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Buying a new monitor -- 22" widescreen??

beckettgamebeckettgame Member Posts: 12
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I've ordered all of my components for my new machine from Newegg already and now i'm just down to a monitor. I'd like to go with something larger than my 19" and was thinking of going with a 22" widescreen. I have seen some prices for some around the $280 area and i'm concerned that I won't be happy with what I get as I can't see it in person. I know that a lot of people like the ViewSonics but the ones I see on displays in stores look like they put a clear plastic faceplate over the monitor and I don't like it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I would like to stay around the $300 price range as my new machine listed below kinda made a dent in my pocketbook. Also, anyone gaming on a 22" widescreen let me know what you think.









ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor

EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

Vortec ET-PSVO700 ATX12V 700W Power Supply

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write

Antec 900 Case

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  • SnaKeySnaKey Member Posts: 3,386

    Well, if it's a 22" and it's only $280 then it's probably not 8ms. You want 8ms or 5ms because it won't ghost. Anything above 8 will give you trails in games and movies and it just a shitty picture all around.

    Also, widescreen can be a pain in the ass to deal with. Drivers needed, resolutions, stretching, etc. You just open yourself up to a whole new world of problems when you go widescreen.

    I'm in the market for a new monitor atm. I am looking at this monitor. I have a buddy who has the same thing, but a little bit older model.

    Edit: OK, that's not the monitor I was looking at the other night. That's a widescreen, but even still if you want a widescreen that's a good monitor. $179 19" and 5ms.

    Edit2: Just looked at the 22" widescreens on NewEgg and they are all 5ms. That's all you really need to worry about and getting a good brand. As long as the reviews are good then you should be good to go.

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  • beckettgamebeckettgame Member Posts: 12
    Actually the one i am contemplating is a Dell seen here



    And it IS 5ms
  • skywisenightskywisenight Member UncommonPosts: 348
    One of my past employers used to buy Dell LCD's like this one, and they are pretty good with the one exception of colour reproduction.  But for games, who cares.  I'm sure it will would work fine for you.
  • skywisenightskywisenight Member UncommonPosts: 348
    Actually to add... the comment on stretching is the biggest Down side to widescreen in my opinion, in games that is.  If you do want to try to avoid, your going to need a really good video card to attempt to get the right pixel aspect.
  • beckettgamebeckettgame Member Posts: 12
    Well I am getting the new GeForce 8800GTS 640MB card....can't afford the GTX.  So video card is not a problem
  • 8hammer88hammer8 Member Posts: 1,812
    I am really happy with the 19" widescreen LCD I got, I don't think I can imagine 3 more inches of viewable area....widescreens ftw though, definately.

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