Bjorn3D WideScreen Club

[2fast4u]

does widescreen help gaming that much?

[Scott]

Well if the game supports the view then yes. It is like you see a movie at a theater on the big screen. When you see it on TV usually the left and right sides are cut off and not visable. So you do the same in a game. More content on the screen with out having to rotate left or right.

Actually helps out alot in a FPS.

[2fast4u]

looks like i need to invest in a widescreen lcd

[Bio-Hazard]

I think that WS are worth it, and if you don't have the cash for a big one like the 24" or larger, you'll get the same added game play area in the current ling of 20.1" or 22" ones, I truely love my Samsung WS, and you can't beat the price.

[Miles]

Well guys, I spoke to soon; the Gateway was perfect until I started gaming and it had absolutely the worst motion blur I've ever seen on a monitor and this was in several games. I went back to Best Buy to be with its friends and now I'm stuck back with a 17" Viewsonic until I can get something better...I'm really wanting a S-IPS panel but currently they aren't available in 24" or 22". The Apple Cinema 23" has a S-IPS and so did the HP 23" monitors, they Apple is way over priced and the HP 23" has been replaced by their 24" model using an S-PVA panel.

NEC will have a great 24" out after th 1st of the year, but I can't wait that long...any suggestions?

[Chakka]

Well I just joined the club, I picked up a Gateway at my local Best Buy and so far couldn't be happier!

As far as Gateway vs. Dell that will probably be a controversy for years to come...this monitor has none of the issues that some of the Dell monitors reportedly do...No Banding, No dead pixels, No major backlight bleed and it looks just as good or even a tad better in my opinion. I also like the fact that I could buy it locally and not have to have it shipped.

It's also the only 24" monitor on the market currently that does 1:1 pixel mapping. This sucka's huge even after coming from a 21.3" Samsung...Colors are much brighter and more vibrant as well.

Ive been hearing the same about the new Gateway 24" too...no real formal reviews yet. I would say no too if Victor says it doesnt have HDCP support but I think its in the spec that it does support HDCP over through the DVI connection....Miles can you confirm HDCP support?

I also like very much buying monitors from best buy cause they take em back even if 1 pixel doesnt work and thats why I will not buy monitors through newegg. Dont know about dell policy....just my 2 cents.

[Miles]

I absolutely supports HDCP, I tested that... If I didn't game it would have been a perfect monitor, even though there was some very slight motion blur outside of the games. Just goest to show, dodn't buy the first generation of something new like this. Victor's comment about the one year warranty got me to thinking as well, this is one of the only brands on the market that has a one year warranty and that sucks!

[Bio-Hazard]

I've heard good things about the Westinghouse 22" (Best Buy has them) but they don't have the pannel that you're looking for either.

Black Friday they were on special for $200....... I don't know what they are now.

http://www.westinghousedigital.com/d...spx?itemnum=60

[zachig]

Miles, you should have bought a screen like I have, the Viewsonic VX2235WM 22" Wide-Screen LCD. I'm very satisified with it, and though I play games only on the weekends for 2-3 hours, while I game, I'm very satisifed with its performance. Everything is sooo crisp and clear and colors are just great, without any smearing...

I think you can get the VX2235WM in some places for even less than $350...
I bought it about 4 months ago in Taiwan for a little bit less than $400...

Can't you get a refund on it and get another screen?

[mousiness]

21 Inch digital HDCP compliant monitor by LG (widescreen ofcourse)

[Miles]

Well all I can say after working on this itty bitty 17" monitor, is: "Dude you're getting a Dell"

[Chakka]

Isnt their a distortion of some kind on the 22" widescreen with the 16:10 aspect ratio and resolution of 1680x1050 and versus 24" at true hidef at 16:9 and 1920x1200?

It seems to me that true hidef with no distortion starts with the 24" and up widescreem monitors...

[Miles]

Well... "Dude you aren't getting a Dell"! They made a great deal until I ordered and then they told me 2-3 weeks before they could ship, so we're back to square one, Yuck!

I need a monitor like in the next week! I'm looking at everything out there now, it appears the BenQ 24" is now the best product out, it's only drawback it it doesn't do 1:1 mapping on anything other than DVI and HDMI, and since I won't use the component connections for anything but TV and not an Xbox of PS it may be the monitor of choice.

Thoughts?

[Scott]

Why do you need a big montior between now and then? Did I forget a review?

[Victor]

Miles is getting old and need a bigger monitor to cope with his far sighgt. Man, how I wish to go to the big widescreen. ah, the insatiable of technology need/