Monitor confusion

Schleppel · 18 Nov 2007 at 14:43

I have a Dell 2005FPW 20in monitor that I have had for a few years now.

I want to upgrade as the back light is starting to bleed through along the top ( well its always done this, but its getting worse ) and there is a lot of choice at the moment. I use my system for gaming and as my TV.

So, I thinking of a 22in or possibly 24in monitor. Obvious problem with the 24in is that my newly acquired second hand 7900GTX, is gonna struggle with a 24in screens res, so how bad does a 24in screen look running at 1680-1050 ?

And what is the score with the different screen types ? I was looking at the Samsung's and there seem to be a lot of similar models. What would people recommend ?

Schleppel · 19 Nov 2007 at 10:33

At the moment I motley play, COD4 Bioshock, HL2, Crysis Demo ( bloody hard by the way) so into FPS really. And I watch TV and DVD's on it.

Like the idea of the 24in for the media stuff.

Schleppel · 19 Nov 2007 at 10:39

Anyone know anything about the Dell TrueColour E248WFP ?

Anyway, which 22 and which 24 monitor would people go for, for my uses ?

remember mine has backlight bleeding along the top and bottom corners of the screen, and is 3 years old now lol so most things are going to be an improvement.

Schleppel · 19 Nov 2007 at 21:37

My current dell has a 15ms response time and I don't notice any ghosting so I am probably unlikely to. However that Dell one is a little pricey, compared to a Samsung SM-245B 24.

Schleppel · 20 Nov 2007 at 11:22

The viewing angles on mine are pretty good and that must be a TN panel, so what I really need to do is go and find one at PC world or such and have a look. Trying to decide between 22 and 24, there is about £40 difference between the 226cw and the 245b so it comes down to how the 245b copes with a lower resolution or if dropping AA and such lets my 7900GTX get smooth frame rates at the higher res.

Schleppel · 20 Nov 2007 at 21:39

ah ok then, mm so maybe a good 22in for the same money would be better or splash out on that dell. So which is the "best" 22in model? the Samsung 226cw looks nice ? and is more my price range which is about £300 tops.