Best 20-22" LCD for gaming/video for price

I picked up a Samsung 226BW and love it. It came highly recommended, although I have seen the name Chimei pop up around here quite often. Both these monitors are above the $300.00 mark, but the Samsung has mail in rebate that brings it just below. The rebate runs out Oct, 31st.

I'm using it with an old system and can't wait to see what the newer games will look like.
(EDIT: New games on the new system I'm putting together)

Just for the heck of it, I downloaded World in Conflict. All the setting are as low as possible, but it runs. I ran the benchmark and got about 24 FPS. LOL! Lowest FPS was 4 IIRC.

Anyway,
Samsung 226BW, check it out.

Oh yeah, don't worry about all the controversy about which screen it comes with. I believe they fixed that with the current monitors. I know I don't see any of the problems people complained about.

I received my shiny new Samsung 216BW last week. It's a 21.6", very similar to the 226BW, except slightly slower, with slightly better contrast ratio and slightly better viewing angle. In short, it's pretty much the same monitor. I couldn't be happier. If you can find one cheaper than the 226, buy it, if not, go with a 226.

Just be sure to download and use the latest Samsung utility. These monitors look aweful and could probably burn the image in, not to the monitor but to your retina if you don't adjust it. It's like staring into the sun I swear.

But once adjusted, the colors and speed appear fabulous. I had no idea LCD's had improved so much in the last few years. I had a reasonably new 19" viewsonic that I loved, but it doesn't compare to my new 216BW one ioda.

Yeah but anything other then a TN panel is ridiculously expensive!

OUCH!!! =0

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