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Hello,

I'm about to purchase my first large LCD screen. I've decided between different monitors.

#1 is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824255001

#2 is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254026


Now, #2 is 4 inches bigger than #1 at the cost of only $89 dollars.

I wanted to know if #2 would be worth throwing in an extra $89 for it, plus it is 3m as opposed to 5m.

My video card is the: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card

Please let me know which one would be better for my video card and some pro/cons of the two. These LCDs will be used mainly for gaming.

Your opinions are appreciated.
 
I know neither of them. But I know that on 28" screen with 1820 x 1200 resolution pixels will look very large. Maybe you will like it, maybe you will hate it, hard to tell.
 
what about gaming? You guys think 28 inches is too big?
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There is not such thing like a monitor that is too big for gaming!

Bot monitors have a 1920*1200 resolution so there will not be any difference for your video card. FYI, the 28" monitor has a bigger dot pitch.

IMO, both monitors offer a below average IQ.
 
bordes said:
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They're both TN panels, which is a pretty big strike against them with most people around here due to poor viewing angles and color reproduction.

Also, Westinghouse displays tend to be of moderate to poor quality (look at them at Best Buy or similar, next to a Samsung or Sony -- there's a reason they're generally inexpensive for the size and specs).

BenQ's displays run the gamut of quality from horrible to quite good, but that particular panel looks to be on the low end. As others have said, the native resolution is odd. Plus, the large size and lower than average resolution combine to give a poor dot pitch, meaning individual pixels will be larger and more visible than they would be on the 24" you're looking at, or most other 24/26/30" LCDs. 28" is a rather odd size for LCDs in general.

Have you taken in to account the kind of graphics horsepower to game at the native resolutions of these large LCDs? 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 can be murder on a graphics card. Your current card will allow you to play many title a year or more old without any great issue, but for some of them (and most more modern titles) you will very likely find you'll have to drop settings and resolution (resorting to scaling, which reduces image quality somewhat) to keep things playable.

1920x1200 and higher is the point at which people should begin to seriously consider mutli-GPU solutions like ATI's Crossfire X and Nvidia's SLI with two or more high end cards.
 
bordes said:
Hello,

I'm about to purchase my first large LCD screen. I've decided between different monitors.

#1 is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824255001

#2 is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254026


Now, #2 is 4 inches bigger than #1 at the cost of only $89 dollars.

I wanted to know if #2 would be worth throwing in an extra $89 for it, plus it is 3m as opposed to 5m.

My video card is the: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card

Please let me know which one would be better for my video card and some pro/cons of the two. These LCDs will be used mainly for gaming.

Your opinions are appreciated.
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Go with the westinghouse, as I recall its an mva panel, better than a TN panel , that Hanns panel while nice and big is not a nice resolution and the picture isnt that great either.
 
I think 28" is too big for gaming if you sit directly in front of you monitor. If you move back a little that would be cool. I agree that for gaming no screen can be big enough but then you have to consider the distance to the screen else you look at the left side of the screen and miss what's going on in the right down corner.
 
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