Well, I was able to see the Dell in-store yesterday and am a little disappointed with it. It was sitting next to a Hannspree monitor which seemed to be much brighter and have better colors. The Dell looked like it had really bad "white" colors too, there was a very noticeable yellow tint to the screen when it was supposed to be white :?
To try and answer whismerhill's questions:
-is gaming with acceptable framerates at native monitor res important to you?
-same question with max details + FSAA ?
I don't know if my Gateway 6860FX can handle me playing games at a 24" screen's full resolution. So I'm note sure..
-in this case do you play those games that are used as reviews in graphic bench with the heavy load they put on the graphic card
Are you asking if I like to play the newest-and-greatest games? If so, then yes, I do.
-do you want your monitor to be adjustable in height position ?
That would be nice, but most of the cheaper monitor I've seen are not adjustable other then tilt. I can improvise though, set it on some text books or something :)
-is this only for gaming or are you doing other things with your monitor ?
I'll be doing all my schoolwork on it, as well as some web design and a lot of programming. And of course I'll be playing games on it.
-is response time important to you ?
Yes. I don't know what response times are considered "acceptable," but I'd rather not have ghosting problems.
-is accurate colors important to you ?
Of course I want to get the most for my money, so I want to get the best monitor possible. But accurate colors are not important enough for me to take out a loan to pay for it :D
Thanks for your help! And I'm not stuck on getting either of the two monitors I've posted here.. If anyone knows of a better monitor for under $300, I'd be really grateful for your advice.
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