Gaming LCD monitor · DIGIT-ARC

J

Hello Guys,

Firstly of all i m sorry to start a new thread for this...But was not able to find proper answers for the query I have...

Now then since when I have upgraded my system and now have the 4870 card...I have been very much willing to buy a LCD as I am still stuck on a 17' crt monitor(LG studioworks). But at the same time I have some queries too which is stopping me to buy that...so putting in a query here.

Will it really make a large difference in visual quality if I switch to LCD? I have heard many time that for gaming a CRT monitor is better?

Even if I have to switch to a LCD which will be good for gaming? my budget is 12k max. 20" inches will do

Thanks in advance...

R

there is no prob with such a thread...

since you have a 4870 you can easily get a good 22 inch monitor for your budget may be even 24.

Benq 22 " E2200HD FULL HD =11750Rs

do check the reviews.

and btw i guess today's LCDs offer the same or better quality as CRT

update
T2200HD(lacks HDMI1.3 / Audio in / Headphone Jack compared to E2200HD) is 9975RS

J

Thanks a lot RMN... do let me know if you get any more info

E2200HD is good , T2200HD also works good is there any one using the monitor speakers u ll die if u hear frm that

especially for HDMI -> DVI is common is gr8 for games so go for T2200HD

But please instead of the T2200HD go for the Samsung t220 full HD it is very gr8 one u wont disappoint with this check the reviews

damngoodman999 said:
E2200HD is good , T2200HD also works good is there any one using the monitor speakers u ll die if u hear frm that

especially for HDMI -> DVI is common is gr8 for games so go for T2200HD

But please instead of the T2200HD go for the Samsung t220 full HD it is very gr8 one u wont disappoint with this check the reviews

Hey r u sure T220 is full HD coz on samsung site its resolution is given 1680 x 1050. And nowhere they mentioned its full HD.

S

I have Samsung T220. It's great and got very good specifications life 2ms response time and 20000:1 contrast ratio. The maximum resolution is 1680x1050 but that's more than enough for most of the games. 1920x1800 would beat the living hell out of your graphics card unless it's the GTX series or 4870.
Also Samsung T220 is a visual treat. It's really eye catching. I would anyday prefer Samsung T220 over BenQ E2200.

Sunny1211993 said:
I have Samsung T220. It's great and got very good specifications life 2ms response time and 20000:1 contrast ratio. The maximum resolution is 1680x1050 but that's more than enough for most of the games. 1920x1800 would beat the living hell out of your graphics card unless it's the GTX series or 4870.
Also Samsung T220 is a visual treat. It's really eye catching. I would anyday prefer Samsung T220 over BenQ E2200.

Hey i just found out they hav displayed T220HD on usa site. Not on india's site. Wich is urs T220 or T220HD. I m planning to buy. I hav short listed 2233SW, T220, and T2200HD. Any model from dell ?

*www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/20lcd?c=in&cs=inbsd1&l=en&s=bsd

Dell 2009W (2000:1 (typical) contrast ratio, 5ms response time, 1680x1050 resolution)
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA( IPS panel, 178/178 viewing angle which is rare for LCD's)

Samsung 2233 SW at Rs.12K.

Pros:
Full HD, 22inch, VGA & DVI Input & good looks.

Cons:
No HDMI

T

I would say if you are looking for Gaming on 1920x1080 then go for BenQ E2200HD. 12k is a good price for a 1920x1080 LCD with HDMI. I had also inatially considered buying Samsung T2200 HD but at time I bought BenQ(3-4 months back) the reason I bought BenQ was my budget was 12k too and samsung was selling at around 15k at that time.

If you are looking for best bet at 12k w/o HD/HDMI then go for samsung T220.

^^see, first of all BenQ is no match to Samsungs and Dell's models. It has Color gamut problem.

Samsung T220 too is not a great monitor.

R

how is BenQ service compared to Samsung and Dell?

J

The question remains the same...which one should i go for then

...if not benq...or should I stick back to gud old CRT for a while ;-)

Go for BenQ right away^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ya I'm using BENQ T2200 HD giving me great performance for price I paid for it and it is dust cheap nowadays around 9.5k apx.

Remember neither dell 2209W nor samsung T220 are full HD. BTW DELL 2209W is best performer under 15K if full HD is not prime consideration.

J

Thanks to all of your wonderful replies and suggestions. Will surely let you know once I buy it.

C

My suggestion is go for Samsung T190 with 2ms response time for 10300/-..(IT wares)

Crossfire said:
My suggestion is go for Samsung T190 with 2ms response time for 10300/-..(IT wares)

Gr8 19"inch monitor for 10K :))

Benq T2200HD is available for 9.5K its better tan the best

NO. I would spend 11k on Dell/Samsung 22" models than spending 10k on a 19" display. Dell 198WFP retails for 7k and it's far far better than T190.

is samsung 2033sw or samsung s1909w better? not abt price but quality wise.

J

Hey guys what about Samsung 2233sw...its editor choice in techtree and they have clearly mentioned it to be far better than Benq E2200HD

*www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Samsung_2233sw_LCD_Monitor/551-98062-630-2.html

i am confused..shd I finalize Samsung 2233sw ...its costing 10.5 K and my lg studioworks 17" will go for around 2000 i guess ...so it will be a gud deal for 8K. what say?

^^yes. true. it's a terrific model.

A

good model,
as desi said earlier benq models are good value for price model not the best of the ones available in the market. see in what price are you getting Samsung 2233sw.

you never mentioned your budget for the ordeal

M

Guys me 2 wanna buy samsung 2233sw primarily for cheap alternate for hdtv.Coz i m gonna buy ps3/x360 in 2-3 months.Will absence of hdmi be problem?Thanx.

^Get VGA to HMDI converter cable.

Nice info.
I am just a reader of ur post.
Peace Out~~~!

M

Hey guys does it require high end pc to run 22"lcd?I have p4 3ghz,xp sp2,1 gb ddr ram,nvidia 7300gt.

^It should work fine, but do not expect to do gaming on full HD.

M

I just wanna use lcd monitor as substitute for hdtv.I want to use it mainly with x360/ps3 .As for its use as pc i will use for movies and photo editing with adobe ps cs2.

A

whats the problem in gaming on full hd monitors ?? doesnt support resolution? or something else?

J

when it says full HD..does that mean I will only get fullHD on a particular resolution or at any resolution?

And just curious to know how the games will look on a widescreen monitor? Do all games support widescreen? or will they look bad? like black strips on top and bottom?

Can anyone clarify how it works?

jetboy said:
when it says full HD..does that mean I will only get fullHD on a particular resolution or at any resolution?

And just curious to know how the games will look on a widescreen monitor? Do all games support widescreen? or will they look bad? like black strips on top and bottom?

Can anyone clarify how it works?

Full HD means a resolution of 1980*1080. Offcourse you can reduce the resolution to some moderate level.

Many games have the widescreen option. Those games which do not have don't look bad either. There are no black strips at top or bottom.

go for samsung s2233. just bought it now, was using dell s1909w. and am very happy now... 22" for the way. just make sure u hav a good graphics card

M

^hows 2233sw for photo editing and fast fps games?

^ Very good.

M

^does it play movies@ full hd only .Does it support lower resolution?

^ offcourse you can lower the resolution of the LCD.
But bear in mind that LCD's look best at their native resolution.

M

^for how much u got lcd?Can u pls give me ur dealer address?Will he replace my lg 17''flatron crt?Thanx.

^ I didn't got it, my friend got it. I am going to buy it soon.
You can get the LCD at Chroma at Big Bazaar(Lower parel) for around Rs.10,900.
I asked them about replacing my old samsung 17" CRT but they said you will need to give your whole system.

M

Ok! Thanx 4 info.

M

@coolG5 ,2233SM is available @ 10.5k @croma mulund!No exchange for crt monitors!

J

Thanks for all the help guys. I finally got the samsung 2233sw LCD monitor for 10,850 in exchange with my 17" monitor -Rs2000 on occasion of Gudi Padwa.

Feels Great...Will let you know how it feels while playing games. I will do some tests and reply back.

M

^pls tell me where u got ur lcd from?
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^pls tell me where u got ur lcd from?