Should I Just Forget 24"?

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First I had my eye on a Samsung but then read all the trouble about the panel lottery.

I then had my eye on an HP 2408 which I think would fit me just fine except the price was a bit high. I then got excited because I read about the HP 2408h which seemed to be the same monitor but slightly better with a $100 lower retail price. Then I read people having problems with DVI to HDMI cables (this is for gaming and will hook up to an Nvidia 8800GTS (for the time being) via DVI.

I then thought I found the perfect answer in a Gateway FHD2400 as it has both HDMI and DVI and all the features I'm looking for. However, the price seems GLUED at $500 on Amazon (I need to get it there as I have $300 in credit there at the moment that I want to use). In fact, as of this morning it's now listed as unavailable with no date for replacement.

Then yesterday my wife got me to go shopping with her at Costco and I happened to see a bunch of 22" LCD's there. Oddly they were all Samsung's, Gateway's and HP's! The part that struck me is that I'd been holding out for a 24" as I have a 19" Viewsonic VP191b and didn't want the new monitor to be shorter vertically but these all seemed quite big enough.

Plus I suspect I can pull the trigger on a 22" right now. Should I just hold out a bit longer for the 24's I've been looking out (or something new) or just say the heck with it and get a 22"?

This will be mainly used for gaming and apparently I'm not all that picky. I LOVE the picture of my VP191b. I don't care much about angle as I'm the only user and I sit 1-2 feet from it head-on. I would like to see the speed improve as I still see motion blur (I think this is an 8ms panel).

Any thoughts welcome.
 
Do you need 1920 x 1200? I did for HD Video Editing (I wanted 1:1 scaling) but for most people it's not THAT big of a deal.

I'd get a nice 20" personally, same resolution as 22" but smaller pixel density (better imo)... and cheaper...

I'd honestly give the Soyo 24" a look, I grabbed mine for $300 and it's the best monitor I've had... I liked it more than the FW900, I literally sold the FW900 on craigslist outside of an Office-max, walked in, bought a Soyo 24" and never looked back...
 
If you dont mind buying from the UK, this 24" looks so good, I may get one to replace a 22" CRT.
Its a PVA btw.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-026-OK

- 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) Optimum Resolution
- 16.7 Million Colours
- 1000:1 Contrast Ratio
- 6ms Response Time
- 500 cd/m2 Brightness
- Viewing Angle (H/V): 180°/ 180° (VA Panel)
- One Digital Input (Supplied with DVI Cable)
- One Analogue Input (Supplied with Analogue Cable)
- Supplied with both Analogue and DVI cables
- Wall Mountable
- Built in stereo speakers
- Warranty : 3 year on-site collect and return warranty supplied by Manufacturer (Call DGM direct for all support and RMA issues on 0871 2508000)

soz, missed the $300 bit.
Perhaps you can find similar in the US with your statutory lower prices.
 
No editing here and I don't want tiny native resolution. Plus as a gamer, the more pixels, the slower the game.

I did like my Soyo motherboard but somehow a 24" $300 monitor seems impossible. hehehe.

That'll be next on my list to checkout. Thanks.
 
A 22" with 1680 x 1050 will be ideal for you. Plus, the text size will be similar to a 19" with 1280 x 1024 res. I have a 24" and I feel its too small to read at 1920 x 1200 especially when you read alot for a certain length of time. 22" with 1680 x 1050 or a 27" with 1920 x 1200 is easer to read. A 20" with 1600 x 1200 or 1680 x 1050 is too small also
 
I just picked up the Westinghouse L2410NM at BestBuy on clearance for 309.99. Most places have it for 329.99. I'd highly recommend it :)
 
I bought a BenQ G2400W and am extremely happy with it. It is $400, but comes with a dvi cable and vga cable.

Here is my thoughts on it:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1284086

You could look for that model in 22" or go for the 24". I was going to get the HP w2207 and am so glad I spent the extra $ and got this, plus it comes with a three year warranty.
 
I take that back on the earlier post I posted. Get a 24" since you are gaming. LoL. There is the 24" Westinghouse L2410NM on sale at Best Buy right now for $330, Acer has the 24" X243Wbd on sale right now at Officedepot for $279.99.
 
yea, check out the westy, if none of your local BBs has it, its also at Sams Club for $330 anytime
 
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