22" monitor v 24" monitor

gremlin · 29 Sep 2007 at 18:37

Is the increase in resolution really worth the extra money and would the `average` gamer notice any difference. I appreciate the difference in screen size but then again I wont be using my machine from the other side of the room!

Greebo · 29 Sep 2007 at 18:55

More resolution is always good

gremlin · 29 Sep 2007 at 19:00

Agreed ..... but is 1920x1200 over 1680x1050 really that noticable

neocon · 29 Sep 2007 at 19:07

Greebo said:
More resolution is always good

just aslong as you have a 8800 gts 640 or 8800 gtx

Greebo · 29 Sep 2007 at 19:30

gremlin said:
Agreed ..... but is 1920x1200 over 1680x1050 really that noticable

Did you notice 1680 x 1050 over 1280 x 1024? I certainly did.

Nullvoid · 29 Sep 2007 at 21:51

I guess the only major difference is that you'll be able to play 1080 HD media which isn't possible on a 1680x1050 screen.

badbob · 1 Oct 2007 at 00:12

Nullvoid said:
I guess the only major difference is that you'll be able to play 1080 HD media which isn't possible on a 1680x1050 screen.

Of course you can playback 1080p films on a 1050p screen, it'll just downscale.

helmutcheese · 1 Oct 2007 at 00:24

I can play on my ZV:M it will just downscale,

Not the point he meant TBO

Aod · 1 Oct 2007 at 00:34

Greebo said:
Did you notice 1680 x 1050 over 1280 x 1024? I certainly did.

just went today from 1280x1024 to 1680x1050 and i'm still astonished.

its bigger than my friends television!

bobert50 · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:24

I had a 22" samsung 226bw + dell 24" 2407wfp alongside each other on the same desk for a month or so. My thoughts on this are...

*The size difference is quite a lot but 22" is still pretty big
*I found both screen's native res's fine for that size of screen and if anything the extra res was a hinderence as lower fps at native resolution etc
*The dell 24" makes me wanna puke on first person shooters

*Yet the dell has far more "wow factor"
*Samsung 22" was extremely livable with until i saw the dell which generally day to day is a lot nicer for browsing etc.
*The 22" screens are still great value for money imo, especially the 226bw or similar.
*If i hadnt seen a dell 24" i'd be more than happy with the far cheaper 22" screens
*If your even remotely into first person shooters and you need an LCD, it has to be a 226bw.
*dell 2407wfp is v good for browsing!

Hope this helps!

helmutcheese · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:32

I dont like the higher delay on the current 24" panels, we know each manu can claim 8ms (example) and all be different as there is no set way to measure it like on the Rise or Fall of Pixel or other, some manu's 8ms have been found to be as high as 20ms.