I've been using the same old monitor for ages now (17" LCD 1280x1024) but its on it's way out, plus it's old- 25ms response time, shitty make- Goodmans.
To be fair it's lasted me almost 4 years and hasn't been too bad, but seeing as it's on it's way out, I need to upgrade.
My budget is strictly £120 and I'm looking for a 22" widescreen with 1680x1050 resolution.
I look at a Samsung (btw eBuyer is cheapest out of all the sites in UK)- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145316
But I read bad reviews on it from pretty much everyone about the colours fading etc, so the Samsung is out of the question. -edit- the Samsung is now out of stock, there was only 1 left anyway.
There are really only 2 other monitors in my budget that are worth buying (judging by reviews) and they are both LG, they both had good reviews from everyone saying picture quality is great for the price etc. They are both similar price- 1 being £117 the other being £119.
The £119 one- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152124
Has DVI port and a VGA, so would be good for any future products I buy, but it looks a bit more old fashioned than the one below. I read good reviews on them both, all saying picture quality is good but I read 1 review of someone who has both monitors, saying that the one below (£117 one) had a slightly better picture (contrast), so is DVI that important or not? I know it's digital vs analog and digital is easier, sharper etc but that's what's making it a hard choice for me.
The £117 one- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143050
Has no DVI port, only VGA, so not going to be very future proof, and I read up on DVI vs VGA and while there isn't supposed to be any real noticeable difference, DVI is still obviously a better choice if you had to choose between the 2. But this one is supposed to have slightly better picture quality compared to the one above, (plus it looks more modern).
So which one do you think I should go for? I know they're both pretty similar but I need help choosing as I'm buying it tomorrow.
I have been thinking more about the £119 one with DVI slot.
Also, as I've been playing on a 17" 1280x1024 for years, I'm not used to widescreen.
My hardware will be fine for playing BF2 at 1680x1050 as I play on all low anyway and get constant 100fps on 1280 res, plus BF2 is the only game I play, just that and web browsing.
But can BF2 run at a native res of 1680x1050? I heard of widescreen fixer but didn't know if it "upscaled the image" from a lower resolution? Making it a bit dodgy.
Also will I lose anything from the screen? I can't imagine playing as a sniper in widescreen, do you get more FOV to the left and right (so you can see more?) I just pictured scoping in with a sniper and either the circle around the crosshairs being an oval shape, or having normal shape crosshairs with a bit more black around the left and right of them, I don't know how it will work.
Both the monitors I mentioned have a 4:3 switch so if the 1680x1050 res fails I can play 1280x1024 100% properly with black boxes surrounding the screen, but obviously I don't want to be doing that if I can be playing properly at the monitors native res.
Sorry for such a long post, just doing my head in which one to go for, as like I said I'm ordering it tomorrow as I urgently need a new one, any help would be good cheers
To be fair it's lasted me almost 4 years and hasn't been too bad, but seeing as it's on it's way out, I need to upgrade.
My budget is strictly £120 and I'm looking for a 22" widescreen with 1680x1050 resolution.
I look at a Samsung (btw eBuyer is cheapest out of all the sites in UK)- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145316
But I read bad reviews on it from pretty much everyone about the colours fading etc, so the Samsung is out of the question. -edit- the Samsung is now out of stock, there was only 1 left anyway.
There are really only 2 other monitors in my budget that are worth buying (judging by reviews) and they are both LG, they both had good reviews from everyone saying picture quality is great for the price etc. They are both similar price- 1 being £117 the other being £119.
The £119 one- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152124
Has DVI port and a VGA, so would be good for any future products I buy, but it looks a bit more old fashioned than the one below. I read good reviews on them both, all saying picture quality is good but I read 1 review of someone who has both monitors, saying that the one below (£117 one) had a slightly better picture (contrast), so is DVI that important or not? I know it's digital vs analog and digital is easier, sharper etc but that's what's making it a hard choice for me.
The £117 one- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143050
Has no DVI port, only VGA, so not going to be very future proof, and I read up on DVI vs VGA and while there isn't supposed to be any real noticeable difference, DVI is still obviously a better choice if you had to choose between the 2. But this one is supposed to have slightly better picture quality compared to the one above, (plus it looks more modern).
So which one do you think I should go for? I know they're both pretty similar but I need help choosing as I'm buying it tomorrow.
I have been thinking more about the £119 one with DVI slot.
Also, as I've been playing on a 17" 1280x1024 for years, I'm not used to widescreen.
My hardware will be fine for playing BF2 at 1680x1050 as I play on all low anyway and get constant 100fps on 1280 res, plus BF2 is the only game I play, just that and web browsing.
But can BF2 run at a native res of 1680x1050? I heard of widescreen fixer but didn't know if it "upscaled the image" from a lower resolution? Making it a bit dodgy.
Also will I lose anything from the screen? I can't imagine playing as a sniper in widescreen, do you get more FOV to the left and right (so you can see more?) I just pictured scoping in with a sniper and either the circle around the crosshairs being an oval shape, or having normal shape crosshairs with a bit more black around the left and right of them, I don't know how it will work.
Both the monitors I mentioned have a 4:3 switch so if the 1680x1050 res fails I can play 1280x1024 100% properly with black boxes surrounding the screen, but obviously I don't want to be doing that if I can be playing properly at the monitors native res.
Sorry for such a long post, just doing my head in which one to go for, as like I said I'm ordering it tomorrow as I urgently need a new one, any help would be good cheers
Last edited by H3RB4L ABU53 (2009-07-15 14:05:26)
