Help selecting a monitor please.

[kjol21]

Hi, with the help of someone on this site as well as a few other people I have recently purchased a new desktop pc. I have not purchased a monitor yet and I don't really know much about them.

I have narrowed down the monitors I want to 2 choices.

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60357&vpn=VX2453MH-LED&manufacture=ViewSonic#Specifications
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950MN1279&vpn=VE248Q&manfuacture=ASUS

They are nearly an identical price so I am not worried about that part. I just need to know which one is better.

Also if someone knows of a better monitor to get for around $200CAD or less please let me know. (keep in mind I am from Canada)

If you are interested, this is the computer the monitor will be hooked up to.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1E8XE4


Thank you in advance for anyone that can help me with this.

 

[MrBrooks]

I highly suggest the ASUS VE248Q 24" LED Backlit monitor that you linked in your post.

Why? It's $10 cheaper than the Viewsonic monitor and it has more device support than the Viewsonic. This monitor has a Display Port, HDMI, DVI and VGA. You can't go wrong with it and it's from Asus, a great brand and truly reliable customer service. Their products are top notch.

 

[kjol21]

Great thanks for the reply. I was kind of leaning that way but as I said I wanted to make sure it was the better choice.

The thing to consider with the ASUS monitor however is I think I will have to buy a HDMI cable to connect it to the computer as it does not come with one.

The Viewsonic also has a lower operating voltage at 20W compared to the 35W of the ASUS

The biggest difference I thought in favor of the ASUS was the 50M:1 contrast ratio compared to the 30M:1 contrast ratio of the Viewsonic.

Anyways thanks for the response I appreciate it.

 

[Slapshot136]

The biggest difference I thought in favor of the ASUS was the 50M:1 contrast ratio compared to the 30M:1 contrast ratio of the Viewsonic.

contrast ratio = complete garbage in terms of a spec, don't base anything off of that