Radeon 9800 Pro w/ the Following LCDs. Help! 2 many choices!

[sycmaster33]

I currently use a 19" Samsung CRT which has been good for me but I am thinking of trying out an LCD, hoping it will be easier on my eyes. Anyway, I'm am still undecided about the size....20 or 22. I'm not sure of the pro's and con's of either size but was wondering if my card will be powerful enough. I use it for some occasional gaming, internet, word processing, etc. So here are my questions.....

Will the Radeon have enough juice?

Pros and cons of 20.1 & 22 inch monitors aside for the obvious added size.

And last but not least....some thoughts on these monitors
22 Inch
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824009094 - Acer AL2216Wbd
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824001083 - SAMSUNG 225BW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824252006 - CHIMEI 221D
The ViewSonic's 22" VX2235WM
20.1 inch
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116381 - ViewSonic VX2025WM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824014105 - BenQ FP202W
and the DELL UltraSharp 2007WFP

Thanks.
Also, if there are other ones i should consider that I'm not looking at, i would appreciate it. Want to spend less then 400 if I can but might be willing to go a little higher if it is worth it.

 

[Hose]

Your 9800 has enough horsepower for just about everything.

22" LCDs are for "gamers".... faster TN panels for less motion blur, but not as good at colors, contrast, viewing angles.

20.1", 1600x1200, UXGA, LCDs are "enterprise"... for business use mostly. They have different types of panels that are slower than gamer panels, but better at colors, contrast, viewing angles.

First thing you'll need to do is decide which is more important to you... gamer speed, or "everything else".

 

[3dking3]

Isn't there one that is just pretty good for most of it? I'm not Fatal1ty so bleeding edge speed isn't crucial nor am I doing any serious graphics work. I just want something that can do some FPS reasonably well and one was well where the greens look green, reds look red, etc. I kind of like the idea of a 22 since I wouldn't lose too much vertical screen compared to my current 19" CRT.

 

[Hose]

The best "all-around" LCDs (IMO) are the ones with PMVA, SPVA or SIPS panels. They are a bit more expensive than the cheapo monitors with TN panels.... 24" is the optimal size to cover all bases. To go for less is to sacrifice something.

 

[Hose]

Isn't there one that is just pretty good for most of it? I'm not Fatal1ty so bleeding edge speed isn't crucial nor am I doing any serious graphics work. I just want something that can do some FPS reasonably well and one was well where the greens look green, reds look red, etc. I kind of like the idea of a 22 since I wouldn't lose too much vertical screen compared to my current 19" CRT.

Check out the Samsung 971P. Virtually everyone who comments on it gives it outstanding marks... Good enough on speed for most games, GREAT for everything else.

Other good choices are the NECs... 90GX2 and 20WMGX2... they have Bright [glossy] panels. If you like the shiny screen, these should be considered. They get CRAZY-good reviews from buyers.

 

[sycmaster33]

I know that TN panels are the cheapest, but as I said before, perfect color accuracy isn't mission critical and if I don't have the "best" monitor sitting next to the one I get, I just don't know how much I will notice it's shortcomings...which is sort of why I'm posting the question. 24 inch would be nice but that is just too expensive and really probably just overkill for my needs.

With regards to the Samsung 971P, it does get good reviews, as does the NEC 90GX2 but I was thinking of maybe going a bit bigger and the NEC 20WMGX2 is nice, but just too expensive.

Now if I should I should be considering a 19 inch, maybe those are now on my list as well......