19.5" AOC 1600x900 LED LCD Monitor - $115 + Post @ Computer Alliance

PRandomEnjoyer on 27/05/2016 - 17:51 computeralliance.com.au (166 clicks)
Last edited 27/05/2016 - 17:58 by 1 other user

Might be a good first monitor for a budget setup

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tonyjzx on 27/05/2016 - 17:56

+8

For a few bucks more you can get an FHD 22"… $129.00
AOC 21.5" E2270SWDN (No Speaker) 5ms 1920x1080 D-SUB LED Backlight LCD Moni..

19" is only useful if you're really space impaired or you need them for an industrial installation like a POS setup.
- spackbace on 27/05/2016 - 18:01
  
  +4
  
  Hell even $4 more gets you FHD in this 19.5" size: Link (in select states)
  
  And MSY also have OP's monitor for the same price, obviously at more stores.
llama on 27/05/2016 - 18:40

+1

In 2016, 1600x900 is really nasty. I hate my 19" 16:9 monitors that use that res, yet I have no problem with older 4:3 that run at 1280x1024.

It's not that the pixels are visible on 1600x900, but those missing 180 pixels (compared to 1920x1080) or 300 pixels (compared to 1920x1200) in the vertical really makes a big difference to the available screen real estate.

This becomes very apparent in software where the idiot developers going to the massively wasteful "ribbon" and "metro icon" style menus and toolbars. The actual space to work is so small that only 900 pixels severely limits usability.

Friends don't let friends buy less than FHD now days.