November Update: Toshiba announced a super high res 22" monitor, and I wanted to see how it would stack up in price. Interestingly, it comes in dead on with 30" monitors on per pixel price.
September Update: Few drops in the 24 to 28 range, especially that 24", once again MicroCenter with a rebate $299 + $20 shipping. There will soon be a 1920x1200 22" monitor as well for the pixel freaks. It's interesting to note, the 24" monitor is now almost equal per pixel to a 22" wide. $250 by Christmas looks very likely. I'm not expecting them to drop much after that however. The PC systems bundlers (Dell, Gateway) will likely start to include 24" monitors for Christmas computers, and that will keep demand high enough that prices will stabilize at $250. What will happen is the top of the line 24" monitors will drop because it's hard to compete with bundled monitors.
Update: Microcenter is selling a 24" Acer at a $100 less than you would have found it just 2 months ago. It's a rebate, but an excellent deal still. Usually these large rebate offers precede a whole scale price drop, which 24" monitors are ripe for. I still expect low-end prices to hit $250 by Christmas or post Christmas. Still waiting for the 30" monitors to drop.
If you want pixels and lots of em, choose the 24" monitor. If you're a space hog, like me, a pair of 22" monitors is a much better choice.
| Size | Surface Area | Lowest Price | $/sq in. | Resolution | $/10k pixels | dpi |
| 19 wide | 164 sq in. | $159 | $0.97 | 1440x900 | $1.28 | 89.3 |
| 19 square | 176 sq in. | $169 | $0.96 | 1280x1024 | $1.29 | 86.3 |
| 20 wide | 179 sq in. | $159 | $0.89 | 1680x1050 | $0.90 | 99.0 |
| 20 square | 192 sq in. | $196 | $1.02 | 1400x1050 | $1.30 | 87.5 |
| 20 square | 192 sq in. | $276 | $1.44 | 1600x1200 | $1.44 | 100 |
| 22 wide | 207 sq in. | $218 | $1.05 | 1680x1050 | $1.24 | 90.0 |
| 22 hi res | 207 sq in. | $2,783 | $13.44 | 3840x2400 | $3.05 | 210 |
| 24 wide | 258 sq in. | $299 | $1.16 | 1920x1200 | $1.30 | 94.3 |
| 26 wide | 303 sq in. | $608 | $2.01 | 1920x1200 | $2.64 | 87.1 |
| 28 wide | 335 sq in. | $610 | $1.82 | 1920x1200 | $2.65 | 80.9 |
| 30 wide | 404 sq in. | $1250 | $3.09 | 2560x1600 | $3.05 | 100.6 |
Current LCD Pricing Metrics
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Can anyone tell me when the first commercially available flat panel computer monitor shipped?
Thanks!
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