Please recommend a good 20"+ LCD Screen

V|per · 17 May 2007 at 00:46

22" LG L226WTQ

mine arrived today (well, officially yesterday now) and its gorgeous, look at its specs, 2ms response time, 3000:1 contrast ratio, and apparantly about to be on this week only

£211 at the moment on here...

Richdog · 17 May 2007 at 07:46

Mansize_tissue said:
Personally, i'd get the NEC. I mean, it's worth getting a descent monitor because it's likely to be one of the longest living components in your system. So, seeing as it isn't likely to be upgraded as often, you might as well get a good one!

Quoted for absolute truthery.

Ozzie Dave · 17 May 2007 at 09:33

Another vote for the NEC. You can't go wrong quality wise. Best 20" on the market imo. Brilliant all rounder for gaming, Apps etc. And at the price it goes for now its a real bargain...I paid over £400 for mine.

I've seen plenty of tfts in action at work, friends, family etc and nothing comes close to the NEC

voodooflux · 24 May 2007 at 12:20

Richdog said:
Why on earth would you get a monitor that wasnt widescreen nowadays...

For software/web development I find the extra 150 lines on a 1600x1200 vs. 1680x1050 makes a big difference when editing source code. For games the widescreen aspect ratio probably does lend itself to a more "cinematic" experience though.

Richdog · 24 May 2007 at 12:25

voodooflux said:
For software/web development I find the extra 150 lines on a 1600x1200 vs. 1680x1050 makes a big difference when editing source code. For games the widescreen aspect ratio probably does lend itself to a more "cinematic" experience though.

The OP is clearly a gamer though, hence his 8800GTX.

voodooflux · 24 May 2007 at 12:27

Richdog said:
The OP is clearly a gamer though, hence his 8800GTX.

Realise that, was just responding to your comment about why anyone would want 4:3 these days, so I offered a reason.

simonnance · 24 May 2007 at 14:14

Richdog said:
OP, get a good 20.1", trust me you won't regret it, especially if its the NEC. The Dell 2007WFP would be a great second option, my dad has one and it looks the business.

+1

2007WFP if you want to save money and still have a good monitor, NEC 20.1 if you want the best of the best.

oh, and at 20"+ widescreen is a must. 4:3 is a pain past 19" or so, as you have MUCH better horizontal peripheral vision than vertical. Also makes it easier to run 2 progs ar once side by side, and give you much better views in FPS/RPG.

Mansize_tissue · 24 May 2007 at 16:03

I know initially i had suggesting getting a 20" monitor, namely the NEC 20WGX2, like the other guys but, after seeing a 22" in store, man they're big! I think i might ditch the 20WGX2 i was planning on getting for a w2207; it's just, i'll be sacrificing a lot in terms of viewing angles and, possibly, sharpness due to the increased pixel pitch, right?

simonnance · 24 May 2007 at 16:42

poorer pannel, pixel pitch, ect.

I got tempted too, but i figured that i should either go 20", or 24", and i couldnt afford the latter, so went for the best 20.1"!

Richdog · 24 May 2007 at 16:46

Mansize_tissue said:
I know initially i had suggesting getting a 20" monitor, namely the NEC 20WGX2, like the other guys but, after seeing a 22" in store, man they're big! I think i might ditch the 20WGX2 i was planning on getting for a w2207; it's just, i'll be sacrificing a lot in terms of viewing angles and, possibly, sharpness due to the increased pixel pitch, right?

Yeah, they use vastly inferior panels.

kkthxbye · 24 May 2007 at 19:02

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-SA mate has one, said its a top monitor.

Mansize_tissue · 24 May 2007 at 19:26

Richdog said:
Yeah, they use vastly inferior panels.

This wouldn't make the picture any less sharp, though, would it?

Richdog · 24 May 2007 at 19:27

Mansize_tissue said:
This wouldn't make the picture any less sharp, though, would it?

Less sharp due to the increased pixel size of stretching a 1680* resolution to 22".

f666 · 24 May 2007 at 19:28

Richdog said:
Yeah, they use vastly inferior panels.

is this a generalisation?

do you mean 22inch screens (TN in the main) have less to offer in sharpness and clarity in contract to an IPS panel like the dell 2007wfp?

Richdog · 24 May 2007 at 19:30

fraseredwards said:
is this a generalisation?

do you mean 22inch screens (TN in the main) have less to offer in sharpness and clarity in contract to an IPS panel like the dell 2007wfp?

A TN panel pales in comparison with an AS-IPS panel... they are simply the creme de la creme for gamers. I had a 22" TN panel next to my NEC and it was pretty shocking imo.

Mansize_tissue · 24 May 2007 at 19:55

Richdog said:
A TN panel pales in comparison with an AS-IPS panel... they are simply the creme de la creme for gamers. I had a 22" TN panel next to my NEC and it was pretty shocking imo.

You don't happen to have a photograph of this, do you?

The decision between the w2207 and 20WGX2 is really bugging me. Will the difference be that noticable whilst gaming? Although, at first, i was pretty much set on getting the NEC monitor because of all the goodness it has to offer (and the smaller pixel pitch), but after seeing the 22" HP my mind has been split.

Richdog · 24 May 2007 at 20:00

Mansize_tissue said:
You don't happen to have a photograph of this, do you?

The decision between the w2207 and 20WGX2 is really bugging me. Will the difference be that noticable whilst gaming? Although, at first, i was pretty much set on getting the NEC monitor because of all the goodness it has to offer (and the smaller pixel pitch), but after seeing the 22" HP my mind has been split.

Nope, no photo, had no reason to take one at the time. The 22" was sent back and replaced with a Dell 2007WFP.

fish99 · 24 May 2007 at 20:19

fraseredwards said:
is this a generalisation?

do you mean 22inch screens (TN in the main) have less to offer in sharpness and clarity in contract to an IPS panel like the dell 2007wfp?

The 22"ers are all TN. As for sharpness the pixels on a 22" are bigger so you would notice a little more pixelation. I think IPS are just better anyway though, on the TN screens I've owned you had to use ClearType to be able to read text, whereas I don't on my 2007WFP.

The viewing angles are the big problem with TN though - the vertical viewing angles are such that even with your head still, a single colour background will form a noticeable gradient form top to bottom of your screen. For instance on the blue background used in these forums, on a TN you can see it's darker (if I'm remember it the right way round) at the top of the page than at the bottom. Move you head up an inch and the bottom of the screen starts going pale. Not nice.

Mansize_tissue · 24 May 2007 at 20:47

fish99 said:
The viewing angles are the big problem with TN though - the vertical viewing angles are such that even with your head still, a single colour background will form a noticeable gradient form top to bottom of your screen. For instance on the blue background used in these forums, on a TN you can see it's darker (if I'm remember it the right way round) at the top of the page than at the bottom. Move you head up an inch and the bottom of the screen starts going pale. Not nice.

Is this much of a problem in games?