Why is 20" worth the extra price over 19"?

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I see a lot of threads where people are saying "if you're going to go for a 19" W/S TFT you may as well go for a 20".

Question is, why? They're much more expensive and generally have slower response times, also requiring more expensive hardware to run at native res., all for one extra inch? Or am I missing something?
 
it's the extra resolution and extra size which are the main differences. Add to this the fact that there are much more varied choices in the 20"WS market than the 19"WS market, and this is the reason people look at that sector more. The 19"WS market is exclusively TN Film panel technology which is somewhat restrictive in viewing angles. Indeed, most of the 19" 4:3 market is TN Film as well and so while being good for the gamers out there, they don't offer the all round performance that other technologies can offer.

The 20"WS market has a choice of technologies including PVA, P-MVA and IPS panel technologies and for people wanting an all round performer, these are much better choices. There's no need to settle for the limited TN Film technology when the price of good P-MVA / IPS panels is nice and low, and this is why a lot of people like the 20" market instead :)
 
Baddass said:
it's the extra resolution and extra size which are the main differences. Add to this the fact that there are much more varied choices in the 20"WS market than the 19"WS market, and this is the reason people look at that sector more. The 19"WS market is exclusively TN Film panel technology which is somewhat restrictive in viewing angles. Indeed, most of the 19" 4:3 market is TN Film as well and so while being good for the gamers out there, they don't offer the all round performance that other technologies can offer.

The 20"WS market has a choice of technologies including PVA, P-MVA and IPS panel technologies and for people wanting an all round performer, these are much better choices. There's no need to settle for the limited TN Film technology when the price of good P-MVA / IPS panels is nice and low, and this is why a lot of people like the 20" market instead :)
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What technology is the VS VX2025? (i know you've probably told me aobut ten times already) :D
 
Robbie G said:
I see a lot of threads where people are saying "if you're going to go for a 19" W/S TFT you may as well go for a 20".

Question is, why? They're much more expensive and generally have slower response times, also requiring more expensive hardware to run at native res., all for one extra inch? Or am I missing something?
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I don't know why people are saying that because 19" w/s and 20" w/s screens are quite different. The 19" screens are all TN panels and are mostly aimed at budget buyers. The 20" screens tend to be the more expensive MVA, IPS and PVA panels (there are a few TNs) and cost a good £150 more.

If you've only got £180 to spend, clearly you're not going to be able to get a 20" w/s model.

There's certainly lots of reason to go 20" though if you do have the money - the fastest w/s monitor is a 20" (NEC MultiSync LCD20WGX2) and they mostly have better viewing angles, true colour and better contrast ratios, but of course you pay for all that.

I agree about the extra pixels being a double edged sword if you are a gamer, but of course not everyone is though.
 
WRT games though, surely the 20" monitors with their newer panel technology exhibit more ghosting than the TN film ones, which are more advanced in their product lifecycle?
 
Robbie G said:
WRT games though, surely the 20" monitors with their newer panel technology exhibit more ghosting than the TN film ones, which are more advanced in their product lifecycle?
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TN Film is still the main choice for gamers, yes. But the 20" market has some very responsive panels nowadays. The NEC LCD20WGX2 has a 6ms G2G AS-IPS panel, but in real use it is rated as responsive as even the fastest TN Film panels (like the 2ms TN Film panel in the VX922 for instance). Remember its not that the other panel technologies are newer, in fact VA and IPS have been around along time. It's the fact that manufacturers have finaly managed to get response times down low enough for gamers thanks to overdrive technology.

The 8ms P-MVA panels use din models like the Viewsonic VX2025WM and Belinea 102035W are comparable in responsiveness to the 8ms TN Film models like the BenQ FP202W, and then the 8ms 19" models like the Samsung 913N and Hyundai L90D+.

The 6ms AS-IPS panels are comparable to the 2ms TN Film panels in the 19" market according to reviews and user reports, and so response times are not really a problem with VA and IPS panels. Add to this the other pros of their technology as compared with TN Film, and i cant see many reasons to buy TN Film panels from a technology point of view in many cases.
 
i own said NEC and i have to say, sat side by side with 4ms TN film panels, theres no notable difference in ghosting

just my colours and viewing angles are better :D
 
I was looking at getting a widescreen monitor for gaming mostly, at the moment I'm using a 7 year old beige 17" CRT, basically its horrible to look at! I dont have a huge a budget as I will be needing a new gfx card also, but I was looking for less than £200 for the monitor, that means 19" only.

I see the OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK) is brand new (on pre order couple days ago, now says 1-3 days). The spec looks good with 700:1 contrast which is the best of the 19" monitors. You think this would be the best to go for?

Cheers.
 
Well the Acer is very popular round here so there is a lot of support for that model. There was a thread recently about the Hanns-G if you do a search, some dicsussion about how it compares in there :)
 
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