More Reliable? WG D9200 multisync or Betson multisync?

[mamerocks87]

Which one of these monitors has the best pic/most reliable? I am wanting to get a multisync for my cab and replace my standard res monitor. I really want something reliable that doesnt break all of the time, price really isnt much of an issue because if i get a multisync it will break the wallet anyway. Thanks for all of the oppionions in advance.

-Kyle

[Atomiswave]

If the price tag isn't a major issue for you I believe Billabs BL27CB0P is the best choice for you as it supports 5 different resolution and is also equipped with a flat CRT which in my opnion gives a better picture.

[mamerocks87]

im not paying a 160 bucks to ship ontop of 520.00. so i guess price is an issue.

[conkerkrusher]

im not paying a 160 bucks to ship ontop of 520.00. so i guess price is an issue.

I feel you on that one, using watkins is just Fn stupid, if i could get that thing forward air its only 50 bucks, btw wells is about 100 bucks to ship, 95 to seattle.
I paid 150 for the bill labs as i was to damn busy to pick it up, had it dilivered on saturday.
As for wells, i have used 2, actually one was motorfishes and the other was mine. His power supply started going bad in less than 6 months. was 150 bucks to replace but was better than when he recieved it afterwards.
Mine was \is working just fine, i sold it to motorfish and picked up the billabs, btw its worth the money there is a world of difference in video quality. Even motorfish was amazed at the difference.
I currently have my ps2 and xbox hooked up to it. They both look incredible, i will be putting a 360 in my cab here soon, and the 1024x768 res will rock.
I have not tried a betson yet.

[miles2912]

I bought a Betson because there is a shop 20 minutes from my house, the monitor was on sale for 400 and it will support 800x600 out of the box.  I run it at 640x480 however. 

People have reported problems with both monitors and some people have not had a single problem.  The Betson made sence for me because if something breaks they are close.

Don

[mamerocks87]

If the Billabs monitor truly is worth the money  I wouldnt mind paying for it....Are billabs monitor's more reliable? Call me crazy but when I spend 600 bucks on an arcade monitor I want it to be working for a long time before it breaks...What are the warrantys on the Billabs monitor?

[mamerocks87]

Also does anyone have any screen shots of the monitor in action (billabs)?  i would like to see a screen of the desktop as well. just trying to make a decision. Thanks,


-Kyle

[conkerkrusher]

I have had my billabs on since i got it , 2 weeks ago. So far no problems.   I thinks its 1 year but am not sure. If it doesnt go out in the first 30 days it should be fine.  So far i have been lucky though, my wells has lasted almost 3 years without problems, though motorfishes started going out fast.

[mamerocks87]

have you had any problems with pincushion or screen demension issues? I want a monitor that does have a screwed up demension or pincushion probs....i know there common in these arcade crts but...

[divemaster127]

I purchased the betson for 399.00 plus 60.00 shipping & I have had it a year no problems so far
dm

[mamerocks87]

I noticed that in the retroblast video review of the betson, there was some demension issues and pincusion problems...Does your picture fit your screen nicely w/out any type of distorted corner or what not? Also how does the windows desktop look in 800*600 mode?

[conkerkrusher]

As far as screen distortion, the billlabs has at least 4 times as many adjustments than the wells gardner, and the rotation setting works, unlike the betson, from info i gathered from the betson review it may have been fixed in newer models. You can't control the RGB settings though as they are set at the factory. Though this isnt a problem as the color reproduction is perfect, i calibrated the monitor using a calibration disc and it was 98% acurate out of the box.

[mamerocks87]

You cant manually set the rgb settings on the billabs? But you say the billabs has alot of screen options?sorry just unclear.

[conkerkrusher]

you cant adjust the rgb, but from a geometry fixingpoint, my pc monitor doesnt have as many options as this thing does.
you can push and pul and rotate the image, so its fairly close to perfect. 

[mamerocks87]

what if the colors are not correct on arrival? I talked to the guy from billabs and he has said that they could ship via fedex as long as it is insured..