Monitor question

[Mr.B]

I am soon buying a new computer and I wasn't too sure about which monitor to get. I was thinking of getting a

17" Viewsonic E70F+SB with a maximum resolution of 1280X1024 @ 67hz, with a dot pitch of .21 horizontal, .25 diagonal.

or a 19" Viewsonic E90 with a maximum resoltuion of 1600X1200 @68hz (1280 x 1024 @ 80Hz) and a dot pitch of 0.23mm (horizontal), 0.27mm (diagonal).

I have no clue how much hz is good for a monitor and i also don't know much about dot pitch, so tell me what you guys think.

 

[LoneDeranger]

80 hz or more is OK.
.25 or less dot pitch is OK.

I would definatelly go with the 19" though. Bigger is always better when it comes to monitors.

 

[rootbin]

that's what you said in your last post, and its not true.

 

[Mr.B]

would running at a resolution say at 60hz or something slow down performance? Like what kinda of effect does the monitors hz have?

 

[Hudson]

if you have vsync enabeled (which makes things look MUCH NICER imo) vsync aligns your FPS to the refresh rate of your monitor.

 

[ShinRa]

I'm running in 60hz, I could go up to 130, but I never bothered to change it. Should I?

 

[SidewinderX]

You shougd run at max refresh that you monitor/gfx card can handle. maxs things much, much easier on the eyes.

 

[Mr.B]

So would i be fine with the 17" Viewsonic E70F+SB? and about vsync, is it on all the newer monitors and how do I enable it? I'm no monitor expert so throw all the details you want at me.

 

[Steven Q Urkle]

i just got the e90f sb
its really good
very clear with no problems
great features and picture