Big LCD for gaming?

[eav]

okay, i have a 22 inch Acer that i will keep for second computer. looking to purchase a bigger lcd that will give me 1920X1200. apparently it blows away 1680X1050. looking at 26 inch Acer or 275T from Samsung. Not ready to go for 30 inch and i don't think the boost from 22 inch to only 24 inch is worth it? any suggestions? I have an 8800 gtx with E6600 at 3.5 so not worried with lagging issues. budget at around 1000$.

 

[williamfontaine]

When I bought my LCD, I didn't think paying twice as much for 2 more inches was worth it, so I stuck with 22".

 

[kamel5547]

When I bought my LCD, I didn't think paying twice as much for 2 more inches was worth it, so I stuck with 22".

Your paying for more than the 2"... your also paying for the higher resolution. IMO the difference between a 24" and 22" is worth it... but then again I like the higher resolution. The comparison for me is between a 22" Acer and 24" Gateway.

Anyhow my point is the resolution boost does far more than the 2" difference would indicate, however you probalby want to make sure you want to run in that resolution.

 

[Guest]

sooo you dont want 24" and you dont want to go 30"? i say go with hp's 24" you will be happy. If you get something like a 26-27" all you're doing is blowing up the picture, its still 1920. imo either get the 24 or the 30 the middle ground is a waste. you will notice a nice difference between the 22 and the 24 for sure.

 

[Andrius]

It depends on the distance to the screen.
If your eyes are less than 1meter from the screen go for 24" at 1920x1200
With bigger screens at the same resolution pixels get quite large.

 

[ches111]

eav,

If you have the desktop real estate I would save my duckets for the 30".

A year ago people thought that 24" was huge and now the Dell 30" is the new large monitor. With you being so close to the price I would simply wait and get both the res and the size.

GotApex.com lists deals all the time for Dell monitors to include the 30".

It has been as cheap as 1240 delivered. Since your budget is 1K you are very close. So I say suck it up and fork over the duckets now or wait.

Just my .02

 

[ches111]

eav,

PS..

The 30" Dell of HP I think both give you the option of also having a very very nice 1080P HDTV (in monitor mode only). You can use the secondary inputs for a cable/Sat box quite nicely.

Just something else to think about..

Of course you could do the same on a 24"...

Ahh the tough decisions

 

[jaguarskx]

24" LCDs are much more expensive than 22" LCDs, not just because of the extra 2" and higher resolution, but also because of the LCD panel technology. 22" LCDs use 6-bit TN panels, 24" LCDs use 8-bit P-MVA or S-PVA panels.

6-bit TN panels are cheaper to make than 8-bit panels, and with the exception of response time, they are considered inferior.

Samsung has developed a 24" panel based on TN technology. There is no indications yet if it is a 6-bit or 8-bit TN panel and so far no one has produced a 24" LCD monitor based on this panel. These 24" LCD monitors should be less expensive than the current crop of 24" LCD monitor; the least expensive probably sells for just less than $600.

Samsung Release TN Film into the 24" Market

How much less expensive will depend on if it is a 6-bit TN or 8-bit TN panel.

The panel model # is LTM240CT01.

 

[vpsaline]

okay, i have a 22 inch Acer that i will keep for second computer. looking to purchase a bigger lcd that will give me 1920X1200. apparently it blows away 1680X1050. looking at 26 inch Acer or 275T from Samsung. Not ready to go for 30 inch and i don't think the boost from 22 inch to only 24 inch is worth it? any suggestions? I have an 8800 gtx with E6600 at 3.5 so not worried with lagging issues. budget at around 1000$.

Becareful with the Acer26's first version. The first models were defective and couldnt display 1920 with dvi cables. Make sure you buy the 2nd, newer version. The Acer is also 25.5" not full 26" something else to think about. But I still think the screen is impressive and worth it.

The Acer26 799$
The Samsung 27T 1199$
The Viewsonic VX2835wm bridges the gap? 999$-1099$

huge price different too, for ~only~ 1.5" difference.

 

[fazers_on_stun]

I bought the Dell 2707 about 6 weeks ago and have been very happy with it (although the first one went bad after a week - Dell was very prompt in replacing it). Yes, you can see the pixels if you're less than a yard away, but the colors are brilliant, display sharp, hardly any bleedthrough since it uses the P-MVA panel from Samsung I believe, no ghosting, dead or stuck pixels or dark corners. If Dell dropped the price to $999 it would be a steal . Currently Dell has it for $1199 but they run regular discounts so you might check once a week or so.

For gaming, the 27" is awesome - total immersion effect especially with a decent soundcard and 5.1 speakers . I've been playing some old games like NOLF2 recently and find I can pick off enemies much further away than on my old low-contrast Sony 19" monitor :lol:

BTW, the new Dell 30" HC is only $70 more at $1269 - when it first came about about a month ago it was listed at its MSRP of $1699 I believe, same as the HP 3065. However you'll need dual DVI connections to drive it - your 8800GTX should have no trouble with it however. The 24" is currently listed at $569, or about half the 27" - you could buy two of them for about the same price .

Both the Dell 27" and 30" use the new CCFL backlights for >90% NTSC color gamut, as opposed to ~72% for the old backlights.

I see Newegg as the 275T for $1169 or $30 less than the Dell. Didn't see any built-in memory card reader like the Dell has but I dunno if that is worth $30 extra. Guess it comes down to whether you prefer the black bezel or brushed aluminum.

 

[yourmothersanastronaut]

I like Apple's take on display design. Silver is best for monitor colors because black is a very jarring transition from looking at what's on the screen to looking at real life conditions. That's how they explain it, at least, and it makes sense from an ergonomic standpoint.

The Apple displays are something to think about too, they have a 23" 1920 x 1200 model too.