Time to get HD!

[Luk3us 63]

So I've been using my trusty Dell 17" LCD for the last, hmm, must be 3 maybe 4 years!

 

Anyway over the last year I've been getting plently of HD goodness thanks to the internet, a few days ago I got a funky USB freeviewer, which doesn't mean much to most of you, but basically it means I can get digital TV, some of it in HD.

 

So its time to get a monitor to do me justice. At the moment I'm only looking at 22" LCD monitors, nothing bigger nothing smaller.

 

http://www.tastech.co.nz/product_info.php?products_id=280816

 

Is one I've got my eye on atm. I know there are better ones out there, but it seems fairly good. I'll keep looking around though, any thoughts? I like that one because it gets 1920x1080 res, as opposed to other 22" which are smaler.

 

 

The other problem, is once I get this, and a funky new res, is a I'll have to get a new vid card! But that is another story.

[Alphabear 11]

Heres a good site that might help

 

http://www.digitalversus.com/duels.php?ty=6

 

As far as advice goes, most samsung monitors are quite good, but a number of other brands are just as good and a bit cheaper.

[Sonic 295]

Check out the LG W2252TQ 22" http://www.playtech.co.nz/product.php?acti...ail&id=5115, its probably one of the best. But doesn't do 1920 x 1050. But do you really need the high a resolution. 1680 x 1050 is already damn big. Plus this one look nicer on your desk or table.

 

Avoid the cheapish Samsung models these days. Find out as much as possible about the actual panel. For instance many of Samsung models use the budget Che-Mei panels now, they aren't so good for gaming.

[TheBlackOut 7]

I thought HD was 1280xwhatever anyways? No need to go bigger resolution than that, no...?

[Luk3us 63]

Bigger is better of course.

[Sonic 295]

I think its anything over 720px on the vertical is considered "in HD". Its having a wide screen aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10 that has become the standard thing now.

 

After many years of the 4:3 aspect ratio at resolutions like 1024 x 768 (19" CRT) then a few years at 1280 x 1024 (19" LCD). Moving to 1680 x 1050 (16:10) on a 22" wide screen LCD is great.

[Duke 0]

Oh it certainly is! I could never go back...ever.

[Julbri 0]

Im saving up to get a big screen HD monitor that i can use as a TV when i move out and as my main screen for my rig

[Luk3us 63]

I looked at a few other monitors around the place, and read a bunch of reviews and such. And was planning on getting a BQ or whatever monitor, but they were out. So I got the inital Viewsonic one.

 

Everything looks stupidly big. But it does down scale very nicely which was my main concern.

[Doctor Destiny 41]

Am I the only one here not going to widescreen? o_O

[BioBen 3]

Well I have a widescreen lappy screen with a 15" hooked up beside it, cool, but wallpapers are a bitch.

[Luk3us 63]

Am I the only one here not going to widescreen? o_O

 

Yeah I was rather resistant to the whole widescreen thing, but eh, its everywhere now. Besides 16:9 does look nice for a lot of things.

[Sonic 295]

Its actually a 16:10 aspect ratio, not 16:9.

 

Common resolutions of 16:10 screens.

• 1280×800 13-15"
• 1440×900 15-19"
• 1680×1050 20-22"
• 1920×1200 23-28"
• 2560×1600 30"

[Julbri 0]

i want something overly rediulous

[Luk3us 63]

I think 22" is stupid as it is. Anything bigger and your going to have to have some fairly beefy setup to get it working in all its glory.

 

I draw the line at twin video cards myself.