1080p pc monitors, let's clarify this once and for all!!!!

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/LCD_Digital/LS24BRBABXAA.asp

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/11/09/gateway_1080p_lcd/

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=20885367

Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?  Many have argued that with such a small screen size the monitors aren't capable of displaying true 1080p, but just upconverts 720p a little.  Others say that you won't be able to notice a difference between 1080p and 720p due to the screen size.  Can somebody who actually owns a pc monitor that is capable of 1080p resolution and uses it for HD gaming and movies clarify this, or just give a quick review of your monitor.  Hell posting a few pics of it playing an HD movie, or game would be most appreciated as well.

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/LCD_Digital/LS24BRBABXAA.asp

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/11/09/gateway_1080p_lcd/

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=20885367

Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?  Many have argued that with such a small screen size the monitors aren't capable of displaying true 1080p, but just upconverts 720p a little.  Others say that you won't be able to notice a difference between 1080p and 720p due to the screen size.  Can somebody who actually owns a pc monitor that is capable of 1080p resolution and uses it for HD gaming and movies clarify this, or just give a quick review of your monitor.  Hell posting a few pics of it playing an HD movie, or game would be most appreciated as well.

iceberg_shorty

Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?iceberg_shorty

[QUOTE="iceberg_shorty"]Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?Funkyhamster

[QUOTE="Funkyhamster"][QUOTE="iceberg_shorty"]Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?dmanrevived

In this case wouldn't that be the HDCP and VGA inputs on the monitors I listed above? 

[QUOTE="dmanrevived"][QUOTE="Funkyhamster"][QUOTE="iceberg_shorty"]Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?iceberg_shorty

In this case wouldn't that be the HDCP and VGA inputs on the monitors I listed above?

VGA isn't not a good choice for HDTV, since it's still an analog signal and often looks too washed out, so hdmi/dvi is preferred and not all monitors accept 1080p over those inputs. For example, the Dell 2407 doesn't accept 1080p. I don't know much about the Samsung 244T, but the Gateway is a fairly good monitor.
dmanrevived

Why doesn't the Dell 2407 accept 1080p, it says it has an HDCP input and supports 1900 x 1600(1080p)!

[QUOTE="dmanrevived"]VGA isn't not a good choice for HDTV, since it's still an analog signal and often looks too washed out, so hdmi/dvi is preferred and not all monitors accept 1080p over those inputs. For example, the Dell 2407 doesn't accept 1080p. I don't know much about the Samsung 244T, but the Gateway is a fairly good monitor.
iceberg_shorty

Why doesn't the Dell 2407 accept 1080p, it says it has an HDCP input and supports 1900 x 1600(1080p)!

Yeah, I'm not really sure on how it works technically. I just know that even if a monitor has high enough resolution, it might not accept "raw" 1080p signals. It only accepts up to 1080i.

[QUOTE="iceberg_shorty"]

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/LCD_Digital/LS24BRBABXAA.asp

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/11/09/gateway_1080p_lcd/

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=20885367

Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies?  Many have argued that with such a small screen size the monitors aren't capable of displaying true 1080p, but just upconverts 720p a little.  Others say that you won't be able to notice a difference between 1080p and 720p due to the screen size.  Can somebody who actually owns a pc monitor that is capable of 1080p resolution and uses it for HD gaming and movies clarify this, or just give a quick review of your monitor.  Hell posting a few pics of it playing an HD movie, or game would be most appreciated as well.

blazethe1

  Monitors are capable of displaying higher than 1080p (most of them eny ways) by this i mean like monitors can do 1280x1024. the thing is i dont remember if its the first number or the second one they use to determin the high def  number like 1080 or 768.

[QUOTE="blazethe1"][QUOTE="iceberg_shorty"]

http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/LCD_Digital/LS24BRBABXAA.asp

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/11/09/gateway_1080p_lcd/

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=20885367

Sure they are cheap, but are they capable of displaying true HD(1080p) when gaming and watching blu ray/hd-dvd movies? Many have argued that with such a small screen size the monitors aren't capable of displaying true 1080p, but just upconverts 720p a little. Others say that you won't be able to notice a difference between 1080p and 720p due to the screen size. Can somebody who actually owns a pc monitor that is capable of 1080p resolution and uses it for HD gaming and movies clarify this, or just give a quick review of your monitor. Hell posting a few pics of it playing an HD movie, or game would be most appreciated as well.

hofuldig

Monitors are capable of displaying higher than 1080p (most of them eny ways) by this i mean like monitors can do 1280x1024. the thing is i dont remember if its the first number or the second one they use to determin the high def number like 1080 or 768.

Actually, it depends on if the monitor allows a particular input to display 1080p. There're 24" monitors out there with resolution above 1920x1080 that does not support 1080p and only 1080i.

VGA isn't not a good choice for HDTV, since it's still an analog signal and often looks too washed out, so hdmi/dvi is preferred and not all monitors accept 1080p over those inputs. For example, the Dell 2407 doesn't accept 1080p. I don't know much about the Samsung 244T, but the Gateway is a fairly good monitor.

Actually, it depends on if the monitor allows a particular input to display 1080p. There're 24" monitors out there with resolution above 1920x1080 that does not support 1080p and only 1080i.

VGA isn't not a good choice for HDTV, since it's still an analog signal and often looks too washed out, so hdmi/dvi is preferred and not all monitors accept 1080p over those inputs. For example, the Dell 2407 doesn't accept 1080p. I don't know much about the Samsung 244T, but the Gateway is a fairly good monitor.

What kodai_kun says is correct. While there are 1080p HDTVs out there that cannot accept a 1080p signal over any input, computer monitors that are 1920x1080 or higher will always take that quality signal over their computer inputs (VGA and DVI). The Dell 2407FPW was mentioned earlier as an example of a monitor that cannot take a 1080p signal, but this is only true of its component input. It -can- take a 1920x1080 VGA signal (progressive by default), and in fact this is how I run my Xbox 360.

Also while DVI/HDMI will always be the preferred signal medium since they are digital, VGA is perfectly fine. The washed out color that occurs on some HDTVs is the fault of the display's ability to support VGA and not VGA itself.

-Byshop