Which Monitor, So confused!!

big.rich1976 · 1 Dec 2008 at 18:41

As the festive season is approaching

My wife is asking me what i would like for chrimbo, Im thinking a new 22' 23' or 24' my budget is a max of 250 but dont nesscarily want to spend all of that.

Pre requisites are
True HD 1920 by 1200
PS3 compatible
Onsite swappable warranty

My choices

Samsung SM-2443BW 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-100-SA

Dell S2309W 23" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...9W 23" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor - Black

Viewsonic VX2260wm 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor - Glossy Black

2 questions that spring to mind, I will be buying a PS3 in the near future, As i haven't purchased a 1080p television yet i want a monitor to plug the PS3 into and check it out in HD. Do i need a HDMI port for this? The monitor's i have chosen only 1 of them has a HDMI port(Viewsonic 22') it meets all the pre requisites but i think the stand does look a bit flimsy

Finally the contrast to ratio question, having researched what contrast ratio is im figuring the higher the number the better, IE: 20000:1 will be beter then 1000:1 Am i right in thinking the contrast ratio is how black a black is and how white a white is along a scale. Would i really notice a difference between 20000:1 to 1000:1

Any help appreciated.
Richard

Nate Silvers · 1 Dec 2008 at 21:12

Dell S2309W 23

big.rich1976 · 1 Dec 2008 at 22:04

Thanks Nate,

Does it matter it does not have a HDMI port to connect to the PS3?

LabR@t · 2 Dec 2008 at 19:08

Nate Silvers said:
Dell S2309W 23

hdcp?

littledave · 2 Dec 2008 at 19:10

Only the Samsung you listed is capable of 1920 x 1080

Nate Silvers · 2 Dec 2008 at 21:29

The S2309W can do 1080p don't worry, look at the specs. All you need is DVI, it's the same as HDMI but with no audio and trust me monitor audio sucks. Hook that PS3 upto some real speakers or at least half decent.

LabR@t · 2 Dec 2008 at 21:36

littledave said:
Only the Samsung you listed is capable of 1920 x 1080

no they all can do 1920x1080, just different size displays

is there a difference in quality depending on panel size and pixel size etc ?

littledave · 2 Dec 2008 at 23:02

I ment the Op stated

Pre requisites are
True HD 1920 by 1200
PS3 compatible
Onsite swappable warranty

The Samsung is the only one that can do 1920 x 1200

I too am looking for a new monitor to replace my aging Dell

I dont really understand the growing number of 1920 x 1080 displays i cant even decide on a res let alone a monitor

big.rich1976 · 3 Dec 2008 at 01:23

Cheers for the reply peeps,

I can see from EBAY that you can buy HDMI to DVI so this is not a issue really. That whittles it down a bit.

Basically i want to get the best panel/TFT for the money i have availble.

barnei · 3 Dec 2008 at 16:40

littledave said:
I ment the Op stated

Pre requisites are
True HD 1920 by 1200
PS3 compatible
Onsite swappable warranty

The Samsung can only do 1920 x 1080

I would get the samsung because:

It DOES do 1920 x 1200 (which is greater than "True HD") and greater than the other 2 resolutions.

It has a contrast of 20,000:1 (Dell does 1000:1 and view sonic also 20,000:1)

But samsung has a bigger screen than the view sonic, and a higher rez mentioned above so I'd take the samsung.

(They all have to same brightness ration 300 cd/m2)

littledave · 3 Dec 2008 at 17:34

The Samsung is the only one that can do 1920 x 1200