im looking to buy a new monitor for university but not sure what brands / models are any good.

ideally it should be able to handle HD stuff and have high performance etc. obviously the price must be reasonable as well (i mean not like £500!!!!!) so i was wondering if anybody has any idea of any good ones

Your best bet is to decide a size first, then look at reviews for various monitors at that size that you can afford. Monitors are quite complex things, and the picture quality can vary greatly.

If by HD you mean the HD that you get on TVs, computer monitors don't do this. HD is 1920x1080, but 22" widescreen monitors are 1680x1080 and 24" are 1920x1200. 22" monitors are fairly reasonable prices now, at around £200, whereas 24" come in at around £400.

You would probably be best off with a 22" monitor, the resolution is still very high, even if not "full HD", it's worth noting that it's a fair bit smaller than a HD TV, so the pixel density is greater, making the image overall sharper, if less detailed.

The big names in monitors are LG, Samsung and ViewSonic.

A monitor that stands out... is definitely a 30 inch monitor.

lol if i were ypu as itd for uni od prob day 17 - 20 inch screen i hightly recomeng veiwsonic there v good i got 2 lol

I got a LG monitor FLATRON L225WS for 150 quid 22 inch and its pretty darn awesome!!

Definitely can't complain at that one ash that's really good. I got my girlfriend a 22 inch Dell 2208WFP limited edition model on special offer for £190 about 4 months ago.

I got my 22" Fujistsu siemens monitor that was specced like the Samsung ones costing £200+ for £110 including delivery !

I would be careful with the specs, they can be misleading. Reviews are your best bet.

what like 5ms response time, like my new one claims to do.

but wait... at 60Hz at native res surely IT DOESNT MATTER and isnt even the proper one

Well my monitor doesn't come close to any of yours ^_^.

SAMSUNG SYNCNASTER 913N!!!

I dunno how big it is and must've been around a few years prior to my dad giving me it.

getting new one soon.

The forum reads very differently at 1050x1680 lol

I have FF in a window with 1000 width, seeing as websites (including here) always seem to be designed for that, lol. Quite nice to read as the window is so tall.