Monitor Choice

[Maxut]

Im not sure what monitor i should get. Right now i have a Proview 19" http://geizhals.at/img/pix/109221.jpg which is one of the first TFT-LCD screens that came out.

I want to change because i want a larger monitor [21" and above] and beacause i think that my monitor cannot display the full potential of my GeForce 7900GTX.

System

AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ @2.351Ghz
MSI K8N Diamond Plus
OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC 2GB Dual Channel
EVGA GeForce 7900GTX 512MB
Seasonic 600W
WD Caviar 320GB SATA2
Pioneer DVD+/-RW
NZXT Lexa Case with 2 Blue Led Fan

Right now im thinking to buy a 24" Dell Widescreen - http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod ... u=320-4335

[KIO]

24 inches????????.. IT IS A TV or a CINEMA SCREEEN!!!.. I have 17 and i like it:)...lol

[Cynyx]

for me, choices monitor :

low price : 19" Belinea 1925 S1W - 5ms - 200 euros
middle price : 20" Samsumg SyncMaster 931BW - 260 euros
high price for rich people : 24" Acer AL2423W - 6ms - 890 euros

Don't forget to have a 24", a sli or crossfire system (or a nice 8800) is highly recommended (native resolution is high for these screens...)

[Maxut]

i dont think i need an SLi system since money isnt that enough :P


I got my EVGA GF 7900GTX wich is very very good, and i might sell it to a friend this summer or maybe a bit later and get myself an 8 series nvidia [prolly 8900 when it comes out] or an ATI R600.

And believe me guys, dont make SLi/CrossFire.. There is no game out there that can use one card to the maximum [talking about 7900 and above]. Games will be coming out that will need better cards but also better cards will be coming out. If u spend your money buying two cards and then having to sell them somewhere so u can buy a single new one, u wont benefit..

My moto: Keep it one [less elctricity consumed so less money paid for electricity as well]

If u put 2 Gf 8800GTX u need an at least a 1000W power supply - you should start renting an electric power station.

[Reign]

wtf? just use anything that works, i got old 19" shit monitor, and i still play =]

[federalic]

wtf? just use anything that works, i got old 19" shit monitor, and i still play =]

I won, i won...i`ve got very old 17" monitor

[[HL²]fans_TiAs]

Hehe 17' from 1987 for me ^^.

[FuzzyBear9]

Best monitor at the moment is NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi....

http://www.nec-display-solutions.co.uk/ ... group=ProD

Cost bucks though!!! £910

I have an NEC 1980FXi 19" TFT. It is superb. Very natural colours and response time is excellent. Light sensor, 90 degree rotation, 10bit gamma etc etc, three year warranty.

Until OLED and SED monitors hit the market in a couple of years there will not be much advancement in the basic LCD technology, though they are bringing out 100Hz 19" TFT monitors this year - Samsung and LG to name a few. Maxut, the Dell you originally thought of is excellent value for money. Alternatively, you could opt for two 4:3 format 19" TFT monitors for multitasking...

[Maxut]

Im prolly going for that dell..

[Viviti]

i've got a philips 190 V, 19".
Anyways, 24" sucks. lol that is used for nothing to have a so large screen, buy the better 20" that would be better.

[disabled]

some kind of lcd 17 for me. OLDDD.

Its usefull to ask here. Just go to the shop and ask selere i think he will advice u.

[Maxut]

DELL now has the same monitor in 22", ill go for that.

[U SLAAAAAAGZ]

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When im not on laptop screen which runs @ 1920x1200 im on my viewsonic dont have a single bad feature i can think of... i love it!! :P[/code]

[Cynyx]

big screens = more HS. It's a fact.

[U SLAAAAAAGZ]

Big screens = Better graphics cards = Less money = Less beer gut = Less time at Gym = More time to play and get annoyed with HL2DM!!

[Cynyx]

lol

[zoubab]

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When im not on laptop screen which runs @ 1920x1200 im on my viewsonic dont have a single bad feature i can think of... i love it!! :P[/code]

I've got this one since few months and he fuckin rocks ! ...paid 300€

[Cynyx]

I've got this one since few months and he fuckin rocks ! ...paid 300€

so ... how u can miss HS?

[zoubab]

don't you know i suck cynyx !? ...hmmmm i'm sure u know ^^
a clown can't do HS huhuhuuhuhuh.

[Roundup]

i need your opinion for a new monitor, i wanna change my old 17'' monitor for an Asus VW192T.

It seems to have good performance and it is not really expansive :

http://au.shopping.com/xPF-ASUS-VW192T-Black

It is a good choice?

[fluffy little thing]

WHEN BUYING NEW MONITORS or tellys i allways research what is new and narrow it down to two or three items and then go and look at them, peronall choice then !
thats next on my wish list

[DHR_000x]

I have got a DELL 22" and it was pretty cheap, and i love it ^^ i need to move my head to look from one corner of the screen to the opposite one xD

[KIO]

mine is 17 inch and 4 years old :P and I DONT CARE:))))

[Cynyx]

Some money lost, i have just reserved my next monitor :
IYAMA Prolite E2403WS ... 24 INCHES ... A DREAM for working.
and a new video card :
Nvida 260GTX ... Perhaps a dream for gaming

Saturday will be the day of the test.

[F1r3]

24 INCHES

OMG! PURPOSE????!!
just kidding very nice, i think it's especially good for watching movies, pics, etc

[KOMBATIUSMAXIMUS]

i have a 19inch asus lcd myself and i must say it rocks,never had a problem with it ,i am starting to look at building new system myself and have it on expert information to go asus all the way and i must agree never had any problems with asus

---FEAR THE MAXIMUS

[Rhy]

Ive got a 24 inch normal monitor - not tft or anything. i use a 9600 gtx.

[Cynyx]

Some money lost, i have just reserved my next monitor :
IYAMA Prolite E2403WS ... 24 INCHES ... A DREAM for working.
and a new video card :
Nvida 260GTX ... Perhaps a dream for gaming

Saturday will be the day of the test.

LMAO : I have never take so much time to install devices in a PC.

Just after got the new devices (vcard + monitor), I choose to only install monitor first. So, I removed monitor from its packet. I plugged it (first time in HDMI mode, my mistake) ...
I switched on the PC... Black screen with a message " no signal"... Hmmm wtf. I plugged the monitor to card in SUB-D mode. I switched off the PC however i guess it was already load Windows. PC never rebooted after !!! BIOS, POST BIOS and rebooted in loop ... Tried to boot from HDD, CD and USB, all failed (I have tried all bootable things i have Ultimate Boot CD, Windows CDs, Recovery tools from USB...). DAMMMMMMMN !!! Just for a simple new monitor ! I Tried to remove all devices in the PC to localise the failed device. No chance, allways stupid reboots ...
Finally, I got the idea to flash a new BIOS to my motherboard (with an USB disk). OMG it works !!! PC boots again in windows ... just I have no integrated devices in motherboard now (soundcard, network and USB) ... DAMNNNNN...Mistake : I flashed a BIOS for v1.0 of my motherboard and i have the ... v2.0. I flash again MB to the appropriate BIOS this time. ALL work ! Just I have no integrated network now. I dunno why, it fails. so i installed an old PCI network card. PHEWWWWWW it's ok now : Internet is back . (in same time, i got many problems during this story : IRQ conflicts, no network, Power supply probs, wrong drivers ... etc)...

I found later in menu of the monitor a function to switch between SUB-D and HDMI mode ...
Now, all is ok : 24 inches is really nice ... when u have time to install it

[KIO]

Hahahaha... Pwned by the monitor:)))) I wouldnt think a monitor can cause so much trouble...

[Cynyx]

same !!! I think : "Plug and PLAY."

But the main prob was my integrated network that failed (just i don't understand it and i installed a new device in same time).