Buying New Monitor...which one ?

[adamstrange]

Hey Guys.

I'm buying a new monitor to replace one of my Nec MultiSync FE2111 CRT monitors [for some reason I cannot find any info on this unit's response time] that got messed up and I wanted something a bit bigger and on a tight budget so I narrowed it down to these 2 Asus models ASUS VE28H & ASUS VS278Q-P.

Since there is a $30.00 and 1ms response time difference, does anyone know which would be the better buy ?

Also is there any sort of obvious picture quality between the two ?http://www.jr.com/category/computers.../n/4294563397/

I've also seen some monitors that have a higher resolution like this Dell but it also has a higher response time so is there something wrong with a monitor like this ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824260111

I'm using the monitors for gaming & music production.

[Trizzdog]

If you're doing general gaming (no 3D) and non-graphical work, honestly just pick the cheapest 24" monitor and go with that.

[Moe]

What Trizz says. The stats are pretty much all fudged anyways (10 hundred million to one contrast ratio!!!!1oneeleven), and unless you're doing high end digital artwork or something like that there's not much of a difference. LED backlights are nice, slim bezel is nice, tilt stands are nice, and size of course matters.

[FriendlyFire]

I disagree. You're going to see a big difference between TN and IPS, regardless of whether you're doing digital graphics or not. IPS color reproduction is better and more accurate, the viewing angles are just on a whole other level, uniformity is superior and they're often matte displays which eliminate the horrible glare.

Where I agree though is that most specs are fudged these days. Contrast ratio and response time in particular - neither mean much these days because noticeably bad monitors don't really exist unless you go scraping the bottom of the barrel. The best way to actually know a monitor's quality is to do your research. Read reviews. Find feedback. Look for issues about "panel lottery", where the quality of the screen varies a lot and people say they're in a "lottery" for a good one. But please go IPS.

[jag987]

I highly recommend a Dell UltraSharp! Been using mine for 8years and still love it! It still blows away any of the current cheaper monitors that I have seen.

[adamstrange]

Oh what I forgot to say also is that the video card that I'm using for gaming is an ATI Radeon 4650 in my HP P6102F PC.
I'm playing HW2,ORB,CNC3 TIBERIUM WARS and NFSHP [the latest version] and all the NFS games under this.

[Cortlendt]

Go for IPS-based inexpensive 24-27 display. TN are so yesterday. Like this one.

[adamstrange]

Hey guys,what do you think about this one ?
http://www.jr.com/samsung/pe/SAM_400...ductTabDetails

[FriendlyFire]

40" 1080p, you're going to hate yourself unless you work in a living room. Normal workspaces can't accommodate big monitors with such a low density.

[adamstrange]

What do you mean by Low Density ?

Also I just came back from J&R Music and I tested 3 monitors [?with a DVD disc that had some photos on it] that were hooked up to one PC.

2 of them were 27" [one of them was a viewsonic]and 1 of them was a 24" and the 24 looked a bit sharper while the other ones made my photos look a bit stretched out.

The salesperson did say that the monitors were just hooked up and that no settings to the individual units were undertaken.

Is it common for 27" monitors to stretch out images or does the unit have to be setup to show images normally ?

Also what about TV's that double as Computer Monitors like these...
http://www.jr.com/panasonic/pe/PAN_T...ductTabDetails
http://www.jr.com/haier/pe/HA_LE32F2220/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...0P_LED_TV.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._LED_HDTV.html
http://www.magnavox.com/product/spec.php?id=124

[FriendlyFire]

I don't recommend TVs. They're not designed for PC usage. Some have overscan issues (parts of the image are cut off around the edges), many are low resolution for their size, they tend to have higher pixel response time, etc.

Density = dots per inch. 1080p at 40" and at 24" won't give you the same density, will it? The pixels are larger, and if you're sitting at a normal distance to your monitor, you'll have problems really quickly.

Get a good monitor and you'll be set.

[Moe]

If you have the money, go for dual monitors rather than putting a giant screen with the same number of pixels as a much smaller one right in front of your face. You're not gaining extra workspace, you'll just make everything look more pixelated. Friendlyfire has it exactly right - the larger the screen, the larger the pixels if the resolution remains the same.