Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hi all,

until recently I have only been concerned with and used non-widescreen CRT monitors but I have got a hold of myself a Samsung 226BW Syncmaster, in other words a 22" widescreen running at 1680x1060 res.

it's not a bad screen but I have a few issues with it and I think I will buy a new monitor.

Firstly I'm connecting a PS3 up to it, so it has to be 1080p, and secondly Dynamic Contrast. I HATE it. I think it's an absolute nightmare while playing games and I can't even stand it whilst surfing the web.

I realise that I will not get the same image quality through a flatscreen as I will a CRT, but is there something I can do? Which monitors would you guys recommend, I've heard something about TN-Film monitors being inferior to S-PVA equivalents, is this true, and i so maybe I'd get a better picture with one of those.

Many Thanks,

Sean

Actually, you certainly can have CRT quality through an LCD, and better. But with a TN panel, it's unlikely. If you tell us your budget, we might be more capable of recommending an appropriate VA or IPS panel.

:-) that's certainly unexpected news.

I'm looking around the £300 mark, I'd like to know how much they cost really? That and where I could buy them from?

Well, I wouldn't know for sure what's available on the UK market for that money. But for $400 you could get a refurbished Dell 2407WFP. Decent 20" monitors new for that price might include Dell 2007WFP, Acer AL2032W, and Asus PW201.

Also, some guidelines on sniffing out TN's. If the monitor has a response time of 2ms, it's a TN. If the vertical viewing angle is less than 170 degrees, it's a TN. If the vertical viewing angle is 176 degrees or more, it's probably not a TN.

right, Okay. I don't actually care about the size so long as its between 20"-24" but it HAS to be 1080p do you know of anything? Regardless of price?

Then it's going to need to be 24". Smaller panels only go up to 1680x1050.

Dell 2407WFP would be my default "get this 24" monitor" 24" monitor.

Sweet, soon as the paycheck comes through, that thing is gonna be bought, hopefully it will be a lot better than what I have at the moment, do you think I will get a comparable performance to a CRT with it?

Better performance than most CRTs.

Better performance than most CRTs.

Completely depends on the context of performance.

Image quality, whether text 'stays in focus', how black the blacks are, etcetera