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[div0]

I think at some point in the next 3 - 5 months I will be upgrading pretty much all of my current setup.

I've currently got a 17" LG TFT and it's been pretty decent. It's lasted me a good couple of years - but I'm planning on getting a larger screen when I upgrade the rest of my system.

I've done a fair bit of research on existing technology - but I'm not sure how to find out anything on "future releases".

I was hoping some of you guys might be able to help out a bit.

I use my screen mainly for gaming (FPS such as Counter Strike). I also use it for watching DVD's on a fairly regular basis. My current screen has been not bad - my main gripe is that when watching DVD's, I tend to view the screen by looking up at it from slightly below the base level - from this angle everything appears very dark and the images aren't very sharp. I know that this is to do with viewing angles but I'm not sure how my viewing angles compare with newer models.

Do any screens have a good picture when viewed from a low level? Or do the improved viewing angles tend to only affect side-on views and views from above?

I'm looking for at least a 20" screen - and there seem to be some comming out just now that should have decent response times for gaming, while hopefully keeping decent perforance for my DVD viewing!

Apart from reading these forums I'm just never sure about whats "around the corner".

Can anyone tell me:

1) a list of screens that may be out or comming out - that I should keep my eye on?

2) is there anywhere in particular I should look to try and find out about things that are "in the pipeline"?

3) is there any particular technology (type of screen) that is particularly suited to my needs?

Any info that anyone can give is much appreciated - these forums have already proved very helpful, I've managed to piece together quite a lot of information that is of interest to me already!

 

[div0]

Thank you very much for such a detailed and in depth response.

It covers exactly the sort of things I was hoping for.

The Belinea 102035W is the main reason that I made this thread - because I had seen comments on these forums about it - and it was looking like finally the new screens were appearing that met my needs! ("wants" )

As I say - I'm in no hurry to buy anything - as my current setup would probably struggle with the increased native resolutions of the 20" screens.

But it does look like by the time I come round to buying something, there may well be a good selection of things to chose from.

Is there a way to find out what panel a particular screen is based on? I've seen a lot of posts here where people have said that X screen uses Y panel. But its not something that is generally spec'd on the retailers website at time of purchasing. Is it something that is easily found on the manufacturers websites?

The only places I've seen people mention particular panels are on review sites like BeHardware, Anandtech, THG and these forums.

Thanks again, both of you.