Originally posted by: Trean
DoctorM, xtknight, or someone in the know:
about to finally plop down for the vx2435wm just trying to verify one last thing...
I was wondering about the monitors aspect modes or scaling options. Since I want to watch television via the monitor its kind of important and it just occurred to me. Maybe someone knows where these are listed or DoctorM could you list them or someone else with the monitor OSD at their disposal.
oh and one more thing:
the review on 'trustedreviews.com' states:
This is a fairly comprehensive list of options and as an added bonus there's support for 1:1 pixel mapping. However, testing revealed that the monitor only did this accurately over D-Sub and not over Component or HDMI. When outputting 1080p over HDMI or Component with 1:1 pixel mapping enabled, the display added black bars all round the image. Considering 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) shares the same horizontal resolution as the native resolution of this display, there should only be bars at the top and bottom of the display.
just wondering if anyone that owns the monitor has any way of testing this. um possibly a full 1080p trailer or something like that and use the osd menu to change to 1:1 mode
Thanks for all the help.
Originally posted by: xtknight
Originally posted by: krilonx
I think it's just the color (BF black, WF white), but I still don't understand if the contrast is 2000 or 3000:1
It's about one of your recommended 19" LCDs: LG L1970HR (L1970HR-BF, L1970HR-WF)
Thank for your great guide!
Don't worry about it. Both are lies. But it's a good gaming LCD. Contrast in reality..hmm..probably 500:1.
Originally posted by: DoctorM
Where are you planning on ordering Trean?
ToW has been mostly ok... not the best all the time though and they certainly don't seem to take instruction for taping a box closed, but their return policy seems pretty liberal.
cboath: Is that from an external 1080 source or from your PC?
Originally posted by: Cheex
This monitor has now become even more attractive...
The second best 1920x1200 rating on Newegg and now at $500...
Tell me again, your thoughts...
...**drum roll please**...
Note: I'm totally monitor confused right now, all I know is that I want 1920x1200 for gaming and movies.
Originally posted by: Cheex
Also....
I saw some nice reviews on this cheapo Acer...
What you guys think...its glossy...:thumbsup:....
Acer P243WAid
Originally posted by: czajunia
Another colorimeter question.
After reading some colorimeters reviews and user opinions it looks like Eye One calibration device sold under different names (Lacie, GretagMacbeth, X-Rite) with different software packages is the best affordable calibration solution. Especially when compared with slightly cheaper Spyder2 and Pantone Huey Pro.
As I couldn't find too much information on that does anyone know how EyeOne Display2 compares with the new Spyder3 device? Has anyone actually tried Spyder3?
Also, I read somewhere (I think it was one of the digital photgraphy forums) that Spyder2 is very capable device if used with a proper 3rd party software. Is this correct and is it possible to get good (read: comparable to EyeOne Display2) results using this device or is it in a completely different league hardware wise?
Thank's a lot for all the answers!
Originally posted by: Tasiin
My mistake then. Still not sure I want to bother with the lottery, but if I did, which do you think is the better monitor overall, the FP or WFP? What are the differences exactly?
I only really prefer 4:3 because my desktop usage includes programming -- the extra height is more useful than extra width there -- and I occasionally play a few older games that don't support widescreen resolutions. I can always run them with fixed aspect scaling, though back when I had a 20WMGX2 I found the IPS panel's tendency to turn purple or orange at the corners of the black borders and bleed a little into the rest of the image pretty annoying for that.
Originally posted by: xtknight
Oh, why not make it the primary and designate the CRT as the secondary for corner cases where the LCD isn't suitable (response time)?
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Well, I tried...
Heh, so have I.
Though I'd probably be happier with a monitor without gloss than I was with the NEC. In the addition to the other things that bothered me about it that would apply to pretty much any other LCD, I think that was the real deal breaker. That, and I was just expecting too much from it really. I wanted it to be able to be as good or nearly as good as my CRT for everything I commonly do, and those were pretty unrealistic expectations I have to admit.
It had fantastic image quality when the reflections weren't an issue though, far better than any other monitor I've used (including CRTs). I hope I haven't been spoiled in advance for anything else.
Originally posted by: krilonx
Thank you very much for your advices! I don't need it especialy for gaming , but for its colors accuracy and lower price. And its fast image delay I think its very welcome for me
I need an 19" 5:4 TN panel LCD with good colors. Of course, I'm not expected it to be better than an IPS or VA, the more expensive ones
I checked your 19" LCD recommendations and this was good for Office work and Multimedia, too. I need it a lot for web surfing at this moment.
This is my first LCD monitor and I'm making a transition from an old, heavy Dell Trinitron of 17", with superb colors of course, but not in its best condition for clear text. Maybe I'll use them both if I have enough space
Now I'm searching something about LG's pixel warranty, but, again, it's hard(er) to find
I would also consider of buying Philips, Samsung or another producer's 19" TN LCD, if they have better colors than this LG L1970HR-BF, at a similar price, but I think not Of course good text and images or diagrams legibility is also very important.
Thank you again for you support!
Originally posted by: Timeetyo
xt:
I had thought I had figured out what monitor I wanted, but now I'm considering possibly going a bit bigger...so time to ask some more questions again.
I primarily game, although I do watch some movies (either way, but parked in chair right in front), and I was thinking of getting the vx2255. When looking through the gaming selections the Samsung SyncMaster 245BW stands out as well. It's not *that* much more, so I could probably swing it...but I'm not sure if its worth the upgrade. So, a few questions:
1. How much difference would there be in image quality/accuracy...mostly it just needs to look good and be fairly accurate...not doing any photo editing or the like.
2. Which will be better in terms of game quality (fps and mmo). Things like ghosting, etc.
3. I know they are both TN's, but is there a difference on viewing angles? The user reviews on newegg were pretty harsh regarding the 245's viewing angles. Are they worse than other TN's, or is it just that the pricier/larger monitor people expected something different?
4. Any differences in terms of overall quality, craftsmanship, durability...or RMA policies if I do have an issue?
Thanks again.
Tim