Bjorn3D WideScreen Club

[mousiness]

why not?!?! lol

[Miles]

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

The Gateway got my engine revved and I want one now, just wish we had a Fry's or similar store within driving distance of here.

[zachig]

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?

I personally don't see any distortion in my Wide-Screen Viewsonic 22"...there are even some games that natively support this resolution of 1680x1050.

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

Maybe you're right, but like I said, I have no distortion and no problems so far, and I heard no one complaining about this LCD.

I can only recommend on this Viewsonic VX2235 22" Wide-Screen LCD, which I'm VERY satisified with...

[Bio-Hazard]

Or just get the cheaper Chi-Mei 22" (CMO), that's the company that supplies the 22" to Viewsonic last I read over at DigiTimes.............
I'm extremely pleased with my Samsung so far, but it only has a TN panel, but it's good enough for me.........

[zachig]

Or just get the cheaper Chi-Mei 22" (CMO), that's the company that supplies the 22" to Viewsonic last I read over at DigiTimes.............
I'm extremely pleased with my Samsung so far, but it only has a TN panel, but it's good enough for me.........

NO, NO, NO, DON'T DARE to get the cheaper Chi-Mei 22", since you'll regret it!!!

I know it's the same company that supplies the LCD Matrix to Viewsonic, but EVERYTHING ELSE is different. The 'plastics' and other 'electronic' components, except the LCD matrix, have much much higher quality in Viewsonic screen. At least that's what I've heard.

A friend of mine bought the Chi-Mei 22" LCD and afer 3 months his LCD just died...so I don't know if it's a coincidence or a BAD brand LCD.

I say, if you're interested in that Viewsonic, go only with it, and not with Chi-Mei!!!

[Miles]

Don't worry Chi Mei isn't on my short list...it's down to the BenQ FP241W, the NEC LCD20WMGX2, or possibly the Samsung 225BW. The first two I'll have to order but New Egg has a good price on the BenQ right now and I had found another $50 discount coupon. The BenQ use the AU Optronics panel which is very good and probably second in quality to the AS-IPS panel used by the NEC monitor.

The NEC is probably the best overall monitor of the three listed as far as image quality, color, and overall performance is concerned, but it's only a 20" wide screen.

I'm really not fond of the TN panels so the Samsung at best is a long shot.

NEC will have a 90 series 24" AS-IPS based monitor as well as a 26" AS-IPS based monitor out the second week in January, but given the price of their 21" 90 series monitor ($1,150) I'm sure they will both be out of my league.

[Bio-Hazard]

NO, NO, NO, DON'T DARE to get the cheaper Chi-Mei 22", since you'll regret it!!!

I know it's the same company that supplies the LCD Matrix to Viewsonic, but EVERYTHING ELSE is different. The 'plastics' and other 'electronic' components, except the LCD matrix, have much much higher quality in Viewsonic screen. At least that's what I've heard.

A friend of mine bought the Chi-Mei 22" LCD and afer 3 months his LCD just died...so I don't know if it's a coincidence or a BAD brand LCD.

I say, if you're interested in that Viewsonic, go only with it, and not with Chi-Mei!!!

The owner of one of the sites I write for is using 2 of the Chi-Mei's in a dual setup and he has nothing but great things to say about them........ I think your friend just got a bad display. There's a lot of folks down under (huge Chi-Mei market) that are also using them and are also pleased with them as well.........

[zachig]

Don't worry Chi Mei isn't on my short list...it's down to the BenQ FP241W, the NEC LCD20WMGX2, or possibly the Samsung 225BW.

I think I would personally go for the BenQ FP241W, as I saw it in Taiwan before buying the Viewsonic VX2235 and though about buying it, but finally ended up with the Viewsonic... But hey, that's just me. The NEC LCD also looks good, but like you said, it's only 20"...

I wouldn't go for the Samsung, but again, it's just me. I persoanlly don't like Samsung LCDs that much...

The owner of one of the sites I write for is using 2 of the Chi-Mei's in a dual setup and he has nothing but great things to say about them........ I think your friend just got a bad display. There's a lot of folks down under (huge Chi-Mei market) that are also using them and are also pleased with them as well.........

Yeah...maybe you're right. Afterall, Chi-Mei is among the biggest LCD panels manufacturers and they have a huge Taiwanese market as well as other markets with (I'm pretty sure) a lot of satisified customers. But again, if I had to choose between Viewsonic and Chi-Mei, I would definitely go with the Viewsonic, even if I had to pay the extra money...

[mousiness]

just buy viewsonic LG ot samsung to put it in basics, BTW dells and IBMs use samsung panels theyre really good

[DragonMaster]

I guess NEC/Mitsubishi(Same guys, monitor talking) should be pretty good. I think they manufacture their own panels.

[Bio-Hazard]

just buy viewsonic LG ot samsung to put it in basics, BTW dells and IBMs use samsung panels theyre really good

Dells use whatever panel that they can get the best deal on at the time they look to release a new model, same a Viewsonic.

Dell has contacted panel makers for 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor panels, according to Digitimes.

Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are expected to win the orders from Dell.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-...et-37722.shtml

[markkleb]

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?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824112005

[Miles]

Well I picked up a Samsung 244T today and I think it may have found a permanent home, this monitor is awesome. I certainly can't see and input lag and the picture and color are beautiful.

[zachig]

Well I picked up a Samsung 244T today and I think it may have found a permanent home, this monitor is awesome. I certainly can't see and input lag and the picture and color are beautiful.

That's a nice pick, Miles. Though, I would perosnally pick somthing else...

Anyhow, enjoy your new LCD and please share with us your impressions after you work on it for a while...

[Bio-Hazard]

Congrats Miles, those are a really nice panel..........