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Hey guys, new user here (long time reader though!
). Well I've had my ups and downs over the last couple years when dealing with HDTV's and Monitors. First Monitor was a 19'' Polariod *yeah I know, and its alright just not impressive. So I bought myself a 32'' 720p BRAVIA; it was awesome until I actually saw the difference between 1080p and 720p. Sold the 720p BRAVIA and got the 32'' 1080 Sony XBR6. Its been awesome so far, but I game a lot (PS3 mainly and occasional PS2 and Wii) and sit fairly close; roughly 2 feet. Not a good idea I know, but it annoys me when I can't see all the little details. So my question to you guys is should I keep this XBR6 or get 24 or 25.5 Monitor that does 1080p?
If the monitor route is the way to go, I've got a couple I'm looking at. First off the Gateway FHD2401. Now I don't know much about it, but I do no about its previous model the FHD2400 and the BLB issue with it. The 2401 only has HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs compared to the plethora of the 2400. However, the contrast ratio is higher on the 2401 and the lag input seems phenomanal at 2ms! I don't know if its HDCP compliant though. Angles don't really affect me, so its no big. The next monitors I've been looking at are the Samsung T240HD and the T260HD. I've heard they do 16:9 aspect ratio which is great considering consoles use this ratio as opposed to 16:10. They seem like great monitors but so I've found little info on them. Are these HDCP? What are the differences between the two? Do these and the Gateway do 1:1? Also if I do end up with a monitor, what speakers should I get? I was looking at the Logitech X-540's. I don't like ordering online because of the what if's dilemma *dead pixel, malfunction, break, etc Thank you for hearing me out! I know its a lot !
). Well I've had my ups and downs over the last couple years when dealing with HDTV's and Monitors. First Monitor was a 19'' Polariod *yeah I know, and its alright just not impressive. So I bought myself a 32'' 720p BRAVIA; it was awesome until I actually saw the difference between 1080p and 720p. Sold the 720p BRAVIA and got the 32'' 1080 Sony XBR6. Its been awesome so far, but I game a lot (PS3 mainly and occasional PS2 and Wii) and sit fairly close; roughly 2 feet. Not a good idea I know, but it annoys me when I can't see all the little details. So my question to you guys is should I keep this XBR6 or get 24 or 25.5 Monitor that does 1080p? If the monitor route is the way to go, I've got a couple I'm looking at. First off the Gateway FHD2401. Now I don't know much about it, but I do no about its previous model the FHD2400 and the BLB issue with it. The 2401 only has HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs compared to the plethora of the 2400. However, the contrast ratio is higher on the 2401 and the lag input seems phenomanal at 2ms! I don't know if its HDCP compliant though. Angles don't really affect me, so its no big. The next monitors I've been looking at are the Samsung T240HD and the T260HD. I've heard they do 16:9 aspect ratio which is great considering consoles use this ratio as opposed to 16:10. They seem like great monitors but so I've found little info on them. Are these HDCP? What are the differences between the two? Do these and the Gateway do 1:1? Also if I do end up with a monitor, what speakers should I get? I was looking at the Logitech X-540's. I don't like ordering online because of the what if's dilemma *dead pixel, malfunction, break, etc Thank you for hearing me out! I know its a lot !
