Buying a WS Monitor

[Xaerve]

I'm thinking about buying a new WS LCD Monitor. I most likely want a 22 inch model, though if someone has good experience with a 24 inch, I'd consider buying one. I've looked at Viewsonic and Dell models so far, they seem to get the best reviews.

Any one have any opinions? Any input is appreciated, thanks.

[Stealth]

22 inch monitors are generally not a good idea due to the way they set up the pixels. Unfortunately most 22's are just stretched 19 inch monitors with typical 19 inch resolution. So they generally look worse than a 19 inch of the same resolution. If you do get a 22" monitor make sure it has 1080P resolution in HD TV terms / or 1920/1200 in pixels. Most 22 inch monitors will top out at 1600 or so.

I have had excellent results with the Dell 2407 monitors. No trouble with fast action movies or games. Good price.

[Celephais]

If you do get a 22" monitor make sure it has 1080P resolution in HD TV terms / or 1920/1200 in pixels. Most 22 inch monitors will top out at 1600 or so.

While I agree with you that pixel density has a huge impact on the feel of a monitor, you sure were all over the place with resolution definitions. 1080p is 1920x1080, and not a typical monitor max resolution (monitors are 16:10, TVs are 16:9). the 1600 or so I'm assuming refers to WSXGA or 1680X1050, WUXGA is 1920x1200, and generally supports 1080p, but isn't 1080p.

You'll have a very difficult time finding 22" WUXGA, there are a number of 23" ones, and sony does make a 19" WUXGA panel, but I've only been able to find it in laptops. (and be careful of companies advertising monitors that don't know the graphic format definitions, I've certainly seen ads for "WUXGA 1680x1050!")

[Xaerve]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014139

Some people have been recommending these BenQ models... they look cool. They support HDMI which is a +.


Edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014124 -- claims its WUXGA, and 1080p.

[Celephais]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014139

Some people have been recommending these BenQ models... they look cool. They support HDMI which is a +.


Edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014124 -- claims its WUXGA, and 1080p.

The 1080p is just using a buzzword, it's a WUXGA monitor that supports 1080p resolution. That also means that 1080p is not native, but complaining about that is like saying you would rather have a 720p TV because nothing is broadcast in 1080p.

If you can afford the 24" you'll get more pixel density (I don't feel like doing the math, but you're at 30% more pixels, and only something like 20% more viewing area). I've never heard anything bad about BenQ either.

What're your plans for the monitor? PC gaming, Console gaming? watching movies? HD Broadcasts?

[Xaerve]

Pc gaming, watching movies and HD TV show downloads mostly.

[Celephais]

http://www.buy.com/prod/benq-fp202w-20-wide-tft-lcd-monitor-600-1-8ms-with-digital-input-dvi/q/loc/101/202128014.html?adid=17662

Older thread, and I know this doesn't address the OP, but I thought some others might be interested in this good deal... alla slickdeals. Great price for this level monitor.

[Seran]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096

I bought this monitor and am loving everything about it. If you're going to buy one, make sure it's an open box that's the "S" variant. This was built at the Samsung plant and are top of the line. There an A, a D and I believe an F model out there that were built in other countries that simply bad.

I was gauranteed an S model by a guy at CompUSA, opened it up to be a D and raised holy hell until he dropped 15% off of an open box model that was an S.