20-22 inch for gaming

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First of all my specs are:
intel core2quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz
nvidia 8800GT 512Mb
I am looking for a screen for gaming at 1680 x 1050. Should i go for 20 or 22 inch?
For 20' i'm considering this and for 22' this. What do you guys think about these monitors? Any other recommendations?
 
I just went through the same deliberations as you, and I ended up getting the LG 227WTG. I couldn't be happier. No more ghosting and the picture is fantastic. It has received very positive reviews everywhere but at digitalversus.

Dave
 
Very attractive screen! Yeah, i've read the review in digital versus and color fidelity was rather poor. I don't know what to believe...anyway thanks for the info;)!
 
I think 22" is better unless you want to buy NEC LCD20WGX2 Pro (with IPS panel), but it is not sold in the North America (AFAIK).
 
I think 22" is better unless you want to buy NEC LCD20WGX2 Pro (with IPS panel), but it is not sold in the North America (AFAIK).
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Oh, it's very expensive for it's size. Why do you think 22'' is better?
 
I went with the LG 22" 2252 for $269. Circuit City. Heckuva deal. And a beautiful monitor.
 
If you can afford it, go 24" because you're getting a better resolution and pixel pitch in most cases. Can be had for as little as $300 AR.
 
Biges said:
I think 22" is better unless you want to buy NEC LCD20WGX2 Pro (with IPS panel), but it is not sold in the North America (AFAIK).
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It's called the 20WMGX2 here I believe. They stopped making them a while ago, you cand find refurbs here and there.
 
mellojoe said:
I went with the LG 22" 2252 for $269. Circuit City. Heckuva deal. And a beautiful monitor.
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mellojoe, my wife just bought me this monitor (W2252TQ) and I'm having terrible luck calibrating the settings to something I like. Can you give me some incite to your settings so I can try them?

Much appreciated.
 
24 inch?I don't think so.I don't want to go to higher resolution, 1680 x 1050 will be fine for me.
It seems that the 2 lg's you suggested have bad colors from the factory and they need calibration.What do you think about iiyama e2003ws?Look at the colors and the responsiveness.
Any other screen with good colors and responsiveness?
Is it worth to go for 22'' instead of 20'' considering the fact that they do not offer higher resolution?
 
It isn't the fact that a 24" is 2" bigger but that you can display very high resolutions that I know for a fact you will find extremely useful in web surfing, gaming, etc. Also, if you decide to put a blu-ray or hd-dvd drive in your system later, you can watch movies at a full 1080p with no scaling.
 
I'm not a big movie fan, instead i care a lot about gaming, web surfing and programming. Do you think that a hi-def monitor will make a difference? And if you do can you recommend me some affordable hi-def monitors?
And if i finally go for 1680 x 1080 instead of hi-def, what size is the best? 20'' or 22''?
 
Yeorwned said:
If you can afford it, go 24" because you're getting a better resolution and pixel pitch in most cases. Can be had for as little as $300 AR.
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Yes, the soyo brand is pretty inexpensive. A friend of mine ordered one last year Christmas for like a little over $300
 
Programming is a major sore point for having the 1920x1200 resolution. Programmers benefit more than anyone else from the high resolution due to what you can display on your screen. If you want a 24" at an economy price, you can get the 24" Soyo Pearl on sale this month for $299 ($350 - $50 MIR) from Microcenter. I've played with this one in person and it shows the same quality as any other TN panel made by the Acer lineup. It's a very clean monitor with a sleek look.

If you go 1680, you need to determine how far you will be from your screen. If you have a shallow desk, go for the 20" and save $10-30. If you will be at least 18"-24" away, roll with the 22" as there are more options and competition in this arena. I tried a 22" glossy LG from Best Buy when it was on sale for $240ish and it was an excellent screen but the quality of the 24" Gateway I bought blew it out of the water so the 22" went back.
 
Thanks, you really help! I think i will go for 1680 x 1050, it will be a huge leap anyway from what i have now, trust me:D! In that case i'm thinking about 20'', as i will be close to the screen, maybe this.
Do you guys trust this site? Because this screen, according to them is really good! I also found it in great price so i think i found my next screen;).
 
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