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killmoms · Local time: Jun 16, 2006, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Elrasiel

I'm thinking if I should get a normal 4:3 LDC monitor or one in 16:9. What do you think? I already have an HDTV so I won't need the monitor to watch movies but it could be helpful in editing movies and sound since the view is wider but how would it look in gaming? Does it just strech it out (which looks hideous)? Is there also a list out there which shows games with 16:9 support?

thanks!

More and more modern games support 16:10 screen modes (which is the typical shape of computer widescreen LCDs, not 16:9). Older games probably don't, so you might have to run them in 4:3 resolutions. If that's the case, getting a 1920 x 1200 monitor (usually 23 or 24 inches) is probably the easiest, so you can run them in 1600 x 1200 and just have the monitor leave the image unstretched (I know Dell monitors support this, can't speak for others). 1280 x 1024 can work on 1680 x 1050 sized monitors, though you might want to make the LCD not scale that at all... it's a toss-up.

Basically, look at the games you play most often, get them updated. Do they support 16:10 sized resolutions? Would playing them in 4:3 on a 16:10 monitor bother you a lot? How does that balance against the niceties of having a widescreen monitor for general desktop/application computing? That's not a decision we can help you with.

I'm a big fan of widescreen displays, for desktop AND gaming, but the only games I really play are WoW and HL2 (and other Source games), all of which support 16:10 display modes in their engines natively. So it works out perfectly for my situation.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

killmoms · Local time: Jun 18, 2006, 06:31 AM

Originally Posted by Elrasiel

Thanks for your help guys!
I think I'm probably gona get this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1138083976140
It's got the native solution I wan't to a reasonable price. I checked it out by myself at ebay and think this oun could be the right one since I really don't wanna spend more than 500$ on that.

Don't even spend that much. Just sign up for a site like dealmac.com or something and watch for deals on the Dell 2007WFP. It's the only 20.1" widescreen I'd bother buying. Beautiful screen (all the gorgeousness of the 2005, and now with no backlight leaking) and supports HDCP on its DVI input. With deals, it gets down to as low as $360 - $390.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

killmoms · Local time: Jun 18, 2006, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Elrasiel

@killmoms
Thanks for to inform me on that monitor. It has even a S-IPS panel which the bestbuy one doesn't have. Looks really good and even with the full price it's still (a little bit) cheaper. DO you know if Dell is shipping with USPS? I HATE UPS.

Not sure, honestly, it's been so long since I got my 2005FPW (and then had to sell it) that I don't remember. I didn't have any trouble with it shipped, though, and neither did my two friends who just bought 2007s... and for the prices these monitors can get down to, I'd be willing to put up with UPS.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

killmoms · Local time: Jun 18, 2006, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Elrasiel

Yeah I'm probably gona go with that. At least the shipping is free as well but why did you have to sell it?

Had no money and all my friends were going to a beach house for spring break. Since we were all seniors, it was sort of our last big vacation/road-trip opportunity, so I decided people were more important than stuff. I sold my monitor to a freshman friend of mine who is a talented artist and would get a lot of use out of a larger monitor. When I have a steady job and some financial stability again, I'll be getting a new one.

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