20" or 20.1"

fenderbass86 · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:00

I'm in a bit of a rut choosing a monitor, I've been looking at these two in particular:

Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen
Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20.1" Performance

I'm going to be building a new gaming PC soon (hopefully), Opy 170, 2GB RAM, X1900XT. Which one would be better suited? Or is there a better monitor to go for?

Mud · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:19

Same panel, just choose your preference...1600x1200 or 1680x1050. The 2005FPW is generally cheaper, although some suffer from backlight bleed. OcUK stock plenty of alternatives though, have a peruse and report back with a shortlist if you like.

fenderbass86 · 27 Mar 2006 at 19:30

I like the 2005fwp, but not many games will play at 1680*1050 will they? Or will I be able to use a 1600*1200 resolution with it?

Mud · 27 Mar 2006 at 20:46

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/ is the standard link whenever anyone asks about widescreen gaming, the majority of games either support widescreen or can be forced into widescreen. Those that don't can be run either in aspect mode (keep the 4:3 ratio and make the image as big as possible with vertical letterboxes) or 1:1 pixel match (game runs in a centred window).