Thinking of changing monitor.

no_1_dave · 24 May 2011 at 18:51

Which monitor would you recommend for under £150, 22-24 inch, must have HDMI in?
I'm tempted to sell my 3D Vision kit in favour of being able to use my monitor with my PS3 so I can still play LA Noire while my misses is watching TV lol

What's the opinion of the OCUK value 24 inch one?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-OK&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

Also, I have the 22 inch Samsung 2233 (120hz), this one here:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-120-SA&groupid=17&catid=1851&subcat=

How much do you think I could sell it for, it's 2 years old?

cmndr_andi · 24 May 2011 at 19:21

Hi there,

Have you tried an adapter like this to run your PS3 on your existing monitor ? (It will only run at 60Hz, but it should work)

no_1_dave · 24 May 2011 at 19:46

cmndr_andi said:
Hi there,

Have you tried an adapter like this to run your PS3 on your existing monitor ? (It will only run at 60Hz, but it should work)

Now that's a good idea, however it means unplugging & plugging in my PS3 everytime to play on it.

cmndr_andi · 24 May 2011 at 19:53

no_1_dave said:
Now that's a good idea, however it means unplugging & plugging in my PS3 everytime to play on it.

You could also get a 2 port DVI switch and plug the HDMI-DVI adapter (connected to the PS3) and your GPU output into it then plug the switch output into the monitor. Cost of one of these seems to be about a tenner.

no_1_dave · 24 May 2011 at 20:06

cmndr_andi said:
You could also get a 2 port DVI switch and plug the HDMI-DVI adapter (connected to the PS3) and your GPU output into it then plug the switch output into the monitor. Cost of one of these seems to be about a tenner.

Can they do 120Hz for 3D Vision?

cmndr_andi · 24 May 2011 at 20:26

It should just be a pin-to-pin switch - so it shouldn't impede a full dual-link DVI connection carrying the 1680x1050@120Hz signal to the monitor.

no_1_dave · 24 May 2011 at 20:32

Cheers, I'll look into it

Sycho · 24 May 2011 at 22:03

Dave how good is 3d vision? games are a lot better with it? also which have you tried? thanks.

no_1_dave · 24 May 2011 at 23:00

Sycho said:
Dave how good is 3d vision? games are a lot better with it? also which have you tried? thanks.

I've had it 2 years so have tried too many games to count lol

I think it's awesome!

You have to concentrate more when playing. When playing games normally you will notice things at the edge of the screen, for example in CoD you'll notice someone in the corner of the screen so you can just turn & shoot them. This isnt the same in 3D (hence why I dont use it online). While using 3D you have to concentrate harder. Your mind is seeing the image as 3 dimensional so you notice the main centre of the screen & what is going on there but you don't pick up what is going on in your peripheral's. I think you'd need to try it to see what I mean. The 3D means the edges are like you peripheral vision in real life, you only notice what is there if you physically look.

Racing games though & third person adventure games (Dragon Age, The Witcher, Black & White etc) are epic