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it will play and you can stretch the resolution to fit your screen, but it will always render at 4:3 or 5:4 aspect ratios

cs 1.6 doesn't even support widescreen resolutions so I don't think it'll stretch over multiple screens

what about dishwashing/hand soap? is that bad for the monitor?

I like the monitor. disclaimer - I'm a fan of glossy screens the colors are good, nice and bright, and I got it for a good price, the adjustments available with the arm are great (height and rotation adjustments are great when I have several seating areas around my desk) I don't get the...

I'd say it's worth it. you can always run the game at a non-native resolution if you must until you upgrade. I'm running a 24" monitor on an Nvidea 7400 and I don't really care unless I'm running games, then I dock the resolution to something non-native. Doesn't look great, but doesn't matter...

for the same size (ie, 24") a 16:9 monitor will be shorter, yes, but also wider. so instead of black bars in the top/bottom, it extends it to the sides. basically increasing the usable space for 16:9 images

20-24" is small? lol, then what do I call my 13.3" screen? epic tiny? on that note, if it weren't for the price constraints of buying a 30" monitor and the hardware associated with running one, I'd totally be on it.

just so you know, that one just has a glossy cabinet, i'm not sure, but i don't think the screen itself is glossy

In that case, unless you watch a ton of movies, I'd get a 24" 16:10 monitor

we order primarily dell 2408s and 3007s for large display workstations. the 2408s we can get for a pretty decent price, scores below the retail price. If it's for a business, which it sounds like you are, you might want to inquire about their business pricing.

woot.com !! go now!!! *edit* nvm... item sold out LG W2600H-PF for 375 shipped might've been worth considering

That monitor has gotten great reviews. I'd do a little digging in this forum, though. a little while ago (I think last week) there was a user here who was looking for alternatives to it because he said he didn't like it and returned his.

What size monitor are you looking at? a 16:10 monitor of any size will permit you more vertical space, so if the web-pages you tend to visit are long, there will be less scrolling. If you're looking at a 24" monitor, then a 16:10 display is wide enough to hold two full size word documents...

True, there are many TN panel based monitors, including the HP w2408h and LG W2452T, however they are all have different characteristics.

So there are hp w2408h monitors with different packaging?

Just to verify that - LED is not the end-all be-all for eliminating BLB. I have seen plenty of LED displays that still exhibit BLB.

You can drag the bible through feces, but it won't change that Cain murders Abel in Genesis 4:1-16. You can drop any book in feces, yet the contents won't change.

So, you're judging a monitor based on its packaging? I think someone said something about a book and its cover once...

Yes, the source engine is pretty light on graphics hardware, so any differences between the two would be more exaggerated in framerates. On the flip side, 3DMARK 06 on a Pentium 4 3.2C and X800XT, good enough for you?

To everyone who says stuff about dual monitors, I've run benchmarks (3dmark) on my dual monitors at home with both active, and only one active, and the difference between them is negligible. I ran the CS:S framerate test and the difference is not noticeable (~2-4 fps) sure it's not "ideal"...

the deal with glossy screens is that they are not mirrors, but will reflect a good deal of light, so it will be like a mirror to bright objects. My 2408h faces a wall, so it's not too bad, and I really like the image the monitor puts out.

but I like looking at myself :) but in all seriousness, it's not that bad unless you have a spotlight behind you.

Cool! I have that one! lol and while I defend my choice, i don't think there is a single "best" 24" lcd monitor

every office depot has a different selection. The last one I went to had primarily Samsung TN screens and a few LG screens (again mostly TN) Goodluck finding some nonTNs at your local office depot

There really isn't too much bad about TN panels. I have one and, yes, if you lay on the floor the screen colors lose integrity, but other than that, I play counterstrike with my face 2-feet from the screen and it's fine, Command and conquer 3 looks great, and starcraft is still fun (hard not to...

are the monitors identical? If they're not, it could just be that the main screens are just newer and better than the older ones. Otherwise, they might be running at different settings or resolutions. finally, your school's computers could be running the main screen on DVI input and the...

to each his own. i like glossy screens. Maybe I like looking at myself all the time and the more vivid colors. Maybe my roomate likes his matte screen. It's not like he shines a flashlight at me all day and mocks me or anything. Everyone will like what they want, geez. There's no use...

If you really want a good deal and don't mind shopping around, try going to smaller computer stores and seeing if they're trying to clear stock. I got my HP w2408h three weeks ago, new, for under 300$ :) I absolutely love it too :) w2408h owners, represent!! :) :) :)

I'm running an Nvidia Geforce Go7400/Intel GMA 945 and I have a 24" monitor running at 1920 x 1200 perfectly well. I'm sure your laptop will be able to support a 24" monitor! Plus, if you play any XBOX360, it'll look MUCH better on a monitor that it can go 1080P on! (even tho I hear most 360...

and there's nothing wrong with me being perfectly satisfied with my TN panel

well... "cloning" is a direct reproduction of the source, so since the LCD TV is incapable of reaching the resolution of the monitor, the monitor has to downscale. I am not familiar with any way to use CCC to do what you want.

I have not noticed any such sounds from my 2408 either

I love my 2408! the HDMI thing I actually kinda like, since it uses the HDMI audio also, so when I hook up my roomate's PS3, it can use the monitor speakers! I'd rather have to get a DVI adapter than the other way around, since sound wouldn't work that way. plus, i like inserting my...

if you can see the black bars, that means the image is not being stretched, so there is no quality loss. The only detriment will be that since an LCD cannot achieve "true black", it will kinda glow dark grey. @jcv - back at home I have two 1280x1024, pretty pwn. Maybe when I go home I'll...

I recently purchased an HP w2408h monitor It has - glossy screen HDMI input Tilt/rotate 1920x1200 resolution But - Has a TN panel and does not have LED

Y'know, I was thinking about the advantages of a 16:6 monitor. Specifically, the ability to watch two 4:3 videos at the same time when I get the urge to rewatch some stuff from several years ago :P Wow, I didn't know vegas was still in use! I switched over to premier a while back, but I...

back to the discussion on 16:9.... I just got a 16:10 monitor and I am very happy with it. While I might feel a bit of buyers remorse when i watch some more modern media, there is still plenty of 4:3 media that I watch every now and then and I wonder how large the vertical bars on the sides...

make sure your video card drivers are up to date. other than that, some laptops just tend to have lower quality outputs than others. also, when outputting, you should do what you did first, which is the native resolution for the LCD screen for the best image. sadly, that's probably the best...

No, my vote would be to go for a normal PCI video card first, if you have any free PCI slots and, use an Nvidia card. If you don't have any left, then try local stores or Amazon/other electronics stores/Ebay to find Nvidia PCI-E 1x cards, since apparently Newegg doesn't carry them. Only...

Depends on the motherboard and integrated video chipset. Some can, while others have to be disabled to work with a card. All ones I've seen recently (in Hp workstations, 5750s,5800s etc) have been able to.