help choosing monitor for 360 and PC!

ninja2000 · 5 Mar 2008 at 10:44

Hi all,

As the girlfriend is continually hogging the HD TV I need a decent monitor I can play my PC and Xbox on. I am currently using a 22" hyundai widescreen and the xbox image quality is crap through the MS VGA lead (guessing because of non native res?)

I am am thinking I need a 24" PVA panel with component to make the best of the xbox?

Can anyone offer any advice and suggest suitable models.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Jon33 · 5 Mar 2008 at 14:45

OcUK 24" here for xbox via the MS xbox VGA cable and works/looks fantastic.

ninja2000 · 5 Mar 2008 at 16:18

Does it do 1:1 or does the vga stretch it to 1900x1200?
thanks in advance

Jon33 · 5 Mar 2008 at 17:06

There is no black edges on the screen so I'd say it stretches it. Looks fine to me though

Freeman · 5 Mar 2008 at 21:40

Jon33 said:
OcUK 24" here for xbox via the MS xbox VGA cable and works/looks fantastic.

How do you sort the sound out on that then? Does the OCUK monitor have built in speakers?

Jon33 · 5 Mar 2008 at 21:57

Yeah but not very good ones; some cheap speakers would be better

Bernie_Li · 5 Mar 2008 at 22:08

I see on the website that they have two versions of the OCUK 24" monitors - one with a TN panel and a VA panel. Apart from the viewing angle and glare, is there any difference in the panel screen quality?

Jon33 · 5 Mar 2008 at 23:03

I can only see the VA panel type to buy =/

helmutcheese · 5 Mar 2008 at 23:06

The VA is the GOOD one, the TN is now in the CLEARANCE section.

Jon33 · 5 Mar 2008 at 23:19

Oh right, well I've got the VA and would recommend that. Still cheaper than a lot of TN panels of the same size

ninja2000 · 6 Mar 2008 at 08:22

The only thing for me with the OCUK is the lack of inputs

I have two PCs and an xbox, I really dont want to use a switch

ninja2000 · 6 Mar 2008 at 09:30

OK leaning towards the BenQ FP241W. Any opinions on this one?

Jon33 · 6 Mar 2008 at 14:50

Why do you want to have two PCs in the same monitor?

ninja2000 · 6 Mar 2008 at 16:00

Greed

One is my gaming rig and the other is just encoding divx/media centre/download box.

Jon33 · 6 Mar 2008 at 17:07

You could go for the OcUK monitor, use that for gaming(if you can support the res)/xbox and keep your other monitor for the other pc? Or vice versa?

ninja2000 · 7 Mar 2008 at 08:24

Yeah I have considered that, but have the 22" earmarked for the media center in the bedroom, currently using an old 14" tv....yuk

I am also just considering leaving the download box on and just RDC it.

Jon33 - cheeky I know but any chance you could screenshot your monitor playing xbox? I am really weary as my current 22" looks a bit crap with the MS VGA cable (I am hoping it is because of the 1680x1050 native monitor res)