damonrpayne Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Looking for opinions on the best BIG display I can get that doesn't have those two horrid vertical trinitron lines. I believe that excludes any aperature grille monitor over 17" ? I'm looking at a viewsonic 21" shadow mask monitor and the dell 24" LCD right now but I just want a BIG display for gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babywolfz Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I have a ViewSonic 19". I got it at CopmUSA back in April. I love it. I think I picked it up for around $450.00 with a $50.00 mail in rebate. Model v910. I always have herd that for gaming that you want to use a crt screen. I also have a 19"Crt screen. But it just took up so much room. I love the flat screen. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 I already have a 19", a very good one. My next one must be 21" or larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 why not go with one of those mac widescreen displays? talk about a great + huge image [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Heck, just get yourself a projector with a mini-screen - a friend of mine had a setup like this and he had to zoom the projector in all the way which resulted in a great great picture (and was larger than any monitor you could find). With the right screen it is also easier on your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 That's a cool idea but I am going to be using this in sort of an "office" setting and want it just as easy as turning on a monitor. Projector would sure make headshots easy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I picked up a samsung 19" 930B LCD recently. Been pretty happy with it, no screen tearing in games. One thing to remember about the LCDs is that a 19" LCD has a larger viewing area than a 19" CRT. The viewing area on a 19" LCD is closer to a 21" crt. A downside to the really big LCDs is the high native resolution. The LCDs generally look the best at their native res. I saw a 24" LCD on Dell's site with a native res of 1920x1200. Gaming at that high a res is going to lower your framerate quite a bit. The native res on most 19" LCDs is 1280x1024, which is a lot easier on the video card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 What about a slim line lcd 30" widescreen tv monitor? I've thought of that, because my video card has an adaptor for hi def monitors. You'd be stylin I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 The 24" dell IS in the running, but I'd prefer a 24" CRT if I can find one! Maybe I should be looking @ the HD Wega Line or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I have a 27" tube flat screen wega HD TV and I would never consider using it for a computer display...though you could probably get good results going with one of the slimline LCD displays. However you would be greatly sacrificing quality for size, unless you were planning on spending big bucks. I actually have a 23" CRT at home and it is by far the best monitor I've seen (though that's not saying much) [] So they do exist, but they are fricken huge and very heavy. Definetly not something you would put on a card table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 The winner is going to be either this: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824116229 or the 24" dell, I cannot find a CRT monitor larger than 21" that is shadow mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Damon this was something like I was refering too. It's a bit pricey though, nice response time for the size. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824179026Here is a little fact from neweggs site. LCD TV Monitors LCD TV monitors are televisions and PC monitors at the same time. They can also be used with DVDs, DVRs, and VCRs. They differ technologically from plasma TVs, but the two are often confused. Plasma screens also cannot double as PC monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTTR Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 why not go with one of those mac widescreen displays? talk about a great + huge image [] You're joking right? Thoes monitors have to be the biggest piece of crap available, a nice Samsung panel ruined by Apples inability to make a proper controller for it, 1000:1 contrast ratio blasted down to 400:1, blacks that look like grays, and NO way to change any of the displays settings on Linus or Windows, as it requires Apples intergrated monitor software to adjust brightness and other settings. Not to mention the price, it's a typical Apple product for the typical Apple fanboy. Go with the 24" Dell Widescreen LCD, last I looked it was $899 on sale from $1300 which it regularly is it may not have the best viewing angle, but you can not beat it for the price. The panel in the Dell is also made by Samsung. Note that the Dell LCD's ship with the brightness and contrast settings too high, and don't look good until you adjust them. Also it's not 1000:1 contrast ratio its really 617:1. The sad thing is that most specs on LCD's these days is bulls**t marketing schemes, basicly if you see any LCD with 1000:1 or higher contrast ratio in its description, it's a lie, there is no technology for that out yet, infact Samsung one of the worlds best LCD panel makers totally lies about their 3000:1 contrast ratio LCD TV's when in reaility they are truely around 750:1. Or if you have the money go with a 24.1" Eizo FlexScan S2410W professional level LCD, they are around $1900 but are the best in terms of quality, and color reproduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 why not go with one of those mac widescreen displays? talk about a great + huge image []You're joking right? Thoes monitors have to be the biggest piece of crap available... I'm not one that cares much about video quality, but I think calling it a piece of crap is a bit extreme...It is by far the least fatiguing monitor I've ever worked with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meuge Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Looking for opinions on the best BIG display I can get that doesn't have those two horrid vertical trinitron lines. I believe that excludes any aperature grille monitor over 17" ? I'm looking at a viewsonic 21" shadow mask monitor and the dell 24" LCD right now but I just want a BIG display for gaming. The new Dell 3007 is coming at the end of December: 30" of LCD glory. http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000240070831/ 2560 x 1600 resolution (>1080p), 12ms response rate, etc.... Will likely sell between $1500-2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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