Thread: Widescreen monitor suggestions    

I have a 22inch dell I got from Dell.com, good monitor and good price - Samsung makes an almost identical monitor with a very near price too, since I looooooooved my 19inch samsung I'd recommend that, and then the dell.

psst... the Dell IS a Samsung.

Most, if not all 22" monitors use cheap panels.. but the LG one is pretty good still.

I find that this LCD buyers guide is pretty good.. LCD Thread

Originally Posted by Sigi

psst... the Dell IS a Samsung.

k, but both have different warrenties, and cost different prices.

Mostly specific to the size. Many 22" LCDs use cheap Chimei panels. Of course, unless you do graphics or desktop publishing, you might not notice the difference much. 22" is an odd size to me as anyways. It's like a stretched 20"; same resolution, but bigger. You'll see it in the case of some 24" using cheaper panels as well. Best bet is to just research.

Originally Posted by sekaran

Mostly specific to the size. Many 22" LCDs use cheap Chimei panels. Of course, unless you do graphics or desktop publishing, you might not notice the difference much. 22" is an odd size to me as anyways. It's like a stretched 20"; same resolution, but bigger. You'll see it in the case of some 24" using cheaper panels as well. Best bet is to just research.

Word up to that.

I would definitely beware of any LCD monitor, widescreen or 4:3, that's larger than 20" and costs less than $500. Do keep an eye on refresh rates and contrast ratios, those are important factors when choosing a monitor for gaming.

Just for reference, I was looking at some tech stats on Apple's Cinema Displays. (20", 23", and 30" models)
-16.7 million colours
-Brightness, 300/400 cd/m^2 (good brightness, especially on the 23" and 30" models with 400 cd/m^2)
-Contrast ratio, 700:1 (acceptable, but not great)
-Refresh rate, 14 ms (ouch, slooooow)
-Price, I don't know but it's from Apple so it's going to be fucking expensive.

Contrast that with the LG204WRT monitor I picked up at XMas for around $500 CDN (best monitor I could find that was under $700 and had a DVI input)
-Brightness, 300 cd/m^2
-Contrast ratio, 2000:1 (pwns the Cinema Display)
-Refresh rate, 5 ms (good enough for FPS games, could be better with 4ms)
-Price, ~$400 USD these days

LG does offer some 4ms models but the price ramps up considerably when you get into that territory. The only drawback to the LG monitors are the rather chintzy stands you get for them, they're kind flimsy and if I'm in a real typing flurry it'll wobble about a bit. Otherwise the LG units are solid models.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... ng%2b226bw

I bought this a few weeks ago, and it's amazing. Beautiful Colors, no ghosting, 2ms response time whch is the quickest you'll find anywhere. There's some controversy because due to high demand, Samsung has 3 different panels made by 3 different factories, but all sold under the same model. And you can't tell which was made until you get the monitor. They make an "S" Model - which is the best, Samsung factory made, "A" made by another company that is supposedly worse, and "C" which is supposedly even worse than "A", made by another company.

Anyway, I got a "C" and didn't notice anything wrong with it. Some people complain of bad blue or green hues and hours trying to calibrate it correctly. I found no such issue and it was fine out of the box. Not to say it doesn't happen, though.

If you're willing to take the risk and maybe have to calibrate it, get this monitor. It's cheaper than the same size monitor Dell makes and instead of taking 2-3 weeks to ship, Newegg has it at your door in 1-2 days. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Mifaco

Originally Posted by Phatnightmares

widescreen monitors are good lol i went outta my way to get one for myself. Its a well worth investment imo

Then you play the Battlefield series and realize what a waste of money widescreen monitors are.

So true -_-`

Originally Posted by Elesirdur

Originally Posted by Mifaco

Originally Posted by Phatnightmares

widescreen monitors are good lol i went outta my way to get one for myself. Its a well worth investment imo

Then you play the Battlefield series and realize what a waste of money widescreen monitors are.

So true -_-`

lol im in the same boat. Luckily i bought it for non-EA fps's and more non-EA fps's will be out in a few months.