Help finding a monitor with these specs

Satonmychair

Satonmychair

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I'm a gamer in need of a new monitor, what I need is the following...

2ms response time

1920x1080

Watts around 28 or less

DVI and HDMI connection

22-23" max width

LED

Reasonable price, eg no more than £200


I'm finding it hard to find one that fits the above, when I think i find one it's usually the power that's too much, or I find one with dvi only or hdmi only.

My first choice is the Samsung XL2370 which fits all the above, but I've only ever seen that for less than £200(from major site) once when I wasn't ready to buy! So are there any others out there?
 
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Are you sure you want 2ms response time to be a requirement? Often such figures are massaged to make for better marketing and with too aggressive overdrive a monitor may have a low response time but exhibit negative ghosting. Usually 6ms or less is ideal for a gaming monitor these days and this widens your choice of monitors.

That said, this monitor seems to fit the bill.
 
Yep think 2ms should be ok depending on make, 6ms sounds too high for my liking.

That monitor you linked too was on my list but the info about having an hdmi and dvi connection is different depending where you look.

On the samsung site the tech shows as having both connections, but in the gallery it looks like it has no hdmi. Saying that, if you click on the table view for tech, it then shows dvi connection and no hdmi connection, too much confusion when it states DVI-I / HDMI / Optical Out / Audio Out inputs on the other page. http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...N/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=gallery3d

Amazon shows the tech as dvi and no hdmi.

Overclockers show the tech as having both.

Sounds ideal if it's got both as the watts is only 18 watts.
 
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Ah yes, looking at the Samung website it says "DVI-I / HDMI / Optical Out / Audio Out inputs" however I believe it just has one DVI-I slot and can switch between the different connections using adapters. So there isn't two separate connectors.

That said, if you look at the higher spec Samsung BX2250, this comes with two HDMI inputs and a VGA input - as well as a 18W power usage. If you need a DVI connection then using a cable like this will sort you out.
 
I would need a dvi connection for my current graphic cards which is a Radeon 4870, but I'm also wanting to cover myself for future upgrades if the card I get only has hdmi, as you say the cable is an option but I'd prefer if the monitor had the right connections in the first place.
 
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I would need a dvi connection for my current graphic cards which is a Radeon 4870, but I'm also wanting to cover myself for future upgrades if the card I get only has hdmi, as you say the cable is an option but I'd prefer if the monitor had the right connections in the first place.
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I suppose it would be nice, but it really shouldn't be a big issue - the video signal used by DVI and HDMI connections is the same - so using a cable like the one I listed will not reduce the image quality in any way. Also, HDMI connections are smaller, easier to route and simpler to connect - so this could even be seen as a benefit.

Considering everything else is right about this monitor I think it would be a bit of an over-reaction to discount it because of the dual HDMI connection.
 
xl2370 is £199 at the moment on a major south american river.
only 5 in stock though.

There are several different resellers all over £200, but there is one that appears at the top of the list when you do a search.
 
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