Monitor Upgrade

Nabobalis · Mar 1, 2010

I currenlty have a LG L 194WT, a 19" 1400*900 screen. Should I go bigger? Or is it big enough?

I'm currently running a Q6000 and a 8800GTX.

Vegeta897 · Mar 1, 2010

Get a 16:10 monitor with 1920x1200 native.

As for physical size, that's entirely your decision bro.

I recommend Samsung.

Nabobalis · Mar 1, 2010

Vegeta897 said:
Get a 16:10 monitor with 1920x1200 native.

As for physical size, that's entirely your decision bro.

I recommend Samsung.

Well what size does a 16:10 monitor with 1920x1200 native monitor translate to?

Vegeta897 · Mar 1, 2010

Um... translate to? 16:10 is just a ratio. 1920 divided by 1200 is the same thing as 16 divided by 10. It could be any physical size, that's completely irrelevant.
Pixels can be any size. A 15" monitor with 800x600 native resolution has smaller pixels than a 25" monitor running the same resolution.

If you're asking for a size recommendation for that resolution, I'd say at least 22"

Nabobalis · Mar 1, 2010

Vegeta897 said:
Um... translate to? 16:10 is just a ratio. 1920 divided by 1200 is the same thing as 16 divided by 10. It could be any physical size, that's completely irrelevant.
Pixels can be any size. A 15" monitor with 800x600 native resolution has smaller pixels than a 25" monitor running the same resolution.

If you're asking for a size recommendation for that resolution, I'd say at least 22"

I was asking for a size recommendation

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150963 but it is VGA only. The DVI is http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150964 and about £50 more.

Vegeta897 · Mar 1, 2010

Hmm, that looks good to me. I went with the T240 (24 inch) and payed about the same as that.
Sucks that it has no DVI... Mine came with VGA, DVI, HDMI, and a little USB hub supporting 2 extra usb ports (great for my keyboard and webcam). Even has speakers.

Nabobalis · Mar 1, 2010

Vegeta897 said:
Hmm, that looks good to me. I went with the T240 (24 inch) and payed about the same as that.
Sucks that it has no DVI... Mine came with VGA, DVI, HDMI, and a little USB hub supporting 2 extra usb ports (great for my keyboard and webcam). Even has speakers.

Hmm Ill have a look for it but I did find this which is the Samsung 2433BW which seems to have a DVI but the stand and the monitor is in a slightly different finish. Also it lacks Height Adjustable, Pivot and Swivel.

Krynn72 · Mar 1, 2010

I have the 26inch version of vegeta's monitor. Its delicious. The only thing I dont like is the power button and wake up times. The button is like a touchstrip kinda thing, and it doesnt register touches very well. I have to rub the area with my thumb before it turns on. And if you have power saving options on with it so it goes into sleep mode after awhile, waking it up can take anywhere from couple seconds to almost a minute. I dont understand it.

But yea, size preference is entirely subjective. I'd say 26 is about the biggest I would go if im actually using it at a desk though.

Nabobalis · Mar 1, 2010

Krynn72 said:
I have the 26inch version of vegeta's monitor. Its delicious. The only thing I dont like is the power button and wake up times. The button is like a touchstrip kinda thing, and it doesnt register touches very well. I have to rub the area with my thumb before it turns on. And if you have power saving options on with it so it goes into sleep mode after awhile, waking it up can take anywhere from couple seconds to almost a minute. I dont understand it.

But yea, size preference is entirely subjective. I'd say 26 is about the biggest I would go if im actually using it at a desk though.

Ok, Ill have a look but I really should of put a price in my OP.

Vegeta897 · Mar 1, 2010

Krynn72 said:
I have the 26inch version of vegeta's monitor. Its delicious. The only thing I dont like is the power button and wake up times. The button is like a touchstrip kinda thing, and it doesnt register touches very well. I have to rub the area with my thumb before it turns on. And if you have power saving options on with it so it goes into sleep mode after awhile, waking it up can take anywhere from couple seconds to almost a minute. I dont understand it.

I'm so used to just wiping the back of my finger along it, it's really no trouble for me.

As for this 'waking up' business, I have no idea what you're talking about. My monitor wakes up just fine, the same as any other monitor I've had.

Perhaps you should set your video source to manual instead of auto?

Quixoticism · Mar 1, 2010

22-23" tend to be 1680x1050, 24"-29" are usually 1920x1200.
I'd recommend Asus. Something like this.

Having upgraded from a 17" 1280x1024 monitor I can say you're going to be thanking yourself and wondering why you didn't get a new monitor sooner.

Vegeta897 · Mar 1, 2010

Damn, 2ms and 2/3rd the price.

Why is it so cheap D:

MuToiD_MaN · Mar 1, 2010

Sumbitch. I have a really really crappy no-name 20" (22"? can't remember for sure) 1680x1050 that I bought 2 1/2 years ago for $250. Maybe I should buy this.

Krynn72 · Mar 1, 2010

Vegeta897 said:
I'm so used to just wiping the back of my finger along it, it's really no trouble for me.

As for this 'waking up' business, I have no idea what you're talking about. My monitor wakes up just fine, the same as any other monitor I've had.

Perhaps you should set your video source to manual instead of auto?

Hm, i'll try that. Would be awesome if that was it. Its really the only gripe i have with the thing.

Nabobalis · Mar 1, 2010

Quixoticism said:
22-23" tend to be 1680x1050, 24"-29" are usually 1920x1200.
I'd recommend Asus. Something like this.

Having upgraded from a 17" 1280x1024 monitor I can say you're going to be thanking yourself and wondering why you didn't get a new monitor sooner.

Wish we had newegg here, the price for that monitor here is the same but in pounds

Does a response time of 6ms over 2ms make that much of a difference?

Nabobalis · Mar 4, 2010

So what to do with an old LCD monitor?

Either recycle it or give it away?

Quixoticism · Mar 4, 2010

Use it as a second monitor. You'll never be able to go back.

63 · Mar 5, 2010

Quixoticism said:
Use it as a second monitor. You'll never be able to go back.

Do this.

OmegaX · Mar 5, 2010

Vegeta897 said:
Get a 16:10 monitor with 1920x1200 native.

As for physical size, that's entirely your decision bro.

I recommend Samsung.

I have a Samsung 24" and I love it. It also has a ton of inputs and I hook my basic cable up to it. It's pretty much a small TV/Computer Monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0&cm_re=samsung_t240hd-_-24-001-280-_-Product

There it is. Not sure why they don't sell it anymore considering its pretty new.

Vegeta897 · Mar 5, 2010

I have the same one, except not the "HDTV" version.

Nabobalis · Mar 7, 2010

Well thanks for all your help. I got the Samsung 2433 in the end and I've looking at selling my old LCD. I would consider it as a second monitor but I don't have the space on my desk and I'm worried about the performance hit(if there is one, I would assume that it would be used to access the desktop while in game for example?).

It has now lead to me think that mu 8800GTX doesn't seem to cut it any more. I would look at a CPU upgrade also but that would require a new motherboard.

So what GPU to go for now? I would say around £250 limit, tho less is better

I did find this, http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?cPath=156_4_112&products_id=104831but I don't like it. It seems to be very very low in price unless I've missed something.

Or say a http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-...MHz-800-Cores-2x-DVI-HDTV-HDCP-plus-Stormrise or even a http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-...Hz-GDDR5-GPU-725MHz-1440-Cores-DP-2x-DVI-HDMI

Monitor Upgrade

Tank

Banned as all ****

Tank

Banned as all ****

Tank

Banned as all ****

Tank

The Freeman

Tank

Banned as all ****

Tank

Banned as all ****

The Freeman

The Freeman

Tank

Tank

Tank

Newbie

Tank

Banned as all ****

Tank

Similar threads