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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Lincs Robert on 26 May 2017, 19:20:34
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I'm going to be using my laptop quite a bit more whilst doing some work at home. Need to get a bigger screen and separate keyboard. Issue is what size should I get? Don't want stupid big.
Any comments/recommended screens? Budget is upto £175 ish - hopefully should get something pretty decent for that?
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I'm going to be using my laptop quite a bit more whilst doing some work at home. Need to get a bigger screen and separate keyboard. Issue is what size should I get? Don't want stupid big.
Any comments/recommended screens? Budget is upto £175 ish - hopefully should get something pretty decent for that?
£175? I don't know much about computers but that seems like car boot money to me.
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Cancel that...I just understood what you mean ;D
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Robert, certainly in my area and probably yours too, FreeCycle usually has plenty of keyboards/monitors on offer - free, of course. Join your local group and put in a Wanted ad.
Ron.
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Robert, certainly in my area and probably yours too, FreeCycle usually has plenty of keyboards/monitors on offer - free, of course. Join your local group and put in a Wanted ad.
Ron.
Thanks Ron, good idea - but I can claim the cost back - so don't mind spending a reasonable amount.
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The one thing I wouild say to be aware of is the lack of adjustment on most the cheap monitors, ho height, no swivel, no tilt.
I think its worth paying to get those, as Ive seen people quite suprised when there £100, 22" Samsung has absolutely no adjustments!
Also consider what port you have on the laptop to output with, some are hdmi, some vga
I am using a 24" which feels nice and right to me....something like http://www.ebuyer.com/717667-samsung-e650pl-23-6-full-hd-monitor-ls24e65upl-en
would likely tick every box, but if you know which bits you need exactly, you could choose elsewhere
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Yes, as jimbob says, check what the laptop has. Modern stuff (both laptops and monitors) are going towards HDMI or DP only.
As for size, you need to give us a clue - at work I use a pair of 24" screens. At home I use a pair of 17". Both sizes work well for there given uses.
The budget is more than adequate for anything up to 24" (beyond that, PC monitors start getting expensive)
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I'm thinking 24", with HDMI if that helps .....
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The one in Jimbobs link ticks the boxes and leaves just enough over for this ....
http://www.ebuyer.com/645298-xenta-compact-wireless-keyboard-and-mouse-deskset-esmkb-943y13ag?mkwid=s8gc8v80t_dc&pcrid=51482420699&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KEQjwx6TJBRCWtsiXpI7bhOYBEiQA1en3F80Fz4dQKcMO1Tq6r7fS6jf3_RcHOoKhinHnv1cINewaAp5P8P8HAQ
don't know about quality/build .... but it meets the price guide :)
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Thanks chaps, all comments much appreciated.......
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View one at PC World etc before committing, as some find text a bit small at 1920x1080 resolution, even on 24". Hence its about getting right size for your needs - if you don't need much open and on the screen together, 24" will be overkill ;)