Hello all, longtime fan of WSGF.
I'm currently using a Samsung 305t monitor as my main display and it's a great monitor, but I was tossing around the idea of looking around for a true widescreen monitor in the 32" size. The 16:10 aspect ratio of the Samsung 305t causes some gaming problems here and there with it not being the current widescreen standard. It's not a big problem as it is easily fixed using ingame aspect ratio/widescreen options or using Nvidia Control Panel to set aspect ration scaling. Still I am looking around and I wouldn't mind the extra bit of horizontal view from a 32" monitor as opposed to the 30" Samsung.
The trouble is there is hardly anything out there in the range of 32" actual MONITORS and not just TV's and is 1080p. The majority of 32" monitors are 720p which is not even a consideration and the scant few 32" monitors that are 1080p are questionable as far as quality and performance. A main concern is dot pitch, the Samsung has a great dot pitch for a 30" monitor at 2560x1500. I have only found two 32" monitors that I would even consider. The
ViewSonic CDE3201 and the
PHILIPS BDL3245E00. The ViewSonic sounds decent for the price but the dot pitch is listed as 600mm...do they mean 0.6mm-ish because that would be pretty poor. The Phillips sounds like the better choice although it is pricier by over $100.
Any thoughts on these two monitors? Anyone have any suggestions for any 32" PC monitors that are 16:9 and 1080p?
Also, thanks in advance for bothering with my self-indulgence here.