best non-widescreen monitor

mrbios · 9 Apr 2008 at 17:48

I dont want a monitor that runs in a widescreen resolution, so im looking for the best gaming monitor that isnt widescreen but must be between 19 - 22"

any suggestions as my hyundai L90D+ feels a little old and considering i play a lot of fast paced FPS i need something a little more responsive

roadie · 9 Apr 2008 at 20:18

Why no widescreen? With a 22" widescreen compared to a regular 19" you get a better FoV on the horizontal axis and the Iiyama 22" has been measured with no input lag. Sounds like a pretty damn good gaming monitor to me...

Otherwise, I guess a 20" Dell might be a good choice.

Big.Wayne · 12 Apr 2008 at 06:28

mrbios said:
I dont want a monitor that runs in a widescreen resolution

Hey mrbios,

I'm curious why you would prefere a non widescreen monitor?

Having used a widescreen myself for three years there is just no way I would want anything else. 1680x1050 is a good res but 1920x1200 is de-facto for just about everything, enough space at this res to display two windows side by side (2xIE/Firefox, MS Word/Excel etc etc) gaming is better, movie watching is better, the list goes on. . . .

Personally I'm suprised they still manufacture non widescreen LCDs?

Look forward to your response

Participant · 12 Apr 2008 at 08:16

Big.Wayne said:
1920x1200 is de-facto for just about everything, enough space at this res to display two windows side by side

Firstly let me say that I agree that 1920x1200 is the current standard...but what do you mean by this part? There's enough space at any res even 1440x900 to display two Excel windows side by side - you just adjust the window size and zoom out slightly. I did this with my Hanns-G and there was plenty of room, as long as you don't have terrible eyesight.

Big.Wayne · 12 Apr 2008 at 10:02

Robbie G said:
There's enough space at any res even 1440x900 to display two Excel windows side by side - you just adjust the window size and zoom out slightly.

I don't mean just excel, I mean most application, no adjusting or fiddly stuff!

1920x1200 allows better multitasking as it is able to show more info at a glance although 1680x1050 is doable it doesn't show as much and involves scrolling from side-to-side.

An example below. . .

P_A_N_I_C · 12 Apr 2008 at 10:08

run at 1920x1200 myself and tbh don't feel much better off than when i was on my 19" 1280x1024. definately going dual screen :/

Chalex4 · 12 Apr 2008 at 10:13

Would other people agree with P_A_N_I_C since I about to upgrade from my Samsung 19" 913N (1280x1024) to the BenQ FP241W? Would it be a worthwhile upgrade?

Also, would the response time of the BenQ be an improvement over my 913N which is a TN panel from about 4 years ago?

mame · 12 Apr 2008 at 10:31

Two things really, if you want a non-widescreen monitor then the best buy is going to be 2nd hand. I sold a fantastic 19" monitor for £50 because thats pretty much all i could ask for it.

The other thing is if you did get a widescreen monitor that runs at 1680x1050 (20-22") you can run games at 1280x1024 centred, not stretched so that the aspect isn't altrered at all. You just get black borders.

Big.Wayne · 12 Apr 2008 at 10:45

P_A_N_I_C said:
run at 1920x1200 myself and tbh don't feel much better off than when i was on my 19" 1280x1024

Haha thats a good one!

Chalex4 said:
Would it be a worthwhile upgrade?

Yup!

Chalex4 · 12 Apr 2008 at 11:14

Big.Wayne said:
Yup!

Good good. Would be nice is someone could reply to my response time question as well

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Big.Wayne · 12 Apr 2008 at 11:19

Chalex4 said:
Would be nice is someone could reply to my response time question as well .

Hey patience is a virtue

Chalex4 said:
Also, would the response time of the BenQ be an improvement over my 913N which is a TN panel from about 4 years ago?

I'm no monitor expert but you are asking if a brand new £400+ 24" LCD is gonna be a worthwhile upgrade from ye ancient 19" LCD?

Are you joking?