Gaming Monitors -- 22"

[BaGGy]

Which to buy?
SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1(DC 3000:1) - Retail
or
BenQ FP222WH Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen HDMI LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 - Retail
or
DELL SP2208WFP

I am looking for a really good gaming monitor, but also a monitor capable of playing my Xb360 and PS3 on. A monitor of great quality. Those are the three I have come across, and I am having a tough time deciding.

Or I have been considering just biting the bullet and going for the 24" with 1:1 pixel mapping:
BenQ FP241VW Silver-Black 24" 6ms GTG DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with Tilt Adjustment - Retail

Any other suggestions? I am not going to spend more than $600 on a display, but I do want quality. But the cheaper the better, because I like to save money. Again I want a quality gaming monitor. My current graphics card cant support a 24" yet, probably not even a 22" yet but I plan on upgrading that later on.

 

[Toompra]

IMO its impossible to find a quality LCD gaming monitor, especially for use with consoles. I have tried many 22" TN's and they all looked like complete crap hooked up to my 360, the colors were extremely washed out and the image is stretched because of no 1:1 support.

I also tried a 24" BenQ with 1:1 mapping, the colors were fantastic but the black level was horrible and there was very noticeable input lag. Heck i even noticed input lag on the TN panels when hooked to the 360, which i later found out is caused by not having a video card to handle the scaling, the monitor has to do it and that adds at least 1 frame of lag.

If you really want a good widescreen gaming display that will both look great and play great i suggest buying a 24" Sony GDM-FW900 CRT. By all means go with an LCD but keep in mind it isn't going to work very good with your consoles.

 

[j0j081]

If you get a Samsung get the newer version the 2232bw as long as you don't need to wall mount it.