£350 squid...Hmmm, what to get?

Monstermunch · 24 Feb 2006 at 22:05

Looking for a new monitor, need help from you guys. Never owned a TFT but think it's about time I got one. Forget about my sig, i'm in the process of building a new rig, probably Opty 175 based system.

Here are my four main uses with percentage /time spent using:

1. Gaming - 50%
2. Internet/Office work - 25%
3. Photoshop - 15%
4. DVD Movies - 10%

Monitor has to be black in colour, and fantistic for gaming, other uses are secondary but I still want to be able to watch movies in okay/good qual (doesn't have to be great)

I am planning on something like a x1800xt or 7800gt (512mb either) single card setup, which I will be upgrading every 9-12months.

I have looked at the 19" and also at the 20.1" widescreen, but was a little concerned with the native res on the 20.1" range. Do gfx cards support his res in games and if so what kind of performance would I get in this res with games like FEAR in max settings?

Monstermunch · 24 Feb 2006 at 22:12

Raikiri said:
Although, I don't know the conversion rate for squids = quids So that may be out of your budget

Quite stong against the £ atm, so it's lookin good

Monstermunch · 25 Feb 2006 at 00:34

Right i've read a bit more and I think i'll probably go for a 20.1" Widescreen TFT instead of a std 19" model.

The question is which one, I like the look of the following:

BenQ FP202W

Belinea 102035W

Which one is best or should I be looking elsewhere?

Monstermunch · 25 Feb 2006 at 16:08

Raikiri said:
Both pretty good, I think the Belinea has the better panel but also has issues with lightbleed.

Whatever you think is more important

What is the problem with lightbleed, I don't know much about TFT's. Also what's the difference between the panels on these 2

Monstermunch · 25 Feb 2006 at 19:13

TN panels are no good for movies though, so that counts the BenQ out. Might have to start looking at some others.