120Hz monitors - 1920x1200?

FlakMagnet · 31 Dec 2009 at 18:51

I see Acer has a new 120Hz monitor that is 3D Vision compatible coming out next month, but it's only 1920x1080 resolution. Does anyone know if any 120Hz 1920x1200 monitors are on the horizon?

I'm looking to upgrade my monitor for 3D Vision, but I already have a 1920x1200 monitor and don't want to go smaller really.

Cheers

Monkeynut · 31 Dec 2009 at 19:21

I think not as it would be display port only due to DVI not being able to handle the bandwidth. 1920 x 1080 is the upper limit.

Slackworth · 31 Dec 2009 at 20:24

Most of the monitor vendors are moving to 16:9 as their standard panels - to be honest I think 16:10 will dissappear within 6-12 months.

Monkeynut · 31 Dec 2009 at 21:05

Slackworth said:
Most of the monitor vendors are moving to 16:9 as their standard panels - to be honest I think 16:10 will dissappear within 6-12 months.

Any ideas whether more panels will be rotatable? reading articles on 16:9 is horrible!

Goofball · 1 Jan 2010 at 13:06

Monkeynut said:
I think not as it would be display port only due to DVI not being able to handle the bandwidth. 1920 x 1080 is the upper limit.

Dual link DVI can handle 1920x1200@120Hz just fine, it even has a little bandwidth to spare.

Slackworth · 1 Jan 2010 at 13:29

Monkeynut said:
Any ideas whether more panels will be rotatable? reading articles on 16:9 is horrible!

As we start to see more 16:9 screens the range will become greater. Iiyama already offer a standard model (E2407) and a rotating stand (B2409). Samsung's offerings so far seem to all be fixed stands.

They're changing the range quite a bit this new year though.

FlakMagnet · 1 Jan 2010 at 15:40

Yeah, just been reading that 16:9 seems to be taking over from 16:10 - shame really as the additional resolution is useful (especially when editing code).

I also read that dual DVI would be required as pointed out by Goofball. But that shouldn't really be a problem for today's high-end cards.

Well, looks like I'll be moving to 16:9 soon

bloodhunter · 1 Jan 2010 at 16:35

I see that some 22inch monitors have a native resolution 1920x1200 which has to be better than the usual 1680x1050. I too want 3D vision but will wait for prices to drop further first.

ShaolinDreams · 2 Jan 2010 at 04:01

i think its also to do this black bars when playing 1080p media ie blurayHD on a 1920x1200 screen. also i have to stretch the ps3 picture so PQ is degraded abit.. 1080p is the resolution of choice when gaming, watching movies.. i still prefer 1920x1200 for pc work though yet i will be buying another monitor that does 1080p native res, just saves on hassles.

D D Danneh · 2 Jan 2010 at 07:40

ShaolinDreams said:
i think its also to do this black bars when playing 1080p media ie blurayHD on a 1920x1200 screen. also i have to stretch the ps3 picture so PQ is degraded abit.. 1080p is the resolution of choice when gaming, watching movies.. i still prefer 1920x1200 for pc work though yet i will be buying another monitor that does 1080p native res, just saves on hassles.

That's why you get monitors with 1:1 pixel mapping

Yeah, you have black bars, but there's nothing lost, no stretching, and you still have the extra space for PC work.

Arcane · 2 Jan 2010 at 10:35

I haven't missed 16:10 at all since going 16:9, I spent ages hand wringing over it but once it was in front of me I instantly forgot about it. I use a 16:10 24" Apple screen at work (mainly retouching/Creative Suite etc) and just didn't see enough of a difference to put me off going for the 16:9 NEC I use at home.