Benq FP241W (Now available from OcUK!!!!!)

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TheDean said:
Well 1080i doesn't run at 1920x1200 anyway - But your ring will have no issues running HD vids at all :D

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do you mean that 1080i doesn't output at a vertical res of 1200

or that 1080i won't display on a 1920x1200 screen - because it will...
 
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TheDean said:
Well 1080i doesn't run at 1920x1200 anyway - But your ring will have no issues running HD vids at all :D

Well I realise 1080p is 1920x1080 so the screen will display the resolution fine. Running HD divx/xvid on the PC at full screen will be stretching the image to 1920x1200 and I just wondered if the PC would cope.

With respect to HD, I thought the BenQ would accept a 1080p signal from an external source, does it only accept 1080i?

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Hmmm, oddly enough the manual doesnt mention anything about HD signal input be it 720p/1080i/1080p or anything.

Its a bit weird it doesnt mention those signals at all.....

Confused now. :confused:

From the manual, support resolutions:

640 x 350 31.47 70.08 25.17 DOS
720 x 400 31.47 70.08 28.32 DOS
640 x 480 31.47 60.00 25.18 DOS
640 x 480 35.00 67.00 30.24 Macintosh
640 x 480 37.86 72.80 31.50 VESA
640 x 480 37.50 75.00 31.50 VESA
800 x 600 37.88 60.32 40.00 VESA
800 x 600 48.08 72.19 50.00 VESA
800 x 600 46.87 75.00 49.50 VESA
832 x 624 49.72 74.55 57.29 Macintosh
1024 x 768 48.36 60.00 65.00 VESA
1024 x 768 56.48 70.10 75.00 VESA
1024 x 768 60.02 75.00 78.75 VESA
1024 x 768 60.24 74.93 80.00 Macintosh
1152 x 864 67.50 75.00 108.00 VESA
1152 x 870 68.68 75.06 100.00 Macintosh
1152 x 900 61.80 66.00 94.50 SUN 66
1152 x 900 71.81 76.14 108.00 SUN
1280 x 960 60.00 60.00 108.00 VESA
1280 x 1024 64.00 60.00 108.00 VESA
1280 x 1024 75.83 71.53 128.00 IBMI
1280 x 1024 80.00 75.00 135.00 VESA
1280 x 1024 81.18 76.16 135.09 SPARC2
1600 x 1200 75.00 60.00 162.00 VESA
1920 x 1200 75.00 60.00 162.09 VESA

All VESA etc, no HD references? I would expect to see 720p, 1080i and 1080p listed there, especially if its supposed to do 1:1 mapping.

Also can some kind soul with an ATI graphics card and this monitor try running a game in say 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 with 1:1 mapping enabled, does it scale these none widescreen resolutions properly with black bars where they are needed?

Mike
 
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I seen the dell thread talking about checking how long the monitor has been used. Is there anyway to check the BenQ?

And I find that the colour when in desktop is a bit dark. The colour isnt as vibrant as it should be, which settings do i have to change to resolve this?
 
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hartgeh3 said:

Same here - no bleed whatsoever.

I got mine last week and I have been putting it through its paces. Using an X2 3800 with 2GB ram and a 7800 GTX EE I tried HL2 at 1920 x 1200 plus BF2142 and Eve Online.

All look fantastic and the video card coped well considering the resolution.

I have some HD content including some 1080P movies and they look amazing. Even CS2 for image work is sharp with excellent image quality. This is before calibration though.

I will try my old Xbox 1 (chipped) over component to see how well it upscales DVD's.

Overall the FP241W is a fantastic bit of kit for games, movies and image work - perfect for me.
 
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Any Place to paint mine BLACK

Just ordered my BenQ FP241W silver/black. looks like there will be no all black edition in UK or EU :mad:.
Anyone know of any place i can get it painted black :confused:?
funny thing is i didn't notice when i went for the delivery date (trying to get the fastest) but i'm getting it on wednesday 14th feb :o.
nice valentine gift for me from me :p.
 
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How are the blacks on this monitor, I heard some talk on other forums about them being a bit "grey". Is the backlight level configurable?

Also, can someone answer my other question please... thx

....can some kind soul with an ATI graphics card and this monitor try running a game in say 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 with 1:1 mapping enabled, does it scale these none widescreen resolutions properly with black bars where they are needed?

ta.

Mike
 
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stormy said:
How are the blacks on this monitor, I heard some talk on other forums about them being a bit "grey". Is the backlight level configurable?

Also, can someone answer my other question please... thx

....can some kind soul with an ATI graphics card and this monitor try running a game in say 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 with 1:1 mapping enabled, does it scale these none widescreen resolutions properly with black bars where they are needed?

ta.

Mike

Can check that for u once my one arrives 2moro.
i got ATi Radeon 9800XT.
cheers
 
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