Belinea 102035W
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Well I'm about quarter way through COD2, and just started NFS Most Wanted, so can't wait to do some widescreen gaming 
I've just had to re-arrange my desk in anticipation of the new monitor. My PC has had to go under the desk (on the pc shelf) to make way for the extra width
I've just had to re-arrange my desk in anticipation of the new monitor. My PC has had to go under the desk (on the pc shelf) to make way for the extra width
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I think i am going to order this over the
"Sony SDM-HS95P X-black 19" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-011-SO) "
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/lcd19.html
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What do you think ? ? Belinea 20.1 one or Sony 19
Also i have to get is shiped To IRELAND
Suport please my fellow English counter parts?
"Sony SDM-HS95P X-black 19" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-011-SO) "
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/lcd19.html
7th from bottom
What do you think ? ? Belinea 20.1 one or Sony 19
Also i have to get is shiped To IRELAND
Suport please my fellow English counter parts?
Vogon said:My opinion would be, if you are buying a tft now, widescreen is the way to go
Gotta agree here, game on widescreen LCD's do look better than ever.
Now with monitors such as the Belinea 20.1" and Viewsonic 19" Widescreen models which are excellent value for money. 
Rasta said:I think i am going to order this over the
"Sony SDM-HS95P X-black 19" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-011-SO) "
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/lcd19.html
7th from bottom
What do you think ? ? Belinea 20.1 one or Sony 19
Also i have to get is shiped To IRELAND
and if you game, the Belinea is MUCH better. There are some serious issues with the HS95P when it comes to gaming, the MVA panel is not very responsive at all. Good for other things, but if you want to game, avoid it
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Right Lads thats my Mind made Up WOW thanx for fast responce's, So i am going the the Gold!! (Belinea) and like Sgoaty said!! >>---> "Cross your fingers No Dead pixels" XD i will aslo post mini review with pics when it arrives wich should be on tuesday if i got this right =D
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I got mine yesterday, and NO DEAD PIXELS
I love this monitor, it is a huge improvement over my Hyundai Q17+
Colours are better, viewing angles are better, and the wide screen is amazing! I wonder how I ever used a standard montor after using this for only one day!!!
COD2 and Quake 4 are brilliant in 1680x1050. No visible ghosting whatsoever!
Overall, if you are considering this monitor, GO AND BUY IT!!!
I love this monitor, it is a huge improvement over my Hyundai Q17+
Colours are better, viewing angles are better, and the wide screen is amazing! I wonder how I ever used a standard montor after using this for only one day!!!
COD2 and Quake 4 are brilliant in 1680x1050. No visible ghosting whatsoever!
Overall, if you are considering this monitor, GO AND BUY IT!!!
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Hmm...christmas round the corner.
Can anyone tell me if it's a single press of one button to switch between the dvi and vga inputs or is via the menu?
Can anyone tell me if it's a single press of one button to switch between the dvi and vga inputs or is via the menu?
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Well, I got mine yesterday. I have it hooked up to a 7800GTX 512 which I also got from ocuk last week. Oooohh dear, I've spent a lot of money
Anyway, here's my mini review/ tuppence worth:
First off, the bad points...
1. I have one 'dead pixel'/ tiny blemish right in the middle of the screen, couldn't be in a worse spot! However, it's more of a tiny grey splodge than a dead or stuck pixel. Difficult to describe, but it's actually not as bad as a dead/stuck pixel as it's not as definite if you know what I mean. If it was towards the edge of the screen I wouldn't give it a second thought, but where it is, it's annoying.
Have tried the usual magic rubbing to fix it and no go. However, don't think it's worth sending back, can't be bothered with the hassle, and I might get one with 6 proper dead pixels for all you know.
2. I have slight backlight bleeding from all four corners. Only really noticeable when the screen is fully black though, but again I'm a tad annoyed as I heard this monitor was much better for this issue, compared to the Dell 20" WS for example.
3. The black levels. Are ok, but not great, especially coupled with the bleeding issue. Still, not fair to be too harsh as all LCDs are still way behind CRTs on this. When will they catch up???
4. Colour levels. Not great straight out the box. Have done lots of tweaking, but only really happy after reducing the gamma levels a bit and adding a touch of digital vibrance through the nvidia card settings.
The good points...
1. Looks lovely and good build quality. Fits in perfectly with my other stuff (all black and silver) and even has a blue light on the front (which matches my case lights/ fans) Sad but true to get excited about such things.
2. The size. I also have a 19" mitsubishi 930sb CRT (18" actual screen) and a Hitachi 28" LCD tv which I've had hooked up for the last few months via VGA. I was worried it wouldn't feel big enough after the big hitachi, but as I now sit much closer to the Belinea and it's much sharper due to higher res and dvi, I think it's much better and just as immersive as it still fills your field of view.
3. Ghosting. Very impressed. My big hitachi was pretty bad for this (24 ms response on that), and this is a huuuge improvement. V pleased.
4. 2D clarity. Superb through DVI for web browsing etc. Super crisp.
5. High res loveliness. Due the the 7800GTX 512 I can now run pretty much everything at 1680x1050 no bother, though COD2 and FEAR are really pushing it at times (god they're superb but badly coded games
)
Through DVI you can also run at slightly lower res, 1:1 and have borders top and side to get a bit more performance out. I like that and doesn't look too bad having slight black borders I don't think.
Other points/ questions...
1. This mnitor doesn't scale, not with DVI anyway. No matter what settings (display adapter scaling, or monitor scaling) - if you run anything at a lower res than 1680x1050 then it just does 1:1 with borders. TBH I don't mind this as LCDs look terrible in my experience if not 1:1.
2. What brightness, contrast, colour temp settings do you other guys run at???
After much tinkering I'm on brightness 50, contrast 97, colour temp custom with red at 90, green at 95 and blue at 95. The other presets just didn't look quite right for me, and I've had to tinker in the Nvidia colour settings too as described above.
Overall though, I'd say get one. Is a great price for what you get let's be honest.
That'll do for now I think...
Anyway, here's my mini review/ tuppence worth:
First off, the bad points...
1. I have one 'dead pixel'/ tiny blemish right in the middle of the screen, couldn't be in a worse spot! However, it's more of a tiny grey splodge than a dead or stuck pixel. Difficult to describe, but it's actually not as bad as a dead/stuck pixel as it's not as definite if you know what I mean. If it was towards the edge of the screen I wouldn't give it a second thought, but where it is, it's annoying.
Have tried the usual magic rubbing to fix it and no go. However, don't think it's worth sending back, can't be bothered with the hassle, and I might get one with 6 proper dead pixels for all you know.
2. I have slight backlight bleeding from all four corners. Only really noticeable when the screen is fully black though, but again I'm a tad annoyed as I heard this monitor was much better for this issue, compared to the Dell 20" WS for example.
3. The black levels. Are ok, but not great, especially coupled with the bleeding issue. Still, not fair to be too harsh as all LCDs are still way behind CRTs on this. When will they catch up???
4. Colour levels. Not great straight out the box. Have done lots of tweaking, but only really happy after reducing the gamma levels a bit and adding a touch of digital vibrance through the nvidia card settings.
The good points...
1. Looks lovely and good build quality. Fits in perfectly with my other stuff (all black and silver) and even has a blue light on the front (which matches my case lights/ fans) Sad but true to get excited about such things.
2. The size. I also have a 19" mitsubishi 930sb CRT (18" actual screen) and a Hitachi 28" LCD tv which I've had hooked up for the last few months via VGA. I was worried it wouldn't feel big enough after the big hitachi, but as I now sit much closer to the Belinea and it's much sharper due to higher res and dvi, I think it's much better and just as immersive as it still fills your field of view.
3. Ghosting. Very impressed. My big hitachi was pretty bad for this (24 ms response on that), and this is a huuuge improvement. V pleased.
4. 2D clarity. Superb through DVI for web browsing etc. Super crisp.
5. High res loveliness. Due the the 7800GTX 512 I can now run pretty much everything at 1680x1050 no bother, though COD2 and FEAR are really pushing it at times (god they're superb but badly coded games
)Through DVI you can also run at slightly lower res, 1:1 and have borders top and side to get a bit more performance out. I like that and doesn't look too bad having slight black borders I don't think.
Other points/ questions...
1. This mnitor doesn't scale, not with DVI anyway. No matter what settings (display adapter scaling, or monitor scaling) - if you run anything at a lower res than 1680x1050 then it just does 1:1 with borders. TBH I don't mind this as LCDs look terrible in my experience if not 1:1.
2. What brightness, contrast, colour temp settings do you other guys run at???
After much tinkering I'm on brightness 50, contrast 97, colour temp custom with red at 90, green at 95 and blue at 95. The other presets just didn't look quite right for me, and I've had to tinker in the Nvidia colour settings too as described above.
Overall though, I'd say get one. Is a great price for what you get let's be honest.
That'll do for now I think...
Soldato
All TFTs will work off 60Hz unless you force them to 75Hz. There's no benefit in running a TFT at 75Hz so I'd just leave it at 60Hz - it's not like the refresh on a CRT as only the pixels themselves change, not the whole screen
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Anyone else getting backlight bleeding at the corners? Just been playing FEAR an it's really noticeable. Also, any tips for getting black levels as good as possible?
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will try take an upload some pics to show what I mean - not uploaded pics on here before, what's the procedure, does ocuk host them or what?