Good Widescreen LCD Monitor | Forums

[Spartan_M.A.D.]

I'm in the market for a good LCD Widescreen monitor. It will be used for gaming, net surfing, and word processing. I have a Geforce 7900 GT, so playing games at the native res of 1680x1050 wont be a problem. Here are the two monitors I'm trying to choose between.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014105
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009085
Both of those are the right size and resolution, and the price fits my budget, although if you guys have a better monitor to recommend for a slightly higher price, please do. Thanks for any feedback.

EDIT: Fixed the links, sorry bout that.

[Spartan_M.A.D.]

I'm in the market for a good LCD Widescreen monitor. It will be used for gaming, net surfing, and word processing. I have a Geforce 7900 GT, so playing games at the native res of 1680x1050 wont be a problem. Here are the two monitors I'm trying to choose between.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824014105
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009085
Both of those are the right size and resolution, and the price fits my budget, although if you guys have a better monitor to recommend for a slightly higher price, please do. Thanks for any feedback.

EDIT: Fixed the links, sorry bout that.

[Brutusn]

Well a good tip is go and see the monitors work in real life. Then u know what the best is for u.

[Spartan_M.A.D.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Brutusn:
Well a good tip is go and see the monitors work in real life. Then u know what the best is for u. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I dont really have a means to do that around where I live. I might check the Office Max in town, but that's all I really have here.

[creepymonkey]

I wouldn't suggest true widescreen unless you confirm that most of the next generation games are going to be widescreen compatable. as for brands i would suggest LG or Samsung. They make some pretty nice larger LCD 20.1" to 23" much bigger than than seems to make it hard to play in my oppinion. (too much screen to try focusing on) Dell makes a nice 24" widescreen if you truely want that.

[goodkebab_00]

at least it looks nice

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c...n&cs=19&sku=222-0863

[Spartan_M.A.D.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by goodkebab_00:
at least it looks nice

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c...n&cs=19&sku=222-0863 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeah, no way my single 7900 GT's powering anything at that resolution.

EDIT: As for future games supporting widescreen, I dont really think that's going to be an issue because every single game I have gotten recently has had native support for widescreen displays. If not, there is almost always an entry for custom resolutions in a game's .ini file.

[goodkebab_00]

30" makes me drooooooool

[Tfrogs1]

I'm also looking for an LCD widescreen... but I'm wondering, if a game doesn't support it, does it play in 4:3 or stretch it?

[Spartan_M.A.D.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Tfrogs1:
I'm also looking for an LCD widescreen... but I'm wondering, if a game doesn't support it, does it play in 4:3 or stretch it? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Most games coming out these days do support it, and if they don't, it is almost guaranteed to have an entry in a .ini file that allows you to input custom resolutions.