Go with 24" over 22"?

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The answer might seem obvious to some people, but let me explain what it's for. I'm getting this as a second monitor for my laptop. Native resolution on my machine is 1680 x 1050 (the same as 22" monitors) and I am leaning towards a 22" because it will tax my video card less (at least what it was designed for) as opposed to trying to power the larger 1900 x 1280 (just going off the top of my head, i guess it isn't exact).

I want the extra monitor for desktop space (running both monitors when not gaming), but I do game occasionally and don't want to choke my performance for something that might not make a big difference to me.

I think I might like the 24" for when I build a faster machine later, but maybe by that point (a year or two away) I'll just want to get a new 24" as my main monitor based on what's available.

Edit: I guess the pluses for the 24" is that there is so much more available for 24" screens and so I feel like I can get something way more satisfying spec/deal wise if I go for the 24".
 
22"s are really cheap nowadays. 24"s are around 70-100$ more. The standard 1-2 years ago was 22 and now we are switching to 24"s,

Personally 22-24" look the same to me, your just paying for the resolution. If you can support 1920x1200 then go for it, but if you think your card will struggle at that resolution, then you can pick up some REALLY nice 22"s for around 300.

Last years 24"s are now around 300$ (viewsonic) so you can also go that route.
 
I could've sworn 24 inchers were well around before the TN-only 22s came about. The thing going for 22s is mainly the price. With size not far off from a 24'' but the prices closer to the 20 inch screens. 22 inch screens were generally designed for non-enthusiasts who didn't know the difference between the types of screens but were mainly attracted to the relatively lower prices. How is an average Joe gonna be able to tell from $600+ S-IPS to a $300 TN panel? I have an idea, lets make a 22'' TN screen with cheaper manufacturing costs (not a TN 24 incher that could cannibilize the better panels). People just think the price differences comes from the size and not quality of the panel.
 
you could always get a 24 (1920 x1200) and run it at 1680 x 1050, just like your laptop, and when i get a better machine, just up the res. :)
 
ADRENALIN_2099 said:
you could always get a 24 (1920 x1200) and run it at 1680 x 1050, just like your laptop, and when i get a better machine, just up the res. :)
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Somehow that just settled it. Aeonf1's post was interesting too, but I don't know what I'm worrying about. Nonnative resolution isn't super sexy, but it should be acceptable for the very rare times I game if it ever really becomes a problem. Rendering the higher res really shouldn't be a problem for normal office aps and coding. At my current rate of computer power usage I think I'll be ready to upgrade [machines] soon enough so I don't think it will be a waste.

Thanks.
 
AeonF1 said:
I could've sworn 24 inchers were well around before the TN-only 22s came about. The thing going for 22s is mainly the price. With size not far off from a 24'' but the prices closer to the 20 inch screens. 22 inch screens were generally designed for non-enthusiasts who didn't know the difference between the types of screens but were mainly attracted to the relatively lower prices. How is an average Joe gonna be able to tell from $600+ S-IPS to a $300 TN panel? I have an idea, lets make a 22'' TN screen with cheaper manufacturing costs (not a TN 24 incher that could cannibilize the better panels). People just think the price differences comes from the size and not quality of the panel.
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with some 24 inch lcd monitors running at 349 bucks it is hard not to consider one over a 22 inch panel, sadly most all 24 inchers are now TN panels no good PMVA's around like the benq and the lg which alot of us lucky folks already have
 
I just wanted to contribute what i found out.

1920x1200 is the resolution for High Definition format. If your LCD supports that resolution native, then if you played 1080p content on 1:1 pixel mapping it should look great as the image won't be stretched whatsoever.

22'' native resolutions didn't have 1920x1200 until recently when some brands start doing it for 22''. Just be aware though that 1920x1200 on a 22'' isn't necessary the same like if it was on a 24'' or a 27''. For example if i used 1920x1200 on a 27'' everything would look smaller on desktop compared to if i used a 24''' vice versa.

24' is premium but their getting cheaper. Imho 24'' WUXGA with native 1920x1200 is the sweet spot, for me anyway :] Reason because like you said graphics cards is more taxed the higher the resolution you go. Playing games on 1920x1200 is nice and in games like Crisis may only be playable at that reso in high settings with the latest graphics card. I wouldn't bother going to a bigger size screen with a higher resolution with the current latest graphics cards that would not be able to handle it. SLI and Cross fire setups may be able to, but i don't do those expensive setups :X

Someone earlier suggest you can get a 24'' that is a 1920x1200 native resolution, and just change the resolution to lower if your current graphics card wasn't powerful enough to use native. Image quality would be lower however, some lcd monitors can use out of native resolution and not have much noticeable degradation in image quality. This would be particularly true for lcd monitors with scalers built inside. Not all lcd monitors have scalers from what i heard.
 
right now i got a 19' ViewSonic VA 1926W, in late sept, i plan on getting a 24' BenQ G2400WD $369.99 free shipping (maybe down a bit when i can buy it) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014173&Tpk=BenQ+g2400wd)
ive seen the monitor and its SWEET, i know my current vga card cant handle most games at the 1920x1200 res but thats ok, because come next year im getting a new vid card.

Plus i can hook up my ps3 (ill get a 360 if the prices keep going down) turn on 1:1 Pixel Mapping and ill be able to play 1080P games (any out yet?) and movies no problem.
 
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