Which monitor to get?

Which monitor should I get?

• Hello all, I was wondering which is better the Samsung Touch of Color T220 22 or the The Lenovo L215 Wide. My budget is at 160. the Lenovo 215 is 21.5" has a built-in webcam, 4 usb port, but lacks of DVI port. On the other hand the Samsung T220 I don't know much about but the beauty of it beats the other monitors. Samsung T220 lacks of HDMI but has DVI which I have to spent another 9 dollars to get a HDMI to DVI, or DVI to DVI. So what is better?

• Answer:

  I'm not a big fan of built in gadgets. Loose components are easier to replace. Concearning HDMI don't forget HDMI supports sound, DVI doesn't. So if u have a device with HDMI out u might want a monitor with HDMI in and built in speakers or (better i think) sound out. (of course there are other solutions but it's worth while to think about it else u might have an unnescessary hard time getting ur sound organized). Personally i like samsung for it's good price/quality balance. I own a samsung syncmaster T240 with DVI, ANALOG and HDMI input and am pretty satisfied with it. I wanted the many inputs because i have 4 computers and use the monitor as tv-monitor as wel. I agree with palo34 that u should focus on the primary capabilities of the monitor and not on gadgets, and secondly i would go for a monitor with a lot of inputs. Choosing the right manufacturer is always a bit of a gamble, but good names are samsung and philips. This is not advice against other names but samsung and philips just 2 trustworthy names, to me at least.