Better off just waiting?

wij · 14 Jan 2007 at 19:37

Righty just ordered a Sapphire X1950 Pro 512MB card for my shuttle, I am now after a new screen to go with it, 24" Widescreen and above is what I am interested in, prepeared to spend upto £1000 (I know the dell 30" is on offer at the mo, but dont think it would fit on my desk comfortably

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I need to be able to hook up the following bits of equipment:

Connection from my PC - Must be DVI
Connection from my MacBook Pro (Used as 2nd screen when connected)
Nintendo Wii - Component is probably my best option?

My current shortlist is below, anybody have any other suggestions, at the moment I will probably go for either the Dell or the BenQ, or would I be better off waiting another couple of months to see what else arrives on the market?

Acer 26"
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-030-AC

Dell 2407WFP
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-009-DE

- Component input, but I've heard its pretty poor quality, can anybody confirm this for me, and what about aspect ratios and scaling?

BenQ FP241W
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-021-BQ

- I see these are back on pre-order with OcUK, does that mean the one I get would have the 1:1 pixel mapping features?

Nec 26" Widescreen LCD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-016-NE

- Anybody know when they are due to be released?

Baddass · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:35

- The Dell 2407WFP does feature aspect ratio control, so no issue there with regards to connecting up a Wii via component. Not sure what quality would be like, ideally would need an opinion from someone who has both

- BenQ FP241W firmware update is said to be included in all stock manufacturered from Jan onwards. If OcUK get new stock in then it is quite possible it will be the updated version, but we will have to wait and see

- NEC 2690WUXi is due to be released over here sometime in Jan, so i'd expect to see it over the next few weeks, maybe delayed slightly into early Feb. However, this is a display aimed at graphics professionals and the corporate market, not really intended for home users. I'm not sure it would be well suited to a gamers needs.

david25 · 14 Jan 2007 at 21:14

Baddass said:
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- NEC 2690WUXi is due to be released over here sometime in Jan, so i'd expect to see it over the next few weeks, maybe delayed slightly into early Feb. However, this is a display aimed at graphics professionals and the corporate market, not really intended for home users. I'm not sure it would be well suited to a gamers needs.

Check this review of the LCD2690WUXi
http://www.behardware.com/html/cat/22/

Mega for pro use although games suffer slightly

wij · 14 Jan 2007 at 22:31

Thanks for the info guys.

Interesting review of the Nec screen.

I will mostly be using it for office work, audio editing (when hooked up to the Mac) and films / Wii, but for somthing costing the best part of £1000 I would probably expect it to perform much better.

I currently have a ViewSonic VP171s (16Ms model) so whatever I get will probably look much better, especially with the increased resolution.

Just also noticed that the BenQ comes with an on-site warrenty over the Dell's 4 year C&R, I also have no particular love for Dell's support department.

Wont be buying it till the end of the month anyway so hopefully by then the BenQ firmware upgrade will have been confirmed.