Members Allerian Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 I've been trying to upgrade my monitor and it had become pretty frustrating. Right now I have a Samsung SyncMaster 170n 17" square screen which I run at 1280x1024. Honestly, I love the thing but I'd like a little bigger view for gaming. Tough part is, I want it to be square, not wide. I have tracked down a few candidates, but some of the reviews have left me wondering. One in particular was a Samsung 19" where they guy related that it was a terrible downgrade in performance over his Samsung 17". To the topic of widescreens, I have actually bought and returned two different Sony monitors. They were both very blurry at all resoloutions compared to my existing one. Thoughts, tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gunslinger69 Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Yeah, buy a 24". I'm not just trying to ball - my reasoning is as follows: Max resolution on a 19" panel is going to be 1280 x 1024, which is the same as your 17", so the resolution isn't going to be as sharp. With a 24", you can do 1920 x 1200, provided your video card can do it. Check newegg.com for buyer feedback on various models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgi Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 They were both very blurry at all resoloutions compared to my existing one. Apologies if you know this, but from the statement above, you may not. Two important items: 1) You were running the monitor at it's native resolution, weren't you? If you run a flat panel computer display at ANY resolution other than it's native resolution, it is gonna look like a crap sandwich. 2) You were using a DVI interface with DVI cable, weren't you? That's critical for the higher resolutions. No sense taking a nice high-bandwidth digital signal, converting it to analog, then back to digital. The pixels never seem to line up right. It seems like everything is going wide-screen. We found a decent 20" at Micro Center. I tend to buy all my computer stuff at newegg. Get something with high contrast and decent brightness. You're a gamer, so you'll want fast response. I've been pleased with my Acer 24" flat panel. It's not the best flat panel, but it is good enough for the price. We also have a couple Haans G 22" wide screen flat panels. They're great. That's what I use on my "music" mac. Make sure your video card can support the monitor's native resolution at 60Hz. Anything over 60Hz on LCDs is usually a waste. Some of the 21" normal aspect monitors have an unusual resolution of 1400x1050 that a lot of video cards do not support. hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Thats the drag about LCD Flatscreens, you pretty much have to run them at native resolution to get decent image quality. Fortunately Native usually is the maximum resolution as well. Viewsonic makes a really nice 27.5" LCD for around $650 street but its a widescreen...http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcddisplays/xseries/vx2835wm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgi Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 We found a decent 20" at Micro Center. I tend to buy all my computer stuff at newegg. That silly self-contradiction begs an explanation. I do tend to buy all of my computer stuff at newegg. But with an LCD panel, I want to see it in action first AND I want to be able to return one with fracking stuck pixels. So I shop locally for flat panels. It's too easy to get a crappy display and get stuck with shipping both ways. Plus, if you lurk around MicroCenter's returns section, you can find flawless items for a good discount. That's how I got this Acer X241W for $240 (including rebate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted March 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 But with an LCD panel, I want to see it in action first AND I want to be able to return one with fracking stuck pixels. So I shop locally for flat panels. It's too easy to get a crappy display and get stuck with shipping both ways. Good point. One I learned already while buying the other kind of monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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