Coming out soon, finally an LCD *I* would find worth buying.

[eXa]

samsung 225BW is still 1680x1050...

[cadaveca]

yes, but that's the problem. Higher pixel/inch density on a 20 @ 1680x1050 than a 22 = less quality image for the 22, imho.

[eXa]

okay. first you say that the higher res on 22" and up puts you off (because of low fps) and then you say that the 22" with the res of the 20" is to low... well then your stuck with 20"....

[cadaveca]

...and that's what I got. Remember that it was me that recommended that LG unit in the first place. Best 20 i could find. For gaming, that is.

[ak_47_boy]

I don't know what you people see in CRT's, i have seen very new and expensive ones and i would take a LCD any day.

[Khaotic]

Hmmm.

I have both and enjoy both to an extent.
CRT's have the very large freedom of resolution. With a 20" CRT, i can push the resolution up to 2048x1536. With the wide selection of graphics cards we have at our disposal - a CRT gives you breathing room. A 20" LCD "looks best" at 1600x1200 but if you have a budget video card, you'll never be there with any degree of comfort. With a CRT, you don't have to sacrifice image quality on the screen compard to the up/down conversion required on an LCD.

Now, I do a lot of gaming on an LCD. Samsung 204B. It goes to all my LAN events - that's just a simple matter of weight ratio! I also enjoy the seemingly "brighter" feel of an LCD.

I'm looking hard at the 2407 24" Wide screen from Dell. It's price just dropped for $679. I have 2 friends that game on it, and they are VERy happy. I've even hooked it up to my LAN box and had a great time playing 2142.

Which also leads to look at the 30" LCD. But yeagh - the rez on that would probably require an SLI setup of 2x 7950GX2 cards - or a pair of the new 8800's when they come out. No offense ATI fans, but i'll never own another ATI card again. But we all know that's a debate for another thread.

[Lithan]

Wow people hating on the LCD's... I went to 2005fpw from a top of the line trinatron 21" and have no regrets... except Screen smudges... I have to clean this damn screen almost every day, because with a dark background and room lights on, every little smudge becomes ridiculously noticable. And I still havent found a single "ready to use" screen wipe that doesnt suck horribly.

[cadaveca]

mind spraying the face with water? I keep a bottle and special microfibre cloth right next to my monitor.

[Khaotic]

Yup. Me too. I bought a spray bottle at Wallgreens (Rx store) and have it filled with a 50/50 mix of 91% ISO and filtered tap water. Right next to that is a microfiber cloth. I use that on my CRTs and LCDs. Much more cost effective than any "crap" ready-wipe.

[cadaveca]

ISO? you know that may remove the anti-glare coating, or turn it yellow?

WATER ONLY!!!! NO ALCOHOL OR SOLVENTS!!!!

If water is not enough by itself, then you got a crummy cloth.

[ak_47_boy]

I only use iso the odd time when someones greasy little fingers get on my screen. Water works fine for most everything else.

[cadaveca]

uh, yeah, that's the whole point of using a microfibre cloth...removes oils and grease with just water.

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[Bhairav]

One correction : You guys were saying that the vx2025wm has an S-IPS panel; it actually has a P-MVA panel, made by AU Optronics.

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www.flatpanels.dk/panels.php