best 22" widescreen for gaming

basmic · 9 Dec 2007 at 20:53

badbob said:
OMG it's a serial number paedophile!

Better safe, than Samsung blacklisting my serial number and voiding my warranty.

nebs · 9 Dec 2007 at 21:41

just a quick question (dont want to make a new thread about it)

does the Samsung SM2232BW (the pebble version of SM226BW) also have the same problem with 3 types of panels? or just the one?

//nebs

SM226BW and

basmic · 9 Dec 2007 at 22:18

nebs said:
just a quick question (dont want to make a new thread about it)

does the Samsung SM2232BW (the pebble version of SM226BW) also have the same problem with 3 types of panels? or just the one?

//nebs

SM226BW and

I'm led to believe so, coupled with pathetic stands.

yantorsen · 9 Dec 2007 at 22:20

Ace Modder said:
I have just bought the CIBOX and it pwns over my old samsung 913N for clarity and brightness and depth...

I have a Cibox too, it's good and cheap

romperstomper · 9 Dec 2007 at 22:27

I'm very happy with mine and looks great ,also goes up/down and on its side !
HP W2207

WJA96 · 10 Dec 2007 at 05:54

romperstomper said:
I'm very happy with mine and looks great ,also goes up/down and on its side !
HP W2207

Yes, and it can be had for £200, which is pretty darn decent.

BoB3rt · 10 Dec 2007 at 11:25

am using a Samsung 223BW which cost me £200. it is 5ms and the 2ms one was £230 but for the extra £30 ya not going to notice so on performance:value this is great !

Vir · 10 Dec 2007 at 11:54

I've got the 226BW aswell, great panel for gaming

And I've got the S-Panel \o/

Random Guy · 10 Dec 2007 at 12:01

226 BW, S-Panel and utterly sweet!

BoB3rt · 10 Dec 2007 at 12:07

excuse my ignorance but whats the S panel

basmic · 10 Dec 2007 at 20:28

BoB3rt said:
excuse my ignorance but whats the S panel

http://www.behardware.com/articles/667-1/samsung-226bw-a-and-s-series-the-verdict.html

Darg · 10 Dec 2007 at 22:08

Is it worth the £10 difference between the 223 and 226 monitors?

PermaChanged · 11 Dec 2007 at 01:04

My 226BW should be here tomorrow if I'm lucky, will post back my views on it

Edinho · 11 Dec 2007 at 09:46

Ace Modder said:
I have just bought the CIBOX and it pwns over my old samsung 913N for clarity and brightness and depth...

But they are like looking at a ugly girlfriend with a personality to die for.

Darg · 11 Dec 2007 at 09:59

What are the chances now of getting an A-panel on the 226BW? Have they fixed the issue and are sending out mainly S panels or is it still risky?

Random Guy · 11 Dec 2007 at 10:06

My understanding is that they have moved all 226 BW panels to the S Panel but there are people who say that they have not. Your best bet is to call the seller to confirm. I think the new Pebble monitors will be guaranteed S-Panels but cannot say for sure.

PermaChanged · 11 Dec 2007 at 16:58

I received my 226BW today! I haven't checked which panel I have but all I know is that it is very clear, colours are all amazing, no backlight bleed as far as I can tell and perfect performance in games. Wish I could say the same for Vista!

Rezident · 12 Dec 2007 at 10:47

InQ said:
Was that the L226WTQ ? It seems to get decent reviews from what i've seen.

No, horrific ghosting on m L226 WTQ and one other that I know of.

Iiyama 22" on the other hand is perfect for gaming.

bobert50 · 12 Dec 2007 at 16:42

L226 WTQ seems very hit and miss ..really really mixed reviews.

The 2ms samsung reviews are generally more consistant from what i've seen even taking into account the panel lottery. The Iiyama 22" is apparently a definate S-panel from a samsung apparently? could be great if you can put up with its erm.."interesting" exterior looks

Haiku · 12 Dec 2007 at 17:00

bobert50 said:
The Iiyama 22" is apparently a definate S-panel from a samsung apparently?

The Iiyama comes with a Samsung panel. Whether it's identical to the "S-panel" in SM226BW is a different question, I think I may have read somewhere it's a slightly different version. Someone more knowledgeable than me will be able to say for sure.