Originally posted by: UTFan81
Originally posted by: Pheran
First I must say thanks to xtknight for maintaining this incredible fount of knowledge.
I'm looking to upgrade to a 22" widescreen (1680x1050) LCD. After reading all the info I'm a little frustrated at the options. Currently, I have a Dell 1905FP (19" 1280x1024). If I'm not mistaken, it's a VA panel. So, I'm sort of worried about transitioning to a TN panel - after being used to VA, will I think the quality is subpar? My applications are gaming, various "text" applications, amateur photo editing, and a bit of multimedia (video editing and a rare movie).
Based on the recommendations, it looks like I should consider the Viewsonic VX2255wmb ($325 shipped after MIR from Newegg). Or, there's the Samsung 215TW ($458 shipped from TigerDirect). So, the idea of paying an extra $130 for a smaller monitor isn't very appealing - would the quality difference of the Samsung really be worth it, given that it might even be inferior for gaming?
Thanks for listening!
I can't bring myself to buy that viewsonic. Apart from a couple good reviews there really isn't that much feedback around it on the web opposed to some of the other popular models. It only has a 5ms response time and a built in webcam which I would find totally useless. Yes it has a nice stand but I never move my lcd once I have it in a good postion anyway.
I'm not sure why you have this stance on it (degrading the good features of it?). It has good solid reviews from BeHardware and prad. Webcam is nearly invisible and doesn't really need to be used.
I don't care for the design that much myself but I don't see it as an impediment.
It's at least as good a choice as other 22"s which have had issues (L226WTQ ghosting issue solved only in some revs, 226BW panel lottery, w2207 panel lottery, etc.)
http://www.behardware.com/arti...tors-the-3rd-wave.html
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore...ewsonic-vx2255wmb.html
Great default color accuracy @ http://www.digitalversus.com/d...1&mo2=244&p2=2333&ph=1
Same uniform CMO S-MVA panel in all units. No overdrive so no chance of artifacts, but good native response. Lower input lag than most competitors (except 226BW which doesn't count because of panel lottery).