Need suggestions - LCD monitor

[dilip_premraj]

hey guys.....

i'm planning to upgrade my 17" CRT monitor... n i'm looking for a 19" LCD (non-widescreen) one...

can u guys suggest me a gud model...???

my current s/m config is as follows....

Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
D845GRG
1280 MB DDR RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6600
200 GB HDD


pls note the following points

1. Screen size - 19" or 20" (looking for non-widescreen... is it available in the market?)
2. Response time - < 5ms
3. Contrast ratio (native) - 1000:1 or better
4. Brightness - 300cd/m2 or better
5. Budget < 10K
6. Resolution - 1280 x 1024
7. Warranty - 3 years or more
8. Main Activities - Coding, browsing and playing games... not that much movie viewing


the models currently in my mind are Dell Ultrasharp 1908FP and ViewSonic VA916...

pls gimme ur valuable suggestions.... or
do u have any other good models matching the above points...

regards
dilip

[Arnab boss]

If ur budget is 10k then go 4 samsung 2233 ''22'' wide screen with fantastic resolution...@10.4k...

It is better than dell and viewsonic...'

[dilip_premraj]

Originally Posted by Arnab boss

If ur budget is 10k then go 4 samsung 2233 ''22'' wide screen with fantastic resolution...@10.4k...

thnx for ur suggestion...

is there any non widescreen model from samsung...???

[Arnab boss]

I don't think so as now days all lcd r coming with wide screen...'

Check with ur local shops if they have some old stocks...'

[keith_j_snyder2]

Is there any reason why u don't go for WIDE?

[acewin]

there are 19 inch non-widescreen from samsung but really why would you go for non-widescreen

[dilip_premraj]

in our office most of the new monitors are widescreen 17" ones.... n v mainly used for coding purposes... i'm nt at all impressed with the performances of the widescreen ones... text, images etc are stretched... n i find it very difficult to read it... i dnt know if there is any settings to change or not....

also most of the games in the market are not made for widescreen.... only very few of them supports this.... also i read in one of the blogs that widescreen is mainly used for watching movies....

pls check this site:
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...e_A:_Certified

as my main activities are coding n playing games i dont think it will fit for me.... thats y i prefer to choose a non-widescreen model...

anyway i dont mind switching to a widescreen one if there is a model that satisfies my other points.... i.e. contrast ratio, response time, budget etc....

my techie gurus out here...if there is anything wrong in my views or findings pls correct me ok....

so please help me out to choose a gud monitor for me... n i'm not interested in HD ready or Full HD models...

regards
dilip

[Arnab boss]

I don't think that widescreen moniters r not good 4 gaming as I run all the latest games in med or high settings and it works fine...!

As I said earlier go 4 samsung 2233 it is value 4 ur money u spent...'

[keith_j_snyder2]

Originally Posted by dilip_premraj

in our office most of the new monitors are widescreen 17" ones.... n v mainly used for coding purposes... i'm nt at all impressed with the performances of the widescreen ones... text, images etc are stretched... n i find it very difficult to read it... i dnt know if there is any settings to change or not....

also most of the games in the market are not made for widescreen.... only very few of them supports this.... also i read in one of the blogs that widescreen is mainly used for watching movies....

pls check this site:
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...e_A:_Certified

as my main activities are coding n playing games i dont think it will fit for me.... thats y i prefer to choose a non-widescreen model...

anyway i dont mind switching to a widescreen one if there is a model that satisfies my other points.... i.e. contrast ratio, response time, budget etc....

my techie gurus out here...if there is anything wrong in my views or findings pls correct me ok....

so please help me out to choose a gud monitor for me... n i'm not interested in HD ready or Full HD models...

regards
dilip

May be u need to be little updated. After 2006, every single game released comes with wide screen support, infact now days if u don't have wide screen, u won't be able to enjoy the features of the game.
I 'll give u an example, i played a game named DEAD SPACE(one hell of a scary game- can say the scariest game of the year). Earlier i had 17"(1280x1024) screen & now i 've got 20"(1600x900) screen, the game experience in WIDE screen is amazing & a MUST because the player already takes upto half of the screen & when i used to play on 17", i got stabbed by those monster easily because of the lack of the side view.
May be this can give u better idea:

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/attachmen..._uut0810_1.jpg
http://www.mhvt.net/quicktime/eng/sc...d_space_01.jpg
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...php/Dead_Space
Check the difference between both.

There are more & better examples but from now on whatever game come will feature wide screen support.

The wide monitors are bit difficult to adapt when u addicted to sq. ones & it 'll take some time to get used to it. Trust me if now i 've to work on sq. monitors again, i might probably kill myself.