Need help choosing a monitor.

Z3R0-CooL · 9 Mar 2006 at 15:16

guys i dont particularly understand the concept behind choosing the right monitor and i have a pretty gd PC hardware wise but i got a crappy monitor.

Can someone help me choose a good monitor with these:

- good for gaming.
- excelent viewing angles for Movie Playback

i got the SyncMaster 730BF and i am not happy at all with viewing angles and not happy at all that "black is not black" but greyish...

any ideas? looking into 20".. looking at stats the Acer AL2416Ws 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor looks pretty mighty good.. but stats only dont do it for me after i bought my current one..

Z3R0-CooL · 10 Mar 2006 at 11:24

Z3R0-CooL · 11 Mar 2006 at 12:06

so badass.. which one would you buy if u had to buy one?

would u wait for the nec or what?

Z3R0-CooL · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:29

i cant afford a 24" monitor. Wish i could. and the 20" is still pretty expensive for me.

i am considering the NEC one... i have seen the belinea as well.. wasnt impressed at all...

would you say that the NEC would be a good choise? my budget is <= £450

what do u think? when is the Dell one getting released? this month i read somewhere but no other info on it?

what are the specs for it?

Z3R0-CooL · 11 Mar 2006 at 22:42

Baddass said:
the NEC is a very good screen, but i would say movie playback is perhaps its biggest weakness. The glossy coating may be an issue, but it is down to preference and your own llighting conditions. There is info and spec on the 2007WFP here: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news.htm

thanks.

so r u saying that its a weakness because of the glossy coating? or it just sucks for movies for more than just that? cause i usually watch movies it a dark/semi dark room anyways.. so i dont think that the reflection is gonna be a problem..

i dont really like Dell at all so i would try to avoid any products by Dell.

lets put it this way. for All monitors right now in OCUK even pre-order.. if u had 450 pounds.. which monitor would u buy if u wanted it for movies and games?

Z3R0-CooL · 12 Mar 2006 at 22:59

Baddass said:
if it were my choice of the <£450 screens on OcUK at the moment for movie watching i think i would really consider these:

- Belinea 102035W - good panel all round, excellent price. only thing that would definitely make me wary of this would be the questionable and variable build quality. Possible back light issues might put me off
- Philiips 200W6CS - user reports are excellent, but there isn;t much info around at review sites. I'd probably wait a little to see more pro reviews but seems a good screen
- Viewsonic VX2025WM - same P-MVA panel as the Belinea, good all round performance. Not released yet so we don';t know about the build quality, but VS generally make excellent screens. Might be one to wait for i think

like someone mentioned.. i have seen the belinea and i wasnt at all impressed. The screen "bleeds" on the sides when watching movies with black borders.

since the viewsonic is the same P-MVA panel as belinea would it be expected for it to "bleed" as well??
what about the Philips?? what panel do they used?.. the viewsonic has been released... what you mean?