Widescreen dilemma

[nish_higher]

I wanna purchase a new 19" screen but i'm not able to figure out whether to get a normal screen or a widescreen monitor.i'm a casual gamer and tell me do games play well on a widescreen?should i go for widescreen or regular tft?
Also please suggest a model.my eyes r on viewsonic 1912wm.

[entrana]

go for widescreen trust me, it rocks and its mroe worth than a 4:3, go for the viewsonic ones they are great

[nish_higher]

Ok thanks.also tell me will i need additional patches to run games on widescreen?

[john_the_ultimate]

Some games do need patch but most new games support widescreen resolutions.

[BULLZI]

u can play most games without patch.
i cant play CS1.6/DOTA at native resolutions 1440*900(max. for 19 inch TFT widescreen).the machine completely freezes within 30 mins:(.
changing native resolution to 1024*768 solves the problem,though:).

[Batistabomb]

dude better go for widescreen its resolution is 1440/900 and gaming quality for viewing is extra ordinary,i suggest for viewsonic LCD

[nish_higher]

ok i'm going for widescreen.i went to local shop and the guy suggested samsung 940n instead of viewsonic 1912wm.is it better in picture quality?

[john_the_ultimate]

Whichever you buy, just see if it has DVI input or not. AFAIK, both 940N and VG1912wm doesnot have DVI (digital) input.

[nish_higher]

Ok then please suggest one

[ax3]

bt isnt widescreen just a streched sideways of a normal screen ?

[Batistabomb]

how much can you bear dude dvi monitors are very cost viewsonic VP2130b

Ultra-Slim Bezel LCD


costs 27000

i think for home purposes you can go for non DVI monitors

and the cheaper DVI monitor by viewsonic is :

ViewSonic VX2235WM 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 700:1, WSXGA+ 1680x1050, DVI, Black·Silver
costs 10,760

see this link
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2884801&CatId=2775

[DD3030]

Whichever you buy, just see if it has DVI input or not. AFAIK, both 940N and VG1912wm doesnot have DVI (digital) input.

there is no VG1912wm

VA1912w - no DVI
VA1912wb - with DVI
VG1921wm - no DVI
VG1930wm - with DVI

VA1912wb - ask specifically for this, check while purchasing that the box pack contains DVI cable :p

[sashijoseph]

Get the Viewsonic VX1932WM for 10.5k(Kolkata price).DVI+2ms response time.
Samsung - 940BW....5ms+DVI(difficult to find one though).
LG - 194WT .... 5ms+DVI

[nish_higher]

yes i'm getting vx1932wm but for 11.2k coz prices in north r more.will have it by saturday.thanks for the suggestion

[ashnik]

LG 194wT has buttons on the which is a pain in a**...but the monitor looks elegent due to this.

[john_the_ultimate]

there is no VG1912wm

My mistake, I was refering to VG1921wm :D

[shashank4u]

Go for widescreen rather than normal screen they really looks better.
go for any Viewsonic model as per yr requirement.

[pushkaraj]

is a graphics card needed to use an LCD monitor. My current config is AMD 2.0 GHz 3200+ on a Gigabyte GA K8N51 GMF-9 mobo with 512 MB DDR400 RAM and onboard GPU nVidia GeForce 6100. M completely noob bout LCDs.Will this config run an LCD?

[john_the_ultimate]

It will run fine.

[pushkaraj]

Eh John. Thanx :)

[bhaskar 789]

go for widescreen its great . buy asus 19" lcd VW192 it gives cristal clear image which give you optimum satisfaction (a s per my personal experience):?