I'm not the guy you were asking, but my friend has just bought one of these monitors and we hooked my PS3 up to it, and it looked fantastic. Put the screen into Aspect mode and it's great for PS3 gaming.
I'd say go for it.
A VGA adapter would be required (most likely, as I don't think any 8800 cards have VGA ports). It's likely that the card came with at least one, so have a look. If not, a DVI cable is very cheap, so it's not exactly a problem.
I'm just waiting for Scan to get the black ones in (I asked and...
The 2 monitors seem near identical, but I can get the LG for £75.19 ($147.79 USD) less, with free postage for the LG.
Links:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=564708 - LG
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-SA - Samsung
Is this the...
No 1:1 or Aspect modes?
That's a big downer for me. I thought it had all those modes. Places my purchase in serious doubt.
How old is your monitor? Maybe they now include 1:1 and Aspect in more recent firmware.
Thanks very much for replying btw! :D
I am desparate to find out if the FP222WH will accept either a 1080i or 1080p signal through HDMI.
I want to connect a PS3 to it, and be able to watch Blu-Ray disks in HD. There are a couple of guys on newegg who say they have got PS3s running at 1080p, but I'm not sure I can trust customer...