Purchasing a new LCD monitor

[ionicsachin]

Hiii friends,
I m planning to go for an LCD monitor, really want to give up this old dabba-monitor now. My budget is 10k-12k and i m looking for maximum size with Full HD support if possible. Please suggest a few models.

[drvarunmehta]

Samsung 2233
22" for 10.5k

[damngoodman999]

Samsung 2233 is good

also consider BENQ E2200HD

[ionicsachin]

are they both full HD??? and i have a EVGA 9600GT .... wud i need a better graphic card for all HD glory?

[ionicsachin]

I think Benq e2200HD is full HD....wats the approximate price?

[damngoodman999]

10800/- for E2200HD which comes with HDMI

[desiibond]

1) Dell 2409W for 14k
2) Samsung 2233SW for 10.5k

[ionicsachin]

Ohkkk....so as per my budget i m shortlisted to Benq E2200HD and Samsung 2233SW...which one shud i go for.....
and also, will i need a better graphic card than current EVGA 9600GT?

[desiibond]

Samsung 2233SW

yes. 9600GT is not at all enough for FullHD gaming

and if you get something like HD4850 atleast, you may need to get a better PSU

[surinder]

Originally Posted by ionicsachin

Ohkkk....so as per my budget i m shortlisted to Dell E2200HD and Samsung 2233SW...which one shud i go for.....
and also, will i need a better graphic card than current EVGA 9600GT?

Dell has not E2200HD in their LCD range it is from Benq. And my vote for Samsung 2233SW among these two. And yes you have to upgrade your GPU as well and I afraid PSU too.

[damngoodman999]

ya he just changed ,, its Benq E2200HD , u can go Samsung 2233SW the monitor looks are really cool

[ionicsachin]

^
Sorry bros....got confused
Benq E2200HD or Samsung 2233SW

[ionicsachin]

Originally Posted by surinder

Dell has not E2200HD in their LCD range it is from Benq. And my vote for Samsung 2233SW among these two. And yes you have to upgrade your GPU as well and I afraid PSU too.

Got a Corsaur 450VX, wont that do????

[damngoodman999]

Samsung 2233SW

its good !! if u r using HDMI then go E2200HD

[desiibond]

VX450W should do. Get GTX260 or HD4870 if you can pay 11.5k

[ionicsachin]

HDMI port....will it make any difference for Full HD glory?

So i ve decided to go for Samsung 2233SW and will buy a GTX260 or HD4870 within few days....

[drvarunmehta]

There's no difference in the image quality of HDMI and DVI, but you might as well get HDMI because you can hook it up with a standalone DVD player and other devices if needed.
More devices have HDMI output than DVI output.

[ionicsachin]

^
Thats true.....but will a HDMI to DVI converter help in that case?

also abt 2233SW i read this while googling:
"one major problem i find with this monitor is that it does not like any other res except for 1920x1080. if you play a game that is lower res and cannot be adjusted up, a display popup comes on in front of your game saying that the monitor is not at the optimal res and wont go away and then go to sleep after a minute. have to turn it off and on to get back to end the game. very frustrating"

does this happen with every 1920x1080 monitor? Coz i might have to wait for some time before shifting to GTX260 or a 4870

[damngoodman999]

GTX 260 & HD 4870 1 Gb can play @ 1920 X 10809 resolution , if u want good HD video the choose GTX 260

[ionicsachin]

^ yeah.....but in the meantime while i still have my 9600GT will i be able to play games at lower resolutions

[saqib_khan]

^^Which games u wanna play ?? I don't think its a good idea to play games in this HD LCD with 9600GT. Or u can upgrade ur GPU later also.

[ionicsachin]

Yeah i m going to upgrade later to GTX260 or 4870.....my doubt is can i currently play games at lower resolution than native 1080

[damngoodman999]

no probs u can ,, now u can play with some low resolution

[ionicsachin]

but a review said this
"one major problem i find with this monitor is that it does not like any other res except for 1920x1080. if you play a game that is lower res and cannot be adjusted up, a display popup comes on in front of your game saying that the monitor is not at the optimal res and wont go away and then go to sleep after a minute. have to turn it off and on to get back to end the game. very frustrating"

now i really love few classics like warcraft 3 and few others....will i be able to play them at 4:3 with black strips both sides

[gsmsikar]

go for a LCD TV from LG or Samsung

19" LCD TV from LG costs 14K ( with scheme) full HD compatible
http://www.in.lge.com/Product/Produc...arent=LCD%20TV

22" LCD TV from samsung costs 17K , full HD
http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/d...=LA22A450C1LXL



out of these samsung is better , i think

[damngoodman999]

Originally Posted by gsmsikar

go for a LCD TV from LG or Samsung

19" LCD TV from LG costs 14K ( with scheme) full HD compatible
http://www.in.lge.com/Product/Produc...arent=LCD%20TV

22" LCD TV from samsung costs 17K , full HD
http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/d...=LA22A450C1LXL



out of these samsung is better , i think

OMG

[ionicsachin]

but a review said this
"one major problem i find with this monitor is that it does not like any other res except for 1920x1080. if you play a game that is lower res and cannot be adjusted up, a display popup comes on in front of your game saying that the monitor is not at the optimal res and wont go away and then go to sleep after a minute. have to turn it off and on to get back to end the game. very frustrating"

now i really love few classics like warcraft 3 and few others....will i be able to play them at 4:3 with black strips both sides

[surinder]

Originally Posted by gsmsikar

go for a LCD TV from LG or Samsung

19" LCD TV from LG costs 14K ( with scheme) full HD compatible
http://www.in.lge.com/Product/Produc...arent=LCD%20TV

22" LCD TV from samsung costs 17K , full HD
http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/d...=LA22A450C1LXL



out of these samsung is better , i think

wake up man its June 2009.

[ionicsachin]

You people are not answering my question and hovering over this TV thing.....for the third time :
but a review said this
"one major problem i find with this monitor is that it does not like any other res except for 1920x1080. if you play a game that is lower res and cannot be adjusted up, a display popup comes on in front of your game saying that the monitor is not at the optimal res and wont go away and then go to sleep after a minute. have to turn it off and on to get back to end the game. very frustrating"

now i really love few classics like warcraft 3 and few others....will i be able to play them at 4:3 with black strips both sides

[desiibond]

^^That is the case with any LCD monitor. You HAVE to put it at native resolution. But that resolution problem shouldn't be an issue. that reviewer should've updated drivers etc.