22" inch monitor query .

[digitizen]

will a 22"inch lcd monitor work on a system with nvidia 6100 based motherboard ? i mean will i be able to play games like nfs most wanted and watch movies in it . i am not looking in to high performance games .

[desiibond]

most of the current 22" monitors come with FullHD and I don't think you can game on it using 6100 chipset.

your best bet would be 19" or less. or get a Graphics card

[digitizen]

Originally Posted by desiibond

most of the current 22" monitors come with FullHD and I don't think you can game on it using 6100 chipset.

your best bet would be 19" or less. or get a Graphics card

will there be any problems with video playback aswell ?

[saqib_khan]

^^ that depends, if u r talking abt HD, then I don't think u'll be able to play HD videos. Its better if u buy a graphics card first.

[digitizen]

Originally Posted by saqib_khan

^^ that depends, if u r talking abt HD, then I don't think u'll be able to play HD videos. Its better if u buy a graphics card first.

ah ok . i am on a low budget . i thought ill buy the monitor and go for the graphics card a litle later .

[desiibond]

a 20" 2033SW for 7k and a HD4670/9600GT for 4.5k should be a good deal.

[digitizen]

Originally Posted by desiibond

a 20" 2033SW for 7k and a HD4670/9600GT for 4.5k should be a good deal.

can you give me an idea about the size difference ? i mean is that a huge difference because i am buying it for my bedroom and i also intend to watch tv on it with a tuner .

[desiibond]

hmm. 22" is too much if you are going to watch TV using a tuner unless your tuner support FullHD resolution. There will be lot of pixelation. Also, check LG's new 22" TV+monitor lcds. They come with inbuild tv tuner and you won't need to connect any external tuner. Price should be around 14k I think.

[digitizen]

so normal lcd tv tuners that come for 1500 wont support 22" lcd monitors ?

[desiibond]

they do support but the image will be stretched.

[Mr.Digital]

You should not buy 22",since you require new TV tuner + graphic card for the same.

If you are low on budget then go for "19" or 20" WIDE SCREEN" monitors with HD support, so that in future you can add graphic card as well.

[emmarbee]

Buy a 22" FULLHD resolution Monitor and wait patiently until u gather funds for video card. With 6100 u can't play most of the games - even in 19" (1440x900)

22" and 24" FULLHD Recommendations
BENQ E2200HD - <10K
SAMSUNG 2233SW - 10K
BENQ G2412HD - <13K
DELL S2409W - 15K (not sure)
The reason for mentioning about the 24" is that they aren't too costly and if you intend to watch movies from some distance in your bedroom - a BIG screen will be sweet than buying a smaller screen and getting itchy about that 2" INCH LESSer (which I feel now)

What's your CPU? - It is the main requirement for you to play HD movies. Of course, now NVIDIA has enabled CUDA acceleration and you can play HD movies with your video card - but I 'm not sure whether it supports older cards too!

I've got a D930 processor and it easily plays 720p movies but 1080p with some hiccups. So now I use NVIDIA CUDA on my 9600GT card to play lovely HD clips on my 22" monitor.

Recommendation:
Buy a 22"/24" FullHD monitor - Working with a large widescreen monitor is a treat. YOU got ample space. For the time being, play the games with less resolution (OR play in window mode with black background). After you get some funds you can buy the video card and be pleased with quality FULLHD games. Happies Endings

BUT if you buy a NON fullHD monitor now, for say around 7-9K, later you'll feel for not being able to see quality 1080p clips until you ditch this monitor.

[digitizen]

Originally Posted by emmarbee

Buy a 22" FULLHD resolution Monitor and wait patiently until u gather funds for video card. With 6100 u can't play most of the games - even in 19" (1440x900)

22" and 24" FULLHD Recommendations
BENQ E2200HD - <10K
SAMSUNG 2233SW - 10K
BENQ G2412HD - <13K
DELL S2409W - 15K (not sure)
The reason for mentioning about the 24" is that they aren't too costly and if you intend to watch movies from some distance in your bedroom - a BIG screen will be sweet than buying a smaller screen and getting itchy about that 2" INCH LESSer (which I feel now)

What's your CPU? - It is the main requirement for you to play HD movies. Of course, now NVIDIA has enabled CUDA acceleration and you can play HD movies with your video card - but I 'm not sure whether it supports older cards too!

I've got a D930 processor and it easily plays 720p movies but 1080p with some hiccups. So now I use NVIDIA CUDA on my 9600GT card to play lovely HD clips on my 22" monitor.

Recommendation:
Buy a 22"/24" FullHD monitor - Working with a large widescreen monitor is a treat. YOU got ample space. For the time being, play the games with less resolution (OR play in window mode with black background). After you get some funds you can buy the video card and be pleased with quality FULLHD games. Happies Endings

BUT if you buy a NON fullHD monitor now, for say around 7-9K, later you'll feel for not being able to see quality 1080p clips until you ditch this monitor.

thanks for the awesome reply . and i would be able to watch tv with a tuner card.

[ravi_9793]

Dell S2409W Full HD Monitor ->>PRICE : Rs 12750/- (3 Years Warranty)

[saqib_khan]

emmarbee is correct, monitor is something that we don't buy every now and then. So, for now buy a 22" LCD and later insert a graphics card.

[desiibond]

also, as per nVidia

300 MHz RAMDAC
Blazing-fast RAMDAC supports display with high, ergonomic refresh rates up to and including 1920x1440@75Hz.

Single-Link DVI Support
Able to drive flat-panel displays up to and including 1600x1200.
Feature only available for GeForce 6150/nForce 430.

you need to be sure if this 6100 can drive a FullHD display. what is the use if it eats up lot of CPU cycles?

[Ronnie11]

erm...pls don't mind me posting here but i kind of had the same question & thought it would be better to put it here...So if i plan to buy a 22/24" & enjoy full hd...so i have to buy a graphics card..so which cards would support full hd??are the hd cards very expensive??Could u guys pls suggest some cards to go with the 22/24 screens...

[desiibond]

even a 1.5k 8400GS/GT will support FullHD. but make sure your mobo supports PCI-E

[Ronnie11]

Originally Posted by desiibond

even a 1.5k 8400GS/GT will support FullHD. but make sure your mobo supports PCI-E

LOL...WHAAAAT???I thought u have to spend like 10k+ for an hd card...lol...but will these cards also be good to play games in full hd???Any good cards u would recommend for about 6k which supports full hd & gaming...nvidia or ati sapphire..whichever...

[emmarbee]

@digitizen - You still haven't given me your CPU model number?

@Ronnie11 - Palit GF GTS250 512MB DDR-III [HDMI] - 7250/-
Palit HD4670 Super 512MB DDR-III [HDMI] - 4725
Palit GF 9600GT 512MB DDR-III [HDMI] - 5000
Palit GF 9800GT 512MB DDR-III [HDMI] - 6200
And what about your screen - did u decide which one?

@ravi_9793 - Where did u get that price? If others new - please let me know.

And samsung 2233sw has come down to Rs. 9800 at deltapage and 10,250 at Lynx.

[desiibond]

@Ronnie11, my pick would be Palit GTS250 for 7k-7.5k if you want FullHD gaming + playback.

8400GS is card for hometheatre setup where it can easily drive a fullHD movie but not gaming at FullHD.

[shoaib89]

Sorry for posting my query here as i cant create threads.

My CRT just got screwed and i need an LCD soon. This will be used with my old comp till I can get a new comp (waiting for ATI 785 boards). Now my current comp is an INTEL 845 board with onboard graphics and the new LCD should work with it for the next 3 weeks or so. Budget is about 7.5k (max stretchable to 8k) and I think 19 and 20 inch LCDs fall under this budget. Also note that I am planning to put atleast a 4850 card in my new comp.


So basically suggest an LCD priced <8000 which would work with my current system (845 based onboard card) and also a new system ( HD4850 , phenom 550, ddr3) . Please include the approx price at SP road bangalore. Thanks

[desiibond]

samsung 2033SW 20" LCD for 7.2k

[Ronnie11]

Originally Posted by desiibond

@Ronnie11, my pick would be Palit GTS250 for 7k-7.5k if you want FullHD gaming + playback.

8400GS is card for hometheatre setup where it can easily drive a fullHD movie but not gaming at FullHD.

Thanks but its a DDRIII card isn't it??so my computer won't support it then...

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by Ronnie11

Thanks but its a DDRIII card isn't it??so my computer won't support it then...

This post seriously needs to be mentioned in "dumbest things thread"!!!

Ronnie, DDR3 card means that the RAM that is on the card is GDDR3 and doesn't fcuking care about what kind of RAM your PC has. Understand?????

[Ronnie11]

Originally Posted by desiibond

This post seriously needs to be mentioned in "dumbest things thread"!!!

Ronnie, DDR3 card means that the RAM that is on the card is GDDR3 and doesn't fcuking care about what kind of RAM your PC has. Understand?????

Lol..dude i meant GDDR3..am sry about it...i wasn't talking about the ram..mine is 2gbddr2 ram...the quesry i had was what is with the DDR3 written...wasn't familiar with DDR3 stuff on graphics card..am familiar with RAMS man...Sry again...

PalitGTS 250512 MB DDR37375

[acewin]

, thats scary desiboy getting angry, seems why the songs were written like of in Don, sure there will be like those in Bangalore too geeZ.
@shoaib, too bad your display got kaput, buying samsung 2033SW is very good option very good budget monitor, 845 chipset will do good, but playing movies with high res will be trouble, normal DVDrips will be ok, will take CPU load but then wont suggest to buy a bad low end GPU when u are already planning for big thing..

anyhow once you have bought you can tell us what was the experience,

@ronnie, the suggestions for such upgrades is based on the current config, and you never told what you have got currently. for systems like P4 and even pentium D, max upgrade suggestion will be HD4670. for dual cores likes of 2xxx max to 9600GT, and from E5200, more better gfx card.
remember if gfx card is high end and proccy sucks it wont be able to handle your gpu cycles.

[shoaib89]

Originally Posted by acewin

, thats scary desiboy getting angry, seems why the songs were written like of in Don, sure there will be like those in Bangalore too geeZ.
@shoaib, too bad your display got kaput, buying samsung 2033SW is very good option very good budget monitor, 845 chipset will do good, but playing movies with high res will be trouble, normal DVDrips will be ok, will take CPU load but then wont suggest to buy a bad low end GPU when u are already planning for big thing..

anyhow once you have bought you can tell us what was the experience,

Sure. Thanks for the suggestions. Will be buying it today or tomorrow and i will let you know how it goes. Its only a short term thing for my current comp so lets see.

[emmarbee]

This is the first time I've seen desiji talking like this. What happened bhai?

And acewin, can my D930 processor handle the CPU cycles of 9600GT? if I upgrade my proc. can I see few more performance increase from my GPU?

Originally Posted by acewin

, thats scary desiboy getting angry, seems why the songs were written like of in Don, sure there will be like those in Bangalore too geeZ.
@shoaib, too bad your display got kaput, buying samsung 2033SW is very good option very good budget monitor, 845 chipset will do good, but playing movies with high res will be trouble, normal DVDrips will be ok, will take CPU load but then wont suggest to buy a bad low end GPU when u are already planning for big thing..

anyhow once you have bought you can tell us what was the experience,

@ronnie, the suggestions for such upgrades is based on the current config, and you never told what you have got currently. for systems like P4 and even pentium D, max upgrade suggestion will be HD4670. for dual cores likes of 2xxx max to 9600GT, and from E5200, more better gfx card.
remember if gfx card is high end and proccy sucks it wont be able to handle your gpu cycles.

[Charan]

whats the current price of Dell E228WFP and E2208WFP? are these the best 22" monitors available? Main purpose - HD content.