muck Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 All, Right now I am using a TV for a CAD monitor at work. I guess you know they have poor resolutions. Does anyone know a good CAD monitor that would be about the same price as a TV set. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Very much depends on where you are in the world, HP, DELL. ACER, Lenovo etc Any reasonable computer supplier will be able to help. Just had a look 23.5" curved AUS $145 to say Samsung 49" QLED AUS $1999. I would suggest dual screens perhaps rather than1 big one but honestly have not used say a 32"+ screen apart from TV. You may get some cheap second hand dual where a end user has updated. Have seen 3 running very impressive for road design, all 3 updating as design is amended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Yeah, that is kind of like saying "can you tell me what a good car is?" What is your budget? Where are you located? What is the minimum size you want? Lots of variables. FWIW - most all of our CAD users have (2)-27" HP monitors, around US$500 for both 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 HP 27-inch 27fw Full HD IPS Backlit Monitor AUS $318 MSI 27-inch Optix G27C4 Curved Gaming Monitor AUS $448 Acer 27-inch NITRO VG270P Full HD IPS Gaming Monitor AUS $449 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I have a 24" Asus VG248QE that I bought about 4 years ago. I'm not sure if you can still buy them in store, but I just checked Amazon and found a seller with a few of them for sale. $339 I also have a 27" LG 27GN600-B that I bought about a year ago. $329 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 You should probably read this. I have been using a 42" 4K LG TV for the past few years. It works pretty well for me. https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2017/10/01/use-4k-tv-pc-monitor/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Why not just go the wall just found 4k 75" Edited April 9, 2021 by BIGAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, BIGAL said: Why not just go the wall just found 4k 75" Sitting a meter away, that already seems pretty large. I wouldn't care to block portions of the windows on both sides, which appreciable upsizing would. When occasionally I have to work elsewhere I certainly do miss my big screen. I don't mean to suggest that would be appropriate for everybody, just trying to supply the OP with an informative resource. I just noticed that the earlier link I posted was from 2017, so here is a much more current comparison and evaluation of TVs in use as PC Monitors. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-usage/pc-monitor Edited April 9, 2021 by Dadgad New link and info added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 They'll have to pry my Dell U3818DW out of my cold dead hands! https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Screen-LED-Lit-Monitor-U3818DW/dp/B073FHWTPL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 22 hours ago, f700es said: They'll have to pry my Dell U3818DW out of my cold dead hands! https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Screen-LED-Lit-Monitor-U3818DW/dp/B073FHWTPL Whoa . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) On 4/9/2021 at 11:40 PM, f700es said: They'll have to pry my Dell U3818DW out of my cold dead hands! https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Screen-LED-Lit-Monitor-U3818DW/dp/B073FHWTPL I am reminded of the scene in Men In Black, where the farmer says he could have his pickup truck over his dead body. To which the alien responds, "your terms are acceptable." Yep, that looks pretty sweet! Edited April 11, 2021 by Dadgad typo fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Yeah it's pretty choice! It's standard issue here at work. All the other departments are jelly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrm Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I like having two monitors rather than one super large display. It's easy to maximize the AutoCAD graphics window on one of the displays and use the other for a variety of options including AutoCAD panels (properties, layers,...), help files, email, reference documents, etc. keeping your main CAD area clean and unobstructed. Of course you can always stretch the AutoCAD window to fill the two monitors (something I rarely want to do). You can get a couple of 20" Dell monitors for less than $200 USD each. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 What's this "2" monitor set up you speak of? Dell U3818DW and Samsung P2770HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Wiiiide and wiide nice setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I need to replace the 27 1080 with a 27 or 32 1440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloejh54 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I've been using Philips 328E9QJAB 32″ Curved Frameless Monitor and it is one of the best monitors I've used. One of my friend suggested me this monitor and I'm using this monitor for a year now I regret nothing. If you want to go with this I'm 100% sure you will not regret it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetEngineer Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hi, I'm using a couple of Lenovo ThinkVision T27q 27' monitors for CAD appplications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handiman Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 monitors is they way to go unless you go with 3 or 4 monitors. (2 is very common for reasons below) 1- CAD drawing 2- CAD windows (Properties & etc.....) 3- your other files (E_Mail, Internet, Etc.....) 4- Why not (If you can) ASUS are great monitors, minimal frame edge Samsung has great panels 1920 x 1080p is all you need, refresh speed is nice. You can get a really good panel for $250 - $300, or a really good for $400+ Good Luck in your search. PS- the prices are pre-pandemic, I haven't looked at any since the pandemic start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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