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Hey guys,
I am ready to buy a new LCD Monitor. I use my PC to read various forums (Cars and PC's) and I also game. I *think* that I would like to have 1600x1200 to give me that 'extra' 120 lines of pixels. I don't think that I would mind slight stretching or small black bars. I have been using a Samsung 204b for over 5 years now (1600 x 1200, TN panel) and while I understand the IPS panels have better color reproduction, I am not sure that I would want the additional lag (or slower response time) that come with a IPS panel.
So, I am ready to buy a Asus VW266H. Buy.com has them for $269.99 - $30 M.I.R. I'd have to pay $23.30 for tax, but they accept Paypal and Newegg has been pissing me off lately. What do you guys think of that monitor. I realize that it is a bit 'old' (based on how old the reviews are), but that is probably why it is rather inexpensive. I was originally looking for a 24" LCD, but I can't imagine that the 'extra' 1.5" will have any downsides (maybe 'screen door' effect?).
I think that perhaps they are dumping the 60hz older technology as the newer 120hz monitors are out. Since I am not interested in 3D, I think I will be ok for a few years.
Any reason I should not buy that monitor? Any thoughts?
-Ken
BTW: I am still running WinXP Pro (sp3) and a 8800GTS (640mb). The rest of my system is pretty new (Phenom II 555BE (unlocked to 4 core / OC'd to 3.5GHz), Asus M4A79XTD EVO, 2X2GB DDR3, WD Caviar Black 640GB Hard Drive, 700W PSU). I figure get a new monitor now, then Win 7 and a Video Card (GTX 460 1GB). I thought about getting the video card first, but since my rig does fine in BFBC2 (the most demanding game I play), I'd be better off getting a widescreen, then an O/S that uses more then DX9 and then the video card.
I am ready to buy a new LCD Monitor. I use my PC to read various forums (Cars and PC's) and I also game. I *think* that I would like to have 1600x1200 to give me that 'extra' 120 lines of pixels. I don't think that I would mind slight stretching or small black bars. I have been using a Samsung 204b for over 5 years now (1600 x 1200, TN panel) and while I understand the IPS panels have better color reproduction, I am not sure that I would want the additional lag (or slower response time) that come with a IPS panel.
So, I am ready to buy a Asus VW266H. Buy.com has them for $269.99 - $30 M.I.R. I'd have to pay $23.30 for tax, but they accept Paypal and Newegg has been pissing me off lately. What do you guys think of that monitor. I realize that it is a bit 'old' (based on how old the reviews are), but that is probably why it is rather inexpensive. I was originally looking for a 24" LCD, but I can't imagine that the 'extra' 1.5" will have any downsides (maybe 'screen door' effect?).
I think that perhaps they are dumping the 60hz older technology as the newer 120hz monitors are out. Since I am not interested in 3D, I think I will be ok for a few years.
Any reason I should not buy that monitor? Any thoughts?
-Ken
BTW: I am still running WinXP Pro (sp3) and a 8800GTS (640mb). The rest of my system is pretty new (Phenom II 555BE (unlocked to 4 core / OC'd to 3.5GHz), Asus M4A79XTD EVO, 2X2GB DDR3, WD Caviar Black 640GB Hard Drive, 700W PSU). I figure get a new monitor now, then Win 7 and a Video Card (GTX 460 1GB). I thought about getting the video card first, but since my rig does fine in BFBC2 (the most demanding game I play), I'd be better off getting a widescreen, then an O/S that uses more then DX9 and then the video card.