Ive been looking on the Acer AL2423W 24 for quite some time but im worried about ghosting and all that cuz its alot of money, so i was wondering if anyone here had that monitor and could tell me something about it or maybe u know another monitor?.
i don't have the monitor, but i've read a lot of reviews on it. from what i've heard, there are absolutely no problems playing games with it. no ghosting. however, most recommend the dell 2407 over it. its less then 50 bucks more usually.
24" monitors cost quite a bit more than 22" monitors, almost double the price in some cases. I would recommend the VX2235WM (Viewsonic) since it's on sale for 300 bucks at Costco (last time I checked) and had some decent specs. It's a 22" widescreen, so it would look marginally smaller.
they have significantly lower resolution that is non standard and some games don't support it. thats why they are half the price. but i agree, 24 inchers are way over priced. this time next year they'll probably be around 500. thats when i plan on getting one.
they have significantly lower resolution that is non standard and some games don't support it. thats why they are half the price.
Well, see, widescreen monitors of any size use a non-standard resolution, not just the 22". It's actually the 19" widescreen that have a highly non-standard resolution though, as the others are used on widescreen notebooks as well.
19": 1440 x 900 - Moderate support in widescreen-capable games
20.1" - 22": 1680 x 1050 - Good support in widescreen-capable games
24": 1920 x 1200 - Good support in widescreen-capable games
The biggest problem is the lack of games which support widescreen in the first place... most games require "hacks" to use widescreen and those hacks generally chop the top off of the screen.
Unfortunately, this is a well known problem (with little that seems to be done about it) by several of the game developers, even after requests to have widescreen support added.
8) Definatly go with the Chimei 22 inch widescreen at Newegg.com.
I just got mine yesterday and am wowed at its sharpness, color depth
and brightness, this monitor rocks. It killz my old 21 inch dell(sony)
trinitron CRT in size and all factors mentioned above. And the price is awlsome. 8)
8) Definatly go with the Chimei 22 inch widescreen at Newegg.com.
I just got mine yesterday and am wowed at its sharpness, color depth
and brightness, this monitor rocks. It killz my old 21 inch dell(sony)
trinitron CRT in size and all factors mentioned above. And the price is awlsome. 8)
OH and just incase you think CHIMEI is aq no name brand that is not good they make monitors for Veiwsonic,Dell,Samsung and others....
NeoDon
which, btw, includes a three-year, next-business-day, on-site warranty (with two week ‘satisfaction guaranteed’ policy as well) making it a steal for its price...
i heard the Dell 2407 should be really slow at gaming. now i see ppl say buy 22 lcd but 24 would really be nice, and i would also like using it as TV but maybe i should just wait a year or so cus where i live the Acer AL2423W cost about $300 more than US and there isnt that many 24'' LCD's 2 choose from yet, but the screens get bigger and cheaper for every year, i just wanted to know if someone had it and could tell me about it but thanks anyway :b
I have the 2405FPW and very rarely notice any ghosting, and gaming is an excellent experience on it... so is TV/DVD playback... By far, it is the best LCD/CRT I have ever owned...
Pros:
Uniform color; very bright; component video input; great response time for gaming and video; great price.
Cons:
No direct backlight control; height adjustment only goes full-up or full-down.
Summary:
Dell has a real winner here. The feature set is great, and it excelled in both objective and subjective performance testing. Perhaps most importantly, the price is fantastic. All we want now is a direct backlight control.
Price: $703 (direct)
well it sounds good, im just scared for the ghosting thingy im really picky about that because its alot of money
it says 16ms in the reviews and my current LCD is 8ms so its twice the ms thats a little scary, but the best thing is probably 2 find a shop who has it, thanks for the help.
Heh i guess people actualy do buy acer monitors. Ok well i have a 24" lcd samsung 244t 1920x1200 native "hacking" the games to do the resalution i want doesnt cut off the tops and bottoms because thier max res is 1600x1200 since mines 1920x1200 i lose nothing top to bottom but i gain 320 side to side just be smart and match the vertical if you need to "hack" a game. I hear people get stretching also but in BF2 i dont most people dont really know how to do it and in some games you jsut cant avoid it. I got the 24" i dont regret it even with the higher price i would do it again if i had the chance. mine has 6ms responce GtoG NOOOOOOOO ghosting NOOOOOOOOO bluring whatsoever. and its way sharper then any CRT i have ever had and the last two crt's i had were 22" professional monitors.
Agree, I have Dell's older 2405FPW and it rates according to THG at 20ms... but I rarely notice ghosting, and it never impedes the gaming since it is intermittent and only in a few scenarios...
in other words it is barely noticeable on my 2407, and the newer 2407 is significantly faster, so I suspect this would be a non-issue...
Just make sure you have a current and powerfull graphic card... mine is a HiS X1800XT running at 690MHz/1584MHz
btw sorry for my bad english
just be smart and match the vertical if you need to "hack" a game. I hear people get stretching also but in BF2 i dont most people dont really know how to do it and in some games you jsut cant avoid it. I got the 24" i dont regret it even with the higher price i would do it again if i had the chance. mine has 6ms responce GtoG NOOOOOOOO ghosting NOOOOOOOOO bluring whatsoever. and its way sharper then any CRT i have ever had and the last two crt's i had were 22" professional monitors.