Hanns-G HC194D or Samsung SM-920N?

[Aidoscuz]

Hi all

My friend's going to be building a new computer soon and he asked if I could spec it for him. He's building completely from scratch, so he'll need a monitor as well. I've narrowed down the monitor selection to the two in the thread title, and it'll be mainly used for gaming. The widescreen Hanns-G seems to be really good, so how does the standard one compare? Even with a DVI cable, it's about £30 cheaper than the Samsung. Is the Samsung worth the extra or should I just go for the Hanns-G?

Thanks

 

[Baddass]

they are both pretty comparable in performance, just one is WS and the other is 4:3 format. I guess that is going to be your deciding factor here Both are pretty well established, the Samsung more so as it's been around a lot longer (previously the 913N) but both are good screens

 

[Aidoscuz]

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking at the 4:3 Hanns-G though (HC194D), not the widescreen one (HW191D). How does that one compare to the Samsung do you know?

 

[Baddass]

ah my bad. It should offer similar performance to the Samsung since fundamentally the panel used is of the same generation and technology. However, the Samsung is much more established and may offer a better build quality. I've not seen much about the Hanns-G model there tbh

 

[Aidoscuz]

Hmm, decisions... I'll see how my friend's budget is. I'm probably leaning towards the Hanns-G though since the widescreen model is so popular and because it has DVI.

 

[Baddass]

DVI is nice to have, but the quality of the VGA on the Samsung is such high quality that when it comes to performance and image clarity i doubt you'd notice any difference at all anyway. See how the budget goes though

 

[Aidoscuz]

I talked to my friend and we've decided to go with the Hanns-G and put the money towards some upgrades in other areas of the computer. Hopefully it'll be alright, I've seen loads of positive user reviews on a certain large American online store... Wish us luck