£300 Budget, 1920 x 1200

Cenuij

Cenuij

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Short and sweet, I need a new screen, and hence some ocuk board wisdom,

Requirements are:

1. 1920 x 1200
2. Reasonable for gaming
3. £300 or therabouts

I won't consider any less resolution, because I need the extra pixels for documents, code, logs & terminals etc.
 
It's a little over budget, but I think the HP ZR24w would be worth considering. It has a 1920 x 1200 resolution, an IPS panel and has a 7ms response time which would be perfect for gaming. Apart from the Dell U2410, it appears to be the only 1920 x 1200 OcUK has - they're pretty rare now. However, there's no HDMI input, which may or may not be a problem for you. Here's a review of the monitor.

I recommend this in a lot of monitor threads, but if you happen to have another £150 have a look at the Dell U2410. It's a superb monitor, and in my opinion is the best 1920 x 1200 screen you can buy.
 
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Good tips, thanks.

Interesting that in one of those threads someone mentions Samsung are coming out with some new 16:10 1920x1200 screens. Pity, I'll be staying away from Samsung because I had two venerable 226BW's kick the bucket due to cheap/bad caps on the power board.

The HP screen looks interesting but I saw this comment in a consumer review of it "no 1:1 pixel mapping option." I'm not 100% sure about the consequences of this, but I would want to find out more because accurate text representation with sub pixel hinting is a big deal for me.
 
1:1 pixel mapping is for non native resolutions, it would only matter if you were using sources below 1920*1200.
 
Cenuij said:
... but I saw this comment in a consumer review of it "no 1:1 pixel mapping option." I'm not 100% sure about the consequences of this, but I would want to find out more because accurate text representation with sub pixel hinting is a big deal for me.
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It means that it can't display resolutions lower than 1920x1200 without stretching it to fit the whole screen. Some people would prefer that their PS3/XBOX 360 had 60px black bars at the top and bottom of the screen and maintained the intended 16:9 aspect rather than stretch the image. If your not connecting up other sources then its a non-issue.

I've a ZR24W and I'm happy with it. I bought it second hand for £250 from these forums.
 
If you're not too bothered about an IPS panel, the Hanns G HZ281HPB is definitely worth a look. You will find nothing but praise for it in this forum. (Check out this thread to see what I mean http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18139419&highlight=HZ281HPB)

It's currently selling for £260. I know that the viewing angles won't be as good as the IPS panel but the colour accuracy is good for a TN panel, it's 1920x1200 and it has a 3ms response time. I use it mainly for gaming and web browsing. It doesn't have 1:1 pixel mapping but that would only be a problem if you linked it up to an Xbox 360 or a PS3 (causing it to stretch the image.)
 
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wapcatlet said:
If you're not too bothered about an IPS panel, the Hanns G HZ281HPB is definitely worth a look. You will find nothing but praise for it in this forum. (Check out this thread to see what I mean http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18139419&highlight=HZ281HPB)

It's currently selling for £260. I know that the viewing angles won't be as good as the IPS panel but the colour accuracy is good for a TN panel, it's 1920x1200 and it has a 3ms response time. I use it mainly for gaming and web browsing. It doesn't have 1:1 pixel mapping but that would only be a problem if you linked it up to an Xbox 360 or a PS3 (causing it to stretch the image.)
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That monitor is a monster thou.

Sorry correct me I'f im wrong, I've never had a monitor that big but, is it actually alright to sit in front of it? I just can't fathom, it would be almost like sitting in front of a tv.
 
franco_22 said:
That monitor is a monster thou.

Sorry correct me I'f im wrong, I've never had a monitor that big but, is it actually alright to sit in front of it? I just can't fathom, it would be almost like sitting in front of a tv.
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You're right. It is a monster. I moved up from a 22" Sammy 226BW.

I still sit the same distance away - about 60cm (or 2ft if you prefer). Sometimes I'm only 1ft away, especially when things are getting a little tense in an FPS game. Your health won't suffer as a result of sitting too close to an lcd monitor. There were some concerns raised in connection with the old CRT monitors due to e.m. radiation and screen flickering (inducing headaches and fits) but those issues don't apply to modern monitors. It's a totally different technology.

I had my doubts before I bought the Hanns G but I've had none since.
I spent 15-20 minutes tweaking the colours and I have to say, it looks superb.

Yes, you'll probably see the delivery guy carrying a large box and think "What the hell have I ordered? I must be mad.", but after using it for a couple of hours you will wonder how you put up with anything smaller.
Just look at some of the opinions in that thread I included in my original reply and I don't think you will find one person who has been disappointed with the Hanns G. Even one guy who got one with a dodgy pixel was still recommending it.

For your info, I have no dead pixels, no backlight bleed, no ghosting and no noticeable lag. Fallout New Vegas, Borderlands and Torchlight (the games I am playing currently) all look fantastic.
 
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