THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: fistfulofmetal on July 13, 2010, 01:43:41 PM

Title: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: fistfulofmetal on July 13, 2010, 01:43:41 PM

So just now my monitor died.
I'm using my tv right now and it's pretty decent but I would prefer a dedicated monitor.

here's some general specifications:
24inches
HP or Samsung probs
HDMI enabled
good for gaming
200-300 dollars

any recommendations would be appreciated. I had my old one for like 4 years and it did me good but sadly


thanks!

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: Mupepe on July 13, 2010, 01:50:40 PM

so your old one is only 4 years old?  seems pretty young but you have a way of fucking these things up.

I got a 22 inch HP monitor a couple of weeks ago for 120.  There was a 24 inch version for like 200 but that was beyond my needs.  that's all i've got.

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: bork on July 13, 2010, 01:52:15 PM

Go with ASUS or Alienware.  ASUS is preferred by fighting game players at tournaments, as they are said to be virtually lag/ghosting free.  I have one and it's been perfect for gaming.  Alienware also just supplied monitors to the recent EVO 2010 championships.

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: fistfulofmetal on July 13, 2010, 02:22:22 PM

this may be the one:

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VH236H-Inch-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B002453K5G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279045254&sr=8-1

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: bork on July 13, 2010, 02:36:11 PM

This is what I have: http://www.amazon.com/VK266H-26-Inch-1080P-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B001LYPITM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1279045891&sr=1-3

They seem pretty much similar, except that mine is a couple of inches larger, has a webcam, and has component input (which sucks). 

Like I said, it's been great...can't complain accept for the fact that mine is 16:10, which can make some console games look a little stretched.  (This was a gift to me so I wasn't fully aware of the details, or I would have opted for a slightly-smaller model)  One thing I never tried was hooking up my 360 to it with VGA cables -always used HDMI- but I think I read somewhere that with VGA you get an option for 16:9 with black bars?  Might have to try that.

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: MCD on July 13, 2010, 08:08:20 PM

PC monitors are 16:10 by default.

X360 VGA can give you 1680x1050 resolution option (16:10) with black bars to maintain aspect ratio.

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 13, 2010, 08:18:34 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-P2370HD-23-Inch-1080p-Monitor/dp/B002DHS398

This one has LED back-lighting which means better contrast and less power consumption.  It also has a built-in TV tuner so you can just plug in an antenna for HDTV broadcasts. 

The overall image quality is not bad for its price. 

Quote from: MCD on July 13, 2010, 08:08:20 PM

PC monitors are 16:10 by default.

X360 VGA can give you 1680x1050 resolution option (16:10) with black bars to maintain aspect ratio.

Can the PS3 do 16:10 resolutions?

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: MCD on July 13, 2010, 08:21:27 PM

No.

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: bork on July 13, 2010, 08:36:16 PM

Quote from: MCD on July 13, 2010, 08:08:20 PM

PC monitors are 16:10 by default.

X360 VGA can give you 1680x1050 resolution option (16:10) with black bars to maintain aspect ratio.

Is the difference between HDMI and VGA going to be noticeable? 

Title: Re: In the market for a new monitor
Post by: MCD on July 13, 2010, 08:42:06 PM

I dunno, only tried it once and it was fine.