Which LCD? Samsung?

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Castell

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Hey guys, I'm in the process of building my new rig, but I have no clue as to which monitor I should get. I'm looking into the 20-22" range. I work are Futureshop in Canada and I get employee discount there (woowhoo!) so I was wondering what would you recommend for a good gaming monitor?

Here is a list of monitors you can see:
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subclass.asp?catid=25074&mfr=&logon=&langid=EN&list=&page=0&sort=3

I was looking at the Samsung 216BW and the 226BW but I don't know the first thing when it comes to the quality of these monitors. I would like something that has strong, vibrant colors, a glossy finish would be nice? I'll be watching a lot of movies, doing gaming and photoshop on it.

Any recommendations? Thanks!!!
 
Spend 15 minutes reviewing this forum, all your answers are probable there.

It looks like the monitors you may be interested in based on the ones you already mentiond should also include:

HP w2207 - If you like glossy
Samsung: 226BW, 226CW - Your standard great 22" widescreen display
Samsung: 215tw - Great non-TN (look it up) screen with great viewing angles and colors

I'm sure others may add to this list, but it will at least point you in the right direction.

Also, read reviews from these sites:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/index.aspx
http://www.xbitlabs.com/
http://www.behardware.com/
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/index2.html
 
Keep in mind that the topicstarter is going to game with it. So the Samsung 215TW isn't an option, due to inputlag.
 
Doesnt working at the retailer make returns even more difficult for you?

As a customer, I normally take 3-4 monitors, and keep only 1 of them. Im the customer from hell. I doubt you can do that if you work there.


You want gaming and accurate colors for photoshop. Aint going to happen.. There is another thread on this forum talking about this same thing.
 
I am not too picking really, is there a reason one can't want both?

3-4 monitors, wow talk about perfectionist =P. Sure if the monitor had problems I would exchange it, no reason why I shouldn't...and no reason why I would have to exchange it 3-4 times in order to get a working one x.x.
 
I'd go with the 206bw or 226bw. The 216bw has a lower response time and the 226cw has been said to have really bad input lag. The 206bw is probably the best for gaming but it depends if you need the extra two inches I know my gf likes it for her use.
 
Castell said:
I am not too picking really, is there a reason one can't want both?

3-4 monitors, wow talk about perfectionist =P. Sure if the monitor had problems I would exchange it, no reason why I shouldn't...and no reason why I would have to exchange it 3-4 times in order to get a working one x.x.
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I personally use the HP w2207. Amazing colors (because colors are inaccurate as hell LOL). So this one's not for you photoshop guys even after calibration.

I would say the samsung 226BW and maybe the CW would have more accurate colors than the w2207, but in the end, neither of these 2 are recommended for photo touchups. And with TN panels, a hardware color calibrator is a must.

Of these 3 models, only the 226CW is guaranteed to be using the one and same panel from Samsung, the other, BW and w2207 can be from 3-4 different manufacturers.

I think now you know why I returned 3-4 lcd monitors before keeping 1 of them. It's their damn fault for switching panel manufacturers and wasting my time..
 
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