in incredible detail) and browse the net

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I have one here and for £140 it is a good buy, I paid £153 ( Was £170 but I had a 10 % off coupon ) for mine at Argos when Comet had them at £150 as I was able to return it to Argos for a full refund within 28 days if it had any dead pixels while Comet were not so accommodating on this and it was also listed as having a 3 year warranty and Comet told me theirs was only 1 year.

I generally only use mine for internet browsing , video and photo editing and DVD burning and it is great for all that.

I have tried watching a sport DVD on it and although it boasts a 14 ms response time there was little bit of picture lag evident.

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It hasn`t got DVI input. For about £155 (I think), the Relisys tl795ru from Savastore is much better. It is cheaper than many TFT screens without DVI. Compared to most budget 17 inch TFTs, it has much smoother greyscale (no noticeable banding) and more accurate colour reproduction.

CusoDave,

The pixel resolution of 1.3 million is pretty standard across all 17 inch TFT screens. As for 350 colortones, I think you mean 350:1 contrast.

The one you mention in Savastore is £168.88 delivered which is almost £30 more

Is it worth paying the extra for a DVI input if you have no need for that connection ?

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I was hoping to get a LCD tv and also use it as a monitor but at this price and being a gamer its very tempting will check with store about dead pixels first though

Hi

Also checkout www.aria.co.uk they have a check for dead pixels option for around £15 VAT EX . or try amazon for the same models but different named tft ,s.

bye

R.B

This item was edited on Wednesday, 18th May 2005, 07:52