22 or 24 inch LCD?

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agar

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I am currently in a new dilemma. I am in the market for a new LCD and would like to make a purchase in the next week or so. I can't decide which size or monitor to buy, there are so many options right now. First off, I use my computer for gaming, dvd viewing and soon to be pc-tv once I get the tuner card. I was wondering if I should go up to 24inch. I have an E6600
and a 8800GTX, but will this be able to display current title games at 1920x1200 with high AA/AF? As of now I can pretty much play any game on my 21inch CRT @ 1600x1200, max aa/af without any issues. Would the 22 inch 1680x1050 be more suitable? As far as deals go, I found the dell 2407 for 569.00, or should I go with a 22inch for ~ 350? Any help would be appreciated.
 
I basically want to know if it is worth the extra money to go with 24 inch lcd or get a 22. Would the 24 inch be overkill for my type of setup?
 
24 will definitely not be overkill for your setup. The 8800GTX can handle pretty much everything you throw at it at 1920x1200 resolution. It can even handle 2560x1600 resolution with almost all current games with even 4x aa. So in my opinion, if you have the dough it would definitely be worth it going for 24". If you have even more dough I would recommend going for a 30", it just is that much bigger and better LOL :D
 
My understanding from reading reviews is that a single 8800GTX should run games at the native resolution for the 24 inch monitor fine. The only caveat to that is of course, newer games might not run as well when they come out. If you can afford it, I'd go with the 24" as you'll get a lot more screen and a better panel. If you want to save money and make sure your card will be able to run all games for the next couple of years, then you might want to go with the 22 inch screen. That's my .02 anyway. Good luck... ;)
 
1680x1050 at > 20" is odd imo seeing that that same res you can get on a 20" unit. You'd want the 24 @ 1080 or whatever. I guess if you want to bypass the HDCP monitor compliance you can use anydvd hd.
 
here's my take on the whole lcd thing. if you can afford a 24" go for it. but again if you can afford a 30" go for it. so what i am saying is, if you have the $$$ get the biggest lcd you can. to me size matters. as for me i have a 22" as i didn't have the $$$ for a bigger one:mad:
 
Much appreciated guys. I think I'll go with the 24. Now to choose which one to buy :p.

That dell for 569 seems like a steal right now.
 
I dunno man I'm considernig the same myself, I have an amazing 22" NEC 2141, but it is old, like 4 years or so. But for $100 less than the cost of that 24" you can get 2 22" screens...
 
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