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InvisiBill
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I've been using cheap LCD HDTVs as monitors for a while. I had an Olevia 437V (37" 720p) for a couple years, and just recently picked up a Proscan 40LC45S (40" 1080p) from Best Buy.
I was hoping to up my resolution a bit to give my i7/GTX285 a little more to do. However, I found out (shortly after buying, despite all my pre-sale research) that it doesn't seem to want to run at 1920x1080 from a PC, via either VGA or HDMI. That's not too bad, as I just bought a house and will therefore probably be using my TV as a *gasp* TV in the near future.
So now I'm looking to return to the land of "normal users" who don't have huge screens with low resolutions. I bit on the G2410 for $140 the other day just because it was so cheap, but Dell cancelled the order. I'm now looking at the 2209WA for $201, the Asus 24" for $180, or something else.
I'm mainly looking for size, as I'm used to the 37"/40" TVs. I'm only running 1360x768, but my friend's 21-22" widescreen (sorry, I don't remember the exact details) just seems so tiny for WoW. However, my 2007WFPb at work seems just fine, I think mostly because I'm doing work on it rather than comparing it to WoW on my huge TV. I'm now used to running with all my settings maxed out for pretty much any game I play, and using the huge screen. Because of that, I'm leaning toward a bigger screen over a higher res. The bigger screen will be less of a shock stepping down from the TV, while the lower res should mean I can use slightly higher settings.
I like the 22" UltraSharp, but I'm wondering about the 1680x1050 resolution and the IPS panel for gaming. I'm used to the 5ms TVs, so it seems like the IPS should be equal there, but with better color. Is 1680x1050 generally supported in most games? I mostly play WoW, though I've been playing a number of other games now that I upgraded my system - Crysis, FC2, SC:CT (woot had it cheap the other day), and I've got WiC around here too.
Should I be looking at the Asus VW246H for the 2ms GTG since the PC is primarily for entertainment? This could end up doubling as a bedroom monitor, so the HDMI and full 1080p on the Asus 24's are nice too. Is the 2ms worth the $35 upgrade from the 5ms VH242H? I don't have much to compare it to, but I believe that I might be seeing some ghosting currently - screen changes don't always seem fluid, and are a bit distracting.
I probably won't be really needing the monitor for another month yet. I'd love to get something that supports 120Hz input, but I don't want to pay a ton for one good number on an otherwise crappy panel. Anything else coming out in the next few weeks that I should be aware of? The Asus VG242H caught my eye as well, but I'm sure that it'll take forever to come out if I sit around waiting for it.
What are your thoughts?
I was hoping to up my resolution a bit to give my i7/GTX285 a little more to do. However, I found out (shortly after buying, despite all my pre-sale research) that it doesn't seem to want to run at 1920x1080 from a PC, via either VGA or HDMI. That's not too bad, as I just bought a house and will therefore probably be using my TV as a *gasp* TV in the near future.
So now I'm looking to return to the land of "normal users" who don't have huge screens with low resolutions. I bit on the G2410 for $140 the other day just because it was so cheap, but Dell cancelled the order. I'm now looking at the 2209WA for $201, the Asus 24" for $180, or something else.
I'm mainly looking for size, as I'm used to the 37"/40" TVs. I'm only running 1360x768, but my friend's 21-22" widescreen (sorry, I don't remember the exact details) just seems so tiny for WoW. However, my 2007WFPb at work seems just fine, I think mostly because I'm doing work on it rather than comparing it to WoW on my huge TV. I'm now used to running with all my settings maxed out for pretty much any game I play, and using the huge screen. Because of that, I'm leaning toward a bigger screen over a higher res. The bigger screen will be less of a shock stepping down from the TV, while the lower res should mean I can use slightly higher settings.
I like the 22" UltraSharp, but I'm wondering about the 1680x1050 resolution and the IPS panel for gaming. I'm used to the 5ms TVs, so it seems like the IPS should be equal there, but with better color. Is 1680x1050 generally supported in most games? I mostly play WoW, though I've been playing a number of other games now that I upgraded my system - Crysis, FC2, SC:CT (woot had it cheap the other day), and I've got WiC around here too.
Should I be looking at the Asus VW246H for the 2ms GTG since the PC is primarily for entertainment? This could end up doubling as a bedroom monitor, so the HDMI and full 1080p on the Asus 24's are nice too. Is the 2ms worth the $35 upgrade from the 5ms VH242H? I don't have much to compare it to, but I believe that I might be seeing some ghosting currently - screen changes don't always seem fluid, and are a bit distracting.
I probably won't be really needing the monitor for another month yet. I'd love to get something that supports 120Hz input, but I don't want to pay a ton for one good number on an otherwise crappy panel. Anything else coming out in the next few weeks that I should be aware of? The Asus VG242H caught my eye as well, but I'm sure that it'll take forever to come out if I sit around waiting for it.
What are your thoughts?
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